洛杉矶州立师范大学成立

1881 年 3 月，应州参议员雷吉纳尔多·弗朗西斯科·德尔瓦莱的要求，加州立法机关批准在洛杉矶市中心创建加州师范学校（现为圣何塞州立大学）的南部分支机构。以培训不断增长的人口加州立师范大学洛杉矶分校于 1882 年 8 月 29 日开业，现在是洛杉矶公共图书馆系统中央图书馆的所在地。 1887 年，分校正式独立，并更名为洛杉矶州立师范大学。

加入加州大学

1919 年 5 月 23 日，州长威廉·史蒂芬斯签署了第 626 号议会法案，该法案获得了南部加州人的努力，该法案获得了土地和建筑物，并将洛杉矶师范大学转变为加州大学的南部分支机构。同一部立法增加了其普通本科课程，即文学与科学学院，南分校校园于当年 9 月 15 日开放。

从异地部门成为当地明学

在最初的 32 年中，UCLA 被视为 UC 的异地部门。因此，其主持人被称为“教务长”，并向伯克利大学主校报告。 1951 年，加州大学洛杉矶分校正式升格为与加州大学伯克利分校同等的地位，其主持人雷蒙德·B·艾伦是首位被授予总理职位的首席执行官。

1960 年，富兰克林·大卫·墨菲被任命为总理大臣，这激发了设施和教师荣誉的飞速发展的时代。到本世纪末，加州大学洛杉矶分校在许多学科上都取得了卓越的成绩。这个时代也确保了加州大学洛杉矶分校作为一所适当大学的地位，而不仅仅是 UC 系统的一个分支。

加州大学洛杉矶分校作为一所公立研究型大学的主要目的是创造，传播，保存和应用知识，以改善我们的全球社会。为了实现这一使命，加州大学洛杉矶分校致力于最大程度地实现学术自由：我们重视公开获取信息，在相互尊重个人的情况下进行的自由而生动的辩论。在我们的所有追求中，我们认识到开放和包容能够带来真正的品质。这些价值观是我们三项机构责任的基础。

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网路世界称霸名人

迈克尔•莫海姆，艾伦•阿德汉和弗兰克·皮尔斯是暴雪娱乐（Blizzard Entertainment）的创始人，该公司是屡获殊荣的魔兽，星际争霸和暗黑破坏神电脑游戏特许权的开发商。

汤姆安德森是社交网站Myspace的联合创始人。

计算机科学家温顿·格雷·瑟夫是Google的副总裁兼首席互联网传播者，被广泛认为是“互联网之父”。

苏珊·沃西基是YouTube的首席执行官。

特拉维斯·卡兰尼克是Uber的创始人之一。

内森·迈尔沃尔德是Microsoft Research的创始人。

演艺界明星

此外，演员本·斯蒂勒，蒂姆·罗宾斯，詹姆斯·佛朗哥，乔治·塔克，马伊姆·比亚里克，肖恩·阿斯汀，霍兰·罗登，丹妮尔·潘纳贝克和米洛·文蒂米利亚也是加州大学洛杉矶分校的校友。

Your personal insight questions should be exactly that – personal. This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself, what matters to you, your hopes, ambitions, life experiences, and inspirations. Key points about the personal insight questions include:

• Freshman applicants choose four out of eight questions to answer.
• Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words.

1.Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.  

Things to consider: A leadership role can mean more than just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or taking the lead role in organizing an event or project. Think about what you accomplished and what you learned from the experience. What were your responsibilities? 

Did you lead a team? How did your experience change your perspective on leading others? Did you help to resolve an important dispute at your school, church, in your community or an organization? And your leadership role doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to school activities. For example, do you help out or take care of your family?

2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.

Things to consider: What does creativity mean to you? Do you have a creative skill that is important to you? What have you been able to do with that skill? If you used creativity to solve a problem, what was your solution? What are the steps you took to solve the problem?

How does your creativity influence your decisions inside or outside the classroom? Does your creativity relate to your major or a future career?

3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?  

Things to consider: If there’s a talent or skill that you’re proud of, this is the time to share it. You don’t necessarily have to be recognized or have received awards for your talent (although if you did and you want to talk about it, feel free to do so). Why is this talent or skill meaningful to you?

Does the talent come naturally or have you worked hard to develop this skill or talent? Does your talent or skill allow you opportunities in or outside the classroom? If so, what are they and how do they fit into your schedule?

4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

Things to consider: An educational opportunity can be anything that has added value to your educational experience and better prepared you for college. For example, participation in an honors or academic enrichment program, or enrollment in an academy that’s geared toward an occupation or a major, or taking advanced courses that interest you — just to name a few. 

If you choose to write about educational barriers you’ve faced, how did you overcome or strive to overcome them? What personal characteristics or skills did you call on to overcome this challenge? How did overcoming this barrier help shape who you are today?

5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

Things to consider: A challenge could be personal, or something you have faced in your community or school. Why was the challenge significant to you? This is a good opportunity to talk about any obstacles you’ve faced and what you’ve learned from the experience. Did you have support from someone else or did you handle it alone?

If you’re currently working your way through a challenge, what are you doing now, and does that affect different aspects of your life? For example, ask yourself, “How has my life changed at home, at my school, with my friends or with my family?”

6.  Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom. 

Things to consider: Many students have a passion for one specific academic subject area, something that they just can’t get enough of. If that applies to you, what have you done to further that interest? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had inside and outside the classroom — such as volunteer work, internships, employment, summer programs, participation in student organizations and/or clubs — and what you have gained from your involvement.

Has your interest in the subject influenced you in choosing a major and/or future career? Have you been able to pursue coursework at a higher level in this subject (honors, AP, IB, college or university work)? Are you inspired to pursue this subject further at UC, and how might you do that?

7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?  

Things to consider: Think of community as a term that can encompass a group, team or a place — like your high school, hometown or home. You can define community as you see fit, just make sure you talk about your role in that community. Was there a problem that you wanted to fix in your community?

Why were you inspired to act? What did you learn from your effort? How did your actions benefit others, the wider community or both? Did you work alone or with others to initiate change in your community?

8. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

Things to consider:  If there’s anything you want us to know about you, but didn’t find a question or place in the application to tell us, now’s your chance. What have you not shared with us that will highlight a skill, talent, challenge or opportunity that you think will help us know you better?

From your point of view, what do you feel makes you an excellent choice for UC? Don’t be afraid to brag a little.

Your statement of purpose will be used in conjunction with your application for consideration for graduate admission and financial support. Specific requirements (500 word limit) and prompts are listed in the application and include

• What is your purpose in applying for graduate study in your specified degree program? Describe your area(s) of interest, including any subfield(s) or interdisciplinary interests.
• What experiences have prepared you for advanced study or research in this degree program? What relevant skills have you gained from these experiences? Have your experiences led to specific or tangible outcomes that would support your potential to contribute to this field?
• What additional information about your past experience may aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UCLA?
• Why is the UCLA graduate program to which you are applying is the best place for you to pursue your academic goals? If you are applying for a research master’s or doctoral program, we encourage you to indicate specific research interests and potential faculty mentors.
• What are your plans for your career after earning this degree?

Instructions are provided in the application and include a 500 words limit (approximately 1-page, single spaced, using 1-inch margins and 12-point font)。

Prompts:

• Are there educational, personal, cultural, economic, or social experiences, not described in your Statement of Purpose, that have shaped your academic journey?
• Describe challenge(s) or barriers that you have faced in your pursuit of higher education. What motivated you to persist, and how did you overcome them?
• How have your life experiences and education informed your understanding of the groups that are underrepresented in higher education?
• How have you been actively engaged in programs or activities focused on groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education?
• How do you intend to engage in scholarly discourse and engagement during your graduate program that has the potential to advance diversity and equal opportunity in higher education?
• How do you see yourself contributing to diversity in your profession after you earn your advanced degree at UCLA?