UC Los Angeles (UCLA) (2023-2024)

[raven moss]

Are they really

Will they have a sign up thing

[grizzled flax]

yea i believe so

i hoenstly dont remember

cuz i remember getting mail later on from ucla too

idk if that was what the orientation details were on

[raven moss]

Ok I’ll just go to the first one

Idk I’m not technically committed yet

[grizzled flax]

yea but just for future reference if u do end up committing

[raven moss]

Also dorm suggestions?

[grizzled flax]

plaza double

[raven moss]

Yeah I figured they will let you know once you commit

[grizzled flax]

but as a freshman you're probably gonna end up with a triple

[raven moss]

Oh why the switch

[grizzled flax]

but plazas are the best imo

[raven moss]

Yeah that’s what I heard

[grizzled flax]

plazas are like

[raven moss]

I heard they’re not super social

[grizzled flax]

rieber terrace, rieber hall, etc.

[raven moss]

Oh I see

[grizzled flax]

rieber terrace is just a dorm building

plaza is a type of dorm

[raven moss]

Ohh

What are your thoughts on deluxe

Vs classics

[grizzled flax]

deluxes are fine too

classics heeeeell no

[raven moss]

I heard they have ac

[grizzled flax]

i couldnt survive in one with my allergies

yea plazas have ac too

[raven moss]

I heard they are the most social

[raven moss]

Wdym

[grizzled flax]

yea cuz all the first years are placed into it

[raven moss]

Are you allergic to everything

[grizzled flax]

yes

unfortunately

[raven moss]

Did you get placed into your first choice

[raven moss]

Truly

[grizzled flax]

no i got a classic triple and then i switched out

i switched out using accommodations tho

for my allergies

[raven moss]

Dang how’d you switch

[raven moss]

Ohh

I can get accommodations if really needed

Are classics fine other than your allergies

[grizzled flax]

tbh idk cuz the main thing that put me off abt classics is that they have no ac

i heard they're smaller too

compared to plazas

i've never actually been into a classic tho so idk

[raven moss]

Do you really need ac

[raven moss]

Oh I see

[grizzled flax]

i have heat induced hives

[raven moss]

I’ll prob go for deluxe

[grizzled flax]

so yea i personally need it

[raven moss]

Oh wow

That’s awful I’m sorry

[grizzled flax]

yea shits ass 💀

[raven moss]

Why ucla then 😭

SoCal is like always sunny right?

[grizzled flax]

yea but i didnt apply anywhere else besides the ucs

got rejected from berk

[raven moss]

Oh I see

[grizzled flax]

my allergist said norcal has more allergens than socal

[raven moss]

Is there no meds for your hives?

[raven moss]

It does

A lot more

That’s why I want to leave so bad

[grizzled flax]

there is but the only thing that works is benadryl and that's linked to dementia if used long term so i don't use it unless i really really have to

[grizzled flax]

damn u got allergies too

[raven moss]

Benadryl is not it

[raven moss]

Ollen

Not as bad as you

[grizzled flax]

i swear i do worse in school when i take benadryl lmao

[raven moss]

But the bay has so so so many plants so many types of pollen

[raven moss]

Sleepiness?

[grizzled flax]

tbh i can't tell cuz when i've taken it long term it feels like i stopped getting the side effect of drowsiness

i just don't remember things as well while im on benadryl

[raven moss]

Me when I’m on NyQuil for 6 weeks

[raven moss]

Makes sense

[grizzled flax]

but maybe that's just me tripping over it being linked to dementia

the only allergens at ucla are mainly trees

[raven moss]

It could be yeah

[raven moss]

I think my allergies will be fine there

[grizzled flax]

i've noticed that air quality has a lot to do with my allergies too

cuz they were worse back home

where the air quality was always ass

[raven moss]

Is la air uality as bad as they say

[grizzled flax]

not westwood

downtown yes 100%

[raven moss]

how far apart are they

[grizzled flax]

like 15 miles

[raven moss]

oh

do you have reason to go

often

[grizzled flax]

no i haven't been there in years if u don't count going out to eat

my dad works there tho

[raven moss]

ok W

[raven moss]

very cool

We are learning about smog rn in apes

and la is the prime example

[grizzled flax]

actually not cool cuz he's less than half a mile from skid row 💀

part of the reason im tryharding school is so i can get him to retire asap

so many things have happened to him there

and half of the stuff he doesn't even tell me

[raven moss]

what is skid row

[raven moss]

oh wow

[grizzled flax]

homeless capital

[raven moss]

that's horrible

[grizzled flax]

1-2 months ago he got pistol whipped by a customer cuz his card declined

like bro

[raven moss]

WTF

[grizzled flax]

how are u gonna blame my dad for ur card having no balance

[raven moss]

That's insane

[raven moss]

no fr cause that's not his fault???

I hope he can retire soon

[grizzled flax]

yea i just wonder how many other things he's hidden from me

cuz i only found this out cuz he ended up at the hospital this time

so my mom basically had to tell me

[raven moss]

oh wow

I'm so sorry that's awful

parents do hide so much

[grizzled flax]

yea i honestly didn't realize how much he does for me and my sister until i found out that these things have been happening to him

idk how he deals with it

[raven moss]

parents go through a lot for their kids

I lowkey feel like I have been so ungrateful my whole lifer

[grizzled flax]

no yea me too 💀

[raven moss]

I don't think I could be a parent

[grizzled flax]

me neither

i'd be procrastinating feeding my kids

[raven moss]

Ong

[naive wraith]

how bad is the grade deflation for cs

[wanton cape]

which one

[grizzled flax]

some guy named michael hill

[wanton cape]

same quality of teaching?

or worse so massive curve

[grizzled flax]

there's not really much in the lower divs if u have prior experience

upper divs tho idk yet

[grizzled flax]

his ratings say he teaches good so i assume he's good

[grizzled flax]

there is definitely a curve

[wanton cape]

when you pick your classes do you get to pick your prof

[grizzled flax]

i doubt 80% legitimately get As in mvc lol

[wanton cape]

or do you rank them or smth

[grizzled flax]

yea

[wanton cape]

ok bet

[wanton cape]

do you think this course at a CC is equivalent/will let me skip intro to programming

for pre major req

[grizzled flax]

for cs 31?

or pic 10a

[wanton cape]

this

math pre req

[grizzled flax]

oh yea that'll probably cover it

[wanton cape]

hell yea

[grizzled flax]

not 100% sure tho

but they aren't that strict with the comptng series

as they are with cs

[wanton cape]

u think they'll know at orientation?

[grizzled flax]

probably

[wanton cape]

ok thx

[grizzled flax]

the advisors have like

a speed dial

for faculty

[wanton cape]

gotchu

[grizzled flax]

whenever u have a technical question and they can't answer it they just ask their boss or whatever and they'll get back to u

[wanton cape]

perf thx

[grizzled flax]

yea np

[true shuttle]

hi, is it fine if we cancel our 12th grade AP? Would our offer get rescinded?

[autumn coral]

Hey guys. I'm an international student and trying to submit my SIR but I'm stuck at this one place. It asks for my visa effective date and my visa expiration date in the legal residence section. However, I do not know that information right now as I don't possess an F-1 student visa yet. I'll be able to know that info after getting the visa, which will happen after I receive an I-20, that'll happen after I submit the SIR. And it's not allowing me to leave those fields blank as well.

If you guys want to see a screenshot of the error it shows, pls dm me. I'm not able to send a photo here for sm reason

[restive jay]

its usually 5 years

i just put september 2024 to september 2029

[autumn coral]

oh so is it ok to give it like that? cuz what if it's a bit different from what it says when I actually receive the visa?

[restive jay]

i think you can always change it after

thats what i did

maybe ask others to see what they did

im an intl too

[autumn coral]

Great thanks. Will ask sm others too.

[grizzled flax]

u can cancel ur exams yea

but not the class

unless u have extenuating circumstances

[unique plume]

for anyone who is interested

i’m buying 100%

these r so hard

they also have berkeley merch

@grizzled flax did u see ts

[unique plume]

copped

[grizzled flax]

no way

i've never seen good ucla merch until now

[grizzled flax]

god damn

[unique plume]

Bro right?? i posted on the reddit and the only comment was "This is the dumbest fucking thing I've ever seen." like bro just say u have no style

[restive jay]

whats the link dm me it

[unique plume]

https://shop.travisscott.com/?school=UCLA

@restive jay

[restive jay]

woah

i heard OVO is making a collab w ucla too

[unique plume]

no way bruh

[restive jay]

drops tmr

[unique plume]

I just dropped $200 on travis scott merch for ucla when i'm not even accepted

and u rtelling me ovo is dropping too?

why is ucla collabing with these rappers all of a sudden

this is good tho college merch fucking sucks until now

[restive jay]

this is legit right

[unique plume]

yes bro it's official travis scott

[raven moss]

that looks amazing

however I am sadly not that rich

[ember timber]

When does aid drop guys 😭

[south apex]

im copping the usc cactus jack merch

[unique plume]

dude it is hard bro

[south apex]

i have a plug who has them before release

[unique plume]

USC and Berkeley merch is pretty sold out unfortunately

No way

[south apex]

hes letting me cop for 80 bucks

[unique plume]

i thought ucla would sell out quick but only the backpack sold out

80 bucks???

Bro wtf put me on

My shit already shipped tho

[south apex]

nah im gatekeepin hes my plug

[unique plume]

bruv 💀

honestly i respect it tho i would gatekeep too tbh

[south apex]

yeah you know how it is

a plug is a plug

[unique plume]

ugh bro i got ripped off

$200 is absurd

but like it's hard

and i bought in order to manifest 🤞

[south apex]

real

which one did u buy

ucla?

[unique plume]

ucla hoodie yes

Berkeley rejected me fuck berkeley

and i didn't apply to any of the rest i don't think

[south apex]

i hate berkeley

all my homies hate berkeley

[unique plume]

yeah i only did UCLA and Berkeley so i bought UCLA since they were kind enough to waitlist me

[south apex]

ucla rejected me too

but still

[unique plume]

did u get into usc?

[south apex]

usc also rejected me

i think california jus hated me

[unique plume]

oh whatever buy that shit it's hard bro

[south apex]

yeah

[unique plume]

oih well UMiami waitlisted me too but idc i withdrew instantly

[raven moss]

Why would you spend two hundred 💀

[south apex]

for da cactus jack

[unique plume]

because college merch sucks and this shit is hard

word

i didn't buy merch at his concert

[south apex]

for da cac

[unique plume]

and i'm a huge travis scott fan

[raven moss]

Just get his merch ATP

[unique plume]

and i couldn't believe it when i saw he was collabing

This is his merch

[south apex]

that is his merch

[raven moss]

I love college merch

[south apex]

college merch hard asf

[unique plume]

yes they just don't have good designs until travisg ot involved

[south apex]

my laptop is plastered in college stickers

i also have a ton of sweaters

[unique plume]

It is travis merch he's collabing with Mitchell & Ness which is high quality clothing

idk how he pulled off a collab like this lmao

Like UCLA is like oh btw we're collabing with travis scott come get some merch

good shit tho

even tho i hate berkeley i gotta admit this is hard

[south apex]

fax

[unique plume]

It's better than the UCLA one fs

[raven moss]

UCLA store had great ones

[raven moss]

No like just the guy’s merch

Not collabs

Do you really want merch from schools that rejected you

[unique plume]

let him wear it it's all good

[south apex]

yeah ima be pullin up so many usc parties and whatnoit

unfortuntatley travis doesnt have cmu merch

[unique plume]

Starts May 15 by definition but it may start earlier like a week before at most

But bro u got Cornell

You should really consider your options and if you really wnat to go to UCLA because there are a lot of us who didn't get into as good of schools as you did who would love to go

if you really want UCLA/money is an issue by all means

ok then go ahead ofc

i just hate when people opt in just to opt in and see like bruh it's already hard enough to get into this fucken school and being waitlisted sucks cuz we're literally just a backup

but ya if ucla is your dream school i hope this works out for all of us fr 🤞

i just completely rewrote my LOCI

it's like 1500 characters over 💀

i'm noit worrying abt character limit rn i'm just tryna get the shit made and then tweak it as time goes on

at this rate it's gonna be done close to deadline but whatever cause that means i spent a whole ass month on it

[restive jay]

u got this bro UCLA wants u

u'll get in

[fierce pewter]

is there an admitted student gc or discord?

[wanton cape]

dm me

[fierce pewter]

bet

[unique plume]

thank u bro i appreciate it

been my dream school for a while

not as long as others but like i realized how awesome it is and how much it is similar to what i want to do in college

the campus life and all that

[south apex]

real shi alert

[raven moss]

@grizzled flax what are your thoughts on clusters?

[true shuttle]

ohhh, then what if we get bad ap exam grades

[grizzled flax]

im taking one rn

[raven moss]

Do you rec?

[grizzled flax]

it's worth 6 units which is pretty high

tbh yea

you'll have an easier time making friends

[raven moss]

I saw if you’re stem you should do humanities

[raven moss]

Oh valid

[grizzled flax]

btw ngl my cluster has been so easy

[raven moss]

How did you pick a cluster

[grizzled flax]

A every quarter

[raven moss]

What cluster

[grizzled flax]

i picked data justice & society

[grizzled flax]

i low key forgot but i was obligated to join one cuz of a program im part of

[raven moss]

What program?

[raven moss]

W

[grizzled flax]

fysp aka first year scholars program

[raven moss]

What is it?

[grizzled flax]

basically you're obligated to choose a cluster and a take university studies seminar every quarter

[raven moss]

Ohh

[grizzled flax]

the university studies seminar exposes u to a lot of resources and opportunities on campus

it's more catered towards humanities/social sci tho

[raven moss]

Yeah I saw

How do I join?

[grizzled flax]

ngl i forgot 💀

but

im pretty sure

i got an email about it

and then i was like ok ill apply for fun

[raven moss]

Oh I think you need to be invited in

[raven moss]

Like after you got accepted?

[grizzled flax]

https://caac.ucla.edu/center-programs/first-year-scholars-program/#tab-id-7

this should tell u how to apply

oh it is invite only

[raven moss]

Yeah just saw

[grizzled flax]

usually if you're first gen/low income you'll get invited

the entire fysp program is just urm/fgli students

i think that's why my cluster is so easy

they're probably trying to boost our gpas

well if u actually do all the work it's not easy but i dont do all the work

[raven moss]

Ohh

[raven moss]

You can join a cluster without being in a program right

[grizzled flax]

yea

[raven moss]

Ty!!

Very helpful

[grizzled flax]

yup np

[reef warren]

any waitlisted IB students? if so, can we report our mock exam grades on the portal?

[stable leaf]

ucla or gt cs?

in state for ucla

[grizzled flax]

ucla unless you’re rich then gt

[ember timber]

Georgia tech or Georgetown?

[grizzled flax]

i think he’s talking abt georgia tech but if he’s talking abt georgetown then def ucla

[stable leaf]

gtech

[ember timber]

Ah

Yeah I’d still say ucla

Cheaper

[slim sparrow]

georgia tech

[unique plume]

Georgia Tech

[forest prawn]

has some ucla WLs come out?

i think i heard it somewhere

[cunning elk]

hey ucla current students. would you have chosen berkeley if you got in? why/why not?

[cunning elk]

do y'all see UCLA on the cali side of the map? yeah, me neither

[ionic bramble]

What’s the small section by the coast?

[raven moss]

Stanford is where cal is geographically so it really should be Stanford, Davis (Central Valley), and then SoCal

So that map is alr wrong

[cunning elk]

yeah but it's the most popular California colleges

[raven moss]

Nah ucla is the most applied to school in America 💀

[raven moss]

Also I saw your question about why ucla over Berkeley and I can send a video my dad sent me

[cunning elk]

true i found a map of most desirable colleges by state

Massachusetts' is northeastern 💀💀💀💀

[woven spear]

no supplemental essays goes wild for application numbers

just another way how they artificially lower their acceptance rates

[cunning elk]

i know but it's so funny

Harvard mit Wellesley bu BC umass amherst but no most desirable is fucking neu

[stable leaf]

what abt cal vs gt

cs

instate for berk

[slim sparrow]

berkeley definitely

if ur in california berkeley is the most worth college for cs

cause of the price and just how good the program is

[raven moss]

UCLA on top

[grizzled flax]

if i got in for cs yea

if i was majoring in anything else no

also if i was planning on going to grad school no

[proven pewter]

does anyone have an idea of when ucla will start admitting people off waitlist this year?

i saw some people last year was admitted before May

[grizzled flax]

didn't ucla explicitly say it's gonna be starting on may 15

or idk

maybe im tripping

i got off last yr april 28th

[proven pewter]

yea but on one of the answers they talked abt if u get admitted before that u get housing or smth

[grizzled flax]

housing is guaranteed for all 4 yrs

im pretty sure u can submit the housing app a few days or even weeks late and you'll still get housing

not 100% sure tho

[cursive pendant]

yeah ngl

it’s probably flexible

pomona says they don’t do until may 1 but someone got off two weeks ago

it’s just easier for them to say they don’t take off waitlist until later

[grizzled flax]

yea true

[wanton cape]

do you guys think it's feasible to double major in math and business econ

[grizzled flax]

yes

business econ is a short major

[cunning elk]

why so

[grizzled flax]

median salary for other majors are pretty comparable/similar between the two schools

and ucla is easier academically

[jaunty spoke]

Anyone here in CS?

Just got admitted to Samueli for CS but I’ve heard the quarter system is really bad for summer internships

Deciding between UCLA and Vanderbilt

@grizzled flax you still around?

[grizzled flax]

could u elaborate

in what way are ppl saying it would it be bad

[jaunty spoke]

Like it’s inconvenient schedule wise; internships happen during school

[slim sparrow]

i’ve heard that too

my brother goes to ucsd for cs so similar systems, he said that it has conflicted before

[grizzled flax]

oh yea that's true

i'd personally still choose ucla over vandy tho

i don't think vandy feeds much into silicon valley tech roles

compared to ucla

[jaunty spoke]

Do you feel like there isn’t a lot of support at UCLA?

Like that’s my main reason for still considering vandy is that it’s a private school and there’s probably hand holding

[grizzled flax]

in terms of classes yea there's barely any support

they try to weed u out

after cs32 tho you're chilling

[chrome wigeon]

Weeders exist everywhere

But I mean TAs and office hours are there for a reason

[grizzled flax]

cs 32 is a whole diff breed tho imo

[slim sparrow]

vandy definitely puts more money into their resources

[grizzled flax]

i know ppl who have programmed for 5+ years and they struggled in cs 32

shits cray z

[chrome wigeon]

Yeah I’ve heard things

[grizzled flax]

name is a catfish

"intro to cs ii"

[slim sparrow]

it depends on if u wanna get a silicon valley job or if u are fine with anywhere imo

[chrome wigeon]

It’s just a class though at the end of the day

Don’t go to or not go to a college because of one scary weeder

[grizzled flax]

true

[copper garnet]

https://web.cs.ucla.edu/classes/spring1c/cs32/syllabus.html is this CS 32?

[grizzled flax]

yea it is

[copper garnet]

interesting

[grizzled flax]

however that's the easier version

the one in winter is a different beast

here are some sneak peeks tho

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1199414653445472316/1225918338266562682/IMG_7916.jpg?ex=6622e06c&is=66106b6c&hm=f0bbe711ca5a5c2c3ba71e62740eb3176b75d3d24fe5e58898410bffaf7e84c4&
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1199414653445472316/1225918338820214945/IMG_7917.jpg?ex=6622e06c&is=66106b6c&hm=871a4951d2caf41cb733082a91b518affd953fa115d8155d4c5ed10efcecb694&
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1199414653445472316/1225918339356819547/IMG_7918.jpg?ex=6622e06c&is=66106b6c&hm=e09cfad38eb614cd3428cf6932ab2ef44c13a153d5639e3c046b2257ed0fcfa2&

[copper garnet]

🤯

I hope computing olympiad experience can come in handy

[grizzled flax]

even if u have very little experience in programming

it will still help u get through cs 31 and 32

the names of the courses are so misleading tho

but ig they gotta weed ppl out

[toxic yacht]

I swear the intro to c++ class I took at a community college was also trying to weed ppl out

First project was very easy and hw was chillin

For second week

We had to read like 150 ish pages from the textbook and there were two projects and bunch of discussions and then I dropped lol

The prof had no reviews on rate my professor but their class was the only one available bc rest were full 💀

It was also asynch so little support

[cunning elk]

ok but wouldn't grad schools know that so a lower gpa at Berk is seen with higher regard than a comparable or slightly higher one at ucla

[grizzled flax]

ppl say that but i don't think that's true

[raven moss]

There’s always going to be someone with a 4.O though so

Would you rather be at a school where more people get a 4.O and that’s not a differentiator or a school where very few do and that’s used to separate people

[raven moss]

It is to a certain extent

[grizzled flax]

this is anecdotal ofc but the alumni program at my hs was founded by someone who went to ucla and got into harvard for her phd with a 3.4

[raven moss]

It also depends on what the grad school is

Cause my dad said at his med school they’ll take someone from ucla or Berkeley with a 3.5 over a 3.8 or 9 from a lesser known school/did their science geneds at cc

[grizzled flax]

i meant like

differentiating between ucla and berk

[raven moss]

Obviously it’s not a huge difference between a 3.8 at ucla and 3.5 at Berkeley (real scenario they picked the ucla girl and wl the Berkeley girl)

And their med school isn’t t20 or anything like that

[grizzled flax]

but also not even just in the context of going to grad school

i would just rather work less hard to get the same/similar paying job as a berkeley grad

cuz idk abt y'all but i don't like school 💀

im just good at it but i don't like it

[cunning elk]

i mean ngl i feel like I'd thrive better if only a few people got a 4.0

[cunning elk]

yeah that's fair

but i like school lol

sometimes

[toxic yacht]

Ya to add on as ruby said, there’s always going to be people who will get a 4.0. Berkeley has a bunch of students since it’s a public, so it’s likely there will still be a lot of ppl with a 4.0

[raven moss]

Yeah if you’re one of those people fs but it can hurt grad school chances otherwise

[cunning elk]

true

[raven moss]

If you like Berkeley you should just commit there

[cunning elk]

im just waiting for my dad to tour

[slim sparrow]

@grizzled flax do you know of some really interesting classes for cs majors or engineering in general at ucla that aren't really common in other schools

im tryna convince my friend to go but he thinks the cirriculum is too generic lmao

[grizzled flax]

since i haven't done any upper divs not rly but the lower divs are better than any UC CS curriculum imo

including berkeley

starting off with c++ is prob the smartest thing someone can do even if it's a bit difficult in the beginning

u will thank urself later when you're learning other languages

[slim sparrow]

cool

[slim sparrow]

do most cs programs start off with a diff language?

[grizzled flax]

yea

typically python/java

[slim sparrow]

ok ok

[grizzled flax]

the thing about those two languages (mainly python) is that u can ignore the theoretical part of cs and ur code will still work

with c++ that's not the case

this is berkeley curric

[slim sparrow]

i already know python and java pretty well am i chilling for intro courses

i know a very small amount of c++

[grizzled flax]

cs 31 probably cs 32 idk

i know ppl who have had years of prior experience in programming and they struggled in cs 32

[slim sparrow]

damn is it just the professor

[grizzled flax]

i had no prior exp for cs 31 and i did fine

[grizzled flax]

yea but to be fair

all of the upper divs for cs are very rigorous

so he prepares u well

i think only one prof does cs 32

and that's david smallberg

the weird thing is that most ppl in cs 32 get As

but i just assume that everybody who was doing worse just dropped the course lol

[slim sparrow]

is cs 32 not mandatory?

[grizzled flax]

it is

it's a weeder course tho

desaturates the cs major as a whole

[slim sparrow]

oh that makes sense

[grizzled flax]

if u drop cs 32 that's basically u dropping cs as a major

[slim sparrow]

yea it filters out the people who arent cut out for cs probably

[grizzled flax]

yea it's kinda fucked up ngl

i get why they do it

but they genuinely try so hard to fail u lol

for example

if u have a typo in ur file name

u get a 0

u can't make it up

[slim sparrow]

thats crazy

did u alr do the course

[cunning elk]

wtf

[grizzled flax]

i did cs 31 yea

not 32 yet

[slim sparrow]

gl

[grizzled flax]

cs 31 had that same policy tho

yea ima need it thx 💀

[slim sparrow]

what major do you have for berk and la

[cunning elk]

media studies at Berk, comms (might change tho) at la, secondary ds/stats at both

[patent dock]

Plz withdraw if not going to ucla

[feral scroll]

pretty sure 99% of colleges will have very similar CS curriculum; foundational stuff like data structures and algorithms, computer architecture, OS, programming languages, etc. and then variety of electives. ucla follows this structures and so would p much any other college

but with the electives theres pretty much anything you could think of or want - machine learning, finite automata theory (i found this one super cool, cs181), networks, databases, etc. you can also petition to take grad courses if none of that is sufficient

[patent dock]

Do you guys actually like it at ucla🤔

[grizzled flax]

yea it's pretty cool

[chrome wigeon]

yes

[patent dock]

My friend says his friends say it is very depressing

[grizzled flax]

if his friends find ucla very depressing then they would've found 90% of other schools very very depressing

[woven spear]

just a question that I've often had myself. If one isn't necessarily an extrovert, the trait most people streotype UCLA students with being, then wouldn't that also be isolating?

[stone horizon]

Guys how easy is it to find econ/finance related internships at ucla? I'm assuming it's relatively difficult since the school is massive, but I may be wrong. Im in between ucla vandy and hopkins, and from what ive seen the other schools perform better in this general field

[grizzled flax]

i’m a pretty big introvert and i’ve been chillin

there’s every type of student at ucla

both introverts and extroverts and those in the middle

even tho i’m an introvert i’ve been able to socialize fine cuz a lot of the ppl here will just come up to u and start a convo

which is nice cuz i have too much social anxiety to start convos myself 💀

[woven spear]

that's good to know lol

[chrome wigeon]

I’m pretty sure ucla is one of the least depressing schools out there what 😂

[cunning elk]

nah bro have you not seen the most depressing schools chart

upenn on top ucla second

(data was collected by upenn 💀 )

[grizzled flax]

i don't buy it

there are so many schools on there besides ucla that are questionable

[south apex]

yeah theres no way ucla is anywhere on the most depressing schools

usc and ucla have gotta be the happiest schools ive seen

also quick question if i go to bruin day will there be parties at ucla i could show up to

like i know at cal day the frats there throw a bunch of ragers

[patent dock]

Yeah that be confusing me cuz I thought it was a happy place

[chrome wigeon]

ucla parties are mainly a thursday night event

albeit im not a partier idk much

but i dont think there will be bruin day parties lmao if anything current ucla students are probably trying to escape westwood

[chrome wigeon]

yeah that list is hella sus lmao

just based off a single visit i made to uci im pretty sure uci shoudl be above ucla on that list, and its not even in there i think

[south apex]

lame 😦

[low musk]

sorry why do you say that? did you have a negative experience because two schools ive toured are UCSD and UCI. i felt that UCI seemed more more happy and socially alive.

[chrome wigeon]

ok disclaimer i went on a friday afternoon and since a lot of students commute, campus was super super dead

whereas if you were at ucla on that same friday afternoon there would be people everywhere

[low musk]

gotcha, yea i did hear it is a commuter school

[chrome wigeon]

my uci '23 alum friend also mentioned similar, that a lot more people he knew at uci seemed to be socially unsatisfied vs his HS classmates who went to ucla

[low musk]

dam 😭

im praying to get off ucla waitlist

[chrome wigeon]

like we walked the whole circle road thing around the park and saw maybe 5 people outside total, like friday 3pm not even that late

[low musk]

wow.

[chrome wigeon]

but its prolly not that dead on average

just weekends

[low musk]

thanks, btw do you have any tips for the UCLA loci?

[chrome wigeon]

i guess just write about anything new that's happened, and reiterate your interest in the school

i wrote successful locis for two priv schools and thats basiaclly what i did

took some ECs i did senior year, updated them on my grades, and then talked again about stuff i'd want to do on campus if admitted

[low musk]

quick question were your senior year grades just as good / bad as they were before the year? i personally have had a few B's this senior year which i didnt have before how bad will this hurt me?

[chrome wigeon]

if your grades got worse, im not sure if you should mention them

mine were straight-As same as before so i included them

[low musk]

for ucla they specifically ask for spring grades and fall ones if available

[chrome wigeon]

oh

well i guess you have to then lol

[low musk]

yea alg

another question lol

im trying to write kinda the "why ucla" part of my loci and want to talk about what specifically I like so much about ucla. but i feel like they arent great things to write about mainly: two of my best friends whom ive known since kindergarten are going to ucla and i would love to dorm with them, the FOOD, social life people are extroverted and nice, weather, and i like the greater ucla area.

but i dont really know much about their specific programs would you reccomend trying to do research about that to write about (im an undecided social sciences major)

my main concern is that it would come off as ungenuine if im just trying to have programs to cite..

[unique plume]

LMAO BRO UCI

bro if u want to hear abt uci i live 20 mins away

let me just say

u need a car to get around and yeah it's not the most outgoing campus at all

i saw this one tiktok of a dude trying to interview uci students and they were all awkward and weird

[unique plume]

i think you're thinking too deep abt this

Cite what you want from UCLA

bro if it's the food mention the food

if it's the programs mention the programs

[grizzled flax]

yea the most important thing is to sound genuine imo

don't make it extremely formal

show ur personality n shit

[unique plume]

wait so i'm chillin right

cuz i'm very close to submitting

[grizzled flax]

yea urs is fun to read

that's how it sshould be

[unique plume]

yes ok bet

i've had people give me feedback that like i should talk more abt the clubs n shi tbut it's hard when it's 3500 characters

i think i'm good tos ubmit. i'm gonna have my ap lang teacher read and review and lmk his tips and then i'll just submit

[grizzled flax]

yea that's not gonna work out unless u remove a considerable amount of stuff

which could fuck up the quality and flow of ur essay

[unique plume]

ya i think i mentioned enough tbh

i'm really happy w it tbh

i feel like reading too deep into it is just gonna make me overthink

because i hit on all the points like i told u in dms, like i ensured i was talking abt campus and allat and my updates

[grizzled flax]

just remember that these AOs are gonna read it once maybe twice at most so if u read it twice and you're good with it then leave it at that

instead of rereading 20 times yk

[unique plume]

i'm going to bruin day and pretending to be a tweaker so people think that ucla campus is full of insane drug addicts and they don't commit so there are more waitlist spots

is this a W plan

[grizzled flax]

yea you'll fit right in too

bunch of tweakers right off campus

i went on a run today and saw like 10

[unique plume]

LMAO bro i'm going to triton day since i'm committing to ucsd for now

[grizzled flax]

have u toured the campus

[unique plume]

no not yet but i will tour on sat because that's triton day

i ahve seen ucla

[grizzled flax]

ucsd campus is goated

[unique plume]

I toured with my parents we onyl saw North Campus in August

i like LA way better than SD

[grizzled flax]

i've been here from almost a year and still barely know what north and south campus is

[unique plume]

i have gone rooftopping in DTLA

bro herman if ur into that go with your friends to DTLA, sneak into a building and try to go on the rooftop

i promise u you won't regret it man

[grizzled flax]

oh yea ik i've always wanted to but idk how ppl do it

[unique plume]

it's tough af but like i'll say it rn but gatekeep this

[grizzled flax]

ok bet

[unique plume]

i got caught rooftopping the marriot in Newport Beach

[grizzled flax]

tailgating is genius idk how i didn't think of that

[unique plume]

Security was chill af they just said u guys gotta leave sorry

[grizzled flax]

if u get into ucla u should explore the underground tunnels

apparently if u get caught down there u get expelled

but i've heard that

some crazy frat hazing goes down

in there

[unique plume]

Bro is this not SICK

[grizzled flax]

damn dude

my friend used to climb

water towers

in the middle of nowhere

[unique plume]

oh my god i got freinds like that too

[grizzled flax]

and just chill up there

[unique plume]

i have a friend who has climbed cranes

[grizzled flax]

cranes

💀

hell naw

im afraid of heights

[unique plume]

bro rooftopping is lit, what's this abt the tunnels?

[grizzled flax]

im chilling until i look down

[unique plume]

i've heard stuff but never investigated

[grizzled flax]

it's super discrete nobody talks abt it

but if u go down there

don't bring any form of identification in there

and if u get caught dont say you're a student

it's usually locked

so u gotta get lucky to get in

right place at the right time

[unique plume]

This?

this is official ucla admin site

[grizzled flax]

no its like

lemme see if i can find it

on google maps

nvm that might be it

but i think that's an

old ass picture

cuz that area looks nothing like that anymore

https://imgur.com/a/xVleyd5

click on the link

there's like a map

of the tunnels

[unique plume]

hmm sounds interesting

i've done abandoned stuff around here

there is an abandoned military base my friends have gone into

i've broken into an abandoned courthouse i flicked up in there

[grizzled flax]

i've always wanted to do shit like that but idk if i have friends who are down for it

[unique plume]

that sucks man

if i get in i'll go w you to do some illegal stuff

there is actually sum abt doing risky stuff the adrenaline is so sick

lmao bro i just found a two year old vid of me just tagging the abandoned courthouse 💀

[grizzled flax]

bet

hope u get in fr 🙏

[grizzled flax]

ik bro that's why i wanna do it 😭

[south apex]

carnegie mellon also has some crazy steam tunnels as well and theyre lowk hard flick up spots

i was gonna flick up but i couldnt find them

[idle briar]

Okay please no discussing illegal activities in a2c

!rule 5

[twilit portal]

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[grizzled flax]

oops

[autumn coral]

Is it worth applying to the Tech and Innovation LLC?

[south apex]

anyone know if anything fun happens at bruin day

i’m jus tryna funmaxx

[grizzled flax]

good question

[stable leaf]

same

do i go bruin or cal day

[south apex]

ion know

[raven moss]

Bruin day fr

I’m going so ofc

[cunning elk]

look at the events

personally i found UCLA events more informative (study abroad, research, clubs, specific departments etc) whereas Cal has cooler events (runes, languages, poetry)

Cal also has a bunch of tables tho so it's informative as well

[stable leaf]

i just wanna funmaxx

[slim sparrow]

go wherever ur planning to commit to

unless u already been to both campuses in which case just go anywehre lol

[stable leaf]

im 50/50 rn

[fiery cliff]

I would suggest UCLA (definitely not related to my berkeley waitlist)

[slim sparrow]

then go where you think you will find more information

personally i would say berkeley since i know they have a lot of information about their curriculums at cal day

since the academics are their main advantage

[unique plume]

I would suggest berkeley (definitely not related to my UCLA waitlist)

@grizzled flax inshallah

guys ucla is so nasty i heard there is so much crime and the school is trash do NOT commit

[molten coral]

Ok snooroar

[chrome wigeon]

found the waitlisted applicant

[hollow falcon]

anyone heard from regents 🗿

not til mid april right...

[grizzled flax]

pray 🙏

[patent dock]

What’d u write on the update thing for waitlist 🤔

[sick vector]

is it possible that the waitlist acceptance will be released before may 15th 💀 the wait is so long

[ionic bramble]

Some were in April last year

[slim sparrow]

probably won’t be april this year since the SIR date was pushed back

[grizzled flax]

yea i got off april 28 last yr

[stable leaf]

nah id win

[cursive pendant]

wait

nvm

i’m crazy

[raven moss]

No advertising

[grizzled flax]

they’re setting up for yall

[raven moss]

I’m ready 💪

[grizzled flax]

W

[jade delta]

let’s gooooo 🥳🥳

[south apex]

o will be there

[cursive stirrup]

hey chat

can somone lmk

how will ap creds transfer to gen eds

im tryn a figure out if the ap creds im taking this year really matter

ap lit, micro, us gov, and chem

i alr have 5s in lang, both phyiscs c

[raven moss]

They won’t

You might be able to skip some classes but you’ll still need to do the gen Ed

[cursive stirrup]

yeah ik that

[cursive stirrup]

but which classes can i skip with these courses i meant

[raven moss]

Depends on the college

There’s a list online

[cunning elk]

i will be there in spirit 🙏

and also through face time

[tawny violet]

I better get a lot of free stuff

[stable leaf]

whats poppin kartik

u still owe me

those jalapenos chips

from millers geo class

[south apex]

bro how does everyone know kartik 😭😭

[cursive stirrup]

Bro who are u

Jakin?

[cursive stirrup]

Good question bruh 😭

[stable leaf]

no

[cursive stirrup]

Who r u dog

[toxic yacht]

UCLA rlly slay

[tawny violet]

Fr go here instead of northwestern

[toxic yacht]

There are protestors at the welcome speech

[cunning elk]

stop trying to be us 👺👺👺

[toxic yacht]

Help ucla is cool and now idk what to do again

[cursive pendant]

you liked nu though right

[toxic yacht]

Didn’t visit but my dad went and I have family friends there so I’m connected still. I’m visiting Monday tho

[elder pawn]

i'll be there too (i want the free merch)

[toxic yacht]

Slayy

[raven moss]

I looooved it sm

[toxic yacht]

More than usc? 👀

[raven moss]

That’s tough I love the price more!!!

If usc gives me bad aid then yes

[eternal thorn]

UCLA IS SO AWESOME OMG AND SM FREE STUFF- ARE ALL ADMIT DAYS LIKE THIS???

[cunning elk]

SAME BRO

[tawny violet]

Where was all the free stuff I got like 2 things

[south apex]

i couldn’t go to bruin day i said i would but i wasn’t able to get a ride 😢

[toxic yacht]

🥲

[chrome wigeon]

Where was the free stuff 😭😭😭

My friends and I walked around and tried to find free stuff and there wasn’t much tbh 😂

[copper garnet]

Free bags
Free lunch at the student activities center
Free buttons

[raven moss]

Really??

I got sm stuff

Got like 5 tote bags (cute ones), drawstring bag, t shirt, cap, and a million other things for free

[chrome wigeon]

THERE WWRE T SHIRTS

Okay maybe we’re just blind

[cunning elk]

showwww

[raven moss]

Some booths had them but I got one at the welcome

[raven moss]

Bet when i actually fr wake up

[unique plume]

bro bruin day sounded so lit compared to triton da

[chrome wigeon]

Ohhh ok

Makes sense

Lol it was lowkey like Disneyland in Bruin plaza

A marching band, popcorn, massive crowds, some kid on their parents shoulders waving Pom poms

Only the Mickey Mouse and the rides were missing 😂

[raven moss]

Real just ss crowded

[raven moss]

I saw the first 3 😭 bro I won om oms too idk what to do w them

[faint garnet]

headed up to ucla for la hacks next weekend

any of y'all got recs for places to eat/shower

[raven moss]

@cunning elk ucla haul minus 4 blue totes and my brother’s shoes 😭

[cunning elk]

OH MY GODDDDDDD

ALL THAT FOR FREE??????

DAMNNNNNNN

[lusty gyro]

I should have gone it’s literally an hour away

[raven moss]

I paid 6$ for the hat but everything else yes

[violet pewter]

im trying to finish up my ucla loci

[raven moss]

I missed out on the free hat ☹️

[violet pewter]

what does ucla have that no other school does

[raven moss]

Bro you should have it was so fun

[raven moss]

Gl!!

[violet pewter]

THANK

[raven moss]

Joe and Josie Bruin

[violet pewter]

LOL

so true

[lusty gyro]

I sold

[violet pewter]

whar does ucla do fpr its premeds

for research and clinical experience and stuff

[grizzled flax]

yookla

[pine plaza]

Even though my final semester grades have not been finalized yet, should I add my current grades to the UCLA update form? In their example, they have something like this: class - IP (Current Grade: ). I was wondering if I should add calculated grades or just leave it as IP?

[unique plume]

bruv if the example includes it...

The example given in the portal AND the instructions say to give current grades

No you shouldn't give current grades it's a trick question bro they're testing you

[lunar blade]

man you copied my LOCI

Mine is: PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS LET ME IN I NEED THIS PLS PLS PLS

[unique plume]

It will DEFINITELY work

We must stay in delusion

[lunar blade]

I agree bro

Delululand goes crazy

[patent dock]

Would u guys attend ucla 100% if u get off waitlist?

[unique plume]

duh

why else would i be opting into the waitlist 💀

[ionic bramble]

id go for any of the schools im waitlisted at

[lunar blade]

Gang it’s 11:59 pst tomorrow for deadline right

[ionic bramble]

Yeah think so

[rapid roost]

I wrote a whole PIQ-level response for it😭

[unique plume]

same

I spent like 3 weeks on mine

lmao

[rapid roost]

whatever it takes

[unique plume]

i'm so glad it's finally over

Did you put AP before or after

the course name

The example has it after the course name but that shit just looks SO BAD

Like bruh English Literature and Composition AP

[rapid roost]

i copied the example

[unique plume]

That's so stupid

ok i did too but it looks so much nicer with the AP at the front but i'll be a sheep and copy the example ig

[rapid roost]

its weird but its whatever

[unique plume]

Bro like

I fi was skimming through it

I could possibly miss the AP

Sinc eit's not at the front

but whatever

[patent dock]

Why do you guys like ucla

[unique plume]

she just moved to LA go to UCLA and she drive a maserati damn she got a body she be tryna party

that's why

[ionic bramble]

I just copied how it looked on my uc application

Idk why they want it like that

[lusty gyro]

when i submitted a course change they asked for the course level (honors, ap, de) at the end so that might be why the example looks like that

realistically I doubt it matters

[knotty bane]

For the waitlist form can you refer to parts of your applications (ECs you listed) and assume the reader knows the context behind it?

For example I started this program that was one of my bigger ECs on my app and I'm hoping the waitlist reader will know the context behind that activity when I mention how I've been continuing it through the year

Otherwise ima have to waste words tryna reexplain it

[unique plume]

They review in context of your original application g

How the hell would u review a waitlist without the bigger context

[reef warren]

is the portal supposed to say 'submitted' after you click submit on the waitlist form

[ionic bramble]

I think you’ve still got the option to edit

[patent dock]

Honestly idek much about ucla and if I should write a waitlist letter

[ionic bramble]

I wrote more about myself than the school

I haven’t edited it since the morning after decisions came out though so I need to take another look tonight

[cunning elk]

would you go if admitted? out of courtesy to others, don't opt into waitlist if you just wanna see if you get in but wouldn't actually go if admitted

[vagrant remnant]

How cooked r u if u just submit ur grades

[patent dock]

Yeah I understand but I just don’t know too much about the school to know if I would want to go💀

[cunning elk]

i mean if you haven't researched i wouldn't recommend researching now because if you fall in love and don't get in it'll hurt more

[grizzled flax]

i can’t believe there are ppl who commute to this school no matter how close they live

[south apex]

fire merch spread

[raven moss]

Ty ty

[chrome wigeon]

405?

[lusty gyro]

I think my dad wants me to commute but I don’t think I’m getting there before 9 no matter when I leave 😭

[grizzled flax]

yea

[grizzled flax]

commuting is just not it

[chrome wigeon]

nice thing about college is you can pick classes and you could potentially have your days set up so everything starts at like, 1pm

but only if youre lucky with enrollment

Commuting is rly ass in socal

[lusty gyro]

I’m not getting lucky with enrollment

The I-5 anytime between 6 am and 10 pm is not it

[slim sparrow]

additional info barely matters

they already have so much information on you, they don’t actually need much more

my friend lied about his current grades and put all As

💀

how cooked is he

[patent dock]

I thought the essay thing mattered

[slim sparrow]

nah, 4 people from my school got in off the waitlist last year, but only one of them actually put something in additional infoa

and all he did was tell ucla about his updates in 4 bullet points

i would only write in the additional info if you have solid new updates

[patent dock]

Oh really wtf

[slim sparrow]

no point otherwise

[patent dock]

I have like no new updates tbh

[slim sparrow]

yea they already have so much info on you

[patent dock]

But I was gona write late

[slim sparrow]

so realistically they don’t need much more

[slim sparrow]

then i wouldn’t write anything

u can write a bit about ucla if you want but the section is actually meant for updates

[slim sparrow]

do y’all think he’s going to get caught

i need him to get off the waitlist so we can be roommates 😭

[patent dock]

Would it be better to say like thank you and stuff you’ve been up too if it’s not like big stuff

[slim sparrow]

if i were you i wouldn’t put any updates that aren’t big, it kinda dilutes what you already have in ur application

[patent dock]

I see, i see everyone talking about what to write in letter and stuff on tiktok so I thought it very important

What if I forgot to put an award on my app can I put that

[slim sparrow]

it can definitely make an impact but u don’t need to write it just for the sake of writing it

[slim sparrow]

yes you should put that

what major did you apply for?

[patent dock]

Ok thanks, I’m surprised that not only 4 got off waitlist for u but 3 with only grades

[patent dock]

Cs

I have like no ecs but I was waitlisted 😭

[slim sparrow]

damn ur cooked

[patent dock]

Maybe the ucla cs applicants also got into cal…

[pine plaza]

Do they not ask for final grades of first term?

[slim sparrow]

idk i wasn’t waitlisted i was accepted but i think they make u put ur final first semester grades and they say to put your current second semester grades if possible

he lied about his current second semester grades

he said that they have no way of checking current grades but idk if that’s true

[pine plaza]

If we don't have official reports of our current grades, do we just put our calculated ones?

Because wouldn't they be subject to change

[slim sparrow]

i don’t want him to get caught then rescinded from his current school

[slim sparrow]

yeah exactly

that’s why he lied

cause it could change any too me

time

[pine plaza]

What major did you get admitted to?

[slim sparrow]

but idk if they contact your counselor or something

[slim sparrow]

data science

[pine plaza]

Nice nice

I got WL for CSE

[slim sparrow]

nice

[pine plaza]

Are you intl or domestic?

[slim sparrow]

do you think cse has a high yield rate?

domestic

[pine plaza]

what does that mean?

Okok I'm intl

[slim sparrow]

do a lot of the people that got in actually go

[pine plaza]

I'm not too sure

Is it a good major?

[slim sparrow]

i’m guessing a lot of people do

i’ve heard it is

[pine plaza]

Oh okayy

[slim sparrow]

did you put additional info

[pine plaza]

I'm doing it rn

gonna submit by tnight

[slim sparrow]

nice nice

i can read it if you want

[pine plaza]

yeah sure

i can send it ltr

So should I just leave my second term grades as in progress instead of reporting my own calculations?

[patent dock]

I heard people say like say things like “I’ll 100% go if you accept me” stuff like that on the waitlist letter😭

[pine plaza]

yeah people do

[patent dock]

Should I say that or nah

[pine plaza]

I'm honestly not too sure

[slim sparrow]

i think so

[slim sparrow]

i think it seems desperate lmao

[slim sparrow]

alright

[unique plume]

Please do not opt in if you're not 100% confident you will attend if admitted.

There are a lot of us who really want to go and opting in to create more competition won't help anyone, ESPECIALLY if you're already committed to an incredible/better school.

[unique plume]

honestly idk how they will check my friends have done the same

One just didn't put his current grades because they're not good so he left it out. another lied. idk how they would check tbh if i were them i'd install some sort of way to verify current grades, like putting teacher information or having them sign something

[lusty gyro]

maybe they don't check and just rescind you based on your final transcript

[unique plume]

i mean it's current grades

So technicaly you can say "oh i had these grades opting in.. but after the deadline my grades slipped"

idk how they're gonna go abt that, this is the first year where they specifically ask for your current grades

[upper tiger]

wait yeah how do they check the current grades 😭

[pine plaza]

I think they prolly don't consider current grades too much

They probably look into the final grades of the first term more

[slim sparrow]

i doubt they even look at current grades tbh

since it’s subject to change

[unique plume]

true but then why would they explicitly request them knowing we can lie and they’re subject to change

Like bro u can someone easily lie on it since they can’t confirm it. they can only confirm final geades

idk why they request it w no way of confirming it

[violet pewter]

chat is it over

i have too many characvters

in my thing

my loci

[rapid roost]

my first version of my loci was 8000 characters

[violet pewter]

HOW DO I CUT IT

PLEASEE I HATE THIS IM GONNA CRY

[rapid roost]

it was hard to remove my modern family UCLA reference, but it had to be done

i just narrowed it down to the most necessary info

updates, why ucla, tours, academics

mentioned a few things for each

[valid gale]

Have they released regents for ucla

[slim sparrow]

i think they just did that to make sure everyone sends their second semester course schedule

i still wouldn’t lie though