<p>i could go look it up, but ill just post here. </p>
<p>is there an american sign language minor or major at ucsd?</p>
<p>^[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UCSD+Majors+and+Minors]Let”>http://lmgtfy.com/?q=UCSD+Majors+and+Minors)</p>
<p>lol @ ucsandiego915, anyways, no there isn’t a minor or major for asl</p>
<p>damn! oh well</p>
<p>My parents are getting me a new laptop for college. What do most students use as UCSD? PCs, MACs, or it doesn’t really matter?</p>
<p>use whatever you like more. it doesn’t matter much. there are a decent number of people with macs.</p>
<p>^Yeah it doesn’t matter. I like PCs cause they’re half the price and do pretty much the same thing.</p>
<p>^^ cool…thx for the opinions… I prefer PCs myself.</p>
<p>macs are really really user friendly and have a lot of nifty things to them. however they are more expensive and a majority of the time that means that large systems of computers, like at schools, the money simply isnt there to be mac-based. </p>
<p>my friends with macs run into problems all the time with presenting power points or slide shows from mac files since all the computers are school are pc.</p>
<p>I honestly think at UCSD it’s 60/40 Macs/PC’s in my classes, but it probably goes the other way in the engineering classes. It depends on personal preference, really. Buut I must say I adore my beautiful Mac :)</p>
<p>i also think it’s preference but i really want a mac because i heard you get a new ipod/itouch as an incentive of choosing a mac over a pc since macs are more expensive</p>
<p>for classes, are they curved? or point-based? i’m not really sure how to phrase my question XD umm… like i heard in some classes in college/university, 15% of the class gets As, something% get Bs and etc… or is it like dependent on how well you do in the class based on how many points you get out of the total points…?</p>
<p>for the sizes of the classes, are introductory classes around 200 people with discussion groups of 20-30 led by TAs? When do class sizes get smaller to around 50 people or fewer? Do classes get to around 30 students when people get more specialized in their majors? I know seminars are around 25 people, but not sure about other classes…</p>
<p>@sweetdreamzzz: From what I know, some classes (like math or science) are curved whereas class like writing and maybe art are point based. </p>
<p>Yes, huge lecture classes usually have discussion with 30 people led by a TA. Classes get smaller usually in upper division classes. Freshman seminars only have like 20 students in them.</p>
<p>@sweetdreamzzz</p>
<p>It really depends on the class. I would agree with clarkfobes about how math and science classes tend to be curved. It also depends on the types of curves. Some curves are like what you mentioned while others are where the class mean is a B-/C+. The large classes have about 300 people with discussions of about 30, but some of your other classes will be small. My writing class only had 15 studets.</p>
<p>i applied to UCSD and was accepted. ive also been accepted to berkeley. but what im most concerned about is the costs. under UCSD, the financial aid says UCSD grant of 13,440. is that more like a loan? or a scholarship? basically…does it need to be repaid?
also berkeley says Conditional UG scholarship 15,394. does that need to be repaid?? cuz ive heard that there are scholarships that need to be repaid. so im just wondering.</p>
<p>@ jenny713, you don’t need to repay grants at all, so congrats on the 13 grand, thats great :)</p>
<p>My question: Hows the physics program at UCSD? I’m torn between UCSD and UCSB…</p>
<p>@danamarin: </p>
<p>The physics department at UCSD ranks 16th in the nation. </p>
<p>Here’s some commentary from students:
"<code>Professors’ doors are always open.‘’
</code>[Physics] offers rigorous problem-solving training.‘’
<code>You don’t have to regurgitate everything the professor tells you.‘’
</code>Physics teaches you to think.‘’
``The [small] class size is really nice.’ "</p>
<p>For more info go here: [UCSD</a> Physics – Prospective Majors: Why Choose Physics?](<a href=“http://www-physics.ucsd.edu/students/careers/why.shtml]UCSD”>http://www-physics.ucsd.edu/students/careers/why.shtml)</p>
<p>physics! im a physics major! transfer, lets do it! </p>
<p>bit drunk. why on cc? cuz its bookmarked.</p>
<p>Haha thanks ajdavidson. I guess that soothes some of our worries about UCSD’s “nonexistent” social scene ;)</p>
<p>Is the Computer Science B.S. Major the same thing as an Information Science B.S. Major at UCSD? I’m not even sure if there is Information Science at SD because I couldn’t find it at SD’s comp sci website…but I was thinking maybe it’s the same thing…</p>
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<li><p>How many days a week did you have classes your freshman year? What time of day? </p></li>
<li><p>How many/what classes did you take your freshman year? Did you take straight up GEs or something related to your major?</p></li>
<li><p>How far away is the closest train station to UCSD? Is there a shuttle from UCSD to the station?</p></li>
<li><p>What’s the likelihood of getting a single at ERC as a freshman? I applied for housing the evening of the 13th, a few hours after acceptances came out.</p></li>
<li><p>Can you tell me anything about the Political Science program at SD?</p></li>
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