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Should I buy a Printer? 

“Hey PEACE! I wanted to ask for your opinion on whether or not to get a printer to have in the dorm. So my roommates want to buy a printer and split the cost between the 3 of us but I’m kinda on the fence. Is it a good investment for the school year or...

WAILISTED CLASSES & EMAILING PROFESSORS

Hi everyone! Christine from PEACE here. 1. How to improve my waitlist chances?The best way to get into a class is enrolling in a section that is empty/ has the smallest waitlist. For example, let’s say Physics 8B lecture has a 50 person waitlist and only a few remaining open seats , but you...

SHOULD I SKIP CLASSES?

Hi everyone! Sylvia here. In general, I don’t advise people to skip class. After all, you’re paying for professors to educate you. And it’s easy to get behind in a class, even if you just miss one lecture. That said, there are certain situations in which skipping a class may be more beneficial to...

April 14th, 2014

Written by Mark Alshak A lot of people are in a rush to get out of college and into medical school because they think they’re going to be in school forever. Truth of the matter is that it won’t make a difference if you enter medical school a year or two after college. If...

PRE-2015 MCAT

Hello, my name is Sylvia and I’m going to talk about the pre-2015 MCAT.2014 is the last year you can take the “old” MCAT before it changes. The “new” MCAT, which will debut in January 2015, will be longer and will have a social sciences section. I took the MCAT in 2013, so I’m...

IS THERE REALLY A UNIT CAP?

There is a soft cap of 20.5 units that you can register for by the end of the adjustment period. The soft cap means that you can add units past 20.5 provided that you are not yet up to the limit. For example, you may add a 4 unit class when you already have...