UCLA MECN 2017

[asteinb]

Hi! I live in pacific palisades, moved from calabasas to be closer to campus once I deciddd to go to UCLA. Plenty of people in our cohort have a much longer commute than I do and they are managing just fine. I do think they would tell you that if you have the option, live closer. You end up having to come to campus early and leave late to avoid traffic otherwise. Maybe this is ok for you if you don't have kids or anyone to take care of at home and you can save money living further.

I know some people that applied to grad student housing but didn't get in. You should be able to see the prices for housing online, I don't remember it being particularly cheap. I can double check and ask on our fb group to see if anyone is in student housing if you'd like.

Re fin aid, SON has really generous donors. There are lots of scholarship opportunities. We had the chance to apply (one letter for all scholarships) in May I think. There are also fellowship opportunities. Everyone I know got at least 10 grand and some even more. When I spoke to fin aid about it they told me that pretty much everyone who applies for scholarships expect an avg of 5 grand. Pretty awesome!

Happy to answer any other questions!

[gltau847]

Hi! I live in pacific palisades, moved from calabasas to be closer to campus once I deciddd to go to UCLA. Plenty of people in our cohort have a much longer commute than I do and they are managing just fine. I do think they would tell you that if you have the option, live closer. You end up having to come to campus early and leave late to avoid traffic otherwise. Maybe this is ok for you if you don't have kids or anyone to take care of at home and you can save money living further.

I know some people that applied to grad student housing but didn't get in. You should be able to see the prices for housing online, I don't remember it being particularly cheap. I can double check and ask on our fb group to see if anyone is in student housing if you'd like.

Re fin aid, SON has really generous donors. There are lots of scholarship opportunities. We had the chance to apply (one letter for all scholarships) in May I think. There are also fellowship opportunities. Everyone I know got at least 10 grand and some even more. When I spoke to fin aid about it they told me that pretty much everyone who applies for scholarships expect an avg of 5 grand. Pretty awesome!

Happy to answer any other questions!

Hi @asteinb! I was just accepted to the Fall 2018 cohort and was wondering if I could ask you a few questions about your experience in the program and the LA area?

[asteinb]

Sure! Email me [email protected]

[gltau847]

Sure! Email me [email protected]

Thank you so much @asteinb!! I just sent you an email!