The University of California - Los Angeles

I had to make a decision: narrowed to ivy or a california school. hmmm, what to do . . .
i wanted prestige, but i wanted ucla. more than stanford, berkeley, and certain east coast schools. how about illinois? the south?

i got ucla AND prestige. this school has lived up to my desires. if you want to hear people say wow, then go to harvard. (i must admit that many people say wow to ucla - especially outside of the us.) if you want your dreams to come true and have a great education and prestige, too, then ucla is it.

our great ucla football dominance of many years past may be coming back. NOW is the time to dive in and become a part of history. BRUIN history.

as someone else also noted, i never once had a class taught by a ta. classes are taught by professors. the ta is for sections that will help you immensely, if you care. ucla has some life changing teaching going on, so, if you are one of the lucky few who get that acceptance letter, then accept, of course.

as for the negativity, personal choice and all that accepted:

anybody who transfers in and after three weeks wants to apply to another three schools to transfer again must have a screw loose. three weeks is not even enough time to find all of the bathrooms on campus, let alone discover all of ucla's greatness.i will miss my years at ucla and will be back . . .

4th Year Male -- Class 2008

Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: F

My experience at UCLA was amazing!!! If I had to go back and choose all over again, I'd still choose UCLA. For all the negative comments, I feel bad for all those who's had less than pleasant experiences at UCLA. But, for me, it was an awesome experience and I really loved every bit of it! I've been out for 3 years now and I miss the school so much!! I've been applying for law school and unfortunately I couldn't gain acceptance into UCLA law. I would have loved to go back there! It's okay though, I still love the school just as much.

Originally from Nor Cal, I am now in love with So Cal. I loved the professors at UCLA, I loved my roommate experiences, and classmate experiences too. Professors there were so helpful, as long as you are willing to put the time in for office hours and study groups. I didn't think the people at UCLA were at all snotty. Contrarily, I thought they were quite easy going. Once in a while you'll meet some really competitive people who won't be so nice, but you'll find those everywhere. UCLA is seriously an awesome school!!!

4th Year Female -- Class 2005

Friendliness: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B