Events

This event is designed to help students and families learn more about the University of California application process and connect directly with representatives from UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and UC San Diego. The program will feature a seated presentation followed by a UC Campus Fair. All high school students, prospective transfer students, and families are welcome to attend. Spanish Interpreter services will be available. Please opt-in using the registration form.

Participants will learn what it takes to be competitive applicants to UCLA and the UC system. Bruin Weekend focuses on the importance of higher education and preparation for college including academic planning, college student experience, personal development, and UC Admission. Students will work in small teams and large groups.

Scholars in grades K-12 will have the opportunity to design, build, and engage with 60 different STEM activities including making elephant toothpaste, and slime, watching a live sheep heart dissection, riding a hovercraft, and building rockets. Students will learn about things like wind energy, solar energy, coding, designing, and programming robots. Participants will also be able to build and test their own battery-powered cars.