i really enjoyed this class, it helped to give a good insight to LA and the problems it has and how we can fix them and contribute our time to making solutions. i had nathalie for my ta and she was the best ta I've ever had here at UCLA, she was super accommodating and helpful with everything. there were no tests, only projects and papers which were not bad at all. the community service was nice to do too and you get fully compensated for any expenses you had to make to get to your center (like bus/uber fees). 10/10 would retake this class

I really enjoyed this class. Please don't shy away just because of the Community Engagement requirement -- I think it was a really valuable experience and it was worth it. I volunteered with Food Forward once a week, every Wednesday, 12:30-2:00 and I looked forward to it every week! They say that you need 24 volunteer hours throughout the quarter, but you really don't I only got like 16 I think. The Lyfts to Santa Monica for my work were also reimbursed, which was great because it was like a free trip to Santa Monica every week. Sometimes I'd stick around and get lunch out there afterward, like at a noodles place and at Sweet Greens. The bus activity to Downtown for this course was great. We has weekly assignments, like two pages, and one of them was to bus downtown to this mural in a museum and write about the mural and your bus trip. I went with a group of four random students from my class and we had a really good time Downtown. We ate in the Central Market, had some great vegan donuts at Donut Friend, saw a car chase scene from The Rookie being shot, went by the Disney Concert hall, saw people doing Parkour, and tried Mochi from Little Japan. It was probably one of my favorite days at UCLA so far. You really don't have to attend lecture but you probably should, and my discussions at least were always cut short (with Aron) and he's the most chill professor I've ever had. Highly recommend this class.

The lectures and discussions were both 2 hours long each which was VERY long at times. I went to lecture twice and never took notes but got an A on the project and paper. I had to spend a lot of my time volunteering at my partner organization though but it was an interesting and rewarding experience. The paper and project were fairly straightforward and easy. Lectures were long and boring at times so I didn't go after week two or read any of the assigned readings (you can read them out of interest though). Volunteering was a fun experience.

My TA was Aaron and he was amazing though. I went to discussions because his class format was very interesting and you get to have very insightful conversations with classmates. He was very accommodating and helpful. A great TA.

Honestly I went to lecture once. I do wish I could've gone more though, out of pure interest (but I was having a hard quarter and didn't have time). This is definitely an easy and interesting GE. Discussion is required, there's a midterm paper and a final project, and you have to log 20-24 hours with a community service partner (some are offered on Zoom). I'd take it again!