Hey everybody!

YOUniversity TV here
in Los Angeles, California.

I’m Chloe.

And I’m Levon and we're at UCLA
where the academic programs

go way beyond the traditional.

UCLA is in the residential
neighborhood

of Westwood Village between
Beverly Hills and Bel Air.

Located on 419 wooded acres,
UCLA is 15 minutes

from the beach,
20 minutes from Hollywood,

and two hours from
the mountains or the desert.

You can ski in the morning,
have lunch in Palm Springs,

and even surf in the Pacific
all in the same day.

There’s tremendous diversity.

Just, first of all when you
consider the city itself,

the location being in UCLA,
being in Los Angeles,

the resources with regards
to entertainment,

the resources with regards to--

There’s really anything
that you can imagine.

UCLA is one of the world’s
great research institutions

and the largest and most
comprehensive university

in California.

With nearly 26,000
undergraduates,

UCLA Bruins come
from all 50 states

and more than 100 countries.

And UCLA is one of the nation's
most ethnically, culturally,

and economically
diverse universities.

UCLA is extremely selective
in its admission.

UCLA is a very
competitive university,

and each and every year we
tend to get more applications

than any other school
in the country.

We take a holistic approach
when we look at the application

which means that we’re
taking into account things

that the student is doing
both in the classroom

and out of the classroom.

And so while GPA is important,
how many honors classes

a student is taking
is important,

SAT scores are important.

In addition to that, we want to
see students who are leaders

and movers and shakers.

California residents
can expect to pay

about $7,500 a year in fees.

Non-residents pay about $8,200,
plus an additional $20,000

for non-resident tuition.

More than 60% of UCLA
students receive financial aid.

Take a look at UCLA’s
undergraduate programs

and you’ll find some of
the best academic studies

in almost any field.

130 majors,
109 academic departments,

5,000 courses, 11 graduate
professional schools,

and 3,800 faculty.

Popular majors are psychology,
economics, political science,

English, history, sociology,
film, engineering, chemistry,

nursing, and math.

UCLA is one of the most vibrant
intellectual communities--

something that undergraduate
students might not fully

appreciate, but it’s a real
opportunity for them.

UCLA has a lot more
to offer than the traditional

classroom experience.

Incoming students can
begin their studies

with a freshman cluster
that involves you

in a year-long
learning experience.

They cover a lot of topics
and they get a lot

of GEs out of the way,
so it ends up being

an amazing experience.

And freshmen can choose from
among 200 small group seminars

or try the enriched
educational opportunities

in the honors program.

Working with some
of the world's top faculty,

UCLA students can conduct
important research of their own.

We have professors who
have won Nobel Prizes,

who are Guggenheim
Fellowship winners

and Fulbright Scholars,
and you can do one-on-one

research with them.

As an undergraduate student,
you want to be exploring

lots of different options,
and you can do it here at UCLA

and know that you’re really
talking with the very best.

And the university’s
two undergraduate

research centers
can help you get started.

Here in this lab at UCLA
and tons of other labs

across campus, there are
a lot of principal investigators

who are more than willing to
teach how research is done,

take them sort of
under their wing.

At UCLA,
community involvement

is a cornerstone of
undergraduate education.

You can participate in local,
state, or national programs

that combine
a volunteer experience

with academic coursework.

The UCLA Bruins
are the nation’s

most successful
college athletic program--

the first to reach 100
NCAA championships.

For the informal athlete,
UCLA offers 36 club

and 20 intramural sports,
amazing workout facilities

right in the middle of campus,
and an aquatics center

on Santa Monica bay.

Or go to the Sunset Canyon
for volleyball, tennis,

or a dip in one of the two
swimming pools.

The unique thing about
UCLA's housing facility

that I really like compared
to other schools

is that it’s all
in one location.

They call it "The Hills"
so you don’t really--

I know at other schools,
kind of the dorms are spread

throughout the campus and if
you want to go see your friend

at night you’re walking
across campus.

But at our school it kind
of feels like your own little

UCLA city where everyone's
really close and there’s a lot

of interaction between everyone.

Student housing is
guaranteed for three years

and the campus offers
traditional shared dorm rooms,

suites, and private rooms.

Eat a la carte in one of
the four residential restaurants

or meet at the late night cafe.

The dining facilities
are amazing.

And they started a new thing
where they’re, like, kind of,

you can swipe and take
stuff to go with you,

which is really, really good.

The residential community even
has its own performance theater,

television studio,
and TV channel.

There are almost 900 student
organizations at UCLA.

The opportunities for
involvement are endless.

UCLA is a huge part of
the Los Angeles cultural scene.

They have an art gallery,
two museums,

and seven theaters that host
world class performers

almost every day.

So where else can you combine
so many academic opportunities

with social
and cultural events,

and with a year round average
temperature of 73 degrees

and 330 days of sunshine?

That’s UCLA.

Thanks for tuning in
to YOUniversity TV,

where we put the "you"
in "university."

And the U in UCLA.

I’m Chloe.

And I’m Levon.

And we’ll see you later.