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<p>All I've heard so far is nice location and easy GEs. Can anyone expand on what life is like at Muir?</p>

<p>I found this in an old thread from 2004...
"I don't think it matters which res-hall you are in.
There are about 8 floors (the buildings are tall). The views are either of the center area, entrance to res-hall, or the street. There aren't any ocean views near Muir (at least I don't think). They said Marshall has the ocean views on the higher floors.
You get a bed, a desk, a chair, and a dresser.
The bathrooms are.. okay.
The showers have 2 parts. One partition opens into a TINY little changing area and then there is another partition leading to the actual shower.
The rooms are BLAH. The walls are glossy white cement walls shaped in a brick-like pattern. The carpet is dingy. I heard Muir has some of the worst Res-Halls...... "</p>

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<p>I heard from a Muir graduate that Muir has really good ocean views... I'll probably be in ERC next year unless Berkeley or LA saves me</p>

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<p>i heard from a lot of people that muir has the ocean view but i dont know. i got accepted to muir and i want to know more as well...</p>

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<p>i'm with these guys, i got into muir and would like to hear anything about it from those who currently live there...</p>

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<p>well you dont have to worry since both bulidings will be fixed up by the time you freshmen move in... tenya is getting fixed this summer and tioga was fixed this year... so carpets/furniture/elevators/ bathroom will be new but..theres nothing to do about the cement walls.. but its not too bad... only certain rooms get the nice ocean veiws since your room has to face west...</p>

<p>if you really really want i could send pictures ... but from what ive seen muir dorms are really really big even the triples have a lot of space compared to what ive seen at other colleges i love the reshalls =D</p>

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<p>Pictures would be greatly appreciated. :]</p>

<p>Do the buildings really look old/beat up? And what's the cafeteria/dining like?</p>

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<p><a href="http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/androo829/n3303557_31476872_4982.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h5/androo829/n3303557_31476872_4982.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>view from the common room, tioga 9th</p>

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<p>nice! (10char)</p>

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<p>i hate you guys so much!!! i got into ERC....and if i go there....it's gonna suck big time!!!</p>

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<p>^ Hey, if space isn't an issue at ERC, you'll get to live in the new dorms!</p>

<p>Here's a few links on Muir and some of the other colleges (judge the validity yourself):
<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ucsd/880219.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/ucsd/880219.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=3785344%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=3785344&lt;/a> (Posts #3 - 5)</p>

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<p>Nice picture. I could imagine myself waking up to that every morning.</p>

<p>Does Tenaya have oceanview as well?</p>

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<p>wow nice picture</p>

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<p>Tenaya doesn't face the beach and is not as tall as Tioga, so no it does not have a beach view. </p>

<p>The rooms are rather dreary with their prisonlike cement walls. And the buildings are kind of scary looking (you really have to see them in person). But the food is pretty good as far UCSD dining goes...</p>

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<p>Yeah, Muir's dining area (Sierra Summit) IMO is one of the better dorm food places at UCSD...plus they have the smoothie thing (even though I never tried it). And I believe it's supposed to be one of the more "social" dorms? I don't know but it's just what I've heard.</p>

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<p>Some stuff about Muir College:
<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/ucsd/751385.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://community.livejournal.com/ucsd/751385.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>in sierra summit they have</p>

<p>smoothies
ice cream (like coldstones)
frozen yogurt
coffee drinks
cookies (very yummy)
bagels
muffins
very yummy sandwiches (they carve the meat right then!)
stir fry on weekdays (its pretty good theres always a line for it)
the normal hamburgers, cheeseburgers
philly cheesesteak sandwiches
fish sandwiches
grilled chicken breasts
french fries
curly fries
pizza (the usual)
breadsticks (garlic, cinnamon, plain, etc etc)
pasta (the type changes everyday)
soup (changes eveyday)
garlic bread
and theres always multiple specials that change everyday</p>

<p>and in addition the typical chips and drinks like soda and stuff....</p>

<p>haha as soon as spring break is over ill try to get pictures of very thing possible... but... nothing beats actually coming to muir and seeing everything for yourself =D</p>

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<p>thanks gracie! pictures would be great =) and you are making me very hungry</p>

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<p>well for now, you can look at the sierra summit's website.
<a href="http://hds.ucsd.edu/sierrasummit/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://hds.ucsd.edu/sierrasummit/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and i dont know if anyone mentioned it, but there's also a mexican restaurant open for lunch under sierra summit.
<a href="http://hds.ucsd.edu/elmercado/photos.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://hds.ucsd.edu/elmercado/photos.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>oh and by the way, the food isnt as pretty as it is in real life. and summit has been slightly more decorated than whats shown on the website.</p>

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<p>actually tenaya does have an ocean view if you live on the fourth floor or above. it may not be as nice as the one in tioga, but its still definitely nice, especially if you live on the 6th or above. and dorm food is dorm food...after a while you get sick of it. i personally prefer ventanas, though that might be because i go to summit and ovt all the time. plaza at revelle is HORRIBLE. Warren has good pizza, but i haven't been there in a really long time. I've never been to foodworks at 6th, but i hear they have good wraps if nothing else.</p>