Growing up in San Francisco and attending the local public high school, I was like many others ““ I knew I had to do well in school to pursue eventually a career in my field of choice, but I didn’t know what that field might be. Read more...

Since I started working, I’ve had 13 different jobs. I’ve slung coffee, worked retail, sold movie tickets, answered phones and ran errands. I’ve tracked loan data for a mortgage brokerage, I’ve done medical billing for a psychologist and I’ve been an office manager for a crazy chiropractor. Read more...

Welcome to orientation. By now, you’ve probably noticed a few things about UCLA. For one, this isn’t your old high school. You will find yourself one of hundreds in the typical lecture hall, one in a hundred on your dorm floor and one of three in your own room. Read more...

As incoming freshmen preparing to enroll in courses, I know many of you are trying to figure out what classes to take, not to mention what major to declare. Read more...

During the 2002-2003 academic year, I met with two consultants who were interested in reestablishing a once- prominent campus fraternity. The house had a 150-year history, but was no longer established on campus. Read more...

Two years ago, I entered UCLA hoping I would fit in. I wanted everything in college to go right. A good social life was definitely part of the plan, and I decided that a fraternity could offer me the kind of social environment I was looking for. Read more...

High school is over and now it’s time to make the big decisions. Obviously, your first important one has already been made ““ which college to attend. Read more...