<p>@sonic23. </p>
<p>Yea man that’s what I was told. I believe they said it was a 3 hour class and you had to be on top of your game. </p>
<p>A very detailed account of what was damaged at UCLA during the flood and what repairs are completed, or in-progress:</p>
<p><a href=“http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/at-ucla-a-busy-week-of-recovery-from-the-flood”>http://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/at-ucla-a-busy-week-of-recovery-from-the-flood</a></p>
<p>I couldn’t add the “Haven” course to my everfi account a month ago, but I do remember taking the “Think about it” course somehow. Is that the “haven” course? If so, does it have a part 2? </p>
<p>I have a PDF of my “Think About It” certificate as well. Did anyone else get this? </p>
<p>Housing sent out an email saying that we’ll be given all our housing info on August 28</p>
<p>Heh, it just occurred to me that after college, I may join the military. I always wanted to—since high school anyway—but some personal issues came up and I also decided that it would be best to finish college first. Those issues of mine are no longer issues, so nothing will really deter me from joining the military after college should I decide to do so.</p>
<p>I wonder how my philosophy degree will help me in the armed forces, though. :-/ </p>
<p>I assume your degree will keep you out of the line of fire.</p>
<p>@lindyk8 </p>
<p>It’ll probably get me killed because I’ll be questioning the orders of my superiors on the battlefield, being philosophical and all. :)) </p>
<p>Actually, I could see you working yourself up the ranks as you have a thoughtful, likable presence. And you’ve proven yourself a leader here. The next General Petraeus. Bone up on Machiavelli. (I mean that in terms of deceiving the enemy…)</p>
<p>@lindyk8 </p>
<p>Aw, thanks. :)</p>
<p>The thing is, though, I’d be enlisting as opposed to joining a commissioned officer program such as Officer Candidate School. I can’t do ROTC through UCLA as far as I know because I don’t qualify. I probably won’t be a general/colonel/major. I’d just be working my way up through the enlisted ranks(I hear that a college degree helps a lot if you’re merely an enlistee; most enlistees just have high school diplomas, and some are high school dropouts).</p>
<p>I’ll be an educated grunt leading other grunts in no time! :D</p>
<p>EDIT: Turns out that enlistees can become officers if they have degrees, which I would have by the time I express my desire to to become a commissioned officer. I’d just have to apply to Officer Candidate School and qualify. </p>
<p>And a degree from UCLA won’t hurt. And I might even think your degree in Philosophy will come in handy…</p>
<p>@Cayton</p>
<p>You really want to join the military? I thought you were joking when I first read that. I didn’t think you really seemed like the type, but I guess you can only know so much about someone from online forums. What exactly about it is enticing to you?</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>lol, to be fair, most people in real life are pretty surprised when I tell them that I wanted to join the military at one point. Your reaction is pretty normal. :)</p>
<p>The military is enticing to me because I feel that it could provide me with quite a few life skills, such as leadership, discipline, as well as job skills that’d be difficult to obtain elsewhere. I also feel compelled to give back to my community and country—even though I’m not very patriotic—and serving in the armed forces seems like a great way to do it. </p>
<p>@Cayton </p>
<p>That makes sense. I guess the reason I was surprised is you seem very liberal, and like you would be an antiwar advocate. That’s not based on much though, I suppose. I’m pretty liberal myself, although I’m not anti-military or anything like that. I recognize the need to protect our country and am grateful to those who serve. That just made me do a double take though lol.</p>
<p>@music1990 </p>
<p>You’re right, I am very liberal. Like, Elizabeth Warren liberal. And although I don’t support increased military spending or intervening in every global crisis, I don’t hate the military whatsoever. It’s a flawed institution, but it’s a necessary one, and one that I can see myself being a part of.</p>
<p>Those who have gone to orientation as far as classes that are closed and also have a closed wait list, what are the chances they will open up spots? </p>
<p>Also does anyone know the cancelation policy? </p>
<p>as in how many students are required to be enrolled in order for a class not to be canceled?</p>
<p>At my cc it was 14 students. There is one class I want that no one has signed up for and I’m scared it will get canceled. </p>
<p>^A lot of people don’t sign up for classes until second pass. So if it is known that the professor lets everyone in or it is a big class, that could be why the enrollment is super low/nobody is signed up. </p>
<p>@CSB111 Second pass opened over a month ago so I don’t think that would make sense. (And transfers don’t have a first and second pass) </p>
<p>Also here is a bit of information from
orientation:
-You cannot sign up to be on the wait list,
-If you still have to take your picture for your bruin card don’t worry it’s no problem. Everyone just did it in the morning before meeting with our guides.
-They really suggest you plan a schedule where you don’t have finals on the same day, but they won’t make you actually change your schedule unless your finals overlap.
-They will open up classes a couple of hours before orientation. You will have about three hours to look at classes before dinner, but there are also workshops you might want to go to at that time. I skipped all the workshops and just looked at classes.
-You are provided breakfast (there is a table with donuts, bagels, coffee etc.) lunch and dinner.
-Your guide who is with you all day is the one who will help you with classes. Before dinner you get a half and hour to meet with them on your own. This person may not have the same major as you. I’m a liberal arts major, but the person helping me was a science major.
-Also, I didn’t have trouble getting my major classes and I have one of the most impacted majors at UCLA. It was the elective that was really hard to find because of all of the restrictions. I suggest looking at history classes because those are really the only classes that are open and don’t have major restrictions. </p>
<p>If anyone has any more questions just let me know! </p>
<p>@sonic23
Keep in mind that classes with low enrollment are likely to be full or near full by the time orientation is over. There are still 5 more groups who need orientation. Plus in September when enrollment is open to all, I’m sure there will be lots of adding, dropping, and switching. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about a class being cancelled due to current low enrollment.</p>
<p>Those who took their laptops to orientation was it a pain carrying it around the whole time? Ive heard they provide pack backs?? Also is it true during lunch your must leave your backpack outside? I just don’t want to get my laptop stolen :-SS 
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