Hey just wanted to share some of my experiences that are a bit different than yours as a UCLA transfer myself: 1. UCLA is NOT a dry campus. Alcohol is allowed at many public events such as art openings and school events. When I lived in the dorms in 2013/14, we were permitted to have alcohol if we were of age as long as it was behind closed doors. I was also an RA in 2015, and had really bad insomnia and would go off campus to smoke weed and come back to help me fall asleep at night. Weed/alcohol were really a non-issue for me. 2. If you want to have a parking permit while on campus, you can get one guaranteed if you have an off-campus job, or a verifiable reason to be leaving campus. I was able to get one because I worked in Santa Monica. 3. There are a TON of scholarships available for xfers through the alumni association, Wasserman scholars program, as well as research grants I'd look into. I got about $20,000 in aid as a transfer through scholarships over 3 years. Cheers!
Hi! I just want to second this post. As a transfer student, I also was able to drink at museum/art events. Parking is given priority to students who have an outside job. I was also a recipient of about 30k in scholarship money that allowed me to graduate debt free. I feel like there are totally ways around the system to make it work for you. Uber isn't the only way to get around- UCLA offers free bus shuttles for students living on the hill to go run their errands in the village. In my opinion this is all about networking and exploring what resources UCLA has available- since it is such a large campus, it is easy to get lost in it but if you talk to other students, you will learn about the endless resources UCLA offers.
You have such awesome advice and speak with such a maturity and straightforwardness that is refreshing! Thank you for helping me make my college decision a little more clear
A couple years ago they added an option for transfers to do a 2-day orientation instead of the 1-day one, and guess what happened... hardly anyone chose that option. It was so unpopular that they didn't bring it back.
I could see why people would opt for the 1 day option if it was presented as something that could be done in one day. I personally had to take time off work and travel to go to orientation, which was an issue for me but if I had known then what I know now I definitely would have preferred a multi-day orientation that was more thorough.
As a freshman do you think getting classes would be an issue to the extent that I can't graduate on time? I'm got accepted to a really impacted major (computer science & engineering) ://
Hi Annie, I cannot say because I am not majoring in computer science. If it is a concern for you then I would suggest getting in touch with an academic advisor in that department.
Because UC's tell if you are admitted to their school in late April, when do the applications for housing start for UCLA? or can you already apply? Thank you.
@@waiolaa Again, minimum wage in California is $12/hr. Cities can do whatever they want. I believe San Francisco is $15/hr. www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm
Just so you know, it’s violating federal minimum wage ($7.50) that’s considered illegal but it still SUCKS that they don’t pay you as much as you need that’s ridiculous
I think she is confused about what minimum wage is in California (which is actually $12 an hour). Also, if her friends are part of the federal work study program, the pay is less than the same job for a full time student. Federal work study programs count as financial aid and allow the students flexible hours around their course schedule, part time hours to accommodate them and (in theory) are supposed to be providing training/skills that will set the student up for success when they have a legitimate job outside of school that doesn't count toward their financial aid. TLDR: No regular job or work study job is paying $7.50 or even remotely close to that low at UCLA. Hope that clarifies!
Is it bad that I technically have my heart set on gong to UCLA, even though I'm in 7th grade I love the campus its so pretty and it's good for sports. If you want you can respond to this.
Hey Hailey! I’ve been reading up on community college and transferring and I found that it’s not recommended for stem students to transfer. On the UC website it says it’s recommended that they start and finish there. Have you heard or know anything about that?
Hi Angie, I've never head this before. The only reason I think this would be a problem might be because stem students may have more upper div classes than other majors. This may cause them to take longer to graduate, and in some cases IGETC may not be acceptable for certain majors. However, I am not a stem major so I am not familiar with their requirements. If you are concerned about this you could try reaching out to the department advisor of your major at the schools you are interested in. I personally know a lot of transfer students who are stem majors.
Hailey Dollar thank you for replying! Im guessing the reason they say not to is because stem has most of their hard hitting classes 1st and 2nd year and all their gen eds 3rd and 4th year. So maybe transfering in with all your gen eds done might mess that up somehow
Have you taken UCLA online classes over the summer? I am an out of state student who goes to another university but I was thinking about taking UCLA online classes during the summer but idk how worth it it is to do that. I would appreciate your opinion on this:)
Summer Dow I don’t personally take any summer classes at UCLA because it’s extremely expensive, even as an in-state UCLA student. It would cost me almost $1500 to take one class.
It’s about 10 bucks an hour in community college. But if you have FAFSA you can get another 3k each semester (not quarter I’m talking about some community colleges). Are there other benefits they provide to student workers there?
Wow thank you for sharing all these things. I’m a transfer student and I had no idea about senior year transfer students not getting guaranteed housing. And then the difficulty to get the classes you need concerns me. You have no idea how helpful this was. I think I am closer to coming to a decision as to where I want to go. You explained things very well. Thank you for this!! Also, what is your major?
Oh my gosh! I just stumbled across your video and can’t believe you transferred from West Valley College! I’m also transferring form WVC and committing to UCLA!
Thank u so much for this video it is really helpful! Also, if you could change your option by going back in time what would you choose UCLa or UC Berkley? And Why? The fact that it is that hard to get classes is really stressful to me, is it the same case for all ucs specifically uc berkley?
Hi there, I would not change anything. I'm really happy with my decision and unfortunately the issue with getting classes is something that impacts most colleges, especially if you have a popular major.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Thank u so much Hailey ! I've never seen a youtuber so sweet helpful, and grounded! I Wish you all the success and happiness in this world
hey, nice video, thanks. @car and parking issue: what about cycling to campus? serious question. never been to LA. plus: i'm european and the idea of having to (?) own a car in a city that big seems absolutely rediculous to me.
Hi Jakob, I don't really see many people biking in LA. I think it might be because the city is extremely hill-y. Not sure if those would be favorable conditions for biking (I must admit I'm not much of a biker myself 😬). Most people in LA own a car. That's how it is in most of America tbh, at least in most cities aside from New York probably.
Cordelia Miranda minimum wage equates with everything else in the area, for example if everything in that district is very expensive then you're going to have a high minimum wage, if everything is very inexpensive you're going to have a low minimum wage. so it's the same essentially.
Girl omg I'm going to West Valley college right now too! My boyfriend just got into UCLA for poli sci and I got into UCSB for Comm, we're planning on living together in Oxnard/Camarillo area and commuting....... we're super scared about the commute / class schedules.... any input/opinions/advice???
Hey Judith, congratulations to you and your BF on your acceptances! That's a huge accomplishment and you guys should be very proud! I have to admit that I'm not usually one to give my opinion on other people's situations, but in your case I just want to warn you about how taxing this will be - mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I would strongly urge you to reconsider this plan. This is a pretty long commute for both of you and traffic in this area is really, really bad. It will automatically knock at least 2 hours off your day that you could be studying or relaxing. This will be really hard to balance with the demands of adjusting to the academic rigor of university level education. Plus, the cost of gas when you are commuting from this distance on a regular basis will be very high, along with parking passes at each of your schools. Parking is also really hard to find at UCLA (not sure what it's like at UCSB), so I can just imagine your BF commuting ~2 hours one way and spending another 45 min to an hour looking for somewhere to park on or around campus. I hope to help you see it from another perspective. It might sound like a decent idea now but once you guys actual start doing it day in and day out it will become a total chore. Once again, congrats on your acceptances and good luck to you both!
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Hey! Thank you for the perspective I do appreciate it! Yeah so we finally got approved for our first apartment in Thousand Oaks :)) I know, we've definitely thought about it many times, it's not going to be easy, but we'd rather try it out than just give up on our dreams, ya feel? Plus living on campus is muchhhh more expensive no? We'd be splitting rent this way. Instead of each of us racking up 15k each for housing/dorms a year, we're gonna be paying like 10k each for an apartment with more freedom. It's gonna be a challenge but things are already set in stone and if it doesn't work then we'll come up with an alternative!
ALSO I used to work at whole foods for like 3 years and there happens to be one down the block of my new apt in case COVID affects my job search! I'd rather start at $15+ again than settle for the min wage (12). So wish us luck! Lol if anything crazy happens I'll let ya know
How big are UCLA classes? Especially popular ones like in the Business Economics major? I'm currently deciding between UCLA and BU and coming from a private high school, I'm not sure if I could handle huge class sizes.
Class sizes are pretty variable. I am not sure how big BizEcon classes are because I am not majoring in BizEcon. Usually lower div classes are pretty big, and many are held in lecture halls for 400+ people. If it makes you feel any better, I went to private school my whole life and I survived.
I just got into ucla off the waitlist for chemical engineering and am wondering if you think the difficulty in getting classes will make it not possible to graduate in 4 years?
thank you for this post, ive heard alot of difficulty getting classes, what is your take on how long that pushes a student back from their graduation date. i went to UC Davis so it was easy living off campus but getting to class. L.A. traffic on the other hand is horrendous, I would think it would be hard to commute.
Hi Jen, glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I personally do not have any experience with graduation being pushed back since I was not in an impacted major. LA is definitely difficult in terms of traffic though! Plenty of person experience with that haha
Thanks for watching. I am not an international student, so I cannot speak to that experience, but there are a lot of international students who go there!
Hello! I’m still in high school and I’m seriously considering UCLA as an out of state student... how do you attend and stay financially stable?I’m not sure if I can go if I had to pay 100% out of pocket
Hi Reina, most students who attend UCLA cannot actually afford it. There are loans and scholarships available for that exact reason. And as far as I am aware, most students don't pay 100% out of pocket. UCLA is pretty generous, although financial packages are calculated based on your family's reported income. I did a video recently on the cost of attendance for myself. You can check that out for an example financial package, but everyone's is different. Hope that helps!
Hi there, it is possible to get a single dorm. but very rare. The cost of living in Westwood is very expensive. I am not aware of your financial situation, but if it is anything like most other college students, getting our own apartment/even your own room in an apartment will probably be out of the question. And housing fees are separate from tuition.
thank you! this was very helpful for me considering i’ll being going to college in a year. i have a question though. if i earn an associates degree in high school, can i go to ucla making that into a bachelors? the associates degree will be in multidisciplinary studies but does that mean that if i chose to make it a bachelors it still has to be the same major? i want to major in psychology but idk what to do :/ and i’m also from out of state so i don’t know if they’ll accept my dual credit. i hope you can answer my question and have a good day!
Hi there! Thanks for watching. I am a little confused by your question. Are you enrolled in both high school and community college courses simultaneously ? Is that what you mean by dual credit? I am not sure about which credits transfer from out of state institutions. You would have to speak to an advisor from UCLA about that. If you attend UCLA at the undergraduate level, the only degree that can result from that is a bachelor's. UCLA does not award associate's degrees. A bachelor's degree is completely separate from an associate's degree. They do not have to be in the same field. I hope that helps!
Hailey Dollar yes i will be taking college courses next year (which is what i meant by dual credit) while enrolled in high school. my biggest concern really was just wondering if they’re able to accept my college credit ESPECIALLY since i’m from out of state and i have no idea how to ask them that.
As far as I am aware, the coursework can only be checked for transferability once you have been admitted to the school. You could always contact the registrar/admissions and see if there is any other info they can give you on the matter. Hope that helps!
I always wanted to go to UCLA, i dont know why, I didnt know much about it but it was just always somewhere I wanted to go..but after this video idrk lmao
@Hailey Dollar . . . thank you for bringing to light the problems of transfer students to UCLA. Xfers are an important subset of the students at all the UCs, and in particular UCLA, and it is evident that your needs as a group have not been fully met up to now. I was looking at the two-year community-college feeders to UCLA and here is a sorted list: ................................................................................................................................................Xfer...GPA......... ...........CC...................................Apps.......Accepted......Acc. %......Enrolled....%Mat.....25%ile.......75th%ile Santa Monica Coll....................1,985............615.............31%...........474..........77%.......3.61............3.92 Pasadena City College.............1,051............284.............27%...........213..........75%.......3.62............3.94 Los Angeles Pierce College........489............196.............40%...........153..........78%.......3.64............3.94 El Camino College.......................547............170.............31%............124.........73%.......3.60............3.93 Glendale Community College.....471............151.............32%............118.........78%.......3.65............3.93 Moorpark College........................434............135.............31%............101.........75%.......3.71............3.93 Mount San Antonio College........558............162.............29%..............99..........61%......3.67............3.97 De Anza College...........................955............162............17%.............. 96..........59%......3.81............3.97 Diablo Valley College...................876............219.............25%............. 90..........41%......3.85............4.00 East Los Angeles College...........441.............115.............26%..............85.........74%.......3.70...........4.00 Los Angeles Valley College........302............... 97.............32%..............77.........79%.......3.59............3.92 Irvine Valley College...................589..............130.............22%..............75.........58%.......3.65............3.92 Saddleback College....................356..............100.............28%..............70.........70%.......3.67............3.93 Santa Barbara City College........556..............117.............21%...............68.........58%.......3.71............3.94 Foothill College...........................473..............118.............25%...............67.........57%.......3.70............3.93 Orange Coast College.................531..............122.............23%...............67.........55%.......3.65............3.94 College Of The Canyons.............362................83.............23%................61.........73%...... 3.68............3.92 Fullerton College.........................341................85.............25%................53.........62%...... 3.68............3.93 Los Angeles City College............267................67.............25%................51.........76%.......3.53............3.95 Miracosta College.......................299................90.............30%................41..........46%......3.71............3.94 ......Totals Top 20 Feeders.....11,883...........3,218............27%............2,183 ......Totals for All CA CCs.......20,163...........5,183............26%............3,163..........615......3.67............3.94 * Source: UCLA Admissions Here is the geographical demographics of the top-20 feeder ccs to UCLA: - 1-5 are in LA County, with Santa Monica College being 7 miles from UCLA - Moorpark College is in Ventura County - Mount San Antonio is in LA County - De Anza is in San Mateo County (Edit: Santa Clara County, the city of Cupertino - nice city) - Diablo Valley is in Contra Costa County - East LA College, LA Valley are in LA County - Irvine Valley and Saddleback are in Orange County - Santa Barbara City College is in Santa Barbara County - Foothill is in San Mateo County (Very good cc, lots of foreign students) - Orange Coast is in Orange County - College of the Canyons is in LA County - Fullerton is in Orange County - LA City College is in LA County - Miracosta is in San Diego County The top 20 feeders for the 2018-19 academic year accounted for 69% of all California ccs. There are community colleges from which UCLA draws outside of CA, with Washington being the largest source. Hailey, based on some this data and some uneducated guesses, I'm going to say that the administration allots for greater provisions for those entering as frosh (75% of time spent at UCLA w/ guaranteed housing as opposed to cc transfers with only 50%) because there are more local students who matriculate at UCLA from the ccs, whom I presume the administration at UCLA probably believes will commute -- rightly or wrongly in their thought. But, the frosh at UCLA are more of a geographic diverse group, certainly. For the academic year 2018-19, ~ 20% of the incoming were from out of state, and ~10% were international and a significant % of frosh are from NorCal, LoCal (San Diego), Santa Barbara, and generally outside of LA County. Santa Monica College which accounts for a significant portion of cc transfers to UCLA every year -- in 2018-19 they accounted for 15% of these students . . . are atypical of the normal set of cc transfers: typically rich westside of LA kids; foreign students who come to SMC to try xfer to UCLA, and some oos kids who are attempting the same as the internationals. i think, too, the admin sees cc xfers as mature and this is undoubtedly reflected in the age of this subset with average age being ~ 21 as opposed to someone with junior standing having an age of 20 or so, so they probably assume that they are able to handle off-campus housing better, with some having fended for themselves all throughout their college attendance. (Again, rightly or wrongly...) The good news is, that you and other cc xfers have saved loads of cash, ~ half of your college undergraduate years. And it is proven fact that cc xfers to UCLA have just as much chance for admission to Hopkins and UCSF Med, Harvard and Yale Law, NYU Stern, etc. Best of Luck in all your future endeavors; you're very well-spoken and obviously very intelligent. UCLA is lucky to have you.
Not completing my thoughts... In 2018-19, the xfer students to UCLA have made a big step upward in gpa. In past years, the average (UCLA before used to compute averages for cc students instead of reporting 25th and 75th-%iles) for xfers was ~ 3.67 - 3.70. Now, the median is probably > 3.80, and the average is probably ~ 3.77. I would guess that this would -> about a 3.4 gpa at UCLA, a bit of diminution, but not a great deal. Again, BOL and I'll sub and watch some of your other YTs.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege . . . No, I graduated years back; I'm just a quasi-stats geek who's interested in a lot of things related to UCLA, and I just recently crunched some data related to UCLA admissions for those entering 2018-19, both for incoming frosh and xfer students. Since your emphasis is on those who've come from 2-year colleges, I thought I would present some of the numbers related to the top cc feeders and the step up in stats of the incoming students. I hope you're able to get out in two years to save yourself $$$, and I'm sure you've already contemplated summer school to graduate timely. Best of luck.
(And my horrible grammar of my originating post notwithstanding: mixed tenses, wrong usage of prepositions, etc; all which should have warranted a better job of editing. )
in the University of California system Asians completely dominate admission. So what the likes of super left universities like Berkeley and UCLA have done is break Asian/Pacific Islander into 7+ different categories (chinese, japanese, filipino etc) to present the false appearance that Whites still are the majority and are therefore to blame for low numbers of black & latino enrollment. If one ethnic groups dominant enrollment was the sole factor to point to why blacks and latinos are underrepresented than you would have to lay the blame at the feet of asian over representation in the University of California system.
I don't really know enough about the demographics at UCLA to comment on that, but I suspect that you can't really pinpoint one specific thing as the sole factor for underrepresentation of any group.
That would be cool, but I just don't see how that would work out logistically. If you have been to campus then you know that there is nowhere to put a football stadium, not to mention the lack of parking and the tremendous influx of traffic that would create in the already crowded Westwood/Bel Air area. I think these are the exact reasons why the Rose Bowl became the home stadium in the first place.
Just for clarification: Minimum wage where I am from (Santa Clara County) is $15. I assumed it was the same in LA County, turns out it's not. Oops
Hey just wanted to share some of my experiences that are a bit different than yours as a UCLA transfer myself:
1. UCLA is NOT a dry campus. Alcohol is allowed at many public events such as art openings and school events. When I lived in the dorms in 2013/14, we were permitted to have alcohol if we were of age as long as it was behind closed doors. I was also an RA in 2015, and had really bad insomnia and would go off campus to smoke weed and come back to help me fall asleep at night. Weed/alcohol were really a non-issue for me.
2. If you want to have a parking permit while on campus, you can get one guaranteed if you have an off-campus job, or a verifiable reason to be leaving campus. I was able to get one because I worked in Santa Monica.
3. There are a TON of scholarships available for xfers through the alumni association, Wasserman scholars program, as well as research grants I'd look into. I got about $20,000 in aid as a transfer through scholarships over 3 years.
Cheers!
MissBethezda are there any scholarship opportunities for out of state students
@@taylorjerry8310 did you happen to find out.?
do all the persian chicks still have the Handicapped parking placards ???
Hi! I just want to second this post. As a transfer student, I also was able to drink at museum/art events. Parking is given priority to students who have an outside job. I was also a recipient of about 30k in scholarship money that allowed me to graduate debt free. I feel like there are totally ways around the system to make it work for you. Uber isn't the only way to get around- UCLA offers free bus shuttles for students living on the hill to go run their errands in the village. In my opinion this is all about networking and exploring what resources UCLA has available- since it is such a large campus, it is easy to get lost in it but if you talk to other students, you will learn about the endless resources UCLA offers.
You have such awesome advice and speak with such a maturity and straightforwardness that is refreshing! Thank you for helping me make my college decision a little more clear
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you and good luck!
Thanks for making something so informative! Even for those not going to UCLA, it's great to consider the factors that aren't always talked about
Thanks for watching!
Federal min wage is $7.25, while the California State min is around $11 - this can vary by county. UCLA is an R1 institution...
A couple years ago they added an option for transfers to do a 2-day orientation instead of the 1-day one, and guess what happened... hardly anyone chose that option. It was so unpopular that they didn't bring it back.
I could see why people would opt for the 1 day option if it was presented as something that could be done in one day. I personally had to take time off work and travel to go to orientation, which was an issue for me but if I had known then what I know now I definitely would have preferred a multi-day orientation that was more thorough.
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I’m thinking about going to UCLA I’m in 7th grade thinking about my future😊😂
That's awesome! Work hard and maybe you'll get there!
Aniya Robertson sameeeeee i am also in7th thinking about my future 😂
Same I'm in 7th grade thinking about going to UCLA with my bestfriend
jess Mckay I hope you make it!
@@aniyaaa4465 you to
This was really helpful! Thank you so much!! I am planning to apply to UCLA next year💗
Thanks for watching!
This was a very helpful video. I was a bit curious about housing and im glad this video addressed it. Thank you and good luck with classes!
I'm planning on doing a few more detailed videos about housing so watch out for that! Thanks for watching 😀
As a freshman do you think getting classes would be an issue to the extent that I can't graduate on time? I'm got accepted to a really impacted major (computer science & engineering) ://
Hi Annie, I cannot say because I am not majoring in computer science. If it is a concern for you then I would suggest getting in touch with an academic advisor in that department.
Because UC's tell if you are admitted to their school in late April, when do the applications for housing start for UCLA? or can you already apply? Thank you.
The housing application for newly admitted transfers is due June 1st and I believe it doesn't open until May
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege oh I see, thank you so much 🙂
I think decisions ho out in March not April
Minimum wage in California is $12.00 per hour --- not $15.00.
where i live in california it is $15
@@waiolaa Again, minimum wage in California is $12/hr. Cities can do whatever they want. I believe San Francisco is $15/hr. www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm
WtF is a functional linguistics job??
PC usually doesnt work. Re: Alcohol At UCI te university issued underage drinking permits for parties.
Make a video on the resources you found out about later on pls :)!!
Planning on it!
Just so you know, it’s violating federal minimum wage ($7.50) that’s considered illegal but it still SUCKS that they don’t pay you as much as you need that’s ridiculous
I think she is confused about what minimum wage is in California (which is actually $12 an hour). Also, if her friends are part of the federal work study program, the pay is less than the same job for a full time student. Federal work study programs count as financial aid and allow the students flexible hours around their course schedule, part time hours to accommodate them and (in theory) are supposed to be providing training/skills that will set the student up for success when they have a legitimate job outside of school that doesn't count toward their financial aid.
TLDR: No regular job or work study job is paying $7.50 or even remotely close to that low at UCLA. Hope that clarifies!
Is it bad that I technically have my heart set on gong to UCLA, even though I'm in 7th grade I love the campus its so pretty and it's good for sports. If you want you can respond to this.
Of course it’s not bad hun. You’ve got YEARS. Work hard play hard. Don’t give up. If it’s your dream school go for it!
Why would it be bad? It's a great school! Good luck to you
Omg I’m also in 7th grade and UCLA is my dream school but like after watching this video, UCLA just doesn’t seem perfect anymore
@@Stephanie-ez6xl No school is perfect, you still have time to decide though and it is a great school.
Hey im Jiya i really want to go to UCLA im in 7th grade but im super nervous
Work hard and maybe you will get there! Good luck to you, Jiya!
I am so glad you mentioned housing, thank you!
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Hey Hailey! I’ve been reading up on community college and transferring and I found that it’s not recommended for stem students to transfer. On the UC website it says it’s recommended that they start and finish there. Have you heard or know anything about that?
Hi Angie, I've never head this before. The only reason I think this would be a problem might be because stem students may have more upper div classes than other majors. This may cause them to take longer to graduate, and in some cases IGETC may not be acceptable for certain majors. However, I am not a stem major so I am not familiar with their requirements. If you are concerned about this you could try reaching out to the department advisor of your major at the schools you are interested in. I personally know a lot of transfer students who are stem majors.
Hailey Dollar thank you for replying! Im guessing the reason they say not to is because stem has most of their hard hitting classes 1st and 2nd year and all their gen eds 3rd and 4th year. So maybe transfering in with all your gen eds done might mess that up somehow
Angie Martinez My brother is a STEM major and transferred to UC Davis and he had no issues at all going in as a transfer student!!
Have you taken UCLA online classes over the summer? I am an out of state student who goes to another university but I was thinking about taking UCLA online classes during the summer but idk how worth it it is to do that. I would appreciate your opinion on this:)
Summer Dow I don’t personally take any summer classes at UCLA because it’s extremely expensive, even as an in-state UCLA student. It would cost me almost $1500 to take one class.
Just got accepted off the waitlist!
I'm so excited for you
It’s about 10 bucks an hour in community college. But if you have FAFSA you can get another 3k each semester (not quarter I’m talking about some community colleges). Are there other benefits they provide to student workers there?
I'm not super familiar with it since I never worked on campus. I'm sure this information would be included on the job posting.
Wow thank you for sharing all these things. I’m a transfer student and I had no idea about senior year transfer students not getting guaranteed housing. And then the difficulty to get the classes you need concerns me. You have no idea how helpful this was. I think I am closer to coming to a decision as to where I want to go. You explained things very well. Thank you for this!! Also, what is your major?
Hi Jessica, thanks for watching. I'm glad you found the video helpful. I'm studying Applied Linguistics. Good luck to you!
Oh my gosh! I just stumbled across your video and can’t believe you transferred from West Valley College! I’m also transferring form WVC and committing to UCLA!
Congrats! small world
I’m still debating whether to attend Long Beach or UCLA !!
Congratulations on your acceptances, Jonathan! I'm sure you will make the right decision for you. Good luck 😀
13.25 is a ton lmao what. That’s a lot more than minimum wage
Minimum wage is around $12 so it's really not that much more lol
minimum wage in san francisco, and a lot of other comparable cities, is $15
Nathalie Cepero it’s all proportional
not necessarily. california is an incredibly expensive state to live in - with costs higher than other states.
Thank you so much! So much help.
thanks for watching
Thank u so much for this video it is really helpful! Also, if you could change your option by going back in time what would you choose UCLa or UC Berkley? And Why? The fact that it is that hard to get classes is really stressful to me, is it the same case for all ucs specifically uc berkley?
Hi there, I would not change anything. I'm really happy with my decision and unfortunately the issue with getting classes is something that impacts most colleges, especially if you have a popular major.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Thank u so much Hailey ! I've never seen a youtuber so sweet helpful, and grounded! I Wish you all the success and happiness in this world
really enjoyed the video!! thanks again for the great content :)
Thanks for watching!
There is no classes even for MD or Pharmacy students?
Hi, are you asking if UCLA offers classes for medical and pharmacy students?
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege yes, that is what l meant
These classes are not offered at the undergraduate level, they are only for students in graduate school.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Thanks for that!
hey, nice video, thanks. @car and parking issue: what about cycling to campus? serious question. never been to LA. plus: i'm european and the idea of having to (?) own a car in a city that big seems absolutely rediculous to me.
Hi Jakob, I don't really see many people biking in LA. I think it might be because the city is extremely hill-y. Not sure if those would be favorable conditions for biking (I must admit I'm not much of a biker myself 😬). Most people in LA own a car. That's how it is in most of America tbh, at least in most cities aside from New York probably.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege I see, thanks for answering! i love the internet.
I'm not a transfer, but this was super helpful and easy to learn from. Thank you!! (also, your voice is so nice and calm)
thank you!
Well in my state/county minimum wage is $7.25 you’re so lucky that minimum wage there is a lot more :(
It doesn't feel like more when tax, rent, and everything else is more expensive😂
Cordelia Miranda minimum wage equates with everything else in the area, for example if everything in that district is very expensive then you're going to have a high minimum wage, if everything is very inexpensive you're going to have a low minimum wage. so it's the same essentially.
10:45 Wait, what's an eye-clicker?
i-clicker, it's a device used to respond to polls/quizzes
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Oh, thanks!
Girl omg I'm going to West Valley college right now too! My boyfriend just got into UCLA for poli sci and I got into UCSB for Comm, we're planning on living together in Oxnard/Camarillo area and commuting....... we're super scared about the commute / class schedules.... any input/opinions/advice???
Hey Judith, congratulations to you and your BF on your acceptances! That's a huge accomplishment and you guys should be very proud! I have to admit that I'm not usually one to give my opinion on other people's situations, but in your case I just want to warn you about how taxing this will be - mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. I would strongly urge you to reconsider this plan. This is a pretty long commute for both of you and traffic in this area is really, really bad. It will automatically knock at least 2 hours off your day that you could be studying or relaxing. This will be really hard to balance with the demands of adjusting to the academic rigor of university level education. Plus, the cost of gas when you are commuting from this distance on a regular basis will be very high, along with parking passes at each of your schools. Parking is also really hard to find at UCLA (not sure what it's like at UCSB), so I can just imagine your BF commuting ~2 hours one way and spending another 45 min to an hour looking for somewhere to park on or around campus. I hope to help you see it from another perspective. It might sound like a decent idea now but once you guys actual start doing it day in and day out it will become a total chore. Once again, congrats on your acceptances and good luck to you both!
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Hey! Thank you for the perspective I do appreciate it! Yeah so we finally got approved for our first apartment in Thousand Oaks :)) I know, we've definitely thought about it many times, it's not going to be easy, but we'd rather try it out than just give up on our dreams, ya feel? Plus living on campus is muchhhh more expensive no? We'd be splitting rent this way. Instead of each of us racking up 15k each for housing/dorms a year, we're gonna be paying like 10k each for an apartment with more freedom. It's gonna be a challenge but things are already set in stone and if it doesn't work then we'll come up with an alternative!
ALSO I used to work at whole foods for like 3 years and there happens to be one down the block of my new apt in case COVID affects my job search! I'd rather start at $15+ again than settle for the min wage (12). So wish us luck! Lol if anything crazy happens I'll let ya know
Good luck!
How big are UCLA classes? Especially popular ones like in the Business Economics major? I'm currently deciding between UCLA and BU and coming from a private high school, I'm not sure if I could handle huge class sizes.
Class sizes are pretty variable. I am not sure how big BizEcon classes are because I am not majoring in BizEcon. Usually lower div classes are pretty big, and many are held in lecture halls for 400+ people. If it makes you feel any better, I went to private school my whole life and I survived.
I just got into ucla off the waitlist for chemical engineering and am wondering if you think the difficulty in getting classes will make it not possible to graduate in 4 years?
Hi there, I'm really not familiar with the engineering department so you should reach out to an academic advisor in regards to that. Congrats!
Super helpful video, thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
thank you for this post, ive heard alot of difficulty getting classes, what is your take on how long that pushes a student back from their graduation date. i went to UC Davis so it was easy living off campus but getting to class. L.A. traffic on the other hand is horrendous, I would think it would be hard to commute.
Hi Jen, glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I personally do not have any experience with graduation being pushed back since I was not in an impacted major. LA is definitely difficult in terms of traffic though! Plenty of person experience with that haha
here after ucla just announced that transfers get 2 years guaranteed housing
That's great!
Very very helpful, thank you!
thanks for watching!
Just got accepted to UCLA and but I already submitted my SIR to UCSB and after watching this video I think ima keep it that way lmao
have fun at UCSB!
Thanks for your honesty
thanks for watching
Thanks for this video ✨ it’s definitely very useful ! Would you say it’s a good school for international students ?
Thanks for watching. I am not an international student, so I cannot speak to that experience, but there are a lot of international students who go there!
Hailey Dollar Okay thanks !
Hello! I’m still in high school and I’m seriously considering UCLA as an out of state student... how do you attend and stay financially stable?I’m not sure if I can go if I had to pay 100% out of pocket
Hi Reina, most students who attend UCLA cannot actually afford it. There are loans and scholarships available for that exact reason. And as far as I am aware, most students don't pay 100% out of pocket. UCLA is pretty generous, although financial packages are calculated based on your family's reported income. I did a video recently on the cost of attendance for myself. You can check that out for an example financial package, but everyone's is different. Hope that helps!
girl i need help, how was it for you? (if u got accepted)
Thank you so much for this.
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i have looked this up everywhere but i cant find an answer.....in ucla can nursing students play sports?
I don't see why not, but I'm not a nursing major so you might want to check with an advisor for nursing majors
I’m gonna transfer from a California cc myself, and I was wondering is it difficult establishing a social life coming in as a junior
Check out the transfer Q&A I did with my roommates!
What was your sat score?
I did not take the SAT.
When is the best time to register for classes?
You should register for class during your enrollment appointment.
So if I transfer to UCLA I can get my own apartment on campus? Or at least my own room?
Included in tuition?
Hi there, it is possible to get a single dorm. but very rare. The cost of living in Westwood is very expensive. I am not aware of your financial situation, but if it is anything like most other college students, getting our own apartment/even your own room in an apartment will probably be out of the question. And housing fees are separate from tuition.
Hi! what made you decide to not live in the transfer dorm? I'm very interested in what housing I should get once I transfer. Thanks :)
The transfer dorm doesn't have any single rooms and I didn't want to live in a double or triple.
I applied to UCLA for the Linguistics major. How is it for you?
It's very challenging but worth it. I have a whole video on my channel about it if you are interested in the details! Good luck to you
thank you! this was very helpful for me considering i’ll being going to college in a year. i have a question though. if i earn an associates degree in high school, can i go to ucla making that into a bachelors? the associates degree will be in multidisciplinary studies but does that mean that if i chose to make it a bachelors it still has to be the same major? i want to major in psychology but idk what to do :/ and i’m also from out of state so i don’t know if they’ll accept my dual credit. i hope you can answer my question and have a good day!
Hi there! Thanks for watching. I am a little confused by your question. Are you enrolled in both high school and community college courses simultaneously ? Is that what you mean by dual credit? I am not sure about which credits transfer from out of state institutions. You would have to speak to an advisor from UCLA about that. If you attend UCLA at the undergraduate level, the only degree that can result from that is a bachelor's. UCLA does not award associate's degrees. A bachelor's degree is completely separate from an associate's degree. They do not have to be in the same field. I hope that helps!
Hailey Dollar yes i will be taking college courses next year (which is what i meant by dual credit) while enrolled in high school. my biggest concern really was just wondering if they’re able to accept my college credit ESPECIALLY since i’m from out of state and i have no idea how to ask them that.
As far as I am aware, the coursework can only be checked for transferability once you have been admitted to the school. You could always contact the registrar/admissions and see if there is any other info they can give you on the matter. Hope that helps!
Hailey Dollar thank you!
Do you need a parking permit for a motorcycle?
I would suggest reaching out to UCLA transportation with this question
Would I have too buy an labtop?
Hi, are you asking if UCLA students are required to have laptops?
Hailey Dollar yes
It's not required but I think it would be very difficult to get through school without one or at least a tablet.
Minimum wage in Texas is 7.25$ and it sucksssssssss
sorry to hear that!
My dream school is UCLA and I'm only in 6th grade and eaven though I'm 12 I know for a fact I'm still not going to make it into ucla🤣😔
Never say never!
So if a student can't get the classes they need, will they not graduate on time?
it depends on the major. some are longer than others.
I always wanted to go to UCLA, i dont know why, I didnt know much about it but it was just always somewhere I wanted to go..but after this video idrk lmao
There are pros and cons to every school. No university is perfect.
If Ackerman sells class notes for your class, buy them.
never heard of this before 🤔 can you explain?
$4500 a month?!?!?!?!?!?!??! oh hell nooooo
it's rough in LA 😔
3 years left in highschool then I can go to UCLA
work hard and maybe someday you will get there!
Need an update!!
Ah that sucks a lot of your UCLA experience was on zoom
Only my final quarter was on zoom but yes it was very unfortunate
@Hailey Dollar . . . thank you for bringing to light the problems of transfer students to UCLA. Xfers are an important subset of the students at all the UCs, and in particular UCLA, and it is evident that your needs as a group have not been fully met up to now.
I was looking at the two-year community-college feeders to UCLA and here is a sorted list:
................................................................................................................................................Xfer...GPA.........
...........CC...................................Apps.......Accepted......Acc. %......Enrolled....%Mat.....25%ile.......75th%ile
Santa Monica Coll....................1,985............615.............31%...........474..........77%.......3.61............3.92
Pasadena City College.............1,051............284.............27%...........213..........75%.......3.62............3.94
Los Angeles Pierce College........489............196.............40%...........153..........78%.......3.64............3.94
El Camino College.......................547............170.............31%............124.........73%.......3.60............3.93
Glendale Community College.....471............151.............32%............118.........78%.......3.65............3.93
Moorpark College........................434............135.............31%............101.........75%.......3.71............3.93
Mount San Antonio College........558............162.............29%..............99..........61%......3.67............3.97
De Anza College...........................955............162............17%.............. 96..........59%......3.81............3.97
Diablo Valley College...................876............219.............25%............. 90..........41%......3.85............4.00
East Los Angeles College...........441.............115.............26%..............85.........74%.......3.70...........4.00
Los Angeles Valley College........302............... 97.............32%..............77.........79%.......3.59............3.92
Irvine Valley College...................589..............130.............22%..............75.........58%.......3.65............3.92
Saddleback College....................356..............100.............28%..............70.........70%.......3.67............3.93
Santa Barbara City College........556..............117.............21%...............68.........58%.......3.71............3.94
Foothill College...........................473..............118.............25%...............67.........57%.......3.70............3.93
Orange Coast College.................531..............122.............23%...............67.........55%.......3.65............3.94
College Of The Canyons.............362................83.............23%................61.........73%...... 3.68............3.92
Fullerton College.........................341................85.............25%................53.........62%...... 3.68............3.93
Los Angeles City College............267................67.............25%................51.........76%.......3.53............3.95
Miracosta College.......................299................90.............30%................41..........46%......3.71............3.94
......Totals Top 20 Feeders.....11,883...........3,218............27%............2,183
......Totals for All CA CCs.......20,163...........5,183............26%............3,163..........615......3.67............3.94
* Source: UCLA Admissions
Here is the geographical demographics of the top-20 feeder ccs to UCLA:
- 1-5 are in LA County, with Santa Monica College being 7 miles from UCLA
- Moorpark College is in Ventura County
- Mount San Antonio is in LA County
- De Anza is in San Mateo County (Edit: Santa Clara County, the city of Cupertino - nice city)
- Diablo Valley is in Contra Costa County
- East LA College, LA Valley are in LA County
- Irvine Valley and Saddleback are in Orange County
- Santa Barbara City College is in Santa Barbara County
- Foothill is in San Mateo County (Very good cc, lots of foreign students)
- Orange Coast is in Orange County
- College of the Canyons is in LA County
- Fullerton is in Orange County
- LA City College is in LA County
- Miracosta is in San Diego County
The top 20 feeders for the 2018-19 academic year accounted for 69% of all California ccs. There are community colleges from which UCLA draws outside of CA, with Washington being the largest source.
Hailey, based on some this data and some uneducated guesses, I'm going to say that the administration allots for greater provisions for those entering as frosh (75% of time spent at UCLA w/ guaranteed housing as opposed to cc transfers with only 50%) because there are more local students who matriculate at UCLA from the ccs, whom I presume the administration at UCLA probably believes will commute -- rightly or wrongly in their thought.
But, the frosh at UCLA are more of a geographic diverse group, certainly. For the academic year 2018-19, ~ 20% of the incoming were from out of state, and ~10% were international and a significant % of frosh are from NorCal, LoCal (San Diego), Santa Barbara, and generally outside of LA County.
Santa Monica College which accounts for a significant portion of cc transfers to UCLA every year -- in 2018-19 they accounted for 15% of these students . . . are atypical of the normal set of cc transfers: typically rich westside of LA kids; foreign students who come to SMC to try xfer to UCLA, and some oos kids who are attempting the same as the internationals.
i think, too, the admin sees cc xfers as mature and this is undoubtedly reflected in the age of this subset with average age being ~ 21 as opposed to someone with junior standing having an age of 20 or so, so they probably assume that they are able to handle off-campus housing better, with some having fended for themselves all throughout their college attendance. (Again, rightly or wrongly...)
The good news is, that you and other cc xfers have saved loads of cash, ~ half of your college undergraduate years. And it is proven fact that cc xfers to UCLA have just as much chance for admission to Hopkins and UCSF Med, Harvard and Yale Law, NYU Stern, etc.
Best of Luck in all your future endeavors; you're very well-spoken and obviously very intelligent. UCLA is lucky to have you.
Not completing my thoughts...
In 2018-19, the xfer students to UCLA have made a big step upward in gpa. In past years, the average (UCLA before used to compute averages for cc students instead of reporting 25th and 75th-%iles) for xfers was ~ 3.67 - 3.70. Now, the median is probably > 3.80, and the average is probably ~ 3.77. I would guess that this would -> about a 3.4 gpa at UCLA, a bit of diminution, but not a great deal. Again, BOL and I'll sub and watch some of your other YTs.
Seems like you've done quite a bit of research on this. Are you also a transfer student?
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege . . . No, I graduated years back; I'm just a quasi-stats geek who's interested in a lot of things related to UCLA, and I just recently crunched some data related to UCLA admissions for those entering 2018-19, both for incoming frosh and xfer students. Since your emphasis is on those who've come from 2-year colleges, I thought I would present some of the numbers related to the top cc feeders and the step up in stats of the incoming students. I hope you're able to get out in two years to save yourself $$$, and I'm sure you've already contemplated summer school to graduate timely. Best of luck.
(And my horrible grammar of my originating post notwithstanding: mixed tenses, wrong usage of prepositions, etc; all which should have warranted a better job of editing. )
in the University of California system Asians completely dominate admission. So what the likes of super left universities like Berkeley and UCLA have done is break Asian/Pacific Islander into 7+ different categories (chinese, japanese, filipino etc) to present the false appearance that Whites still are the majority and are therefore to blame for low numbers of black & latino enrollment. If one ethnic groups dominant enrollment was the sole factor to point to why blacks and latinos are underrepresented than you would have to lay the blame at the feet of asian over representation in the University of California system.
I don't really know enough about the demographics at UCLA to comment on that, but I suspect that you can't really pinpoint one specific thing as the sole factor for underrepresentation of any group.
@@HaileyDollarGoesToCollege Asians are the largest enrolled demographic in the UC system, namely Berkeley & UCLA. Is that a fair statement?
I like your last name
lol thank you
wow it was insightful! class of 2025 here 😄
congrats! glad it could help
UCLA needs to build a football stadium on it's campus. It doesn't make sense for students to commute to the Rose Bowl to attend a game.
That would be cool, but I just don't see how that would work out logistically. If you have been to campus then you know that there is nowhere to put a football stadium, not to mention the lack of parking and the tremendous influx of traffic that would create in the already crowded Westwood/Bel Air area. I think these are the exact reasons why the Rose Bowl became the home stadium in the first place.
The UCLA hammer is coming down
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TAKE THAT CRAP OUT YA EARS AND LISTEN UP!!!! this is sooooo important like TRUST she speaks nothing but TRUTH
First world problems
More like valid concerns that people who could potentially pay up to $60K to attend the school deserve to know about.