Los Angeles

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Angels promises every student an unforgettable and immersive cultural experience

Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States and one of its most iconic destinations. Greater Los Angeles County, home to nearly 9 million people, stretches approximate- ly 100 miles eastward from the Pacific Coast to the San Gabriel Mountains. It encompasses well-known cities such as Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills—along with many others. Los Angeles attracts millions of visitors from around the globe each year. With its world-famous landmarks—includ- ing Mann’s Chinese Theater, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, celebrity homes, and iconic beaches like Venice Beach and Santa Monica—there’s something for everyone. From luxury hotels and upscale shop- ping malls to trendy restaurants, lush parks, and vibrant entertainment districts, the City of Angels promises every student an unforgettable and immersive cultural experience.

Residence Halls - Sproul Hall
UCLA’s on-campus housing is situated at the heart of university life and is just a short walk away from classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and sports facilities. UCLA’s highrise residence halls are coed, with separate restrooms and shower facilities for male and female students on each floor. Rooms in the residence halls will be shared by three students. This is a 7 story building with study rooms, meeting rooms, TV rooms and laundry facilities on each floor. The rooms are cleaned on a weekly basis. This cleaning entails light vacuuming, emptying of waste- baskets, a fresh linen pack, and cleaning of the shared bathroom. All common areas are cleaned on a daily basis. Coin-operated laundry machines are located on every floor of the Residence Halls.

The University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. UCLA has the highest enrollment of any University of California campus and is the most applied-to university in the United States, with over 173,000 applications for Fall 2024. As of the 2023–2024 academic year, UCLA’s endowment is approximately $3.9 billion. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UCLA among the top public universities in the United States, based on academic excellence, faculty achievements, global reputation, and research impact.

FILMING
With a location near Hollywood, UCLA has attracted filming for decades. Most of the 1985 film Gotcha! was shot at UCLA, as well as John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995), Legally Blonde (2001), Old School (2003), The Nutty Professor (1995), Erin Brockovich (2000), How High (2001), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), American Pie 2 (2001), and Bring It On Again (2004) were all mainly shot at the university campus or locale. In January 2009, the Hollywood movie ‘My Name is Khan’ was also filmed at UCLA.

Fifteen Nobel laureates are associated with UCLA: eight professors and seven alumni. Two other UCLA faculty members winning the Nobel Prize were Bertrand Russell and vice president Al Gore. Actors Ben Stiller, Nicholas Cage, James Dean, Steve Martin, Mark Harmon, Tim Robbins, James Franco, George Takei, Mayim Bialik, Sean Astin, Holland Roden and Milo Ventimiglia are also UCLA attend- ee or alumni. Popular music artists Sara Bareilles, The Doors, Linkin Park and Maroon 5 all attended UCLA. Giada De Laurentiis is a program host at Food Network and former chef at Spago. Greg Graffin, lead singer of punk rock band Bad Religion, earned a master's degree in Geology at UCLA and used to teach a course on evolution there. Carol Burnett was the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013 (also winner of Emmys, a Peabody and a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005). Francis Ford Coppola (1967) was the director of the gangster film trilogy The Godfather and the Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now.

Residence Halls – Sproul Hall, UCLA
UCLA’s on-campus housing is centrally located, offering easy access to classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and sports facilities—right in the heart of university life. Sproul Hall is a 7-story, coed highrise residence building. Students will share rooms in groups of three. Each floor includes study rooms, meeting rooms, TV lounges, and coin-operated laundry facilities. Community restrooms and showers are available separately for male and female students.

Room & Facility Cleaning:
Rooms are cleaned weekly, including light vacuuming, emptying trash bins, providing fresh linens, and cleaning shared bathrooms. All common areas are cleaned daily.

Dining Hall
Enjoy all-you-care-to-eat meals at UCLA’s award-winning residential restaurants. The dining program is nationally recognized for its exceptional food quality, innovative services, and state-of-the-art facilities. Meals are served buffet-style with a rotating daily menu and a wide variety of dishes.

Meal Times:
Breakfast: 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Lunch: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Dinner: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM During full-day excursions, packed lunches are provided.

English Lessons
Morning Session: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Excursions: Students enjoy a wide range of sightsee- ing and recreational excursions, including:

City Tours: Los Angeles, Westwood, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Santa Monica
Shopping: Westfield Mall
Amusement Parks: Six Flags (with packed lunch)
Grand Tours: Grand Canyon, Las Vegas

Swimming Pool Access Available on select days with reservation. The pool is located just a few minutes from the residence hall.
Please note: Pool towels are not provided — students are advised to bring their own. Student Conduct All students are required to follow both written and verbal instructions from RLT staff at all times.