I was looking for housing around UCLA and was wondering if the convenience of living nearby campus in Westwood but paying a higher price compared to living somewhere else like in Sawtelle that is more affordable was a tradeoff that was worth considering? 

I’ve been having a hard time finding affordable apartments or studios in Westwood and was thinking I would be better off living somewhere else farther away from campus. Unfortunately, I don’t have a car, for those who commute, how is the bus ride from Sawtelle to North Campus? Does anyone also have any recommendations for any apartments nearby campus?

I asked around and everyone i knew said you get used to it after a bit, but its already been two weeks and it still kills me inside every time i have to go shower in dykstra.

Usually my mom draws me a nice warm bath every night and has my favorite sippy cup with blue gatorade ready on the side. The light blue one, not the dark blue, with crushed ice. I also have a batman rubber ducky that likes to float in the tub with me.

I tried to recreate that feeling here in the dykstra 4th floor communal bathrooms but it just isnt the same. I bring my rubber ducky and blue gatorade to the bathroom but it isnt in a sippy cup and theres no crushed ice. Its just in the bottle and it gets hot inside the shower. Sometimes i have to ask someone else to help me open it cuz its really hard mentally and i just start crying.

Does anyone know if theres anywhere on campus i can go and take a bath? If not i was just gonna have my mom pick me up on fridays and id take a bath on friday and saturday and an extra long one on sunday to prepare me for the rest of the week at school.

I know some men think theyre too macho to say it, but i think it makes me more of a man to admit it: i miss my mommy!!

pleasee i need my bruinbill pay plan to go down…

does anyone have a 7c syllabus 🙏🙏 i need to submit it to a school

Randomly found this in a shop in Tallinn a few years ago but can’t find any pictures of it online, no chance anyone knows anything about it, thank you.

hi everyone!! i transferred to UCLA this fall, and now that we're already at the end of week 3, i still haven't found my people at all 🥲 i have some classmates i talk to, but it's been hard finding people who want to hang out outside of class.

i was hoping to make more friends and have that fun college experience, so i thought i'd put myself out there! would anyone be interested in making a friend group together? i'm 21F and would love to meet other girls, but i'm open to anyone i vibe with!!

we could get food, cafe hop, explore LA, go to campus events, or just hang out. if anyone else is in a similar situation, feel free to comment or DM me!! 💗

Edit: anyone commenting lookout for a DM! Arranging hang outs and plan to make an iMessage gc :)

Does anyone know where i can find practice exams for my midterm? I heard that the problems for the midterm are way harder than the problems they give for hw. tysm!

Does anyone know any on campus jobs/internships that are still hiring, work study or not?

Transcripts are due in January but the TAU portal allows you to update grades by March. If your GPA changes during that period, which GPA do they go with?

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for an English-speaking conversation partner for a friend who is currently studying at UCLA School of Law. Ideally, he’d like to connect with a law student or someone with a legal background who would be interested in meeting regularly to practise English and discuss law-related topics.

The goal is to improve his spoken English, legal vocabulary, and confidence in academic and professional discussions, while also exchanging ideas and learning from each other.

If you’re interested or have any recommendations for where to find someone, please feel free to comment or send me a DM. Thanks!

Plss I need this. I got rejected from all the top one and I feel like I’m way too behind now. And I don’t think I’ll be able to score something meaningful to fluff up my app before winter recruiting…

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Whats up with the big tents

Why do all of the dining halls now have an employee standing outside telling people to leave their backpacks in lockers? This seems like the most pointless thing ever. Doing the math for just B-Plate, which is open for 9 hours a day, knowing students are paid $18.80/hr, that's $169.20/day wasted. For 7 days a week, 33 weeks a year, this adds up to at least $39,085.20 wasted on having a person stand out there. If a full-time employee or manager is out there for even an hour a day, this number skyrockets. Each dining hall is essentially flushing 3 in-state students' tuition down the toilet every year. I also have a friend that works at B-Plate, who tells me that they are severely understaffed, so this makes even less sense to me!

This gives me the same vibes as the B-Plate bodyguard that used to be there staring at people leaving making sure nobody left with a banana. It's so stupid I can't understand it. I made a reddit account just to rant about this because it's absolutely ridiculous.

Join our awesome ucla clan on clash of clans titled Bruin Crue!

Yeah so I got rejected from every single club I applied to. There is nothing I can do now. What do I do??? I feel like I'm falling so behind here at UCLA cuz all the premed kids have clubs and theyre so on top of things. What can I do instead of clubs? How can I plan and get ahead too...

I really want to go to med school, and I dont know what opportunities to seek here cuz I keep getting rejected.

Academics
- 3.87 unweighted high school GPA — my high school doesn’t calculate weighted GPAs
- 4.0 college GPA through full-time dual enrollment
- Class rank: 42/467, approximately top 9%
Working toward an associate degree alongside my high school diploma
- Dean’s List for 3 quarters
- Completed college coursework in English, psychology, sociology, communication, history, French, anthropology, art, and photography
Currently taking general chemistry, American government, and anthropology of music
Planned coursework includes biology, chemistry, statistics, anatomy and physiology, and nutrition
No SAT/ACT scores

Healthcare experience
- Surgery Waiting Room Volunteer: 120+ hours supporting patients, families, and surgical staff; assisted 40+ patients with transportation and handle 10+ family calls per shift
- Nursing Assistant Trainee: completed 108 training hours, including 68 classroom hours and 40 clinical hours; passed the nursing assistant written examination
- Healthcare Career Camp Participant: selected as approximately 1 of 50 participants from 300+ applicants

Leadership and community impact
— Senior Class President: represent 467 seniors and work with a 5-officer leadership team
- Leadership across 3 organizations: medical club president, mental health club founder/president, and founder/creative director of a student-led nonprofit
- Founder & Creative Director, student-led nonprofit: developed 6 programs, led 15+ outreach initiatives with 14 community partners, raised $4,600+ through 10 fundraisers, and distributed 5,000+ items and resources
- Founder & President, campus mental health/wellness club: secured $330 in funding, distributed 100+ wellness kits, and organized an initiative serving 200+ students
- President & Social Media Manager, Medical Club: led 8+ meetings and workshops for 30+ students alongside 6 officers; supported CPR training for 30+ participants; club social media generated 200K+ views
- Founder & Editor-in-Chief, health education initiative: produced 10+ educational materials, explored 30+ health topics, and reached 100K+ users across social media
- Youth Advisory Council Member, State Department of Health: selected as 1 of 34 youth from 350+ applicants; focus on mental health, sleep, and nutrition
- Youth Strategy Team Intern, county public health department: selected as 1 of 5 local youth from 30+ applicants for a paid internship supporting teen health outreach and clinic accessibility
- Vice President & Former Public Relations Manager, Red Cross Youth Club: help coordinate 25+ members, helped organize a school blood drive, and created posts generating 4K+ views
- External Vice President, Women in Business: help lead 50+ members and built partnerships with 5 campus organizations
- Youth Council Member, city government: serve on the Events Team and contribute to community event planning
- Former Philippine Committee Chair, Multicultural Club: created an educational project connecting flooding in the Philippines with public health
- Former Editor, Content Creators Club
- International Marketing Board Member, youth organization
- Assistant Director & Social Media Manager, community service organization

Research and advocacy
- ThinkNeuro, Neuroscience Bibliometrics Intensive: training in R programming, scientific literature analysis, bibliometric methods, and research tools
- Research Intern, Cancer Prevention & Public Health Internship: examine literature on colorectal cancer prevention, environmental and lifestyle factors, and health disparities
- Selected Participant, Active Minds Mental Health Advocacy Academy
- Student Representative, Mind Out Loud

Other service and employment
- Child & Youth Program Volunteer: support 15–25 children per shift through homework help, literacy activities, and social-emotional learning
- Former After School Energy Leader: supported programming serving 120+ elementary students across 4 schools
- Customer Service Representative: work approximately 20+ hours per week while attending high school and college
- Former Student Store Associate: worked in a student-run school business during both lunch periods, 4 days per week

Awards and recognition
- DECA State Career Development Conference Qualifier — Business Law & Ethics Team Decision Making
- DECA Top 10 Team Placement
National Honor Society
High School Honor Roll
College Dean’s List for 3 quarters
My long-term goal is to become an RN and eventually pursue nurse anesthesia. My interests include patient care, public health, mental health, and making health information and resources more accessible.

How competitive does my background look for UCLA and UCI nursing? If you were admitted, what do you think helped your application stand out, and what would you recommend emphasizing in the PIQs and nursing supplemental materials?

and no, the year you take to apply to medical schools, doesn't count, I'm talking about real gap years to try to catch up... yeah those... don't take them. Do the work now. I'm struggling and it sucks booty cheeks out here. I'm back to being surrounded by people with no ambitions and who don't care about school :/, and who aren't my age. Opportunities are hard to find and on top of that I have to think about what I"m goign to eat each week and plan ahead. Don't take gap years.

i wish i was in school already. i wish i was still in ucla so i could be stressed out about exams and complain about ucla. what a wonderful thing to be in the position to even complain about ucla and to be stressed out about exams.

any bruin orbits interested my artms tix this sunday 10/18 at the united theater on broadway 🥺 something came up for me but pls dm if interested !!!! willing to negotiate

Hii sorry if this is a stupid question. I want to know how to do this before I go so I don’t look stupid 🫩

Is Feast only pick up during the lunch period now? Where do u scan ur mobile order