Melissa Rodriguez chose UCLA for her freshman year plans because she prefers a large public university with an urban setting, UCLA has her intended major of pre-medical, and she wants to play on the soccer team. Some key facts about UCLA are that it is located in Los Angeles, has over 27,000 undergraduate students, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. For her freshman year, Melissa plans to take classes required for her pre-medical major and join the soccer team and dance club.

1. My freshman year plans at
University of California Los
Angeles
Melissa Itzel Rodriguez
AVID Student # 121
3/28/12

2. Why I chose UCLA
 Reason #1: I prefer a large public school with a
urban setting.
 Reason #2: I believe that UCLA is the right
university for me because it has my major which is
pre-medical.
 Reason #3: The reason I chose UCLA was because
I like the Urban setting and I would like to attend a
public school. Also because it has a soccer team
and I love soccer so I would love to play for the
team.

3. Basic Facts about UCLA
 www.bigfuture.collegeb
oard.org
 Los Angeles Cal.
 360 miles from Salinas
6 hours away
 UCLA was founded in
1919
 27,199 undergraduate
students
 Colors: Blue and Gold
 Mascot: Joe Bruin
 Public

4. Additional Basic Facts About UCLA
3.0 GPA minimum
Tuition: 12,686
Cost of Room and
Board: 13,976
 Some Clubs and
organizations at UCLA:
Dance, Cultural clubs,
Media etc..
 Sport Teams: Soccer,
Baseball, Tennis,
Volleyball, Softball,
Basketball

5. My freshman year academic plans for
UCLA
 My major will be pre-  Good places to study in are:
medical.  <library name>
 <building name>
 Some examples of classes  <favorite campus location>
in the major of pre-medical
are:  A club/activity that I can join
 <example class 1> to meet other <major>
 <example class 2> majors is: <academic club
 <example class 3> or activity related to my
major>

6. My freshman year extra-curricular plans
for UCLA
 I plan on joining the Soccer
team
 Some clubs that interest me
include:
 The dance club
 yearbook club
 An interesting place nearby
UCLA that I would like to
visit is Hollywood and go to
Universal Studios.

7. Sources
 https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/