Overcrowding/Overenrollment Issues at top tier schools

[Anonymous]

Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

Yes, it's such a horror show that they're begging students to attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

Yes, it's such a horror show that they're begging students to attend.

Lots of subpar in-state Cali kids…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

Yes, it's such a horror show that they're begging students to attend.

Lots of subpar in-state Cali kids…..

When a state has 40 million people, even their "subpar" in-state kids are strong. The average SAT score at Berkeley is well above that of U Maryland .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

My private school DC is at Berkeley and the lower div classes were large but upper div are very manageable. DC is graduating with a double major in STEM. They had great research and internship opportunities ($40k per summer). My DC interned at the same places as HYPMS grads. The school is amazing in terms of STEM and the kids are highly motivated. Anyone who thinks Berkeley or UCLA has subpar students is crazy. Berkeley is a really tough school and its not easy to pass classes if you are not a good student. However, a kid has to be highly motivated to make use of what the school has to offer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At UCLA triples are standard, but they guarantee housing for all 4 years, which is vital for students who need it.

It is also hard to get classes, particularly prerequisites, so if a student needs things straightforward this environment would be difficult. You’ve got to plan, hustle, and be ready to pivot as needed. Register for more classes than you need and drop one once you get the feel for the work. Can’t get into a class? Start going anyways and wait for an opening or ask the professor to approve your seat. Successful student need to be savvy and resourceful, and plenty of them graduate in 4 years (maybe snagging some of those hard prerequisites at CC over the summer). There is no handholding.

The one thing that pisses me off is the underground market for classes. Students register for classes they don’t need and then sell the seat. I wish the school would crack down on that.

What?!? That is offensive.
Ok taking UCLA off the list.
What other schools have this?

They can’t be the only ones. I’d go to Reddit to look. DC thought they’d been thorough but never heard of this before getting on campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearing disturbing things about overcrowding in dorms/not enough housing at UCLA (3 freshman in a double etc)

Hearing about scheduling/class issues at Michigan, with kids not getting into required 1st year classes for majors etc.

What other schools have these types of issues? What’s the best way to find out?

Big schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

My private school DC is at Berkeley and the lower div classes were large but upper div are very manageable. DC is graduating with a double major in STEM. They had great research and internship opportunities ($40k per summer). My DC interned at the same places as HYPMS grads. The school is amazing in terms of STEM and the kids are highly motivated. Anyone who thinks Berkeley or UCLA has subpar students is crazy. Berkeley is a really tough school and its not easy to pass classes if you are not a good student. However, a kid has to be highly motivated to make use of what the school has to offer.

Yes, these schools are in demand and full of bright, talented students who aren’t turned off by the need to hustle. It is not an environment for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearing disturbing things about overcrowding in dorms/not enough housing at UCLA (3 freshman in a double etc)

Hearing about scheduling/class issues at Michigan, with kids not getting into required 1st year classes for majors etc.

What other schools have these types of issues? What’s the best way to find out?

Colleges know that kids drop out during the first semester and they purposefully over fill the dorms because they know that eventually it will be closer to actual capacity. They don't always get it right and every year, you hear of a few schools renting out hotels to cover the overflow. “The Middle” had a story arc about it when Sue went to college.

Middlebury’s FEMA trailers for housing a few years ago….

During Covid? Lots of schools expanded to hotels, etc. so they could provide more space per kid and went back to normal by 2022.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:every single school

Very common at public universities. One or the other over-acceptance issues happens maybe 3 or 4 years out of 10 at a typical public university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:every single school

Very common at public universities. One or the other over-acceptance issues happens maybe 3 or 4 years out of 10 at a typical public university.

This.
Buyer beware.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

Yes, it's such a horror show that they're begging students to attend.

Lots of subpar in-state Cali kids…..

When a state has 40 million people, even their "subpar" in-state kids are strong. The average SAT score at Berkeley is well above that of U Maryland .

Ugh, Berkeley and other UCs will not consider SAT or ACT scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At UCLA triples are standard, but they guarantee housing for all 4 years, which is vital for students who need it.

It is also hard to get classes, particularly prerequisites, so if a student needs things straightforward this environment would be difficult. You’ve got to plan, hustle, and be ready to pivot as needed. Register for more classes than you need and drop one once you get the feel for the work. Can’t get into a class? Start going anyways and wait for an opening or ask the professor to approve your seat. Successful student need to be savvy and resourceful, and plenty of them graduate in 4 years (maybe snagging some of those hard prerequisites at CC over the summer). There is no handholding.

The one thing that pisses me off is the underground market for classes. Students register for classes they don’t need and then sell the seat. I wish the school would crack down on that.

What?!? That is offensive.
Ok taking UCLA off the list.
What other schools have this?

Glad you’re saving the $80.00 because your kid very likely wasn’t getting an acceptance anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg this sounds awful.

I now understand why no kids from our private go to UCLA or Berkeley

Yes, it's such a horror show that they're begging students to attend.

Lots of subpar in-state Cali kids…..

When a state has 40 million people, even their "subpar" in-state kids are strong. The average SAT score at Berkeley is well above that of U Maryland .

What test scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At UCLA triples are standard, but they guarantee housing for all 4 years, which is vital for students who need it.

It is also hard to get classes, particularly prerequisites, so if a student needs things straightforward this environment would be difficult. You’ve got to plan, hustle, and be ready to pivot as needed. Register for more classes than you need and drop one once you get the feel for the work. Can’t get into a class? Start going anyways and wait for an opening or ask the professor to approve your seat. Successful student need to be savvy and resourceful, and plenty of them graduate in 4 years (maybe snagging some of those hard prerequisites at CC over the summer). There is no handholding.

The one thing that pisses me off is the underground market for classes. Students register for classes they don’t need and then sell the seat. I wish the school would crack down on that.

This is ridiculous. Utterly absurd.
WTAF?!?! I’m so glad my kid goes to the other LA school!