Monday, February 16

Speaks Out: Writing Resources at UCLA


UCLA students were asked if they use writing resources such as the UCLA writing lab.

Alina Shrestha


Maral Bakir

Josh Rosenberg

Joe Roy

Daniel Baghdasarian

Christina Nguyen

Maral Bakir
First-year transfer, nursing

“Yes, and I find them useful. They give me ideas for brainstorming and check for grammar.”

Josh Rosenberg
First-year, business economics

“I tried to, and I was told it would be a weeklong wait (to sign up).”

Joe Roy
Second-year, pre-business economics

“No, because I haven’t sought them out.”

Daniel Baghdasarian
Second-year, biochemistry

“No, I don’t know about them at all.”

Christina Nguyen
Third-year, psychobiology

“No, because I don’t have to do much writing since I am a science major.”

Alina Shrestha
First-year transfer, anthropology

“Not yet, but I will later. They will help me find new ideas, and it is useful to talk to other people about writing.”


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