<p>Ask them here! I would love to help out anyone who has questions, and I'm sure other current UCSC students would like to help you out too.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this, I have a question! What’s with quarterly registration fees being due about a week and a half before my financial aid is actually disbursed? Does this mean I have to always keep that amount of money around so I can pay at the beginning of every quarter, then get it all back when my financial aid finally disburses?</p>
<p>I have not had a chance to test this out since I just transferred in the Fall Quarter, but here is the relevant question from the Student Business Services FAQ:</p>
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<li><p>I am expecting to receive enough financial aid to cover my current bill, but the aid has yet to post to my account. What do I do to make sure that I don’t get a late fee on this bill?</p></li>
<li><p>Usually late fees will not be assessed if there is anticipated financial aid on your account. If there is a late fee, please e-mail <a href=“mailto:oarinfo@ucsc.edu”>oarinfo@ucsc.edu</a> with a description of the situation, Student Business Services will investigate and respond.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>No, you don’t have to have the money on hand. You pay the difference between the bill and your financial aid package (if any) on the due date, and the rest is in their system.</p>
<p>Oh, great! I was worried there for a minute. So, I just ignore the payment due date and let my financial aid take care of it? Thanks for taking the time to find the answer for me! :]</p>
<p>What kind of food do you get for those meal plans, and is it good?</p>
<p>There are 5 dining halls (one is closed this year for renovation but I think it’ll be open by next year) and lots of little restaurants and cafes on campus. The food ranges from fast food (pizza, burgers, fries) to classics (sandwiches, soup, salads) to daily specials (stir fry, bbq, et.). There’s a lot of food here, and it’s really good.</p>
<p>There is a lot of food here, and it’s really bad and boring. You will be glad to get an apartment and start making your own food. The only people who like the food are freshmen :)</p>
<p>^I’m a freshman and I hate the food.</p>
<p>Would UCSC rescind admission for getting a ‘w’ in one of the classes we listed as in progress on the App? The class is neither a prereq or a requirement for UC-eligibility. Has anyone else had a W the semester before they transferred and were ok? I emailed them but haven’t received a response yet.</p>
<p>@ voyager21</p>
<p>You have to contact them and let them know. Then they’ll ask you if it will hurt your qualifications for transfer, and if not, you should be fine. </p>
<p>My deal was the same as yours and they gave me the green light.</p>
<p>@Vodka, did you call them or email? They just responded to my email but they didn’t really answer my question. Thanksss</p>
<p>@ voyager21</p>
<p>That’s interesting, I had the exact same experience. I sent them an email and they responded with a totally unrelated answer. I sent them another email and only then they became helpful. So I think there’s a bot or something answering the first email, and only once you show them you have serious concerns, they take you seriously. </p>
<p>So send them another email (re: the original, not a brand new one.)</p>
<p>are you able to add a class if it is closed? do you get an add/permission code of some type from the professor? all the classes I wana take for the Winter Qtr are full 
(I’m a winter transfer student)</p>
<p>Merrily: It depends. In my case, I have two departments I’m dealing with myself and for one, I have promise of add codes if the courses I was told to take are full. The other, I was told spots are being held specifically for us Winter Transfers.</p>
<p>Contact the department for your major! Express your concern that classes you need are full. I do not recommend directly asking for add codes, though, as this could be seen as rude. My experience with the few departments I have spoken with so far is that they are fairly accommodating if the classes you cannot get in are necessary for you to complete your upper division requirements.</p>
<p>Thank you Kender for putting some of my concerns at ease! Good call inquiring with the department(s) before registration about the issue, as I figured we’d have to wait until Dec. 11 to know if adding was a possibility, etc. </p>
<p>Thanks again and good luck getting your classes! :)</p>
<p>It’s also a good idea to contact them as soon as possible to learn if they’ll even be at orientation or need your (unofficial) transcripts beforehand :). For example, one of the departments I spoke with will not be at orientation sadly ):. However, the other will be (and they wanted my unofficial transcripts).</p>
<p>Since Orientation is a week from Friday, I’d hurry up and contact the ones you’re interested in if just for the Orientation attendance information and if they want your unofficial transcripts. The recommendation on the Orientation website was at least two weeks, but there might still be time to get things to them. This way if you need a prereq for a class, they already have your data on file so you can register as soon as you are able to. Plus it is easier for them to help you with a course plan for the next couple years.</p>
<p>Besides all that, nothing wrong with getting on good terms with department heads as early as possible ;)</p>
<p>Agreed.</p>
<p>However, the orientation “To Do” tells you to bring unofficial transcripts with you, perhaps as a safeguard for those who couldn’t e-mail/fax them on time? I already e-mailed mine, but I’m bringing a copy just in case.</p>
<p>The one department that requested mine did indicate email was okay when I asked if I should send my unofficial transcripts, but I chose to mail mine instead (this was about a month and a half ago). I don’t know how the other departments feel about mailed transcripts unless they told you it was okay.</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>I was wondering how impacted is the biology program there, and the estimated percentage that bio undergrad students move on to a med school upon graduation. Also are there a lot of research opportunity available?</p>