University of California-Los Angeles Top Questions

Nothing.

Too many people. Too large of class sizes. Not enough classes to choose from.

The worst part about UCLA is the fact that there are way too many people. You will most likely always have to change your planned schedule when enrolling for classes because the class that you absolutely need will probably fill up. You receive much less individual attention in anything, and if you want help it's your responsibility to get anything done.

The large population, because it is easy to get lost among the crowd (especially if you don't take action for yourself)

too many annoying people

long way from parking structure to classes

It's very competitive and many introductory classes or mandatory courses for certain majors are very large (about 200+ students).

Overemphasis on academically degrading "issues" such as diversity.

Many classes are on high demand and are held in big lecture halls. While this forces the student to go into office hours to get questions answered it also makes the classroom experience less personal. Being in a big lecture hall also makes it more challenging for the student to meet people. You really need to get involved on campus through extracurricular activities or live in a dorm to meet people.

The worst thing about my school would probably be the parking situation. Parking is almost non-existent because there are so many students, and it is a big city, so commuting students have a hard time trying to get to classes on time.