<p>Anyone know how the grading system works for UCSD? I know they have Pass/Fail system but what is their cutoff to pass? </p>
<p>I was just curious about UCSD grading system… Any kind of help will be appreciated.</p>
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<p>i’m taking two pass/no pass classes right now and in both, you must receive a 70% or higher. i don’t know if this is the same for all courses, but it should give you an idea.</p>
<p>@ rozermored: You can take classes for either Pass/No Pass (a pass generally means 70% of higher) and letter grades. Unlike highschool, + and - do count. All A-'s means a 3.7 GPA now. If you know you will get a C in a class and are afraid that it will negatively affect your GPA, then you can switch to P/NP grading. You can only take 25% of your units as P/NP However.</p>
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<li><p>How are the classes at UCSD? How difficult is it to maintain a high GPA (like with an A average)?</p></li>
<li><p>Is the housing contact right now a non-binding contract? Even after I submit the contract I am not obligated to go to UCSD right?</p></li>
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<p>adl0816 I don’t know about your first question but according to others, the housing contract is indeed non-binding. It’s been suggested that we submit that asap in order to get better priority in case we DO attend. You don’t have to attend just because you sent it in.</p>
<p>^Exactly. Kind of a strange policy they have, but beneficial to the people on this site. 
To answer adl0816’s question about grades. If you study a lot, do all the homework, read all the assigned pages, it’s not unreasonable that you could get all As, at least through lower division classes I guess. Even if don’t study, don’t do homework, and don’t read, you can still get As in some classes. It’s not THAT hard.</p>
<p>@ad10806: </p>
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<li><p>It really depends on what classes you take. If you take GE classes like math, chem or any lower division science class, they usually have 300 students or more. Some classes are harder than others but it really depends if you study and do your homework. Usually grades are curved at the end. If you slack off, and become lazy then you won’t do as well. I would say it’s actually pretty hard maintaining a 4.0 GPA because all A-'s are a 3.7 GPA. You have to be good at a lot of subjects too because you are going to be taking subjects from all different departments. But I recommend that you take classes in the subjects you like so that you can get a higher GPA. </p></li>
<li><p>Yes, it is non-binding. You don’t need to submit your SIR or anything. It just puts you on the top of the housing list.</p></li>
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<p>To give you a sense of what is a good GPA here at UCSD, consider the designations of Latin Honors.</p>
<p>Summa Cum Laude - Top 2%
3.885-4.000</p>
<p>Magna Cum Laude - Next 4%
3.774-3.884</p>
<p>Cum Laude - Next 8%
3.623-3.773</p>
<p>So basically achieving a 3.623 GPA would place you in the top 14% of the undergraduate population at UCSD.</p>
<p>Thank you for the wonderful responses!</p>
<p>1) Is Warren/UCSD a good choice for comp sci major?
2) Are there any good recruiting opportunities at ucsd for comp sci?
3) What are the living conditions at the dorms in Warren?</p>
<p>This maybe a stupid question, but I just want to make sure! Is there any sort of curfew for the dorms? I might be driving back home every once in awhile, and it takes awhile to get from my city to UCSD.</p>
<p>There’s no curfew, but there are quiet hours.</p>
<p>@101921 </p>
<p>1) Yes, Warren has pretty nice and probably the easiest GE’s for a computer science engineering major because lots of engineers are in warren. Check these sites out: [UCSD</a> Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Undergraduate Education](<a href=“Home | Computer Science”>Home | Computer Science) and <a href=“http://warren.ucsd.edu/_files/academic-forms/advising_handbook.pdf[/url]”>http://warren.ucsd.edu/_files/academic-forms/advising_handbook.pdf</a> Warren is also right next to the Engineering buildings! </p>
<p>2) Probably if you find them. </p>
<p>3) There are 3 residential halls right next to each other (Frankfurter, Harlan, Stewart) and they all have 4-5 floors with 6 suites per floor (except the top floors with two suites). Floors are co-ed, suites are not.Lots of triple and single rooms. Each floor has a study lounge (except the top floors). The first floor study lounges have a pool table and a tv in Harlan so its a cool place to chill. They have basketball courts and volleyball courts close and a lawn to play frisbee, soccer, mud sliding… etc. Lots of bunnies everywhere. Canyon Vista dining hall is right outside and so is the market, Earls Place, so its very convenient to get food and stuff. There is a student Activity center thats close by that hosts many events like movie nights and free food days. There is a canyon right behind the halls as well. Right up the hill is Rimac Gym. Hope you enjoy Warren.</p>
<p>@wrditali What do you mean by quiet hours?</p>
<p>@abc0123</p>
<p>It’s hard to switch to another impacted major because it’s impacted. You were admitted to the human biology major and other people were admitted to the other impacted majors so the space is limited in all impacted bio majors.</p>
<p>Quiet hours - not allowed to be extremely loud (i.e. screaming, blasting music) as courtesy to others who may be sleeping, doing homework or studying. Normally during the quarter, it starts 11pm to morning for Weekdays, and for weekends, it’s at 1am. Finals week starts at 10pm.</p>
<p>@101921</p>
<p>I would say warren is the best for comp sci. Not only is it easier on ge’s for engineering kids, but the comp sci ‘dungeon’ is in warren. Its not really a dungeon but a real nice computer lab that you will be spending countless hours as a comp sci major. You feel better too leaving at like 4am and being able to walk 2 minutes to your dorms, instead of across campus. All your comp sci classes and math classes will be minutes away as well</p>
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<li><p>Is it easy to switch from the impacted human biology major to another impacted biology major once the school year begins?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there any significant difference between the impacted bio majors? If so what are they?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for the response!</p>
<p>@ramennation: </p>
<p>During finals week (enforced 24 hours), the college enforces quiet hours, which means that you cannot make loud noises, play loud music or anything that causes commotion because people are studying during a specified time You can be written up for making too much noise if you do not follow the rules.</p>