I am thoroughly enjoying my experience at UCLA thus far. At the moment, I am in my second year and residing on campus. The dormitory life has been quite favorable for me. I appreciate the ambiance of the dorms and the delightful cuisine that is provided. Moreover, there is always a considerable number of students present during late hours, making me feel secure while walking around. As for my professors, they have all been amiable and conduct their tests and grading in a just manner. Overall, the people here seem to be quite pleasant.

Firstly, UCLA was a good experience for me overall. I transferred during the pandemic, so it really was as good as it could have been all things considered. But my issue is that the sociology major does not in any way prepare its students with marketable skills, even if they are choosing to stay in academia. Undergrads are uninformed of research opportunities or they flat out do not exist. There’s no quantitative requirements for the major outside of basic stats, and no applied stats courses for sociology. There was 1 single course that was offered once in my two years there called Computational Methods in Sociology, so if you missed that class like I did you just didn’t have any opportunity to gain quantitative skills. It’s really unfortunate, especially when you compare the quality of the sociology program to Berkeley, I hate to say it. I had to fight a lot more than I feel I should have to get into research experience and I made it work, but the average student won’t and there’s not enough opportunities for all sociology grads to leave with employable skills.

I transferred from a community college and UCLA has a strong transfer culture. I stayed in the transfer dorms and it was the best decision I had ever made. I also enjoy being in the Los Angeles area, but I anticipate spending a significant amount of money on Ubers and Lyft. For longer distances, public transportation is ineffective. The weather is nice and I haven’t had a bad class yet but it all depends on your major or department. In my opinion,it was simple for me to find flexible on-campus work. The food is tasty and I appreciate the meal voucher program. You can exchange a meal swipe ticket that can be used at the various food courts on campus. Be aware that sport games can be time consuming.

My favourite part of my experience at UCLA was the school culture, campus, and location. You have everything you need in one spot along with the top-notch education and renowned professors. There are endless committees and resources dedicated to students with a great base for growth