UCLA Transfer Bruin Day: A Comprehensive Guide for Admitted Students
Bruin Day offers admitted students the chance to tour the campus, chat with representatives from academic departments and campus resources, and experience what life is like as a Bruin. The UCLA campus is loud and proud again as Bruin Day finally arrives. Bruin Day is an opportunity for newly admitted freshman and transfer students to tour campus, view potential on-campus housing, and chat with tabling campus resources and other departments. Whether they’ve already committed or are still deciding, students from all around get the chance to see what being a Bruin is all about!
What is Transfer Bruin Day?
Transfer Bruin Day is an opportunity for you to get a feel for student life through campus, dining and housing tours; learn about financial aid resources; explore student clubs and organizations; and hear from current students on why they chose to be a Bruin.
When is Transfer Bruin Day?
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, May 10. The transfer student Bruin Day will take place next month on May 11.
Who Attends Transfer Bruin Day?
We anticipate approximately 8,000 admitted transfer students and their guests will visit the campus. With approximately 5,000 guests attending Bruin Day for Transfers, volunteers make UCLA Bruin Days possible.
Why Attend Transfer Bruin Day?
UCLA Bruin Days are an amazing opportunity to showcase UCLA academics, arts and culture, to admitted freshmen, transfer students and their guests to help them make their decision to come to UCLA.
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Experiences and Activities
Campus Exploration
Families walk by campus tour tents set up along Wilson Plaza. Visitors walk up Janss/Kuruvungna Steps to seek out further Bruin Day festivities.
Interacting with Current Students and Staff
Christian Green, a first-year transfer student majoring in African American studies, holds up an "Ask Me" sign to signal to potential freshman students. Christian Green (left) and Steven Rodriguez (right), a sophomore studying psychology, pose for the camera in front of UCLA's "Welcome New Bruins" projection board. Sylvia Ke (left), a freshman studying education & social transformation, and Hayden Carroll (right), a senior majoring in psychology, hold up an "Ask Me" sign to guide students. Angelica Sac Tzep, a sophomore majoring in public affairs, works under one of the tents in Dickson Plaza.
Learning About Opportunities at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Learn what UCLA Samueli Engineering has to offer, how to maximize your academic experience, and how the Engineering Transfer Center can help you through your journey. The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering welcomes all admitted engineering transfer students to a panel discussion by our current engineering transfer students. Hear valuable advice and ask questions about your first year. Learn about the extra-curricular opportunities that will help you make the most of your time at UCLA Samueli. Chat with our engineering design teams and check out their prototypes. Learn about the Undergraduate Internship and Undergraduate Research programs. Tour our new makerspace and learn how to make your engineering ideas come to life.
The Volunteer Experience
As a volunteer your job is to create a welcoming atmosphere at UCLA and to help guests explore and enjoy their day. Most volunteers will be tasked with greeting and helping at various workshops and activities throughout the day. Volunteers get a FREE t-shirt! Stop by the UCLA Store to receive a 20% discount on Bruin Day.
How to Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer, please sign-up before the Sunday, May 4 deadline.
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Student Perspectives
“The day’s been good," Green said. "I haven’t been here for too long but I’ve talked to a few students still making their decisions and they seem a little nervous.”“Students seem super excited and a lot of them are already committed, so it’s been a lot of congratulating people and directing them to things they’d need to see," Ke said.“It’s been fun. I’ve been here since 8am and it’s been busy all day, the admits seem excited and eager to learn more," Sac Tzep said.
Key Locations
Families crowd around Wescom tents set up outside the UCLA Store and next to the Bruin Bear. The Dickson Plaza walkway fills with students between tents and #UCLABOUND posters. UCLA's Den tent is set up with a colorful prize wheel and information table. Newly accepted students and their families line up behind information tents along Dickson Plaza.
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