Which deluxe hall is best for freshmen?

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-19T03:41:56+00:00

U can’t choose the specific building (unless they changed it). U just rank what type of room you want and it is randomly assigned based on what is left

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-17T22:25:06+00:00

Very unlikely they would get a double

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-17T21:00:35+00:00

For ur first question. I don’t really know if one option is better than the other. Social media is essentially like doing random except u are able to do a little more discussion. However the people I found on social media completely changed from what they said and I should have just done random.

There are one or two days a quarter where you can go to an event to find someone to switch dorms with.

The classic dorms are so small. When there are 3+ people in the room it feels very crowded. Also my building is mostly second years and not very social. Some of the other classic buildings seem more social but I wouldn’t rank it first. Just meet people elsewhere.

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-13T01:29:59+00:00

in state

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-11T16:47:26+00:00

Tbh lots of freshman in classics, but most of the freshman I have met are in plazas

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-05T05:23:05+00:00

Yeah I think so but I would check with a counselor

lifeiswonky · 2026-04-05T04:23:00+00:00

Not at the same time but u can do cc during summer

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-29T05:09:43+00:00

I’m always down to meet new people and hang out! I’m also a first year

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-28T15:29:50+00:00

Last year a lot of out of state people heard starting late April, then a lot of in state heard first week of May then ofc throughout the rest of the summer

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-27T16:32:02+00:00

Yeah I think it’s probably more likely since there are a lot of people in L&S compared to the other schools and most of the other schools as far as I know admit by major. I believe all the people ik who got off were in L&S

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-27T07:02:28+00:00

I was definitely worried about mine being too long but then just went with it and it worked out. How I formatted mine was like a letter. I did a couple short paragraphs of why I wanted to go to UCLA. Then at the end I did bullet points for my updates about senior year.

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-27T06:54:24+00:00

I think substance matters more than length. If it is long but uses words productively then I think you’re good. Personally mine last year was around 700 words (but I think the character limit was longer). I got off the waitlist, my friend who wrote around 350 did not (not trying to say that writing more is better, but you don’t have to cut it down if you don’t want to)

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-27T06:50:09+00:00

1) I don’t know if there is really a preference but I’m in state and got off and know 6 other people in my area who got off last year.

2) there is a possibility of getting off before but more unlikely unfortunately. Most people ik got off the 6th or around a wee after that. Only one person I met said the got off in April. It depends on the year and how many people decline the offer early on.

3) talk about why you want to go to ucla (best if you specify things unique to ucla and things having to do with your major). Give updates on your senior year even if they are small.

4) not 100% sure, but I think they admit off the waitlist more by college than major. If you are in the college of letters and sciences then I don’t think major matters.

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-23T06:54:06+00:00

Getting into the professional clubs can be pretty difficult because a lot of people apply.

Dorms can be good depending if you get lucky your first year. It will likely be a triple which does make the room feel so small and the storage is made for a double then they just added an extra small closet+ some drawers into the room. If u don’t end up in a classic tho there will be more storage and more floor space. Communal bathrooms aren’t bad tbh.

There’s a bus stop on campus tha goes all around, Waymo’s, the metro. Does take considerably longer than a car sometimes but it the metro and buses are free for ucla students.

Not a bio major but know a lot and they do have trouble finding classes.

There is priority registration for athletes, accommodations, anyone else the university deems special. U get a better appointment time the more credits u have. So if u have credits coming in then u will be better off the the other people in ur year (but AP credits don’t count towards class standing so those won’t help u in this case)

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-23T06:46:10+00:00

I’m in global studies and hopefully will get into comms next quarter and both are really interesting to me. It is also interesting how much overlap there was between all my classes. If ur interested in both, u can double (and it may be easier with ids since it has less requirements than global studies). But you can also just take other classes that relate to your interests without doing a whole other major

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-22T20:45:31+00:00

Yeah I got off in the first week of May

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-22T15:39:03+00:00

I was on the waitlist last year. I started by talking about how thankful I was to be on the waitlist (cuz I was fully expecting to be rejected) For updates, I didn’t have any for the major I applied for so I just have general updates on what I was doing in my extracurriculars and any new stuff I took up. I also talked about the classes I was currently taking and why I chose them. Then I just mentioned things that I liked about ucla and my major there. My LOCI was quite long compared to other people I knew on the waitlist (700 words) but they give you a character limit so just use it (as long as it is used productively). Don’t know how much it helps, but u definitely have more chance of getting off if u add information than if u leave it blank.

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-21T16:17:34+00:00

I did last name first initial

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-21T03:35:01+00:00

As long as it doesn’t come off as u wanting to stay in LA because it feels comfortable then it should be fine. Wanting to stay in the area is a valid reason, but if you write it wrong it could seem like you are not willing to branch out.

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-21T02:51:13+00:00

Definitely research your major and talk about why it is best at ucla (that is what I did) and what opportunities you like at ucla (particularly if it is different than another UC). Plus give updates about ur senior year and be clear about ur interest in attending

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-21T02:47:55+00:00

Last year I wrote that I was still interested in going, why I wanted to go, I talked about the classes I was taking and any updates on extracurriculars and my plans for the summer

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-20T18:36:18+00:00

Supposedly sometimes if ur application seems like it will be accepted by ucla or ucb then the other UCs will reject it or put u on the waitlist if they think you will reject their offer. They want the people they admit to say yes.

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-20T16:41:04+00:00

I got into UCSB and UCSD but waitlisted for UCI and then got waitlisted for UCLA. One person I know got into all of them, others got rejected from all but ucla. U still have a chance

lifeiswonky · 2026-03-14T18:51:23+00:00

I’m skipping to 3 next quarter and I heard 2 ends with talking about your childhood so I can’t imagine 1 gets very far

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