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<p>There is some crazy **** about UCSD.</p>

<p>"Here’s what i got so far:</p>

<p>1) There are underground tunnels connecting a bunch of the buildings on campus. Documentation at:
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<p>2) Check out UCSD’s Many Spoof Publications
The Disreguardian - released by The Guardian on April Fools Week this regularly trick people into believing the outrageous stories within it.
[The</a> Guardian|University of California, San Diego](<a href=“http://ucsdguardian.org/]The”>http://ucsdguardian.org/)
The MQ - believed to be the premier satirical parody newspaper on UCSD’s campus.
<a href=“http://www.themq.com/index.php[/url]”>http://www.themq.com/index.php&lt;/a&gt;
Meetings are Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm in lovely John Muir College in the Half Dome Lounge.
The Koala - The dirtiest, filthiest piece of reading material possibly ever created, is created by a group of geniuses who will keep you laughing for days provided you can ignore your sense of decency. Even better if read drunk. Meetings are Friday’s at 4:20 PM in the Media Lounge in the Old Student Center above Soft Reserves.
<a href=“http://www.thekoala.org/[/url]”>http://www.thekoala.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>3) Other papers at UCSD include:
The California Review, Gach Noi magazine, Mania Magazine, Saltman Quarterly, The Scene Magazine, Fashion Quarterly, The Sixth Sense, Snow Writers, South Asian Journal, The Triton, The Verge Magazine, Voz Fronteriza, The Left Coast Post</p>

<p>4) Star Wars wall… Located at the UCSD TV building. Scuff marks on the wall panels show where to aim and kick with all your might and listen to the cool sound effects! Now in Alien Invasion Style.
• WARNING Professors MAY BE INSIDE AND IRRITATED BY PEOPLE KICKING!</p>

<p>5) On-Campus Graffiti
• The Mandeville Building has a stairway full of Graffiti which gets updated by taggers almost daily. The administration saved this one stairway and it is a great place to go take photographs.
• The Revelle Anchor outside of PLAZA can be tagged
• The Cement across from Sierra Summit has graffiti carvings.
• Both H&SS and AP&M Buildings in Muir College have stairways where graffiti regularly appears, often in tribute to the flying spaghetti monster and invisible pink unicorn.</p>

<p>6) Stuart Art Collection
• The Green Table - this table is outside Sierra Summit. It has many different sayings written upon it, many of which contradict each other. It’s been called the Schitzophrenic Table because of this.
• Stonehenge - Behind Galbraith Hall this collection of giant stone blocks resembles Stonehenge
• The Warren Bear - this giant bear in the center of Warren Mall is made out of 8 giant stone blocks perfectly connected.
• Sun God- every UCSD student should know the history behind Sun God.
• The Trees - near Geisel Library are 3 trees, the talking tree, the singing tree, and the silent tree. These trees are made of metal and each is self explanatory. The Singing tree has a stump arm near the bike rack path, the talking tree is directly across from that one when you face library walk, and the silent tree stands in front of Geisel Library.
• The Snake Path - this rough path around Geisel Library not only sheds it’s stone (So don’t bike or skateboard on it) but is themed for Paradise Lost. Thus their is a giant book with a quote upon it, as well as a small paradise like location with a bench inscribed with more quotes from Paradise Lost.
• READ/WRITE/THINK/DREAM is inscribed in the colored glass at the entrance to Geisel Library.
• Standing - this statue in the UCSD Medical School is of a naked woman on a giant tree and water drips from her hands into the ponds below. Check it out if you’re ever in the vicinity of Club Med.
• Two Running Violet V (The Giraffe Nets) - The Blue Tennis Nets in the Eucalyptus Forest near the Price Center. “Rumor Has it they were developed to catch runaway giraffes from the San Diego Zoo.”
• La Jolla Vista View - located near the theatre district close to Che Cafe, this is a outlook over La Jolla that includes a map at the time of its creation and a telescope for distant viewing.
• UNDA - a series of stone blocks that consist of
• Something Pacific - this consists of 2 segments inside & outside the Media & Communication Building at Marshall College. The inside is an amalgation of TV screens doing wierd effects to TV shows currently on. The outside is a set of statues which represent various actions of entertainment and media. It is very interesting.
• Untitled - This peace of art is dedicated to the Matthews Marine Corps Base that was once on the UCSD Campus site. Consists of the large flag pole, a memorial stone, and a drinking fountain.
• Terrace - at the Cellular and Molecular Medicine Facility, this consists of interesting architecture and a paved open space.
• Another - the giant clock with a newsfeed in the Price Center East, this is plastered with phases consisting of another. Also the ground beneath it has various quotes covering a variety of topics.
• Red Shoe - in the eucalyptus grove in South West of Revelle. Near the La Jolla Playhouse. It’s a giantic Red Shoe.</p>

<p>7) Other Art
• The Chair - on back side of the first floor of Galbraith Hall (CLICS) is a giant wooden chair. You can climb on it and take some cool pictures.
• Dr. Seuss Statue - Outside Geisel Library is a really cool statue with Dr Seuss and The Cat in the Hat to honor the namesake of Geisel Library
• Rope Swing - Several Ropes hang from trees on the NorthEast side of Geisel library that are sturdy enough to hang on and swing from. It’s pretty fun.
• Gum Post - this lightpost has been converted into a gum post as students add their gum to it. Believed to have been started at the beginning of 2008. Located across from the basketball courts at the entrance to the Sixth College Quad.
• Visual Arts Facility - Cool place showing various attempts at art, one stairway looks like the front of a boat. A large trampoline is on the second level and many cool designs are prevalent throughout.
• King Triton Statue- Timmy Triton, believed by many to have been a massive waste of money, is located at the base of the stairs leading out of Price Center East.</p>

<p>8) The Full Moon Drum Circle - Every full moon at Black’s beach there is a large bonfire. Many people gather to have a good time. Their are drummers and people playing various instruments, a handful of dancing hippies, and various other sights and sounds. Attending one of these drum circles needs to be a priority at least once while at UCSD.
• Also in either July or August the Harvest Moon Festival is held with nearly 900 people and 200 drummers.
• WARNING - Anyone going to Black’s Beach in the daylight risks viewing male nudity and other unpleasant sights</p>

<p>9) Che Cafe - built in 1969 is officially a vegan food joint with some decent food and regularly has indie and punk bands that come and play, often with a five dollar cover charge for admission. It has some very colorful graffiti along the outside. Behind Che Cafe is also the Vegetable Patch. They have carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, and many other fruits & vegetables.</p>

<p>10) Sixth College Canyon
• Abandoned hulks of vehicles, old sewer systems, giant pipes & other cool metal objects everywhere
• Roped Tree - This tree is tied to the ground with a great deal of ropes. Rumor and Jokes tell of the trees destructive nature before it was tied down.
• GeoCache! - Located off the beaten path in the Sixth College Canyon, this is filled with all sorts of interesting objects as well as funny commentary in the GeoCache Log.</p>

<p>11) Warren Woods
• Monkey Bars - their is a set of monkey bars along one part of the Running Path relatively close to the entrance of the woods.
• Three Teepees and Wood Shelters - built with broken branches stretched around certain trees, these are pretty cool place to relax and take pics.
•The Faces - A ring of faces painted on the trees near the entrance of the woods.</p>

<p>12) The Super Quiet Zone - The top floor of Geisel Library is the Super Quiet Zone. Any noise made up there is liable to get you either shot or cause a riot, both of which are likely to end horribly for you.</p>

<p>13) The Jacobs School of Engineering
• Motion and Audio Sensing Camera - On the fourth floor of the Engineering II building, this is immensely fun to play with. It follows your voice and motion in the room and projects it on a screen.
• UCSD Cal-(IT)² web Cam - Can be controlled by anyone online, and can be used to take pictures of people/stuff/yourself in the alleys of the Jacob’s school. More info here: [Calit2</a> : California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology](<a href=“http://www.calit2.net/about/buildings/ucsd/webcam.php]Calit2”>http://www.calit2.net/about/buildings/ucsd/webcam.php)
• Marine Lab - At the Cal-(IT)2 building.
• Antarctica Map - At the Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, it’s a giant screen of Antarctica with various sensors, pretty cool.
• Perching Polly - On the ground floor of the Engineering-I Building is a fake parrot that perches on a limb. Currently broken due to alchohol, this is in the middle of a nice secluded place to relax.
• The Clock - a cool clock with three different faces each with a different meaning, this is near the end of Warren Mall close to the snake path.</p>

<p>14) Relaxing Locations
• Picnic Circle - this firepit and chairs just off the walkway to Warren past Geisel, this is located in the brush and easily visible from the snake path.
***Also, next to this is the Memorial to James Winne Jr. who was a protester of the Vietnam War who set himself on fire in Revelle Plaza on May 10, 1970, leaving charred bricks where his body & possessions lay.
• Da Hood - this location in the brush near Canyon View Terrace & Earl’s Place is a cool place to go and just hang out. Their are decrepit chairs and a couch there. Turn at the pole in order to reach it.
• Hidden Outdoor Room - go through a gate in the Center for Magnetic Recording Research in Warren and you will be in a secluded garden like space with benches. It is right near the opaque paneled walls.
• Rooftop Tables & Garden - On the Powell Structural Components Laboratory Building. It overlooks the New Price Center East. Very peaceful & relaxing location.</p>

<p>More Cool Stuff Coming Soon."</p>

<p>-From Crazy **** you didn’t know about UCSD FB Group</p>

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<p>So I’m not sure if this question has been asked already, but:

  1. How easy is it to study abroad if you do not have any financial aid?
  2. Do you still have to pay UCSD tuition + tuition of wherever you are studying abroad?
  3. Do you have any study abroad experience that you would care to share? I am looking at going to an east Asian country like China, Japan, or Korea.
  4. What can you tell me about a communications major? Econ major?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>@yellowpeep: </p>

<p>1) Studying abroad is fairly easy and highly encouraged. You just go to the International Center Programs Abroad Office and check out where and when you want to study abroad. There are so many different programs and you may sometimes need to plan about 9 months ahead! In regards to the monetary aspect of it, it actually cost the same or even less (depending on the country) as paying tuition here at UCSD supposedly.
2) No, you just pay the tuition for the study abroad if you are not present at UCSD
3) Sorry, I’m going study abroad this summer, so I don’t have any experiences to share yet, but does anyone else have any input?
4) Communications is #2 in the country for theory. I took the intro course (COGN20) and it was pretty fun and interesting and there are some awesome professors in the dept, but you have to be prepared to read a lot a week. Not sure about Econ major…</p>

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<p>how do you apply for housing for ERC? It says that I’ve already completed the housing applicationg but I didn’t choose single, double, or triple dorm yet and that survey thing that everyone does for your roomate. and when do you register for classes for ERC too? thank you :)</p>

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<p>For the 10 millionth time… you choose your room preference when you fill out your housing contract in late may/june.</p>

<p>Freshmen register for classes in the end of August.</p>

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<p>Sry if this question is repeated, but i got tired of scrolling through all the replies :stuck_out_tongue:
What exactly happens during orientation at the different colleges, specifically at Warren? And when do we sign up for fall semester courses, cause on the Warren orientation site, it said that we’d be signing for classes that day, which is kinda late o.o</p>

<p>Edit: nvm, ignore the second question.</p>

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<p>@corsairouge: Warren orientation is a few days before school actually starts, so you get to move in early. You are assigned an orientation group number and basically get a welcome from the provost, meet people, learn the Warren dance for Unolympics, take a tour of the school, play ice breakers and stuff like that.</p>

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<p>Hey guys, so I am one of the students that has a pending application with UCSD and I am a transfer student. I was checking different links on the site and when I went to the WEBREG, it showed a drop-down menu for SPRING 2010 and UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT…when i clicked on it…this is the message that came up…</p>

<p>You have not been admitted to the chosen academic level for the selected term. For questions about your status, please contact the appropriate office:</p>

<ul>
<li>New undergradate students - Undergraduate Admissions Office</li>
<li>Undergraduates seeking readmission or enrollment in Summer Sessions - Registrar’s Office</li>
<li>Graduate students - Office of Graduate Studies</li>
<li>Pharmacy students - SPPS Student Affairs Office</li>
</ul>

<p>DOES THIS MEAN I AM REJECTED? DOES ANYONE ELSE GET THIS?</p>

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<p>@worried21 That does not mean you have been rejected. Even if you were admitted, why would you be allowed to register for classes in Spring Quarter of this year? You’re a new admit (maybe, maybe not). Regardless, you wouldn’t be able to register for current classes occurring at SD right now.</p>

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<p>questions! sorry if it’s repeated!</p>

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<li>should i sign up for direct deposit? can i use my parents bank account?</li>
<li>Warren: for classes, do i choose what classes to take? or do they choose it for me?
-if it’s my choice, then when do warren students choose their classes?</li>
<li>when choosing classes, are there any warnings and things to look out for? so upcoming freshmen don’t get anything priority…right?
-are there options laid out for me when choosing classes?</li>
</ul>

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<p>@yunjh2725: </p>

<p>1) Yeah, you should sign up for direct deposit because it automatically deposits financial aid refunds into your bank account as opposed to getting a paper check, where you have to go to your mailbox, retrieve it and then deposit the check physically. I don’t think you can use your parents bank account because the check is written out with your name on it, not your parents.
2) You choose what classes you want to take because there are many options. They give you a guideline of what classes you need to take to fulfill the college requirements.
freshmens are the last to register because they usually have less credits than upperclassmen. The more units you have (from AP or IB credits), the better enrollment time you will have. You need to look at your major and see which classes you need to take, but generally warren freshmen have to take warren writing 10a (if you met the uc writing requirement) their 1st quarter. Go to the four year plan site, find your major and see the plan to see your recommended classes: <a href=“https://aventeur.ucsd.edu/public/student_four_year_plans/?currentCollege=WA[/url]”>https://aventeur.ucsd.edu/public/student_four_year_plans/?currentCollege=WA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Hey clarkfobes!</p>

<p>Thanks for the reply! I appreciate all of your help so far! If I have completed my GE requirements at my current school (another UC) would those transfer over to Revelle College? or would I need to complete Revelle’s GE’s?</p>

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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>Does anyone know where I can find grad school admit rates for undergraduates coming out of UCSD for international relations/comparative politics programs and law schools? I’m wavering between UCSD, UCLA, and UCB right now.</p>

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<p>Is a c- at risk for being rescinded? I didn’t think UCs count minuses and pluses but when I called admissions office one of them said “if you get below c…such as c-…”. They wouldn’t tell me anything for sure but it sounded like a c- was not meeting provisions.</p>

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<p>Are you looking for an M.A. in IR or Ph.D.? Either way, most schools (not 100% sure if UCSD does or not, but most likely not) don’t keep track of this information, or at least don’t publish it. For graduate school, as long as you come from a research institution and have notable faculty from your alma mater, you’re up in the same level as everyone else, with minimal preferential treatment. If you’re looking at Ph.D., specifically, then “admit rates” don’t matter as admissions are extremely subjective. Numbers aren’t the best predictors of admissions–it’s more of fit, research experience, letters of rec, etc. If you’re looking at the M.A., post in the graduate school board in CC and see if anyone else has any insight on this. Actually: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/599432-so-you-want-ma-ir.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/599432-so-you-want-ma-ir.html&lt;/a&gt; Read that.</p>

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<p>This is a judgment call on UCSD and if their policy states “under a C”, then they may enact on this policy; however, from my recollection from people who’ve posted this type of question in the past, it’s generally excused. I would call the admissions office to get 100% clarification (and if it’s in your favor, get it on paper haha). If not, speak with your teacher and see if there is a way for you to push that grade to a C. It’s not universal among teachers, but most are forgiving enough to push some extra homework/projects your way so that you don’t get rescinded to college.</p>

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<p>You mentioned that the communications program in USC is #2 in the nation. Where did you find this info? Sorry, I’m just really weighing my options right now. :)</p>

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<p>how about 2 c-? ever heard of anyone getting rescinded for that? I’m debating whether to try to get a grade change (which might make the teacher more unwilling to help me out this semester…if c- is fine it’s not worth it.</p>

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<p>@oananko: I believe you need to fulfill the Revelle GE’s but I’m pretty sure some of the classes you took at your original school can transfer over and fulfill a few of the Revelle GEs</p>

<p>@hellostranger: The comm. program is #2 in “theory and production” communications. My comm professor told me. </p>

<p>@uchogwarts: As long as you don’t get a D or F and your GPA is above a 3.0, then you should be fine.</p>

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<p>@clarkfobes thank you! i’ll ask UCSD during transfer admit day!</p>

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<p>What is a direct deposit account? My Tritonlink account says that I need to enroll in it, but I don’t know what it is…and should I do it? What are the pros and cons?</p>