<p>I've been accepted as a transfer student into Sixth College. Being an international student I couldn't go to Transfer Admit Day, etc. I have yet to wait for my other college's replies, but since UCSD is the cheapest, I am seriously considering it.</p>
<p>I've done a lot of research about what it's like on UCSD and there are SO many opinions here and on the Internet. So I was wondering if anyone that goes there, or was able to go to Admit day, could tell me what it is like there in person.</p>
<p>What are the best and worst parts of UCSD? Is the campus pretty? Is it true that there is little school spirit? Is it difficult to fit in because I'm a transfer student?</p>
<p>Also, in terms of academics: How large are classes, GE and upper-division?</p>
<p>I didn’t go to transfer admit day, but I live in San Diego, have taken a couple classes there cross-enrolled from my CC and have spent plenty of time on campus The campus is nice. I wouldn’t say the buildings are gorgeous or anything; they’re fairly boring concrete for the most part. However, you’re in La Jolla, which is a very nice part of San Diego, you’re literally on the cliffs overlooking the ocean (you can walk to the beach in ~10 minutes.) </p>
<p>It won’t be difficult to fit in as a transfer student, nobody cares how you got there. I made a number of friends in the couple classes I took and I technically wasn’t even a student there. </p>
<p>As for the school spirit, yeah, it’s not great. Fairly mediocre, actually. There’s no football team (which in the U.S. is a huge driving factor of school spirit) and not a huge emphasis on sports in general. It’s a great academic school, but not really known as a bastion of school spirit.</p>
<p>I’ll be attending in the fall (moving in the summer to take summer courses.) If you can, I would highly recommend The Village apartments on campus. They’re brand new and nice, plus living on campus will get you more of the “college experience” you seem to be after.</p>