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UCLA student guides

Practical guides for incoming and current UCLA students.

• Thu, Apr 23, 2026

  How to find UCLA clubs you'll actually stick with

  UCLA has 1,000+ student orgs and most freshmen pick wrong on the first try. Here's how to find clubs you'll still be going to in spring, instead of ghosting 12 group chats.

• Thu, Apr 23, 2026

  Social life at UCLA: a freshman's guide

  An honest, slightly opinionated guide to making friends at UCLA. What actually works, what doesn't, and the stuff nobody puts on the orientation brochure.

• Thu, Apr 23, 2026

  Where to buy used textbooks at UCLA (and how to save the most)

  A semi-grumpy guide to getting UCLA textbooks cheap, from the campus marketplace to library reserves to the rental options nobody tells freshmen about.