<p>@yojayyy
I know there are definitely students who have loans. I personally take out about 7000 a year. It definitely sucks and puts a lot of pressure on you to find a job that will pay them back quickly. It’s possible though. There are plenty of work study opportunities and jobs in the area which is what most people do. The most important thing is to pay off interest quickly so it doesn’t acrew.</p>
<p>@miximu
If you do your prerequisites for the bio major you can just fill out a major change form but I would recommend changing before that because the bio prereqs are really hard o get into if you’re not the major. If you talk to advising theyll probably let you switch to prebio no problem</p>
<p>Hi Fred11</p>
<p>Any idea on how easy/difficult is it to change from PreBio to electrical engineering ?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Premed
Okay so I’m a premed bio major here for those of you who are thinking of being premed and this is what I know. First premed isn’t a major it’s just a title you give yourself. You can be pretty much any major as long as you do the required classes for med school. Most people are bio or chem etc majors so they can get into the classes. Science classes here are extremely well respected and honestly between here and other ucs med schools don’t care where you go undergrad. You are looked at compared to applicants from your own school. The advantage to ucsb as oppose to other ucs is the opportunities you get. No other uc offers as many research and internship opportunities and we have a really good prehealth advising department who lets you know about new internships that would work for you. Sb is technically ranked higher than Davis now ad we are number 7 in the world for research. Our professors are a lot of teachers from places like Harvard who wanted to retire but didn’t want to give up a paycheck. Don’t get me wrong our sciences have a fair share of *<strong><em>ty teachers too, but they all make it easy to get to know them and what research they’re doing. Pre med here is just as rigorous as any other uc and a *</em></strong>ton of work.</p>
<p>@mwahal
I know engineering is really impacted this year. That said I know a lot of people who emailed over the summer and were able to switch. If you can’t switch just make sure to put off physics because bio and engineering have to take different physics series.</p>
<p>Thanks fred11.</p>
<p>fred11, I am a Russian freshman and I plan to go for the shorties, however you said that most international students live in Manzanita. Also I am bringing a car, no doubt.</p>
<ol>
<li>If I put all of my preferences for the shorties, am I almost guaranteed to live there or can they stick me in boring Manzanita like other international students? </li>
<li>What is the policy on having a hookah in your room?</li>
<li>Is it possible to find parking outside UCSB campus to leave a car at for a coupe of days or would it be better to park it by Harder Stadium? (no way in hell am I paying 650$ for a parking spot)</li>
<li>Did you work during your freshman year? If so, where and how convenient were the hours?</li>
</ol>
<p>What’s better, a small double or a triple?</p>
<p>Please help with housing choice at
UCSB. I am not a partyer and don’t stay up really late but that doesn’t mean I’m boring and don’t know how to have fun. UCSB’s party image makes me a bit concerned as far as dovms/room-mates are concerned. I can opt for the honors floor but not sure if that wojld be too quiet. Also please advise about which dorms are best. I know i don’t want to be far from classes.</p>
<p>Someone ? Bump</p>
<p>Well it really depends,
There will be partying in all of the residence halls. If you really want to be away from all the partiers then you should go to manzanita. Manzanita is a quiet place and the dorms there are slightly bigger and the bathrooms are better (less people per). However Manzanita houses a lot of upperclassmen (not as many freshman) and is supposedly an unsocial environment. If you still want to make a lot of friends and have fun i would suggest living in the shorties just because they are social and have a nice atmosphere, however they will have partying. You could choose to live on substance free, quiet, or scholars to be with similar minded people. There will be less partying on substance free and quiet than scholars.
just dont live at ft</p>
<p>Why not FT? FT is great, in my opinion. It all depends on your personality. The only thing that might be wrong with FT is the food but that’s about it. </p>
<p>Don’t start the bike ride BS. ‘Oh no, 8 minutes cycling!’ GROW A PAIR!</p>
<p>for myself, i would love to live at ft. i’m just saying that if @demonios does not party and sleeps early and wants a more quiet environment, then ft would not be ideal for his personality</p>
<p>Oh, I see what you meant! I certainly agree with you on that one :-)</p>
<p>What are the odds of getting a tripple? What are the odds of getting into undergrad apartments? When are official finical aid letters put up on the site? How many units do you take a quarter?</p>
<p>Whats the closest dorm to the Biology Department?</p>
<p>Can a student who majors in Economics/Accounting from UCSB get a prestigious and well-paying job after graduation? What firms recruit students who major in these fields in UCSB?</p>
<p>^That’s tough one 
I also would like to know. My best guess is that we will only find out once we get there in Fall…</p>
<p>Econ is one of those highly regarded majors at UCSB. But keep in mind after you graduate you’ll only have your bachelors.</p>
<p>@ChrisRWC</p>
<p>“the shorties” are closest to the science buildings. Out of the three Anacapa is right near the bio buildings. Next is santa cruz and santa rosa.</p>