<p>I’m sorry if someone already asked this, but how is the biochemistry/cell biology major?
I’ve heard of people getting really low GPAs because of the competition/large class sizes… which is scaring me just a little…
Not that I wouldnt choose UCSD just because I’m afraid of getting a low GPA… I’m just concerned that I won’t be able to keep up with the rest of the students. Biochem/cell is apparently impacted and hard to get in, so doesnt that mean the students in that major are really really smart? I feel like I was accepted by mistake and will flunk out of college before I graduate. Haha. </p>
<p>Oh, and it’s really nice of you to answer people’s questions. :D</p>
<p>Haha, well this really depends on your schedule and what classes you are taking. Honestly, some days you would be waking up at 8am and other days you may be waking up a 2pm, so yes it really varies on what time your classes are. But to give you a bit more insight, I will describe a regular week for me this quarter.
Monday: Wake up at 8:30 (I love living in the dorms because you don’t need to take extra time to drive to school) and get ready for class at 9. Eat some cereal (people are usually too lazy to get breakfast at the dining halls). Class from 9-10. then 1 hour break from 10-11 so I just go eat, do some homework or go back to my dorm. then 11am-1230 I have class, then its lunch time from 12-2. Then Class from 2-4 and then I go to my club meeting until 5. 5-6 I chill, 6-10 dinner and more clubs. Then at 10 go back to my dorm to start homework, shower, etc.<br>
Tuesday: Wake up at 7:30 for class at 8:30-10 because my class is really far away. 10-12 class, 12-3 free time, 3-8 class time then at 8 = dinner and homework/getting distracted by the internet.
Wednesday: Same as monday because usually classes are MWF and Tues/Thurs blocks except might have different clubs/activities
Thursday: Same as Tues except one more class
Friday: Wake up at 12 because I have class at 2-4. after 4 = start of the weekend so I do nothing and hang out/find fun stuff to do and don’t come back until really late at night, sometimes pull all nighters lol
Saturday - sleep in really late… find stuff to do, usually there are dances/concerts
Sunday - start doing homework at night
That’s my typical week. But it will depend on your own schedule. Some people have more time to study and other don’t so yeah…</p>
<p>@traveltheworld: biological science majors are just plain competitive so yeah you may get a low GPA especially if you don’t do well and other people are performing better than you. It really doesn’t matter how big the classes are and whatnot, as long as you study and try your personal best, then you can come out on top and get good grades and defy that low GPA myth. Don’t worry, people usually don’t flunk out and since you were admitted as that major, it means you have proven yourself worthy of succeeding at UCSD since highschool. It may not mean you are smart, it means that you got good grades in highschool and can take the SAT well. You were not admitted by mistake, UCSD admitted you because they wanted to. :D</p>
<p>@wymae13: I heard they are hard, but all writing classes for each college are equally hard. They all require you to read, analyze and then write 5-10 page essays, but overall the point is to teach how to write a college essay. Be prepared to see a difference and increased difficulty as compared to high school writing classes. </p>
<p>@seniorsf: It is a very complicated process where you need to find someone else who wants to switch spots with you. This process takes probably like 1 year because you need to prove that you would actually graduate faster by changing colleges. I wouldn’t suggest that you change colleges just because warren GE’s are easier for engineers. Marshall GE’s aren’t killer for engineers, so try to pull through. UCSD doesn’t put people into colleges based on their major. They had a reason to why they put you into Marshall, so they don’t want people to be changing colleges just like that.</p>
<p>@seniorsf: Orientation dates aren’t up yet for any college because you need to submit your SIR first and then the school needs to divide students into orientation groups, you will get more information later: "Orientation sessions are offered for entering fall quarter freshmen. Information is mailed in mid-May after the student’s statement of intent to register is received by the Office of Admissions.</p>
<p>@wymae13: unfortunately because there are so many revelle GE’s, it usually takes an engineer 5 years to graduate :(</p>
<p>@tealeaf2: There are 3 gyms: Rimac in ERC, Canyonview in Warren and Main Gym in Muir that are “free” because everyone pays recreational fees with their tuiton. Yes there are dancing studios in Rimac and in the dance studio behind Revelle; all dance studios are fairly new Yes, lots of dancing groups. I’m pretty sure youre into hip hop dance so you can try auditioning for Ascension, 220, etc. There’s also like a salsa club, hawaiian club…etc You can also take dance classes as a unit class or for fun (ballet, contemp, etc)</p>
<p>@wymae13: NO, it is such a hassle to change colleges because it takes you about 1 year to change colleges, so you will probably take even longer to graduate. Be happy as a Revelle student :D</p>
<p>Basically I was admitted to ERC with International Studies–Poly Science as my major (i’ll probably change it International Studies–Economics later), at the same time I want to do pre-med. </p>
<p>So being in ERC, and doing the previously mentioned majors, is it still possible to do pre-med courses, and do extra-curricular activities?</p>
<p>@jabar789: yes, double majoring is possible as long as you stay on track. It may be a bit more difficult in the sense that you have to take more classes, but anything is possible. Just study hard. It may take you a bit longer to graduate because you need to take more classes though. There is always time to extra-curricular activities if you are good at time management. I think being an ERC would be beneficial for your international studies because ERC has a foreign language requirement already so you will probably be hitting two birds with one stone.</p>
<p>One more question to anyone please, when they input your GPA for the point system, do they use the UC GPA or a different one? I read an “uncapped grade point average” but is that essentially the UC GPA or is it different? It sounds like the UC GPA because it stops at 8 semesters of extra points but I honestly thought UC stood for Univ. of California not UnCapped. lol</p>
<p>ok so i am confused. I if want to do pre-med along with majoring in International Relations, I have to do a double major? can’t I just take those classes as electives or something?</p>
<p>@spacedog: UC GPA means University of California GPA. When they calculate your UC GPA, they only count 8 honors/AP classes (so it is capped). </p>
<p>@jabar786: Okay, do you want to do pre-med to get into med school? If not, there is an option of double majoring in international relations and any pre-med major. If you do want to go to med school, you can technically go in as an international relations major as long as you take the classes necessary to get into med school. I would suggest against that because why would you want to be a doctor with an international relations major?</p>
But it will depend on your own schedule. Some people have more time to study and other don’t so yeah…</p>