UCLA 🐻🐻🐻 (2022-2023)

[storm bridge]

it has excellent CS

[topaz vale]

argument can be made for columbia as well

and yale

[thin surge]

Columbia has a Data Science institute 😭

why did u defer meeeeee

why don’t u want meeeeee

[storm bridge]

defer is not bad

[thin surge]

Eh whatever; I probably wouldn’t appreciate the Core as much as others. Prob not a good fit

[storm bridge]

you still have chance

[topaz vale]

my friend at ucla is doing ml/data science research at a big tech company part time during school as an undergrad

so

[thin surge]

My AO has not responded to a single one of my emails

[storm bridge]

nice

[topaz vale]

it definitely wouldn't matter tooo much

[thin surge]

I interned with someone awhile ago who currently does UCLA CS and does a lot of ML. He’s done JIFRESSE with JPL

[thin surge]

Yale’s CS is known to be incredibly mid and not rigorous. But I guess it’s Yale…

[storm bridge]

yale is a liberal arts school

[thin surge]

So back to this; are u also waiting on Cal?

All the ivies are liberal arts schools

[storm bridge]

why'd someone wanting to do CS/DS go for yale vs UCLA/CMU/etc

[topaz vale]

again it's yale

[thin surge]

yea

[storm bridge]

i didn't apply yale

[topaz vale]

if you are

at all

ever

[delicate gull]

the name

[topaz vale]

interested in founding

a startup

Yale

[thin surge]

Prob just for the prestige lol

[topaz vale]

will carry you

yale has an extreeemely good vc alum network

[thin surge]

May make grad school apps easier

Go to MIT for Master’s or smn

[storm bridge]

hmm

[thin surge]

Wolverine did u apply to cal

[storm bridge]

are you guys thinking grad school already?

[thin surge]

I am, since we DS majors typically stop at Master’s

Not too much but just pondering

[storm bridge]

hmm many DS majors even go for PhD

[thin surge]

I’m pretty sure only like 10% do

[storm bridge]

and they get paid like top dollars

[topaz vale]

Hmm

[thin surge]

Don’t think it’s really useful unless you go more of a research route

[topaz vale]

You can plan for it

[thin surge]

Find employment after Master’s

[topaz vale]

My friend was planning for a Ph.D.

but he started just doing shit and now he won't need to

[thin surge]

I mean DS is like CS; you could find employment out of Bachelor’s if you wanted to

[topaz vale]

yeah but I specifically mean research

[thin surge]

Master’s so you’re not screwed if a job doesn’t work out

[topaz vale]

either DS, MLE, or research engineering

[storm bridge]

ya there are lot of common courses between CS and DS

[thin surge]

I mean DS is like CS+Stats

[topaz vale]

most places ask for 2+ YoE OR masters

so

[storm bridge]

thats what they call it at UIUC

CS+X: CS+Stats

[thin surge]

ya

[topaz vale]

ehh

most DS degrees are diluted CS and diluted stats

[thin surge]

Ofc, because you have both

[topaz vale]

AYO I GOT GOOGLE BARD ACCESS
LETS GO

[thin surge]

Yolo

[storm bridge]

yay

[rigid tulip]

CS32 honestly was better than i thought it would be (like less work-ish, especially after i heard how much work project 3/4 were lol). super well-taught and projects were p fun

r u cs major as well?

fwiw i went ucla over GT cs and an ivy, for me it was mostly the in-state tuition diff + im not too interested in business/founding a startup or anything

[topaz vale]

yea

[topaz vale]

which ivy? jc

[rigid tulip]

oh nice! what classes have u liked so far / which have been painful for u lol

[rigid tulip]

yale

[topaz vale]

oh sheesh nice

[topaz vale]

tbh 32/33 were the worst

180 was the most fun so far

most interesting and applicable for sure

[rigid tulip]

yeah 180 seems super fun

[topaz vale]

i don't care for low-level anything so 33 sucked

[rigid tulip]

how about 35L? doing that with 33 next quarter 🥹

[topaz vale]

i thought it was fine

just don't expect an A

be pleasantly surprised

bc of his curve

and the stupid exams

[rigid tulip]

lmao makes sense

heard a lot of horror stories about 35L midterms and stuff

[topaz vale]

eh its fine

just be happy if you get a 60

he doesnt really curve final grades so assume that a majority of everything else is free but exams are 60%

[foggy vessel]

How hard is the term system? Like is it actually so bad or people are exaggerating?

[storm bridge]

term system is fine - you can take more courses and get more breaks in between

[topaz vale]

i like it

You just have midterms like every few weeks lmao

[marsh perch]

How hard is it to switch from math to Econ or vice versa in ucla

[rugged raptor]

Yes people got it already

[rugged raptor]

Just switch during orientation

Should be fairly straightforward

I know one person from a discord as well

That’s it

It’s very few people anyway

So you probs won’t find them online

[marsh perch]

ic, which ones are hard to switch into?

major wise

[rugged raptor]

Majors in other schools are “more difficult” but not too hard

Obv if it’s like film or theater that’s different

[marsh perch]

rlly?

i thought for ucla and berk u have to do wtvr major u get in for

and transfer into cs or eng is like close to impossible

💀

😳

[rugged raptor]

No that’s berk

Ucla is different

U need to maintain gpa and take the classes

[marsh perch]

🗿🗿

So if you have a good gpa and take appropriate classes u could transfer into cs??

💀

[marsh perch]

🥵🥵

What is it like for Berkeley then can you change major within same school (LS) for example

[foggy vessel]

👍🏻

[eager tide]

would yall rather go to ucla or uiuc cs?

cuz ucla is better overall but uiuc has the stronger cs program

[brave finch]

uiuc

[glacial falcon]

Ikr!

[glacial falcon]

Any other oos students here trying to make a deicison between their cheaper in state and UCLA? If so, what are you all thinking off to make this decision?

[cerulean girder]

What’s ur in state?

[topaz vale]

^

[stiff compass]

guys would you choose ucla (32k coa for me) or gt (19k coa) i literally can’t choose

im ga instate but i qualify for ca instate as well

business / economics major

[quartz thistle]

Honestly dude

Dont u become a cali resident after a year anyways?

[cerulean girder]

easily UCLA

Anderson is near the top for business and econ

[merry spear]

depends on what your major is imo

[quiet elk]

opinions on Neuroscience at UCLA? Is it really difficult?

(I know there are many challenging and hard classes but like as a whole is it a major I should reconsider doing if I am a pre-med)

[stiff compass]

idk how it is at ucla specifically but neuro as a major is difficult at nearly every school. definitely one of the safer premed majors (when it comes to med school acceptances) but if you’re looking for an easier premed major neuro probably isn’t the one

i have quite a few med school friends and ≈60% of them got in with neuro. there’s a handful of bio and chem and psych majors but for the most part, neuro seems to be the strongest for med school acceptance

if you think you want to become like a neurologist or a neurosurgeon then 100% neuro as your major but if you’re thinking of a different specialty then neuro might not be necessary

[cerulean girder]

I agree with Ryan

[stiff compass]

has anyone received their ucla accept packet yet

[shy steppe]

not yet!

wbu?

[stiff compass]

not yet either but my friend just got hers in so i wanted to make sure i wasn’t the only one

yea she lives in like sd

nothing yet but i’m also not committed officially

[unkempt yoke]

I live in SD and got my acceptance package too it might just be regional idk

[river urchin]

wut da im sd and i didnt get it

whend u get it

[unkempt yoke]

today

mail

I mean sd is big

[glacial falcon]

ASU, with near full ride bc merit

[broken kettle]

how much is UCLA OOS even

[glacial falcon]

for me it's 71k, no aid

COA

[broken kettle]

oh geez

[glacial falcon]

but the thing is that, UCLA undergrad students don't technically study under Anderson, Anderson doesn't provide an undergrad degree, the biz-econ major is still under the Letters and Science College

[glacial falcon]

wait, how do you do this?

[cerulean girder]

True but there’s def crossover in terms of faculty

It happens all the time at universities

A grad school professor or student might teach an undergrad class for a semester

Then you try to do well in that class and network

It definitely happens

[topaz vale]

yeah there are undergrad anderson classes

not for biz econ tho

but

||if you get in the good graces of anderson professors, they will let you take mba classes ;)||

[topaz vale]

you'd have to have a permanent place of living in california and live there during the summer / establish residency

[queen trellis]

hey for those of you who got accepted: did you get a letter from the chancellor alongside your acceptance letter?

[glacial falcon]

for sure, but in terms of getting what most consider a business degree (more like a management degree), they don't really provide one. Now, that kind of doesn't matter, what matters is whether that actually impacts job opporunity and recruitment. My main concern is whether UCLA has dedicated solid opportunites for finance/consulting (I don't really know).

[topaz vale]

what does this even mean

[topaz vale]

It depends on your other options, tbh

UCLA has a fair amount of people go to MBB consulting + top IB every year

not as many as say Wharton but still a fair amount

BUT you have to be on top of your shit

[glacial falcon]

I'm thinking IU Kelley. IU has really dedicated resources and places a lot obviously

I just wonder if UCLA has programs that aren't "overcrowded" or competed over my too many people as it's a pretty big school.

[topaz vale]

I would say UCLA over IU Kelley any day

[glacial falcon]

Why? I'm not disagreeing, I just don't really know

[queen trellis]

I got two letters
1 personalized acceptance letter w my name and major
Another letter addressed “dear future bruin” from the office of the chancellor

[topaz vale]

Results are going to be better for basically any facet of business, you'll be around motivated people

Being around motivated people will help you be more prepared all while having fun

[shy steppe]

didn't get that but that sounds exciting!! was it in your portal or email?

[topaz vale]

Because everyone's in the same battle

I feel like IU also has a larger program?

[queen trellis]

i got it mailed to me physically

it was in my acceptance package btw

whoops I should have mentioned that before

[potent solstice]

kelley has 2k kids 💀

[topaz vale]

Yeah UCLA biz econ is def smaller

[potent solstice]

I'm currently choosing between marshall and kelley and class size is one factor making me lean heavily towards marshall

however kelley's cheaper

[topaz vale]

UCLA as a whole school is 6000

whole grad

grade

I mean

[queen trellis]

nvm everyone gets it , ignore me haha

[potent solstice]

yeah biz econ was pretty cool but I got waitlisted unfortunately

[topaz vale]

USC is good

Very good alum network

[potent solstice]

yeah i really look forward to it

I'm waiting on penn umich and cal too though rn

[shy steppe]

ohhh i see that makes more sense. i guess i'll have to see when mines arrives. ty and congrats !

[glacial falcon]

I feel this is a pretty weak argument because it's really who you choose to surround yourself with at either university. both will have ltos of driven peers

Posts/Threads like this scare me- (and I've seen lots like them on reddit/wso)
I'm not even that interested in IB. I'm more interested in quant and consulting
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/investment-banking/economics-at-ucla

article from feb 2022-
https://dailybruin.com/2022/02/12/the-quad-lack-of-undergraduate-focused-business-education-proves-challenging-for-bruins

[topaz vale]

Consulting and quant are both increasing at ucla

quant isn’t represented at IU at all tho

if that’s your question

[glacial falcon]

true

[topaz vale]

We get an increasing amount of McK and Bain with a lot of BCG each year

[glacial falcon]

That sounds promising. What major are you in and how's your experience with job opportunites, recruitment, career stuff in general been at UCLA?

Apart from career stuff, how's UCLA been for you?

also, I'm just putting this here for myself but thought it may be useful to anyone-
https://www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comments/11uwki8/new_admit_megathreadif_you_were_just_accepted_to/

[glacial falcon]

also stuff like this post-
https://www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comments/gl1bwv/the_truth_about_ucla_finance_and_consulting/

though there is an insightful comment countering OP in that thread

[glacial falcon]

Wait, can you tell me more about this? My family and I have been really interested in doing this but we haven't been able to nail down any specifics. Are the requirments strict?

[topaz vale]

yeah they're pretty strict

there's some deadlines

you have to switch your legal residence i think a year?

before

https://www.ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html

366 days in California by the first day of classes in which you're declaring residency

You need to have intent to stay

[glacial falcon]

so if we start this process right now, we wouldn't be able to get cali in state tuition for first year, but by the second year onward we'd be good?

[topaz vale]

You need to be financially independent if your parents aren't in CA

and citizen/permanent resident of the U.S.

or qualifying visa

[topaz vale]

yeah

basically

you can also do it quarter by quarter

[glacial falcon]

wait, what does being "financially independent" entail

[topaz vale]

if your parents don't live in CA you have to show proof of income

so. you will have to make enough during the year to prove that you don't need your parents financial support

[glacial falcon]

dang, that sounds kinda tough as a freshmen college student

[topaz vale]

yeah that's why it's a condition lmfao

they either want your whole family to move to ca or for you to be independent in CA

[glacial falcon]

so do most people doing this get some sort of on campus job or other part time job?

[topaz vale]

most people don't do this

[glacial falcon]

oof

[dawn dew]

Is it possible? I need to try but I don’t want to waste my time

[stiff compass]

committing to ucla 😇

[topaz vale]

if you plan to make over $30k a year I'd say it could be

otherwise no if your parents are not moving to cali

[dawn dew]

OMFGGGG YESSSS PERFECT

I will be paramedic so yes over $30k

much over

how do I claim independence

[topaz vale]

file taxes alone

[dawn dew]

can I just do that

[topaz vale]

https://www.ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html

[dawn dew]

All I have to do is say I’m independent? Lol

[topaz vale]

it's a lot easier if you have an on-campus apartment vs dorm

since you need a residence

but if you're willing to put a dorm as your permanent residence then i guess you can

[dawn dew]

Bruh I can’t LEAVE Cali for 366 days

[topaz vale]

also "If you’re an unmarried undergraduate under the age of 24 and your parent(s) are not California residents, you must be able to verify financial independence for the two full years immediately preceding the term you wish to enroll. Graduate students are presumed to be financially independent unless they were claimed as a dependent on their parents' federal tax return for the most recent tax year."

two full years

[dawn dew]

TWO YEARS

[topaz vale]

of financial independence

[dawn dew]

I’m graduating in 3 years so

that’s like

ughhh so sad

[topaz vale]

nah u can leave

you just have to be resident for 366 days

[dawn dew]

hmmmm

maybe I can make this work

$71k a year is so much

[topaz vale]

you'd have to be making a fair amount for 2 years tho

so unless u work in hs idk

[dawn dew]

oh right

I’m deferring acceptance a year

so next year I’ll make like $35k ish

and then when I get paramedic license

It’ll be more

and then I go back to UCLA

[topaz vale]

oh yeah that makes sense then

could you move to CA to do your paramedics license 🤔

[dawn dew]

I can’t find a program <1 year in Cali

but I’m also bad at googling

and I’d prefer to do it in NY

it has to be <1 year because I need to like ask UCLA to let me defer my acceptance and that’s easier if it’s <1 year

or just before sept 2024

[topaz vale]

hmmm

[glacial falcon]

wait, so if I get a job for 30k/year over freshmen and sophmore years and file taxes, would it be possible

to have instate tuition for junior + senior year?

[topaz vale]

idk ab the 30k number

u have to demonstrate financial independence

[dark merlin]

Wait I’m already instate but if I can make 30k/yr freshman year can I qualify for more financial need-based aid sophomore year and up?

Because right now I’m getting nothing for need-based aid, but if I were to pay for everything myself, would they still factor in my parents incomes or just mine?

[gentle pier]

In terms of business programs, which school is better, ucla or usc

[broken kettle]

Iirc UCLA is better education USC is better placement (but don’t quote me on this)

[gentle pier]

If your goal is grad school/getting an MBA, which school would you say offer more opportunities

[cerulean girder]

It’s about the same man

Go wherever is cheaper

USC might have a slight edge but not by that much

[topaz vale]

it depends if you're legally independent or emancipated

[topaz vale]

this

[autumn dock]

if i get promoted usaco silver->gold do u think its smth worth putting on ucla loci

i have a bunch of tiny things im not sure if theyre worth mentioning

[gentle pier]

ive heard the quarter system at UCLA is horrible]

24/7 stress

[sonic roost]

hello do u attend university of california los angeles

[topaz vale]

no

[sonic roost]

o

wait bruh we literally have like 6 billion mutual servers

[topaz vale]

😂😂

r u 2026?

[sonic roost]

yessir

[ashen sequoia]

omg is that michael

[sonic roost]

oh shit

whats good man

[ashen sequoia]

yoo wussgod

i got waitlisted

[sonic roost]

oh naur

do u have good news

[ashen sequoia]

not much unfortunately

admit ucsc sjsu, wl/reject everywhere else

[sonic roost]

oh no

sjsu is solid tho for me once i got into sjsu i was like i can sleep at night

[ashen sequoia]

nice lmao

i have been at peace with my rejections

any motivating waitlist success stories?

[sonic roost]

not from here unfortunately

i didnt accept any wls

[ashen sequoia]

: (

o

[hearty mist]

https://open.spotify.com/track/3OaunNUlXXs5e2PXtNAzzG?si=8ec27324396c4ef9

[foggy vessel]

You mean Pre businesses and econ?

[stiff compass]

no i’m business admin at gt and prebus econ at ucla

[foggy vessel]

Same.

Xd

I will choose Ucla over GT

If nothing else happens

[stiff compass]

me too lol

[compact bane]

Yay just got the letter

[sonic roost]

congratulations!

[compact bane]

thank you!

[marsh perch]

🎉 in state?

[compact bane]

yes

[copper hazel]

UCB >>>

[shy steppe]

did u get the sticker too? congrats!!

[unkempt yoke]

UCB<<< shit school I wanna get in just to lower their yield rate

[copper hazel]

UCLA CS has no point

3.8% acceptance rate for a barely T20 CS Program when you have 5 other colleges in the same vicinity with better outcomes for CS

i mean even viterbi is better fr

anything apart from CS, UCLA is great

but for CS, hell no

https://drafty.cs.brown.edu/csopenrankings/

collation of all relevant ranking parameters

nah this is only US and Canada

and canada has only 2 schools

uoft and waterloo

which are relevant

UCSD is pretty much on par just that UCSD culture is wack

its a good CS program, just that its too selective for the quality of the program

CSE is legit more selective than harvard

CSE acceptance rate is 3.1%

plus if you take OOS then it is sub 1%

MIT is 5% in EA

hmm fair but berk cs is the best program in the country

at par with mit stan and cmu

hmm

i may have some bias cause I got into GT but rejected from UCLA

for cs

wait @worn pelican you CS at UCLA?

wait lmao we are actual opposities

opposites*

demn

waitlist

lmaooo you instate or what

anyways CMU is depression land

for UCs

hmm if you were OOS for UCLA CS that would be insane

but instate UCLA CS is still goated imo

sub 3% rate and all

not really, I got into UCSD

others i got in for Pol Sci or Comp Eng

I think ill get berk tom

hoping for eecs but l&s will do

yeah bro wrong place

berk eecs is the dream though

only stanford is better imo

no one gets into mit lol

im an asian intl male in cs

[jolly smelt]

Does UCLA have impacted majors?

[north copper]

yes

all of the UC's have impacted/capped majors

[jolly smelt]

Is there a list? Trying to figure out if Data Theory is one.

[storm bridge]

is GT really that good?

[rose pier]

gt is generally considered one of the best for engineering/cs

[north copper]

im sure there is, but I'm not sure where

you can email UCLA and they should know

[storm bridge]

oh i see.. i thought UCLA is better even for CS

[rose pier]

yeah also gt has nothing you could compare for humanities bcs it just doesnt exist lol

[storm bridge]

ah ok.. how about for pure CS/tech jobs in FAANG, which school is better?

[rose pier]

I believe its gtech

[eager tide]

gt for sure, its a target school

[eager tide]

its a t5 cs school ofc its a target

not like a2c target

no like target in the sense that gt feeds to big tech

[thin surge]

Lol

[copper hazel]

yep

[dark merlin]

Majority of freshmen are in triples right? Could’ve sworn I saw that at some point on the housing website

Anyone know what that’s like? Feels like it’d be kinda cramped

[dawn dew]

ughhhh

this is so much effort

but then it’s like $30-40k less a year LOL

[quiet elk]

UCLA PLEASE LET ME GET A PLAZA OR DELUXE DORM :C

[upper onyx]

Is there an admitted students discord?

[cloud cargo]

mhm

I can send you the link if you'd like

[worn pelican]

anyone have to report course changes?

like dropping a course?

has anyone heard back?

@dawn dew do u have to fill accomodations ou t soon

[jolly smelt]

Could you send aswell?

[dawn dew]

Bro idk

Once I commit lmfao

[worn pelican]

okok

[cloud cargo]

ofc

Sent!

[upper onyx]

Yes please!

[cloud cargo]

sent to DMs!

[upper onyx]

Thanks

[worn pelican]

Did they approve it yet

And if they did when did you report it

Nervous for a friend LOL

Wtf

My friend sent in 3/17

No resonse yet

💀

Did u drop a class or

Ah lower level or

I will die

😭

Okok

[dawn dew]

your friend

Oh shit

bruh I dropped from AP lit to normal English but I’m a physics major and I told them I dropped it in my supp q

I submitted mine 3/17

damn

yes

are they still open

oh they’re not even open yet

I forgot pst

Perfect

[worn pelican]

ye

[thorn orchid]

yeah i did basically as soon as the letter came out and i heard back and was fine but i had a pretty minor change

[worn pelican]

uhhh

[worn pelican]

@worn pelican what number did u call

@dawn dew is stupid

she cant find it

help us

tysm ily

[dawn dew]

ngl i just didnt look for it

too lazy

but thank you

[dark merlin]

If I wait until May 1st to commit that’s probably a bad idea right?

Since the roommates stuff needs to get sorted earlier?

Trying to figure out a deadline for myself lol

[spring tree]

Will it be bad that I dropped an advanced college math class as a prospective math/physics major? The professor had to get pretty extensive surgery(and there were no replacements) and told us to withdraw from the class during the refund/drop deadline.

[worn pelican]

if you report it asap should be fine

you had no choice in this case

[twin cipher]

nope that's fine

[dark merlin]

Ok ty

In that case, I’m waiting until May 1st lmao

[storm bridge]

what status change did you request?

ohk.. senior year class schedule?

i'm thinking if i should also update my class schedule to UCLA and Berkeley?

whats the process to update the schedule

i see, ok

whats the point of updating if you got in already lol

congratulations

[sudden sparrow]

everyone pls turn down ucla i need to get off that waitlist

[dark merlin]

ucla's the only good school that accepted me 😭 just go to usc

[storm bridge]

anyone got into both berkeley and ucla?

[cerulean girder]

Me

UCs > Ivies

[unborn nova]

on god

[storm bridge]

cool, did you get into ivies too?

[cerulean girder]

Just Cornell

[storm bridge]

which major? which one are you thinking then - ucla, berkeley or cornell?

[cerulean girder]

I’m thinking Berkeley or USC

For international relations

[sudden sparrow]

yes pls turn down cornell

[storm bridge]

why not cornell?

[cerulean girder]

Bc Cornell isn’t as good at international relations

USC and Berkeley are 👑

[storm bridge]

hmm

[sudden sparrow]

good

cornell sucks

[cerulean girder]

Are you on the Cornell WL or something?

[sudden sparrow]

ya

lmao

[cerulean girder]

What school though?

[sudden sparrow]

a&s

[cerulean girder]

Ye were just in different schools

I applied to public policy

😂😂😂

[sudden sparrow]

which college

[cerulean girder]

Public policy

[sudden sparrow]

i see

[cerulean girder]

Ye…

😂😂😂

[hasty coral]

is it worthing sending a loci for wl or nah(asking for sb, la, and sd)

[errant root]

honestly I would. It wouldn’t hurt to, tbh

[hearty mist]

yo can you send me the link too?

[quartz thistle]

Got my drip

[worn pelican]

you could you send it to me ty 🫶

[worn pelican]

Wdymmm

Yes pls

Oh shit yeah done ty

[weary hazel]

ARE U COMING

TO

USC

[cerulean girder]

Probably going to either UC Berk or UF

[sullen topaz]

does ucla have a data science major

[thin surge]

It has “Data Theory,” which is comparable to DS

in their own words, the Data Theory major lays a “foundation of data science”

[weary hazel]

NAH BRO COME USCCCC

[north copper]

Damn usc out of the picture

[cerulean girder]

USC costs too much

[north copper]

Damn right it does Tom Buchanan

[unkempt yoke]

usc cringe

[river urchin]

is there a ucla discord

[sudden sparrow]

.gg/ucla @river urchin

[river urchin]

it says its invalid

can u slide me the link in dm

[gentle pier]

GO TO USC

jk

[digital hinge]

Rejected from all schools except UCLA

[dark merlin]

same!!

[digital hinge]

UCLA diff

[dark merlin]

it’s okay ucla’s got our backs

[digital hinge]

Yessir

[unkempt yoke]

lfg same babyyyy

taking the ? out now

[odd field]

have yall gotten ur financial aid packages yet i still havent gotten mine aspdfhpasdf

[potent trout]

is the UCLA hookup spreadsheet open yet?

[odd field]

wth is that LMFAO

[sonic roost]

its not rly a thing g

[potent trout]

ive been on it

skull

[sonic roost]

wym been on it

@potent trout

[potent trout]

like ive scrolled through their spreadsheet

[sonic roost]

oh yeah same

did u scroll thru the faculty section

that shit go kinda insane

[worn pelican]

bro what 💀

[hot niche]

do u get notified whether u got out or not for the waitlist

[potent trout]

WHAT

[sonic roost]

the tabs at hte bottom

[potent trout]

do you go to ucla

@north copper is typing

say what you wanna say

[north copper]

What

I opened the thread and alr had something typed from earlier

[sonic roost]

yes my g

[north copper]

I remember u asked me if I was on the hookup sheet lmao

Wisery

[thorn agate]

Is it harder to get into like film or art as a transfer than as a freshman for ucla

[north copper]

It depends on what your transferring from. CC to UC, private to UC, or UC/CSU to UC

[thorn agate]

Cc to uc

I read somewhere that atleast for architecture it’s 80% transfer rate from within ucla but outside it’s single digits

Architecture is offered only from junior year at ucla

[dark merlin]

There’s a UCLA hookup spreadsheet???

Wow this is so late lmao

My bad

[north copper]

Yes

[sullen topaz]

i wanna uh

see

💀

[north copper]

It’s somewhere on the ucla sub

[copper hazel]

bro ive heard mad things about that

[stable ore]

I guess my purity score will rapidly go down if I decide to come here

[odd shale]

Currently deciding between UCLA CS and GT CS. I know GT is higher ranked, but is there a sizable difference in terms of career opportunities? I’m mainly interested in swe and quant/trading

[flat solar]

Any UCLA discord?

[digital kayak]

touring ucla today :)

[main pike]

is there a ucla '27 server? can send me invite?

[leaden fog]

Can someone help me with my UCLA waitlist update? I posted this: https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/12d8u7k/waitlist_cmu_ucla_nyu/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

Thank you so much !!! 🙏🏻😭

[thorn orchid]

can someone also dm me a ucla '27 server?

[crimson cove]

yeah i got u

[thick ice]

can someone sent it to me too 😁

[crimson cove]

whoever@pinged

msg

and i’ll send

[leaden fog]

Hi everyone. I’m so sorry I don’t mean to spam here, but I couldn’t post on reddit(I was banned on Reddit, probably because of duplicative posts>well that’s because they removed my posts). I seriously need advice and I would really appreciate your help! Thank you so much 🙏🏻😭

[north copper]

pick like the top 3

some of them seem to overlap and it gets kinda repetitive

[sullen topaz]

do you just email them your updates?

[leaden fog]

On their portal they do have a section to accept the waitlist( then you can type your updates in the reply box).

[sullen topaz]

oh

[stiff compass]

comitted 🧘

[north copper]

makes me wonder how you got in without knowing how to spell

[cerulean girder]

If you just write I hate USC on all four piqs you’re guaranteed a spot

I think FUSC also works

[north copper]

That’s hate speech Tom

You should know better

[unborn nova]

i think tom would know. it seemed like it worked for him

[cerulean girder]

It did.

The weird thing is...

It worked for Berkeley too...?

I didn't realize the Bay Area peeps didn't mess with USC either...?

[dark merlin]

Should’ve done 2 piqs fusc 2 piqs f Stanford tbh

Then that covers you for both bases

[unborn nova]

well i guess fusc some how covered both...

[cerulean girder]

Berkeley doesn’t mess with USC either

[gentle pier]

I feel like Berkeley is in its own little bubble

[hot niche]

can someone dm me ucla27 server

[shrewd jewel]

Columbia CS vs UCLA CS?

[eager tide]

Columbia

Unless ucla is significantly cheaper

[halcyon hemlock]

send me too please 🙏🏻

[copper hazel]

DAILY UCLA CS SLANDE

[copper hazel]

columbia cs anyday

ucla cs is frustratingly shit its appaling

[rigid tulip]

we love highschoolers who aren't even in college making evaluations of college programs they never participated in 🤩

[cerulean girder]

What he means is Cal has a stronger reputation for CS

[copper hazel]

Mate I'm a college student

And I have been through the application process

And I have stated my opinion after researching about the course and columbia is much better than ucla for cs

[rigid tulip]

Sounds good bro

[topaz vale]

'27
College student

[topaz vale]

yeah this ain't true whatsoever

UCLA has more variance but at the top I'd say there's more positive outcomes at big tech than Columbia lol

Never met anyone from Columbia at any of the big co's I've worked at

[boreal wraith]

LMFAO

[copper hazel]

bro then you aint working at the top companies 💀

[boreal wraith]

and you are?

[eager tide]

What specific industry have u worked in?

[topaz vale]

mmm i’m not sure about that

[topaz vale]

high tech

like the highest cap tech companies you can think of

[rigid tulip]

Bro just sit down 💀

[crimson cove]

one of the most elitist conversations i’ve ever had the displeasure of reading

[elder pumice]

true a2c banter

[eager tide]

Do u think it's bc private schools tend to be smaller

And thus less represented

Also Columbia kids prolly go to fintech

[topaz vale]

I don't think so, I've met people from a number of equivalent private schools (Penn, Princeton, Stanford, etc.) too

[topaz vale]

🙃

blame cs

unfortunately some high schoolers don't just trust the college students who have gone through multiple recruiting processes and internships...

[eager tide]

Just wondering, how represented is sjsu in the companies you've worked in

And berkeley

[topaz vale]

berkeley a lot

i think sjsu's high-performers end up at big tech companies

otherwise a lot will end up at mid-size or startups since proximity to the bay

more tapped into the scene

which isn't necessarily a bad thing

[marsh perch]

💀🗿

[crimson cove]

what ab la?

if i double major in cogsci computational specialization + lingcs at ucla hows the job opportunities at tech look like

or is it basically exclusive to cs majors

[topaz vale]

why would you double major in both

this is basically just repetition

two very very similar majors

i would say ling-cs has better recruiting power bc cs in the name. doesn't differ in results from normal cs

[crimson cove]

bc im genuinely interested in linguistics and lingcs also gives me more options for cs courses

like for example

[topaz vale]

atp just do ling-cs and take extra psych classes u like

[crimson cove]

im trying to make the equivalent of stanfords symbolic systems w linguistic and cs focus

[topaz vale]

yeah either would get you there

[crimson cove]

i was admitted for cogsci which is also like the main thing i want to study 😭

[topaz vale]

cog sci lets you take more options for upper divs

[crimson cove]

ye

it’s a nice major

[topaz vale]

but tbh ling-cs has better recruiting potential if that's what you're worried ab

[crimson cove]

hmm ok

[topaz vale]

or you could just say you're ling-cs 💀

also ling-cs has direct entry

not pre-major

[crimson cove]

at this very early point in my life i’m considering grad school a lot so

ah

[topaz vale]

which lets u do priority for cs dept classes

personally

switch to ling-cs

take the cog sci classes u want

[crimson cove]

i looked at the course load i would have to take if u were to do cogsci and lingcs and it’s honestly not even that bad

[topaz vale]

once u get an internship switch

[marsh perch]

how is the math/economics major at ucla?

[topaz vale]

lol

yeah you can do both since there's hella overlap but again i see no reason to

[crimson cove]

ah ok

[topaz vale]

major name realllly doesn't matter

[crimson cove]

i understand what u mean

[topaz vale]

take classes you're interested in

cover all your bases

[crimson cove]

ok

[topaz vale]

you're gonna have requirements in both you don't want to take basically

so doing one lets you avoid at least a few

[crimson cove]

i just got a little worried bc i heard a lot of jobs/opps are closed to u if u don’t have a straight cs degree

ye good point

[topaz vale]

depends what ur doing

[crimson cove]

idek what i want to do

i just wanna have options

[topaz vale]

i would say based off cog sci ppl ik

swe = a lot harder

[crimson cove]

swe?

im really bad w acronyms 😭

[topaz vale]

software engineering

ui/ux = same thing

[crimson cove]

ah

[topaz vale]

other stuff is a toss up

will depend on company

[crimson cove]

makes sense

[crimson cove]

is this easier for lingcs compared to cogsci?

[topaz vale]

yeah

[crimson cove]

tbh i don’t even enjoy coding that much anymore

but the money yk

esp for entry job

[topaz vale]

you can get the money in other roels

roles*

that being said you have to dedicate a lot more bc there are just so many software engineering positions

[crimson cove]

yeah true

the thought process between double majoring was that there’s a ton of overlap and it’s two closely related subjects so it shouldn’t feel too different

and it’s only a bit more work + gives me the lingcs degree alongside cogsci

which opens more doors right

[topaz vale]

no

tbh

the only thing that will matter is what your major says it is when you're recruiting for internships

if you're going to grad school major matters even less and it's more ab the classes you take

[crimson cove]

could u clarify on this

[topaz vale]

like

on ur resume

what recruiters see

lol

[crimson cove]

yeah but if they see lingcs w cogsci that’s better than j cogsci right

[topaz vale]

again depends what you're recruiting for

and how you phrase stuff

if you put down "Cognitive Science with a specialization in Computer Science" vs "Cognitive Science with a specialization in Computing" it acc makes a big difference

[crimson cove]

ok that makes sense

[topaz vale]

that's why it's called computing 💀

[crimson cove]

ah

bruh it’s so stupid tho like

[topaz vale]

if you do that then take the CS3x series though don't take the PIC series

[crimson cove]

emphasis on computing = same classes as lingcs

[topaz vale]

nope not the same

[crimson cove]

yeah i planned that out lol

it’s mostly the same no?

[topaz vale]

not really

[crimson cove]

i made a spreadsheet w the stuff on it

[topaz vale]

PIC are not the same, then you have to take upper divs but it's overall less CS classes

if you do CS3X series then your. upper divs, maybe 2-3 less classes?

[topaz vale]

not sure exact ## I don't know too much about computation

[crimson cove]

according to what i saw on the ucla catalogue there is 100% overlap

in cs courses

[topaz vale]

yeah but also you need specific individual amount of units

for some majors

like you need X amount of units exclusive to one major or the other

[crimson cove]

oh yeah

i need one more lingcs class than i had on the spreadsheet i remember thinking about that

i think it’s silly tho that it’s not called specialization in cs and is instead specialization in computing when lingcs has essentially the same cs courses

and is called compsci

[topaz vale]

it's bc it's nto taught by the CS department

it's taught by the computing department

which is math

and also has worse professors

[crimson cove]

that’s the lower divs right?

the COMPTNG 10A/B/C

[topaz vale]

yeah

[crimson cove]

those r prerequisite

yeah

[topaz vale]

but also you can't take

CS dept

upper divs

Without taking the lower divs

They'er pretty strict

[crimson cove]

ah

oh yeah i remember this

[topaz vale]

Some ppl ik went back to take CS3x

[crimson cove]

lingcs prerequisites are cs 30 series

[topaz vale]

yeah

[crimson cove]

so that’s the diff ig

[topaz vale]

usually computing lets you substitute

if you wanna take uper divs

upper

[crimson cove]

yeah it does according to some ppl on reddit

it’s whatever

i’ll figure this out eventually it’s still so early

[topaz vale]

yeah

anyways my advice is make it easier for. yourself early on

lets you take up new stuff you're not expecting

[crimson cove]

that’s definitely a good idea tysm

[vernal mason]

When is ucla waitlist deadline

Any specific time?

[unborn nova]

tmrw right?

[vernal mason]

What time tho?

Could anyone tell?

[cedar heron]

11:59 PM PST

[wintry rivet]

what's the discord link for the ucla school discord server?

[stiff compass]

have fun at bruin day 💔💔

[topaz vale]

campus is so chaotic

[unkempt yoke]

I feel bad for the people at sproul we were so invasive like wtf we didn’t need to see in the dorms give them privacy

[topaz vale]

lmao wooden today

all the small children walking in

[pulsar yacht]

did anyone who went to bruin day today and got a "bruin or bust" pin willing to sell it?

i unfortunately didn't know that the admissions tent was giving out swag, so i missed that 😦

lmk if any of y'all are willing to sell, i'm totally willing to pay a fair price for it!

[glacial falcon]

Could you give some advice on how to stand out as a freshmen? Do UCLA freshmen often get internships in freshmen year while studying? If so, how?

[topaz vale]

not during the year usually, but I guess you could

usually summer if anything

i would say a vast majority of people do not

some take summer classes

i personally did but i chalk that up to luck

[prime ibex]

Can you all please decline ucla so I get off waitlist

[dawn dew]

will do 🙏

[unborn nova]

naw fr

décline Soon

[elder pumice]

declined my waitlist offer for ucsd <o/

[north copper]

[worn pelican]

Declined my offer of admission

Trying to leave uclas waitlist though

[elder pumice]

i mean, declined my ucla waitlist offer in favor of a ucsd acceptance

[north copper]

I can read

[elder pumice]

but i can't type

[prime ibex]

UCLA hater

[stiff compass]

guys which dorm has the best views

[storm bridge]

anyone picking UCSD above UCLA?

[unborn nova]

bioinformatics sd>la

at least for me

[storm bridge]

cool.. how about CS or DS majors - anyone picking UCSD above UCLA?

[unborn nova]

i mean they r similarly ranked

but ucla overall ranking is higher + prestige

so people would pick LA over SD

unless you have scholarship or regents at SD, id pick LA fs

but again comes down to preference

[elder pumice]

me fr

(i also did not get into ucla)

[storm bridge]

good point

also it's easy to transfer to cs or cse at ucla while it's very difficult to transfer into cs at ucsd

[hot niche]

Gaming the major system

Actually dumb how thats even a thing

Pick easy major and transfer cs

[storm bridge]

lol thats why berkeley restricted cs for only those who are admitted to cs

ucsd also it's very hard to transfer into computer science

however ucla i hear its easy to transfer into cs or cse

[hot niche]

if onyl i did that

[south plover]

is it easy to transfer into all types on engineering?

[storm bridge]

what do you mean?

[hot niche]

apply shit major transfer cs

for ucla

[storm bridge]

hmm its ok, dont stress, which major did you apply/get in?

[hot niche]

i applied cs and i didnt get in

waitlisted

[storm bridge]

oh sorry to hear.. which university are you planning to attend this fall?

[hot niche]

ucsd for my 2nd choice (CE)

didnt get CS

[storm bridge]

ucsd and ucla are neck to neck in rankings and cs/ce are quite similar from employment perspective, so you can't go wrong with either

[elder pumice]

are you cse ce or ece ce

what department

[hot niche]

ece at the time of applying didnt know there were 2 ver

but if i didnt get cse cs

doubt the department would want me for ce too

[hot niche]

true but the prestige of ucla >>>>> plus a good amount of ppl i know goes there

so woulda been cool to be in the same place as them

[honest roost]

when will ucla WL start coming out

[storm bridge]

After May 1

[gentle pier]

what was UCLAs acceptance rate this year?

[marsh perch]

8%?

[topaz vale]

dykstra, sproul, hedrick summit

[wintry rivet]

does ucla give out of state students any instituional need-based grant aid

[elder pumice]

students not from california will not receive aid from ucla or the state of california

[worn pelican]

yup
live example here

none of the UCs gave me any aid

[gentle pier]

That’s completely wrong

Im oos and I got a shit ton of aid

[worn pelican]

how 😭

[gentle pier]

If you didn’t complete fafsa or send any of your info that’s why

Or if your EFC is high, you’ll receive no aid

[worn pelican]

yeah i sent them everything, EFC's 15k though so

[gentle pier]

That means ur rich homie 😭😭

[worn pelican]

😭 ok this makes sense now

[topaz vale]

untrue

it's rare though

[stiff compass]

they gave me aid lol

like 10k+ in grants

[elder pumice]

interesting

[stiff compass]

but i have like a 20k efc so they just gave me loans after that

[elder pumice]

from ucla or the california government

[stiff compass]

from ucla

“ucla out of state grant”

and then the uc ship grant

[elder pumice]

attracting young talent like that i see

[stiff compass]

i guess but also the uc endowment is so high they can afford to be a liiiittle more generous

but i also qualify for instate tuition so i’m working to get that fixed

[elder pumice]

honestly, systemwide

they kind of view oosers as cash cows

meant to subsidize californians

[stiff compass]

not a resident but i qualify for a nonresident tuition waiver bc of my dads military stuff

[storm bridge]

lol keeps the economy moving.. californians go out of state colleges, other state students come to UC's

[prime ibex]

Not me I’m too good 😎

[heady rover]

hey does anyone know if there's an admitted students server for ucla ?

[marsh perch]

Ya ill send in dm

[wintry rivet]

bruh 15k efc is not considered rich lmfao there's ppl with 60k+efcs

my efc like around 53k-55k ish so yeah i got absolutely $0 from berkeley and ucla oos lol

[wintry rivet]

ohh that's prob why u got aid as an oos student cuz ur dad's military stuff. i think they make exceptions in aid for oos whenever the parent is a military worker

[past saffron]

15k aint that rich

especially when the cost is like 70k

[wintry rivet]

bruh exacty lmao 15k isnt enough for 70k. and in general, 15k is not a super high efc bc most ppl ik have upwards of 30k+, ppl generally considered "rich" would have efcs of around 60k+ usually

[gentle pier]

😟😟 a lot of my friends efc were like 2-3k

Ig the wages down here ain’t all that

[wintry rivet]

2k efc is very low, esp in comparison to other ppl’s efc’s who are applying to t20s. and nahhh 15k is actually kinda “low-ish” tbh, atleast in comparison to other ppl who r applying to t20s. and mines like 55k and i know some ppl with like even 70k 80k. i think average ish ppl maybe have around 30k possibly? anything lower than like 2k 1k ish could be like pell grant range

[gentle pier]

80k efc???

Those are like yearly salaries 😭😭

[stiff compass]

y’all

can i change my meal plan during the year

[gentle pier]

yeah

like each quarter

[marsh perch]

Do first years have to purchase meal plan

[north copper]

if u live on campus ye

[glacial falcon]

I'm oos. How do I change residency to Cali for cheaper tuition?

[lethal imp]

this isnt how it works

theyre extremely strict on that

if you dont already have a presence in california your chances are basically zero

if you want cheap UC tuition and live on the west coast, you shouldve gone for Merced. they're a part of WUE and do discounted tuition for west coast states

in fact im personally going to have to send them a fuckton of paperwork because i clicked one wrong button and i actually am a california resident

[glacial falcon]

I can change my presence to Cali

State residence + Drivers licence there

[lethal imp]

You already have one?

If you do then why aren’t you a resident now?

[glacial falcon]

No, I mean I can

[lethal imp]

Yeah, so can a lot of people

You’re not the first to think of this

There’s a rule

You cannot establish residency for educational purposes

It’s extremely hard to prove you’re doing otherwise without a parent

[glacial falcon]

So if I had a parent there, or proved residency in CA, what else would I have to do?

[lethal imp]

File a fuckton of paperwork

Even having a parent there isn’t enough

It just helps

Let me find the docs

https://www.ucop.edu/residency/residency-requirements.html

[north copper]

Dammit Carly

[lethal imp]

What

[north copper]

The simple answer was “u can’t”

U actually helped him

[astral prawn]

It says the my application status site is currently unavailable? Is it like this for anyone else?

[hot niche]

When does ucla waitlist start rolling out

[north copper]

Probably next week

[lethal imp]

Bc transfer decisions are probably today

So they’re down for that

[marsh perch]

apparently my friend got a call yesterday regarding UCLA wl?

[north copper]

That’s cool

[marsh perch]

Pretty early too 🥵

[leaden fog]

I hope I get off the list 😭

[daring oriole]

im on a lot of lists

[prime ibex]

WHY NOT MEEEE

NOOOO WHYYY

[dawn dew]

just declined my admission 🙏🙏 gl waitlist ppl

[unborn nova]

🙏thank you for your service

[prime ibex]

CHLOE ILY

[copper hazel]

UCLA IS ASS

[prime ibex]

UCLA IS ASS

[elder pumice]

fucla

[north copper]

fucsd

fucd

[astral prawn]

Ucla is the best if I get off waitlist, however ucla is the worst if I don’t!!!!!

[rugged raptor]

💔 where did you decide

[dawn dew]

CWRU

[rugged raptor]

Ayy

So I will not be seeing you on campus

🙁

[lapis umbra]

that’s me 💀

[prime ibex]

Real!

[thorn agate]

I got off the wl just rn

For psych

[astral prawn]

Holy balls congrats! Did you get an email? What does it look like?

[north copper]

AYYY CONGRATS!!!

[thorn agate]

Yh I got an email that said my application status was updated like the first time

And since it was still before may 1 I knew it was that I got in and yh I did get in

[hot niche]

is wl major specific

so getting off waitlist for CS is stupidly low?

[north copper]

Correct

If spots for your major are full, there won’t be any movement for u

And yea, chances for cs are always low, but anything is possible

[storm bridge]

assuming wl is major specific, let's say 200 majors, putting 15-20k students on WL means college is putting 100 students per major on WL.. isn't that a lot? many majors don't even admit that many students

[north copper]

They want some options yuh kno

Like lets say u fit the exact demographic that they’re under enrolled in

[hasty coral]

how easy would it be to switch majors at la?

[prime ibex]

What about undecided 🫣

[autumn dock]

** Note: Not all decisions have been made for students on the waitlist. **

Decisions will be made on a rolling basis and will be posted here on this site. Please continue to check back. An email will also be sent to notify you once a decision has been made.

frick this shi brah

[storm bridge]

where did you receive this message?

[autumn dock]

the admissions portal

do u think there would be spots open for lingcs

🙏

[storm bridge]

hmm this confirms that some WL acceptances have been made and communicated

[north copper]

Yea ik

[astral prawn]

Is a bunch of stuff gonna come out on may 1st or are we assuming most spots were already given out

[autumn dock]

if i go to ucsc and do all the transfer requirements in 1 year do you think itd be reasonably possible to transfer to ucla lingcs

[elder pumice]

we've demonstrated time and time again that the server is too large to civilly discuss the topic

note that the first amendment applies only to governmental entities so yeah it sucks but we can't talk about it without causing arguments