Class of 2021
I first went to a Univeristy of California campus during the summer of 2015 for a program called the National Student Leadership Conference. Although I have been to the coast before for vacation, I have never stayed there for a relatively long period of time. During that summer, I felt that the coast was where I wanted to go for college. Zooming forward to my senior year in high school, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to receive my higher education in BIology at California. I chose UCLA specifically because I felt a connection with its atmosphere when I visited. Being also in the second largest city in the United States, I believe this university can offer the resources and opportunities I value for success later in my life.
About UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus University of California system. It offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. UCLA enrolls about 31,000 undergraduate and 13,000 graduate students, and had 119,000 applicants for Fall 2016, including transfer applicants, the most applicants for any American university. The mascots are Joe and Josephine Bruin. Wikipedia
From the UCLA website is their mission:
"UCLA's primary purpose as a public research university is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. To fulfill this mission, UCLA is committed to academic freedom in its fullest terms: We value open access to information, free and lively debate conducted with mutual respect for individuals, and freedom from intolerance. In all of our pursuits, we strive at once for excellence and diversity, recognizing that openness and inclusion produce true quality. These values underlie our three institutional responsibilities."
| UCLA Cost of Attendence for Undergraduates | UCLA Residence Halls |
Off Campus Apartments |
Living with Relatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition and Fees | $13,254 | $13,254 | $13,254 |
| Housing and Food | $15,441 | $13,206 | $6,132 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,173 | $1,173 | $1,173 |
| Transportation | $420 | $843 | $1,431 |
| Personal | $1,431 | $1,635 | $1,563 |
| Health Insurance | $2,472 | $2,472 | $2,472 |
| Total – California Residents | $34,191 | $32,583 | $26,025 |
| Nonresident Supplemental Tuition | $28,014 | $28,014 | $28,014 |
| Total – Nonresidents | $62,205 | $60,597 | $54,039 |
Visit the UCLA Website for more information about the university.
