<p>@jonjon03 I had a roommate but they said that you may or may not have a roommate. There was no significant changes except for where you check in. They changed it to in front of Royce hall. </p>
<p>I know a lot of you are sayin that ucla treats you like a number but the dean of ucla made point of addressing that when he gives the speech what it means to be a bruin. For me I felt like they didnt treat me like a number they treated me like family. </p>
<p>I just posted this in the Fall 2015 thread, but it really belongs over here.</p>
<p>In all fairness to UCLA, while it certainly doesn’t have the warmth of small town living, they have done a lot to be welcoming and inclusive. Orientation was LOOOOONG, but during that time we had 1 on 1 meetings with our NSA, group meeting with our Department advisor who stayed behind to answer all of our individual questions, many small breakouts that you picked for yourself. I honestly really felt like UCLA was genuinely welcoming us to the community.</p>
<p>Classes can be huge, and departments are overcrowded, so it’s up to each student to seek out a more personalized experience, if that’s important to them. They offer a number of small seminar classes that are bound to offer more direct contact with professors. There’s a ridiculous number of clubs, activities, and ways to get involved at school and within the communities. I think whether you graduate feeling like a number or an individual is really up to each of us.</p>
<p>Expertly said @2016candles.</p>
<p>I think UCLA really tries to make it as personal as possible considering the massive number of students going there. </p>
<p>Some ppl also have an unrealistic expectation. And sometimes when I see complaints about any college and they’re ranting, it involves around things like having to wait in line or just something minor that bugged them about the administration, as if they expect the staff to stop everything for them. There is going to be an automated quality to certain things because the campus could not function otherwise. Just look at the application process - extremely automated but runs like a well-oiled machine. There would be gridlock orherwise.</p>
<p>And what I’ve already started to see is after the elation of being accepted to one of the top world universities the annoyance and nit-picking is starting. Nothing I’ve seen here recently, but there were a few rants a while back - and school hasn’t even started yet! Ppl need to keep in mind that they are at UCLA and will have the honor of being a Bruin for life. Not too shabby.</p>
<p>19,000+ transfer applications! They promised decisions by the end of April and that’s what we got. They give us deadlines to submit docs, and for the most part people who comply with deadlines don’t have issues. Even people who submitted docs late, didn’t have major issues just minor inconveniences. So many people panicked because of low grades or dropped classes, but relatively few people were actually rescinded. They’ve been flexible throughout the process. That’s not what they would do for just numbers.</p>
<p>@lindyk8 @2016Candles @Thelionking8 </p>
<p>All of you make excellent points. Perhaps I was wrong.</p>
<p>Also, for what it’s worth my daughter somehow got talking to the dean after his welcome speech and she said he couldn’t have been nicer. Told her she was very lucky as a transfer to get into Hitch, since few do, as it’s usually for continuing juniors and seniors. That was good news - hopefully it’s true. </p>
<p>Also another “tip” that may or may not work: </p>
<p>One of the female students my daughter became friends with got the Gardenia transfer dorm because she put it as every option in the housing application. I was surprised you could do that. But now she’s thinking she doesn’t want it. Maybe if she continues with that attitude someone will be able to switch with her.</p>
<p>^I did that lol. </p>
<p>@CSB111 so you were in transfer dorm? You mean you switched out or just put one item in every section?</p>
<p>@lindyk8 I put it as every option in the housing application. I figured if I didn’t get it I’d go off campus. I didn’t want to pay the extra for the other dorms either so I thought it was a worth a try, and it worked. </p>
<p>hey guys, how do you check if your USHIP waiver was accepted? i never received an email</p>
<p>@randombookie </p>
<p>They’re supposed to email you. It might’ve gone to your spam folder, or perhaps they never sent it. If they didn’t send it, I suggest getting in contact with the people at UCLA who manage USHIP. I’m sure there’s contact information available on the website.</p>
<p>@Cayton, thanks. I got this email right after I sent in my request. </p>
<p>It was titled: UC Student Health Insurance Plan Waiver Confirmation Letter for Academic Year 2014-2015 and in it it says “The UC SHIP waiver has been approved; fees will be reversed within three business days.”</p>
<p>I mean it says its approved but I literally got this email right after i sent in my waiver form. Is that suppose to happen?</p>
<p>@randombookie </p>
<p>I got that email too and I believe that’s the normal response to the submission of the online USHIP waiver form.</p>
<p>Hmmz, I wonder why there is a USHIP waiver form. I assumed that students that do qualify for the waiver will get the “UC GRANT TO PURCHASE USHIP” financial aid.</p>
<p>Just called financial office cause I couldn’t seem to change my school for web grants on california student aid commission. It seems like I’m out of luck for cal grants possibly, not sure what’s going on. On the site I can see I was tentatively awarded cal grant b, but school was different and it was on hold. If the cal grant doesn’t go through, I’m not sure how to afford school.</p>
<p>@Cayton, it actually takes up to 30 days to be processed, so I guess you got lucky ;)</p>
<p>@jonjon03
If you qualify for Blue & Gold plan, UCLA will make up the difference and your tuition will be covered.</p>
<p>Thank you @2016Candles , I hope that’s the case. If tuition is taken care of, then the rest I can figure out.</p>
<p>If anyone got that mail from ucla regarding bed sheets, don’t the prices seem a bit high? I believe buying sheets that are extra long should fit.</p>
<p>Hey @2016Candles! I was wondering what classes you got?and how did you know what classes you need?
I’m a Soc major as well and I’m completely lost as to what I need to do and I’m getting stressed about it since I have orientation this Friday :-S
also for those of you who got electives, can we literally take any class we want as an elective?</p>
<p>@Peanut0
First off don’t stress. I stressed for weeks be for and it turned out fine. Just go in with some idea of what you want, They give you at least 2-3 hours of free time that you can use to plan after you meet 1 on 1 with your New Student Advisor. </p>
<p>For my Soc class I got into Soc 124. I also signed up for a backdoor Soc class by finding a cross listed course. I’m also taking an elective in African American Studies, but I don’t recall the name.</p>
<p>Below is the link to the Sociology graduation requirements. You’ll choose your Soc courses based on this list. You’ll likely only be allowed to enroll in 1 upper division Soc class. You can also take Soc 20, but that course filled up quickly so the odds of getting in are not in your favor.</p>
<p>The morning of orientation they opened a few Soc classes up, so right now even though it says closed it may still be an option. The ones I remember for sure that they opened are Soc 20, 101, 111. Probably others but I can’t say for sure.</p>
<p>You’ll also sign up for 1-2 electives. You’ll leave orientation with 3 classes total. For electives look through the schedule of classes (also below) to find things that sound interesting to you. Be sure to read to see if there are any prereqs or if the course is restricted to a certain major.</p>
<p>Use the class planner in my.ucla to help you plan a schedule. Be sure to have several options for courses since you may not get your first choices.</p>
<p>I hope this helps. Let me know if I can help further.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.sociology.ucla.edu/requirements-for-the-major.html”>http://www.sociology.ucla.edu/requirements-for-the-major.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/schedulehome.aspx”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/schedulehome.aspx</a></p>