<p>@akrolik I didn’t even turn in a letter of recommendation and got accepted.</p>
<p>@akrolik the UCs actually tell you to not send any letters of rec, and if you do send them, they won’t read them. The only supplimental materials you send are SAT scores.</p>
<p>Your ECs very much count. UCSD uses a point system to evaluate applicants and a certain number of volunteer hours or type of activity earns you these points. I believe the general catalog explains the process in detail. </p>
<p>The essay prompt was something like, describe your world and explain how it has made you who you are.</p>
<p>Good luck with your app :)</p>
<p>Hey does anyone know the requirements for us incoming freshman to get into the Honors program at Muir? Warren’s is like a 3.8 (High School GPA though) and/or 700+ on the 3 sections of the SAT I think. But I couldn’t find Muir’s requirements if they’re available. Any help? Are they similar to Warren’s?</p>
<p>Spacedog, I’m wondering the same thing. To add to your question, do you apply for the honors program as a freshman once you’re actually enrolled, or are you selected and told you made the honors program in your acceptance letter? I know thats how UCSB works.</p>
<p>Well for Warren I got an email saying I got in, and I checked the requirements online too and I met them as well. I think for incoming freshman they just tell us around the time we’re accepted</p>
<p>if I’m a Pharmacological Chem major at Warren, can I fulfill 2 programs of concentration by minoring in both English and French Literature?</p>
<p>I’m gonna be a freshman btw</p>
<p>At this point I’m under the impression that the colleges typically use extremely similar (or the same?) requirements for their Honors programs, but that’s kind of from looking at a few of the only ones I could find online and seeing that they’re the same (like Warren and Marshall have the same for incoming freshman). It doesn’t seem like they could deviate too far from the 3.8 GPA + 700s on the SAT sections as well format.</p>
<p>But my new question is, for the Honors program, when it says to RSVP to the email address, do we just email saying that we’re going with x number of guests or do we need to say anything special?</p>
<p>1.I was admitted into ERC as a Communication’s major-- but I’m looking to double/minor in Art History, would that combination be possible? And are there any art galleries on campus? </p>
<p>2.Also, because we have a foreign language requirement do we have to be advanced in that language. Meaning, I’ve studied Spanish throughout High School, but I’d love to start French or Italian. So if I started a new language, would my beginner classes still count for GE’s?</p>
<ol>
<li>I love to sing, and am very involved in my high school’s award winning choir and I was wondering what UCSD’s Music Department is like? Are there separate acapella groups as well?</li>
</ol>
<p>4.I am also very interested in the student newspaper, but I know very little about it. Is it easy to get involved as a staff writer as a freshman?</p>
<p>I’m debating between UCI and UCSD for engineering. Which college should I enroll? when I mean by that, I mean the classes, social life, the environment, the difficulties, and the people. UCSD intimidates me because I never expected to be accepted. To help you answer my question more clearly and easily, my unweighted gpa is 3.56 and my weighted gpa is 3.96. My act is 27, satII math 750, and sat II chem 720. I do have over 200 hours of community service and I have many leader positions. By comparing my stat to the avg stat of many incoming ucsd freshmans, my stat is pretty low. So what should I do? should I enroll UCSD? or should i enroll uci for my own safety
I have another question.
What benefits do I get if I attend the admit day?</p>
<p>@92jjxx: No, you cannot fulfill both your PofC’s with English Literature and French Literature. One of your PofC’s need to be in the Humanities/Fine Arts Category and another one needs to be in the Social Sciences Category. </p>
<p>Humanities/Fine Arts:
Classical Studies
Education Abroad (EAP)*
Foreign Language & Culture*
History
Health Care - Social Issues*
Humanities*
Law & Society*
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Theatre and Dance
Visual Arts </p>
<p>Social Sciences: </p>
<p>Anthropology
Communication
Cognitive Science*
Economics
Education Abroad (EAP)*
Education Studies*
Environmental Studies*
Ethnic Studies
Foreign Language & Culture*
Health Care - Social Issues *
Human Development*
Law & Society*
Linguistics
Linguistics and Language*
Perspectives of Social Science*
You can keep one of the literature PofCs but you need to pick another one from the social sciences category. </p>
<p>@spacedog: Just try to keep it formal …along the lines of: Thank you for invitation and I’m very interested/excited about the honors program. I would like to RSVP (how many ever guests). Thank you. </p>
<p>@girlfromSF:
- Yes, highly possible. Communications majors actually can graduate in 3 years so it will be easy to double major or minor in Art History or any other major. The visual arts department has an art gallery in their facility as well as one in Mandeville Annex and the University Art Gallery.
- I believe that you need to fulfill the language requirement with only one language. So that means if you start a new language, you cannot use your high school credits for the Spanish to fulfill the requirement.
- I’m not that knowledgeable about the Music department at UCSD, however, I know that there are many Music classes that are really fun to take like the freshman ukulele seminar, concert choir, gospel choir, etc. There are also amazing acapella groups like the Dots (daughters of tritons) and Tritones and probably others. They usually perform at many events/talent shows as well as host an Acapella night. </p>
<ol>
<li> The Guardian (main newspaper at UCSD) is always looking for people to join its staff (whether it is a photographer or columnist). I’m pretty sure if you have at least some experience writing news paper articles, and apply for the position, you can easily get involved. </li>
</ol>
<p>hkimmok: Woahh… don’t judge yourself less and don’t think that you don’t deserve to come to UCSD just because you had lower scores that the average UCSD student. UCSD admitted you for a reason. You have every reason to be here at UCSD regardless of your “lower” scores. I think you should choose the school you want to go to depending on how much you like the school and whether or not you will enjoy the school and how much the school fits to your needs. From my point of view, since you were admitted as a engineer, UCSD would be a good choice, but that all really depends on your final decision. I don’t think you should be intimidated by UCSD. All colleges have their own difficulty degree in terms of academics, so just choose the school that you feel suits you the best.
Come check the campus/school out for sure to get a general sense of whether or not you like the school. If you can and if isn’t too much of a hassle, Admit day will consists of campus tours, information booths/sessions. For more information about the detailed schedule go here: [Admit</a> Day Agenda](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/admissions-events/admit-day/agenda.html]Admit”>http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/admissions-events/admit-day/agenda.html) Good Luck! </p>
<p>@akrolik: I couldn’t really find the acceptance rate, however, I found that the freshman class consists 3% of out of state students.
Most of the stats are here: [University</a> of California, San Diego](<a href=“http://studentresearch.ucsd.edu/sriweb/enroll/frosh.htm]University”>http://studentresearch.ucsd.edu/sriweb/enroll/frosh.htm)
No recommendations are required or even considered for any UC, but they do read your essays.
Essay prompt: Prompt #1 (freshman applicants)
Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
Prompt #2 (all applicants)
Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
EC’s counts because they need it to determine how many points you deserve. “Step IV: Personal characteristics and achievement factors Demonstrated leadership 300 Special talents/ achievements/ awards 300 Community and volunteer service 300 Participation in academic development preparation programs 300 Special circumstances/ personal challenges 500” [UC</a> San Diego Comprehensive Review Admission Process: Freshman Selection, Fall 2010](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/freshmen/process.html#process]UC”>http://www.ucsd.edu/prospective-students/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/freshmen/process.html#process)</p>
<p>Sunnysocal11: sorry, don’t know anybody in that major, but Scripps institution of oceanography (which offers the major) is really prestigious</p>
<p>BoogieEngineer: Depends if you live in the reshalls, apartments or off campus. It also depends on how much you eat and stuff, if you have a car. If you lived in the reshalls, you have more dining meal points, so you really don’t need to spend that much on outside food. I would say Reshall people: mininum is $100/month on miscellaneous stuff. But yeah…really depends on the person. </p>
<p>Spacedog: I believe the general consensus for admittance to the Muir Honors program is the same as the other colleges since there is no information on their website of their selection criteria. They select/invite you to join the honors program based on your scores/GPA once you are admitted.</p>
<p>what are the steps for appealing to UCSD? where do i send my appeal to and etc?</p>
<p>@withoutname:
Have you called the admissions office to ask how many points you received?
Anyways, the general appeal process: </p>
<p>An appeal will be considered if the applicant identifies an administrative error, or if
there is a family, medical, or any other extenuating circumstance
not previously addressed in the application. The campus has a written
procedure for processing requests for appeals. The faculty reviews the
procedures periodically.
Students must first
discuss their concerns
with an admissions
officer. If the admissions
officer determines that
there was a clear
administrative error and
the corrected information
will rank the student
within the select range,
the application will be
forwarded to the
Assistant Director, the
Associate Director, and
the Assistant Vice
Chancellor for review
and admission is granted.
If after speaking with
an admissions officer,
the student does not meet
the selection criteria but
insists on submitting an
appeal, he/she must write
a letter to the Assistant
Vice Chancellor. The
Assistant and Associate
Director of Admissions
and the Assistant Vice
Chancellor review the
appeal. The application
and all supporting
documentation are
reviewed.
UCSD will only consider
an appeal 1) if the
student can show that
there was an
administrative error
made in the evaluation of
the application, such as
failure to consider an
approved criteria, or if
there was a
computational error that
would have resulted in
an increase in the overall
comprehensive review
score; or 2) if the student
can provide documented
new or compelling
information that
significantly affects the
comprehensive review of
his/her application such
as any extraordinary
situation or event that
was not presented in the
original application.
The appeal letter must
come directly from the
applicant. If San Diego
receives letters from
others, the campus
acknowledges the receipt
of the letters.
Appeals must be
submitted by April 15.
Notification is sent
within three weeks of
receipt of appeal.
For fall 2003, UCSD
received 833 freshman
appeals; 64 or
approximately 8 percent
were found to have new
and compelling
information, which
reversed the admission
decision.
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<p>I was looking at assist.org website to see how many Coomunity college courses can be utilized to fulfill my GE requirement at Warren college. I was disaapointed to find out that other then the “Culture” course there is none. So dissapointed – Look like all other uc’s provide plenty of options when it comes down to accepting Community college course for GE requirement. What is going on with UCSD? Looks like you have better chances of graduating in four years from all other UCs when compared to UCSD.</p>
<p>I was hoping to get me GE credits done during summer somewhere close to home ( Orange county community colleges) to allow me to graduate in four years without being stressed out. I am an incoming freshman to the engineering program.</p>
<p>I’m putting in my UC application this fall (UCSD being my #1 choice) and I was wondering:</p>
<p>1) is math/applied sciences an impacted major?
2) which college is best for this major?</p>
<p>@vintagesoul</p>
<p>impacted majors for all applicants include all majors within the division of biological sciences and mechanical and aerospace engineering with the jacobs school of engineering. you can find more information regarding ucsd majors here: [Majors/</a> Minors](<a href=“http://www.ucsd.edu/current-students/academics/majors-minors/index.html]Majors/”>http://www.ucsd.edu/current-students/academics/majors-minors/index.html) :)</p>
<p>thank you graciee, it seems that I got my terms mixed up lol. Let me rephrase the 1st question then, how competitive is this major? Is it hard to get into?</p>
<p>Hello</p>
<p>I’m going to be majoring in Structural Engineering, but along with that I’d like to also minor in economics, do you know how possible that is?</p>
<p>to those who are in marshall, do you know how many suites are there per floor in the marshall residence halls? Thanks.</p>
<p>Can I take an Economics class this summer at a CC to fulfill one of my major requirements? Are the credits transferrable, if it says so on assist.org?</p>
<p>As someone from the Bay Area who has never been to Socal, I’m also wondering if UCSD takes any careful measures to deal with potential earthquakes. Are the dorms and classrooms stable enough to withstand one? How old are the buildings, generally speaking?</p>
<p>@greenfield: You actually have it easy because you are an engineer in Warren, so… yeah don’t worry about it, you can easily graduate it 4 years. The only option for taking GE classes during the summer (like Warren Writing) would be at UCSD summer session. You can always take Math 20A-F at any community college. </p>
<p>@vintagesoul: Not impacted = not as hard to get into</p>
<p>@JocularMango: Depends on what college you are in. Some colleges have less requirements thus it will be easier for you to minor since you will have more time to minor. But you can always minor in anything (but you may have to take some summer courses) Note, that a minor does not show up in your diploma. </p>
<p>@New2UCSD: Last time, I remember there was 4 suites per floor. </p>
<p>@92jjxx: Yes, if it says on assist.org then it should be transferable and yes you can take summer classes to fulfill any requirement as long as the department says that you can.
There’s an emergency notification system that you can sign up for where the school sends you a text message if something of that nature occurs, but generally, I’m pretty sure the buildings can withstand an earthquake with a small magnitude. Again, any building would probably not withstand a 8.0 earthquake. Some buildings on campus are newer like ERC, but most are like 50 years old (when the campus was built).</p>