The Quad: Applying for impacted majors may be difficult, allows students to reflect on passion

We all remember the stressful experience of applying to college. Writing personal statements, requesting transcripts, consolidating extracurriculars – the list goes on. But for a few majors on UCLA’s campus, the applications continue. Students who plan on majoring in studies like communication or human biology and society, must apply into the major before they can […]

The Quad: Sensible UCLA classes prepare students for post-college life

Eventually, all of our college lives will come to an end. Just thinking about the mysterious abyss of post-UCLA life is a scary thought, but when college does end, you’ll want to have an arsenal of skills to help you in daily life and in the workforce. Life after college doesn’t just mean an end […]

The Quad: Graduating early opens doors for students willing to work hard

While the majority of nostalgic graduates may have four or more years to look back upon, a separate group have managed to graduate in less than four years. Corey Hollis, director of academic advising at UCLA College Academic Counseling, said motivations for graduating early vary from student to student. Regardless of how students choose to […]

The Quad: The long, convoluted history that entrenches the quarter system at UCLA

This week, thousands of UCLA students will finally receive the degrees they’ve been working years toward – just about a month after their counterparts at schools such as UC Berkeley and the University of Southern California, both of which utilize the semester system. A whirlwind of cliched phrases often pops up in debates surrounding the […]

The Quad: College ranking systems, categorized and (somewhat) demystified

Fall is here, so that means it’s time for a deluge of college rankings to drop like the leaves never do in southern California. The most recent update to our oversaturated college rankings landscape is the 2018 iteration of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Global Universities” ranking, released Oct. 24. It’s not to be […]

The Quad: Breaking down the admission statistics of the UCLA class of 2021

With a new year comes a new bright-eyed freshman class, ready to begin new journeys. But what is changing about the incoming class of 2021? How are student admissions different from the year I was accepted? Here are a few key trends. UCLA and UC Berkeley are becoming increasingly selective, but this year, UCLA takes […]

The Quad: Popular UCLA majors do not always correlate to high employment rates

Popped champagne and glittery graduation photos aside, what lies ahead for our graduating seniors may be anything but smooth and picturesque. The real world, as they say, is a tough place to be. Students artfully craft four-year plans to improve their job prospects, no doubt changing their major once or twice along the way. But […]