Welcome to
UCLAEngineering!
What we
actually are
Mentorship that doesn't feel institutional.
The hardest part of UCLA Engineering isn't the math, or even the late nights — it's the moment, somewhere in your first quarter, when you're sitting in a lecture hall of three hundred people and quietly wondering if everyone else got a manual you didn't. We started MentorSEAS because we remember that feeling. And because the answer to it, almost always, was a junior or senior who took fifteen minutes to explain something a professor had ten seconds for.
The mentorship
experience
A three-step path,
told plainly.
Two forms, one community.
Incoming students fill out one Google Form, mentors fill out another — a few quick questions about who you are and what you're hoping for.
Sign-up page — Google Forms, ~5 minutes
Engineering Welcome Day.
Your first hello happens in person. Every mentee meets their mentor at Engineering Welcome Day. You walk in a name on a form and walk out with someone who's been there.
Engineering Welcome Day — early fall
An open door, all year.
After Welcome Day, your mentor is yours. Questions on classes, research labs, career pathways? Reach out whenever you need them. They've been there.
Throughout the year — as often as you need
A reading list of
engineering orgs
Twenty-three rooms,
one of them yours.
UCLA Engineering has more student organizations than orientation has time for. Here's a hand-picked, opinionated start — ordered by how warmly they greet a freshman who walks in late.
- 01BSEBuildFri · Young Hall 10442025
Bruin Software Engineers - Preparing for a rapidly evolving software industry by teaching AI-era tools, guiding real projects, and building a community of dedicating developers.
- 02Bruin RacingBuildTues · Engineering IV Shop1987
Five teams, one shop. Formula, Baja, supermileage, rocketry, and a quiet electric-vehicle group nobody can shut up about.
- 03ACM at UCLABuildWed · Engineering VI 2891969
The umbrella for everything CS. Hack, AI, Cyber, Studio, Teach LA, ICPC — pick the room that already feels like home.
- 04IEEEBuildMon · Engineering IV 171968
Soldering nights, MicroMouse, the always-running PCB workshop. Where hardware people find each other.
- 05Society of Women EngineersIdentityThurs · Boelter 47601971
A long, careful network of women in engineering — the kind of place where "you'll figure it out" is not the answer to anything.
- 06NSBEIdentityTues · Engineering VI 1051976
National Society of Black Engineers, UCLA chapter. Mentorship, conventions, and a whiteboard that holds the year together.
- 07SHPEIdentityWed · Boelter 34001979
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers — first-gen energy, professional dev, and a Dia de los Muertos potluck that shouldn't be missed.
- 08Rocket ProjectCompeteSat · Engineering IV Roof Lab2003
Liquid rocketry built by undergraduates. We launch in the Mojave; we learn in the parking lot.
- 09Bruin AIResearchApply2017
Reading group, project tracks, and a steadfast refusal to put "AI" in the name of every demo.
- 10BMESResearchTues · Engineering V 51211995
Biomedical Engineering Society - Bringing together bioengineering undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and alumni with academic, career, and social events.
- 11Theta TauIndustrySun · Engineering VI 2001907
A co-ed, professional engineering fraternity dedicated to the principles of brotherhood, professionalism, and service.
- 12AIChELearnTues · Mong Learning Center1907
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - Connecting chemical engineering students through networking, career, and mentorship events.
- 13ASCELearn1907
American Society of Civil Engineers - Networking and hands-on experience in projects covering all areas of civil engineering.
- 14ASMELearn1907
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Professional development, academic and social opportunities for students interested in mechanical engineering.
- 15Blockchain at UCLAResearchBoelter 34401907
Advancing the frontier of the world-changing technology through blockchain education.
- 16CruX @ UCLACompeteJoin a Team1907
Building the neurotech community by developing skills, networking, and working on brain-computer interface projects relevant to the industry.
- 17Eta Kappa NuLearnEngineering IV 67-1272006
Electrical and computer engineering honor society - tutoring, socials, and industry exposure.
- 18ITEIndustryBoelter 42751907
Institute of Transportation Engineers - meet and interact with transportation engineering professionals.
- 19LA BlueprintBuildApply1907
Student developers and designers work with nonprofits to deliver applications that best suits their needs.
- 20Nova for GoodBuildApply2018
Creating high-impact technology that empowers nonprofits to better serve their communities.
- 21PIESIdentityYoung Hall 42161993
Pilipinos in Engineering and Science - provides resources, social, academic and networking opportunities for Pilipino engineering and science students at UCLA.
- 22Tau Beta PiLearnBoelter 62661993
Engineering Honor Society - tutoring for engineering classes, engineering competitions, mentorship, and outreach events.
- 23Upsilon Pi EpsilonLearnBoelter 4685/48011993
Computer Science Honor Society - maximizing the personal and professional growth of students in the field of Computer Science.
Welcomes beginners — no prior experience expected.
See all 36 organizationsTwo paths
out the door.
A note before you go
Just got here?
Your mentor's on the way.
Every incoming engineer is paired with an upperclassman from their major. No form to fill out on your end — just keep an eye on your inbox.