If statistics are any sort of benchmark, most UCLA undergraduates are pleased with their college experience. UCLA has a freshman retention rate of 97 percent and a first-year transfer retention rate of 95 percent, according to Vu Tran, director of undergraduate admissions and relations with schools. Read more...

Last fall, UCLA received 15,245 applications from students hoping to transfer into the class of 2010. Many of those students were attracted through outreach efforts directed at them by the university. Each year, through programs such as the Transfer Alliance Program, the Student Transfer Outreach Mentorship Program and many others, the University makes a concerted effort to attract prospective transfers. Read more...

While the actual UCLA transfer application is relatively straightforward, the more difficult aspect of being a transfer student comes after acceptance. Integration into the UCLA community is not easy for every student. Read more...

While most of his fellow graduating students entered the work force or transitioned into their respective graduate schools, UCLA alumnus Saman Kashani did something unconventional after graduating from UCLA. Kashani, feeling burnt out by school, moved to Suriname, South America. He lived there for a little more than two years in affiliation with the Peace Corps, where he assisted local physicians. Read more...

For 33 UCLA staff members, losing has never felt so good. Inspired by the NBC television series, "The Biggest Loser," these participants have launched their own weight-loss competition, complete with financial rewards. Read more...

UCLA officials are revising lab safety protocols as well as the overall safety of the laboratories in response to a laboratory accident which left a research assistant severely burned, Read more...

UCLA's ongoing construction project, the Life Sciences Replacement Building, is currently on track to meet its due date of spring 2010. Read more...