Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 21:22     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
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Anonymous wrote:UCLA is evacuated.

USC smoke is so bad and Rush is by zoom.


UCLA has not been evacuated. They canceled classes Thursday and Friday, and they are near an evacuation zone. But it has not been evacuated.


Remote next week.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:44     Subject: Re:UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
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Anonymous wrote:How often are wildfires in SoCal? If memory serves right, Claremont had a fire right next to their campus earlier this year! It feels like it’s been on constant fire.

Common out west. CA is very dry.


Very scary.

There are natural disasters everywhere. Hurricaines, blizzards, tornadoes... pick your poison. The trick to living with fire risk is to follow evac orders when given and be prepared to lose large material possessions, though odds of either happening are actually quite small.

We have two properties in a western state where fires are common. We are aware that our vacation house in the mountains, if fire comes, would just be gone and we are ok with that. However, in 20 years, we've never been under even pre-evac orders at either spot. Fires are typically very localized.

I have not been following the LA fire news carefully, but from the little I saw, the water scarcity issue is a problem and shouldn't have been unforeseen. There are probably issues behind the response.


No. The issue is 80-100 mph winds that spread fire faster and farther than any fire fighting force could contain it. This is what fire experts are saying, if people would stop watching Fox News and listen. Stop spreading misinformation.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:25     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
My kid is at USC. Plenty of communications from the school (daily). The school is physically unaffected by the fires though administration is expressing (rightfully so) concern about employees who may be affected. Classes and business as usual on Monday.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:22     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UCLA is evacuated.

USC smoke is so bad and Rush is by zoom.


USC was a little slow to adjust. It took them two days to realize the smoke wasn’t from a frat party.


Cute thought poor delivery. It’s all in the delivery. It’s why you aren’t funny IRL
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:18     Subject: Re:UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:How often are wildfires in SoCal? If memory serves right, Claremont had a fire right next to their campus earlier this year! It feels like it’s been on constant fire.


You are right, there was a fire this fall near Mt. Baldy. It was very viable from campus.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:13     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe UCLA will have a delay in sending out acceptances?


UC acceptances go out at the end of March so I don't think this will cause a delay.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:10     Subject: Re:UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
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Anonymous wrote:My son has already been LA-ified. I called him in a panic about the fires, and he started laughing and saying it’s all fine. UCLA will do that to you.


So cute. That's what the people of Pacific Palisades and Altadena thought. Until it happened to them.

It’s extremely unlikely a fire would cross the 405. This is wishing ill when it’s unnecessary. Pacific palisades residents live in a fire-prone area and they know that. Altadena’s name literally has origin in meaning upper crown of the valley.


Agree, people freaking out here are not familiar with the geography of Los Angeles.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 19:08     Subject: Re:UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My son has already been LA-ified. I called him in a panic about the fires, and he started laughing and saying it’s all fine. UCLA will do that to you.


So cute. That's what the people of Pacific Palisades and Altadena thought. Until it happened to them.


The Palisades and Malibu are always at risk, as is anywhere in the hills.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:58     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
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Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.


I mean, I would assume not everyone can afford a last minute ticket for a previously undefined period of time. Monday classes only went remote last night and it was just today they went remote for the week. If my kid weren’t already taken care of I would only now fly them home now.

Not everyone who’s paying $70k to go to college oos in one of the most expensive cities in America? Sure.


Is it vast, no, on average there are more kids from lower incomes in-state, but the number off oos students whose families are stretching to have them there isn’t zero.

If they are that stretched, then the kid stays on campus. Campus is not closed.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:57     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.


I mean, I would assume not everyone can afford a last minute ticket for a previously undefined period of time. Monday classes only went remote last night and it was just today they went remote for the week. If my kid weren’t already taken care of I would only now fly them home now.

No OOS students are on need-based financial aid and are paying 76k cost of attendance. One-way tickets from LA to Washington Dulles this week are $410 on United.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:56     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.


I mean, I would assume not everyone can afford a last minute ticket for a previously undefined period of time. Monday classes only went remote last night and it was just today they went remote for the week. If my kid weren’t already taken care of I would only now fly them home now.

Not everyone who’s paying $70k to go to college oos in one of the most expensive cities in America? Sure.


Is it vast, no, on average there are more kids from lower incomes in-state, but the number off oos students whose families are stretching to have them there isn’t zero.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:49     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.


I mean, I would assume not everyone can afford a last minute ticket for a previously undefined period of time. Monday classes only went remote last night and it was just today they went remote for the week. If my kid weren’t already taken care of I would only now fly them home now.

Not everyone who’s paying $70k to go to college oos in one of the most expensive cities in America? Sure.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:47     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.


I mean, I would assume not everyone can afford a last minute ticket for a previously undefined period of time. Monday classes only went remote last night and it was just today they went remote for the week. If my kid weren’t already taken care of I would only now fly them home now.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:34     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
Anonymous wrote:My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.

What support do OOS students need? Just hop on a plane and leave.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 18:33     Subject: UCLA and USC and others SoCal schools?
My kid is at UCLA. Yesterday they extended remote learning through Monday and today they extended it through Friday. Lots of kids have left and local parents on the FB pages have been offering support to oos and international students.