<p>I just turned 22 I have been dating my boyfriend for 5 1/2 year living with him rent free for 3. My parents told me if I go to San Diego state they will buy me a new car or if I decide to use my TAG for UC Santa Barbara they will pay all of my housing costs, they will pau for tuition for any school i get into...my boyfriend is going to UCSD and is going to do ROTC... I guess I'm super anxious about it all but was wondering if I will be seen as too old at UCSB by the time I will be attending that school if I choose it would be 23, by the time I graduate I would be 25 maybe 26 :( is San Diego state better in terms of people of all different ages? I want to get into UCSD I am a communication major but have a 3.2 that only meets the TaG with UCSB I'm so anxious from all of this. Anyone get into UCSD with a 3.2? Hahha</p>
<p>One thing you have to realize is, it’s college. No one really pays too much attention to your age. College is a very diverse environment with a lot of different ages and people. I know a lot of returning students that served in the military and they’re 24-25. UCSB and UCSD are great schools as well, you shouldn’t limit yourself to these great schools with a concern about being “too old”.</p>
<p>Good advice hahha I sound like an anxious wreck… But I did get diagnosed with an anxiety disorder… I just feel like a lot of my friends already graduated and I feel like a loser who is waitressing and is finally applying to transfer I dropped out after my mom got put into a mental hospital from her relapse of schizophrenia 
so Idk I’m super paranoid of possibly leaving my boyfriend to live with roommates for the first time idk</p>
<p>Don’t feel that you’re a loser in any way! Like I said, you don’t have to go to college the same time as anyone else. As long as you get your degree; that’s what really matters. I know it’s a difficult situation for you and it definitely is understandably nervewrecking, but just think about what will end up being better for your life. Everyone’s priorities are different, but a good education will help your life considerably down the line.</p>
<p>The average GPA for xfer students to UCSD was 3.35 for students entering this fall according to [For</a> Fall 2013 Term UC San Diego Receives 82,340 Freshman and Transfer Applications](<a href=“http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/for_fall_2013_term_uc_san_diego_receives_82340_freshman_and_transfer_applic]For”>http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/for_fall_2013_term_uc_san_diego_receives_82340_freshman_and_transfer_applic) you you probably have a chance. And the page at <a href=“Undergraduate Statistics”>Undergraduate Statistics; says 18% of admits were in the range 3.00 to 3.29; you’re in the upper third of that range so the odds may be even higher than 18% since the admit rate is likely higher towards the top of the bracket than the bottom. So while I wouldn’t stock up on UCSD clothing just yet, it is by no means a foregone conclusion that you won’t get in.</p>
<p>The bigger question is figuring out what you want to do with your future. You don’t need to make a final decision now, but its worth mulling things over. If you go to UCSD or SDSU then you can stay with your BF (duh, right?) and if you go to UCSB then you are in a long-distance relationship with all the difficulties and uncertainties that brings. So which is better for you? </p>
<p>Also I suggest visiting UCSB if you have not done so already; preferably this fall when school is in session. Walk around, trying to see if you could see yourself happy there. Most kids who attend are, but bear in mind you live in a large coastal city now (I’m assuming you’re in the SD area) and UCSB is not actually in Santa Barbara but rather in a small town about 10 miles north of SB proper. It is a small student-oriented community where you can walk or bike just about anywhere; that can be the charm, but it can also be restrictive if you like the attractions of a larger city.</p>
<p>As for age, 23 is not really that old compared to the other junior-level students. What I think distinguishes people more than dates on a calendar is life experience. You are not married, you are not raising children, etc. In many ways your life is not so different than the rest of the undergrads, you may have just been doing it 2 years longer. If you make the age difference out to be significant then it will be, but I don’t think people will be pointing to you in class and the grey-haired person finally getting a degree.</p>
<p>Yay the posts on here u guys out are awesome (: I just feel like I have been living in my San Diego bubble forever, I love San Diego but have never ventured out besides Hawaii… My dad drove me up to ucsb when my summer break started and I met up with an old high school friend at freebirds he saw I posted on Facebook I was in town. My boyfriend freaked out for a few days, it was harmless though I was with him and my dad ( I have a Mormon family). I have been with my boyfriend since I was 16 and he was 18 he says if I stay in San Diego he wants to marry me. But then again he has mentioned if I leave he would want to possibly try long distance, but he might want to break up to keep things not messy… He says he would want me to watch our two dogs ( big cute beaucerons) while he does his ROTC… Idk why I’m rambling and posting this stuff but omg those stats on transfer admissions are so wonderful and helpful!!! That makes me feel a lot more encouraged! Today I finished my rough draft for my admission letter!!! (; I feel like in high school my dad spoiled me and bought me a bmw coupe that was slightly used but decked out and it was the **** in high school, but all it really was was a car. Like should I want a life experience away from my San Diego bubble? Idk I’m the one who will love with these choices but I’m soooo indecisive and now sort of depressed:(</p>
<p>Also with the age thing I think it’s just because I’m a chick there is only a small time window of me being fertile and I want to have like two kids… But feel a society pressure to have kids before my 30 at the latest ( also health risks) so like with my boyfriend he is a potential father but like if I go off to school I’m older than dudes younger chicks everywhere idk where I’m going with this. Haha I sound weird sorry guys…</p>
<p>I know no matter what I will get my degree though (:</p>
<p>If I go to ucsb I would sell my car and not waitress ( parents would help me ) I love bikes and excercise! But UCSD I would get a car, but a less expensive one than if I went to sdsu , or live on campus but in sd I already live with my boyfriend in a nice house with guy roommates so idk also would still waitress because I’ve had that job since I was 18 idk I’m crazy and confused with contemplation.</p>
<p>If you have anxiety disorder, you might be able to get california department of rehab to help you with tuition and books. I have bipolar disorder and DOR paid for all my tuition and books, provided that I apply for the FAFSA. I am a Business major at UCR and have no regrets of coming here. I also got into Berkeley and UCLA btw as a transfer.</p>
<p>I wish I could get into those amazing schools that kicks ass!!! I had no idea you could do that! Thing is I have been diagnosed with depression when I was 14 and tried to kill myself and was on anti depressants until I met my boyfriend and I stopped taking them even though my parents forced therapy and visits to a psychologist a few times a week. I feel like having lots of sex ( this is super tmi danm u Internet for making me so danm blunt and saving face over my iPhone screen) lessons my depression and I’m afraid if I leave I will get depressed or crazy or idk my mind can’t stop running… Right now I am prescribed loranzepam for panic attacks but I refused to be prescribed an anti depressant so idk if they will qualify me for receiving aid for that. Also I’m bad because my parents pay for everything so I got lazy with government aid and what not but it would be cool to get help</p>