"I hate people who are in the semester system" my friend who is sitting next to me complains right when I'm typing this.

I wholeheartedly agree.

I chose UCLA because I thought it would bring out the true potential in me. I did not choose UCLA to stay here for one additional month when all my friends from the East Coast are happily chilling at home. Unfortunately, I am here for one additional month and I cannot do anything about it.

The quarter system is very intense compared to the semester system. In ten packed weeks, there is so many things going on each week and every next week, an essay, an exam or a presentation pops up. Those semester system kids don't know our struggle.

Ok, I know what u are thinking. Technically, we do have summer until September, unlike semester system folks who start in August but when you think about it, it is still the same difference because we stay in college until mid-June.

So, we have it as bad as you guys okay. Honestly, we have it worse.

A benefit of the quarter system is the fact that if you are stuck in a bad class with a bad professor, at least it is only for 3 months but on the hand, if you love your class, its only for 3 months.

When I see the Snapchats of my friends back home I get really frustrated because I am stuck here while they are all having fun and when I go back, some of them are coming back to college for summer classes and I wont be able to see them until winter break.

I do not regret the quarter system, but sometimes, I wish I didn't have to deal with it.