<p>Lose.</p>
<p>It’s spelled like this^. I’ve given you more than you can possibly imagine.</p>
<p>I am their only child</p>
<p>you should come to cal. I can take care of you!</p>
<p>Too late for Cal, I already declined their admission offer for the spring. I didnt want to start that late.</p>
<p>UCLA has this adcom girl who came to our campus last year. She is a Graduate student in sociology. In fact, she is coming to our school again tomorrow to do appointments for UCLA admitted students or prospective students.</p>
<p>cost of living in LA vs cost of living in Davis… big difference. financial aid was equal and fair for both schools.</p>
<p>UCLA a party school? depends.</p>
<p>UCD a party school? trying.</p>
<p>they have this thing at UCD where the freshies mark their arms every time they take a shot. noob drinkers much? i think so…</p>
<p>at UCLA… well… its LA… you can do whatever you want. study. party. whatever…</p>
<p>sources: eye witness</p>
<p>PS UCLA is we ho/brentwood/beverly/bel air. big difference between calling it LA if you are walking around for a place to hang out for the weekend near school…</p>
<p>that story about your cousin was amazing and very entertaining, OMG.</p>
<p>and people thought i was crazy on here when i asked if anyone was afraid going to UCSB would get in the way of their studies.</p>
<p>Please, please go to the school you want to go to. I am taking college classes right now and hope to transfer to Davis but I am much older than you (I am a parent and we live close to Davis) in fact my daughter will be a senior at UCLA this fall. She has a 3.9 GPA at UCLA and has never gotten a B there. She takes school very, very seriously and has had 3 unpaid internships in PR and Advertising while carrying a full load. But she knows how to party! She is extremely social, is a member of a sorority, and parties 2-3 times a week. But she knows how to study, has fantastic time management skills, and most importantly, she wants to excel. She was just invited to join Phi Beta Kappa (most prestigious national honor society) as a junior and is in the honors program…so…</p>
<p>It depends on the person! If you are not motivated, easily swayed, lacking in time management skills then you will do badly anywhere! I think my daughter would be the kind of student she is at any school, party school or not. The motivation and determination come from within, not from what school you are at. UCLA is a fabulous school with amazing opportunities. My older daughter went to college in Oregon and we encouraged our younger daughter to go out of state as well but she chose UCLA. Going AWAY to college is great for instilling independence, maturity, and all in all, it is a great experience. Trust me, and I know this for a fact, many students do not party at UCLA. Many of my daughters friends are pre-med, studying for MCATS, etc, etc. If a person wants to party they will find parties at Chico AND Brigham Young! It’s the person, not the school!</p>
<p>Your parents want you close to home, period. I miss both of my daughters terribly, but I am so happy they are independent, bright, worldly and capable of handling life on their own. What kind of person are you? Do you want to grow, be independent, spread your wings, or have your mom do your laundry every weekend and not integrate fully into college life? Only you know where is best for you. But don’t make it about parties as UCLA is not a party school and Davis can be one if that’s what someone wants. You might post your question on the UCLA forum and you will see how serious most of the students are there. I know my daughter is very proud every time she gets to say, “I go to UCLA!”</p>
<p>I read that Pinoiako916 is attending UCLA this fall =)</p>
<p>I think that all parents are irrational from time to time. It’s important to always love your parents, but when they start doing this, just ignore it :)</p>