Tag: Pack List

Orientation: Transfer Packing List

  • ID (driver’s license, passport, etc)
  • Laptop / tablet
  • Copy of all prior college transcripts and exam scores (AP/IB/etc.), or access to them online
  • Access to your MyUCLA (I know it’s autosaved on your phone/laptop, but you should actually know the username and password)
  • Water bottle / light snacks
  • Comfortable clothes / shoes
  • Reasonable expectations
  • List of all and any questions/concerns that you would like addressed

New student orientation for transfers lasts an entire day: From check-in by 7-8am until after enrollment around 8:30pm. That being said, there’s just so much information and things you need to take care of during the day that you’ll most likely feel a little rushed if you come in completely unprepared. Make sure to prepare all of the above listed items the night before.

Most of orientation will center around class planning for your fall quarter. Transfers will be enrolling in a total of 3 classes (plus an optional university studies intro for transfers course) during orientation. 1-2 of these should be in your chosen major and at least 1 must be a course outside of your major.

If you would like to come in a little better informed, I recommend you read through the material I’ve prepared about how enrollment works, how to access your degree audit report (which lists exactly which classes you still need to take to fulfill all your major requirements), and how to use Class Planner:

Orientation: First Year Packing List

  • ID (driver’s license, passport, etc)

  • Laptop / tablet
    If you don’t have one you can bring, we’ve got computer labs available for use during course planning day 🙂

  • Chargers and Portable Power Banks for your phone and laptop

  • Copy of all prior college transcripts and exam scores (AP/IB/etc.), or access to them online

  • Access to your MyUCLA
    I know it’s autosaved on your phone/laptop, but you should actually know the username and password)

  • Water bottle / light snacks
    Meals are provided throughout orientation, but the schedule dictates when we eat and dining halls close by 8pm! Get those late night hönger snacks in line before it’s too late…!

  • Prescription/Over the counter medication, glasses/contacts, menstruation/hygiene products

  • Comfortable clothes / shoes / sunscreen / hat / sunglasses
    Yes, there will be a lot of walking…and a lot of sun… you’ve been warned!

  • Reasonable expectations and a good attitude 🙂

  • List of all and any questions/concerns that you would like addressed
    It can be a little hard coming up with questions on the spot, but you definitely have at least a few you need answers for! Prepare some in advance and there will be opportunities to ask several departments such as Financial Aid, study abroad, etc

  • Hand soap
    You will most likely be staying in a suite with a shared bathroom between two rooms. It’s got toilet paper, but no hand soap.

  • Warm outerwear / light blanket
    Yes, this is California, but it can get surprisingly chilly into the evening time! Make sure to bring at least one thing you can wear to stay warm. Blankets are provided in the rooms, but many students have expressed regret at not bringing an additional blanket for more warmth. Something about those ACs…?

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