<p>Are the residence halls co-ed?</p>
<p>Hey Clark, speaking of the honor program. What if you’re not in it currently, is there any way to enter it?</p>
<p>@lee3522</p>
<p>Suites are single sex but floors are co-ed (mostly)</p>
<p>This might sound stupid…but… What exactly is a “lower division” class?</p>
<p>@clarkfobes: Thank you for your answer! :D</p>
<p>and I have another question actually…I am pretty sure UCSD has met all the academic and school-size wise (if necessary) requirement to be able to have NCAA division-1 sports…and as an avid college sports fan, I was more than just depressed after I found out the fact that UCSD is in D-2, which mostly contains school with mediocre or lower academics…can somebody explain to me how this is happening?</p>
<p>Ok awesome! So it does have some benefits.
But darn it. Is that a 3.8 weighted? Haha I’m being hopeful.</p>
<p>Scratch my last question, I was being redundant.
I found the answer by looking at the TMC website. But can you clarify, when it says “Continuing Students” does that include people who aren’t in the honors program as Freshmen?</p>
<p>@adriee: </p>
<p>1/2) The Theater and Dance program at UCSD is ranked #3 in the nation! Hence, it is really competitive. One of my friends, whom I must say is a really good dancer, was a dance major, but changed majors because it was too hard for him X__X. Lots of classes and different types of dances. I know there’s beginning ballet, jazz, contemporary, latino dance…etc. I took beginning ballet this quarter and it was pretty fun. They have a nice and new dance studio near Revelle too! Usually you have to take the same class 3 times before you can sign up for the next level class. For example, if you start off with beginning ballet, you need to take beginning ballet 3x (with different teachers) before you can go to intermediate ballet (but this also depends on how good you are and etc).<br>
3. Ascension hip-hop is a dance team sponsored by CASA (chinese american student association) but anyone who can dance can join, so it’s not limited to chinese students. You audition and if you get in, you have to practice a lot, probably everyday. I know they have dance practice at Rimac Gym in the nice dance studios lol. They usually perform at most talent shows and various UCSD events. Philip Wang from Wongfu was in it! But there are other dance teams as well…like 220 (second to none) that are pretty good as well and they all compete in MASA’s Kunfusion Dance competition…pretty well known…</p>
<p>@xpolly: Lower-division classes are they classes you take usually as a freshman or sophomore because you do not have enough amount of units to qualify as upper-division standing (90+units as a junior/senior. Generally lower-division classes are the easier and more broad classes like general math or science, etc but upper-division classes tend to be more specific and focus on a more narrow topic, something you study in-depth. </p>
<p>@aznfromva: uh…not exactly sure how to explain this… so basically UCSD is a newer school in comparison to UCLA and Cal. It was founded like 50 years ago so they didn’t have as much time to build their sports reputation as we are more of a research institution. Not a lot of money spent on promoting sports and recruiting the best athletes (and give them scholarships) and this is probably why UCSD does not have a football team. Not definite on this…</p>
<p>@ ingrid: it’s probably weighted.</p>
<p>@objection: Um, not sure exactly where you are referring to, but by “continuing students,” it means people who are in the program already and remaining/continuing
in the program. You can always become admitted into the honors program if you meet the requirements.</p>
<p>Thx for a quick reply! I think that sort of answered my question…though I still think division 3 sports are superior to division 2 in speaking of ncaa sports…</p>
<p>Well I think I should ask you another question…it’s kind of nerdy considering that my very recent acceptance…well anyway I was not aware of this at all since I was jusu happy about my acceptance, then my friend, who also got accepted, freaked me out by mentioning ‘a placement exam.’ So Can you explain to me about this briefly? And also after a shallow depth of research, it seems that I am not required to take math and writing ones since
- I have 770 on math 2c exam
- Also have 3 (low, i know but) on calc AB
- (not sure if this will do but) i have 690 on sat writing.
Would these numbers get me exempt from the placement exam? I wouldn’t be very pleased if i would have to take an exam even before the school starts…thanks!!</p>
<p>@aznfromva</p>
<p>Placement exams (math, foreign language, writing) are used to determine what class you should take. </p>
<p>Because you got a 690 in SAT Writing, you do not have to take the entry writing requirement exam. Here’s the proof: [Subject</a> A Program: What is the Subject A Requirement](<a href=“http://basicwriting.ucsd.edu/whatIs.html]Subject”>http://basicwriting.ucsd.edu/whatIs.html) When you enroll in UCSD, you can take the first writing class of whatever college you were accepted to. </p>
<p>and for math because you got a 3 on Calc AB/ a 770 on SAT Subject Math II, you don’t need to take the Math Placement exam: [Testing</a> and Evaluation Office](<a href=“http://mathtesting.ucsd.edu/placement.shtml]Testing”>http://mathtesting.ucsd.edu/placement.shtml)
Because of your score, you will most likely be taking Math20A for 2 unit or Math10B for 4 units, but that will depend on your major and which class best suits you. However, if you want to get into the higher level math classes like 20B-20F, you can always take the math placement test to be placed into those classes.</p>
<p>Thank you for quick response! I will post questions when I need to…</p>
<p>What are the pros and cons of biking on campus?</p>
<p>Is it hard to switch into Mech. Engineering (say, from Computer Engineering)?</p>
<p>@SDLover: </p>
<p>Biking Pros: quicker/faster to class when you are lazy to walk
Cons: Need to buy lock, need to find place to lock bike but there are enough spaces, people may steal your bike, some places you cannot bike during certain times (like Peterson Hill) but not strictly enforced. annoying to bike when there are hecka people walking (especially during passing time) </p>
<p>@tealeaf2: Nope, shouldn’t be because it’s not an impacted major. All you needa do is change it on tritonlink under the major/minor tab on the left side. but you don’t need to rush it, just wait until school starts. Btw, did you know that there are engineering honor societies where you need to maintain high grades and participate in these volunteer activities to get in and other requirements as well.</p>
<p>@SDLover</p>
<p>Like clarkfobes said, biking is fast as hell to get around but it’s frustrating biking around people. Peterson Hill is the most annoying to go up and down right as class gets out and King Peterson and the Knights of The Peterson Table accompanied by the angry Peterson Townsfolk Mob descend it. I bike everywhere and I will say this, if you want to use a bike, use a bike. Don’t let anybody convince that biking isn’t a viable option because it definitely is.</p>
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<li>The first week is pretty fun! However, it depends on your college and the activities it sets up. Generally, throughout the first few weeks, people are very open to meeting others. Everyone will start shaking other people’s hands and introducing themselves. After a while, the enthusiasm fades a little… so make as many friends/acquaintances as you can during the first few weeks!</li>
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<p>Is it okay to not use a helmet when biking because it’s really annoying?</p>
<p>UCSD is really too small to necessitate biking and usually just causes problems during any busy passing period.</p>
<p>If you choose to bike, helmets are completely optional and ‘not’ wearing them seems to be the norm.</p>
<p>I know there are ATMs on campus, but is there a bank or credit union on campus? Thanks.</p>
<p>@artdancer: They are planning to build one in the vacant spots in Price Center, but not sure when that will happen. But there are plenty of banks: Bank of America, Chase, Etc 10 minutes away in La Jolla Village Square so don’t worry about it.</p>