So you’re finally here at UCLA and you’re already lost.  Welcome!  No worries, this website is your guide to surviving college.  At Academics in the Commons, our mission is to provide students with an understanding of skills and techniques, an awareness of campus resources, and a knowledge of self, so that personal and academic success at UCLA will be achieved. We know that the transition between high school and college is not easy, but the purpose of this website is to help ease the transition.  This website is developed for students by students.  Therefore, the materials presented are directed towards each student’s individual needs and developed from fellow students’ perspectives.  Let the journey begin!

Did you know that Academics in the Commons and the Peer Advising Network offer trained personal mentors to help you adjust to UCLA.  The time to sign up is now!  You will be paired up with a mentor who knows what's going on at UCLA and can help you with your academic needs.   The perks of signing up is you will also get to enroll in classes early for both winter and spring quarter.  To enroll, click on 'Notices' on your personal page at http://my.ucla.edu.  Then, click on 'Peer Advising' to fill out an application.  For additional information about the program, call (310) 825-9315.

Adjustment to the University _____________________________________ 

Adjustment is a harsh certainty when entering the university system.  You will go through a period of adjustment that might be discouraging at first.  However, you will learn about your new environment, gain experiences that encourage familiarity and comfort, and ultimately learn to thrive.  Take a moment to realize right now that your transition to the university will most likely begin in panic and make slow steps towards mastery.  We want to lessen the shock of your new environment and expedite your process of mastery.  Read More...

To read more about adjustment to the University System, and how to note the ways you can connect to your campus, click here.

To read more about the differences between environments at four-year universities with that of any high school or two-year college and the methods you can use to adjust, click here.

Finding Time for Everything: Tips for Time Management ___________

Everyone has the ability to manage their time effectively.  However, there is no magic pill that will make you manage your time and stop procrastinating.  The reality of time management is that you must want to better your skills. 

In order to improve you must understand that effective time management is the result of numerous choices you make to achieve goals.  It’s all about priorities.  The only way to improve your time management skills is to make better choices.  Read More...

Experience America’s most successful intercollegiate athletics program. Free to everyone: there is no admission charge for Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Water Polo, Cross Country and Golf, or for Women’s Swimming, Diving and Rowing. Free to students with BruinCard ID: Softball, Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Gymnastics, and Men’s and Women’s Volleyball, Soccer, and Track and Field. Select events are free to faculty and staff. For the public: adults $6, youth $4. (Tickets sold at the door.)  For more information, visit www.happenings.ucla.edu. 

Summer Readmission & Retention Program (SRRP)

SRRP is now accepting applications for Summer 2008.  Click here to learn more about the program and download an application. 

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