The week of July 20th I had the immense pleasure of wandering through the hills of Westwood. Why you may ask? For UCLA Orientation! I got to do all the fun things freshman do: get lost trying to find Rieber Terrace when I’m right in front of it, feeling generally disoriented (probably the point of orientation), staying in a triple on the eighth floor and shaking while enrolling in classes in anticipation of the screen telling me the class was full. Luckily, the full classes never came to pass. I’m a physical science major (GO BIOCHEM!) which is unpopular for reasons unapparent to me, and therefore no one wanted my classes! I got every single class I wanted and am incredibly grateful. I know you’re curious, so the classes I’m taking next quarter are (BAHDAHDAHDUH!!!): Chem 20A (Chemical Structure), Math 31A (Differential and Integral Calculus), GE Cluster 21A (The History of Modern Thought) and a one unit honors seminar on Socialism in America: The Witty Ramblings of Aziz Nesin (or something along those lines). You may be wondering about the cluster as I know my sister is (“Valerie why the heck are you taking [assume obnoxious voice here] The History of Modern Thought? How BORING”), but rest assured there are many reasons. 1. It covers all the GE requirements my major and minor do not (besides one art class), 2. It gives me 18 units of honors credit if I get a B or higher, and 3. I think it sounds interesting. Who doesn’t like John Locke and Rene Descartes? Niesche anyone? No? Well I do and I’m the one taking the class and that is all that matters. ^-^
Pictures from my view on the eighth floor: Jealous right?
In addition to classes, which is all that really matters anyway, I listened to a bucket full of welcoming and safety(sex, drugs, violence, rape) seminars that I could have done well without, took a four hour campus tour, and ate in Hedrick Hall which is my dining facility for next year. Trust me, I won’t starve, the food was AMAZING. Thank goodness for all the hills and stairs to my classes and the two meals a day plan or else I might be watching my butt expand.
Overall I loved UCLA and am SO glad that I am going there. If they would just offer me a little more financial aid it would be ideal. Looked up medical school requirements today and just might be able to graduate undergrad study in three years with a major in Biochem and a minor in English. Maybe. Medical school, watch out because I WILL be attending. I want to be a doctor MORE THAN ANY OF THOSE OTHER STUPID FRESHMAN AT ORIENTATION. TRUST ME. I have my eye on the prize.
Until school starts, there will be more knitting/spinning/craft posts, as well as more pictures from LA and Santa Monica. (W00T for being next to the ocean!) I’m sorreh about my lack of postage, I will try harder to post more than once a month. Once a week is my goal, almost once a day when school starts. Thanks for reading my long post, bigger is better right? ;] Couldn’t help myself. ^-^
All for now….
