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<p>D got into UCSB Pre-Biology major. Will be visiting next weekend open house. Here is my question (will appreciate any thoughts)</p>

<p>Does Pre-Biology mean she has to fulfill additional requirements to major in Bio?
Are all freshmen guaranteed university housing? and do they get it?
How late can one take before accepting to still get housing preference?</p>

<p>Reason is my D has several admissions, including to Pomona and UC Davis and needs to decide before long. Thanks all…</p>

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<p>this may seem a bit silly, but…</p>

<p>so i visited ucsb last semester and i got to go inside the gym. however, i only ventured around one of the buildings and noticed that the only cardio equipment there was in the hallways and looked old-ish. did i miss the “main” gym or something?</p>

<p>also, can anyone compare ucsb’s gym to davis’? the gym at davis is probably the nicest gym ive ever seen.</p>

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<p>I got this answer directly from the UCSB engineering admissions coordinator:</p>

<p>It is currently extremely difficult to change major into Mechanical
engineering at UC Santa Barbara. With over 2000 students who applied for
ME at UCSB for F10, many of those high achieving students were admitted to
undeclared and hope to change major into ME.</p>

<p>Numerous students petitioned to change major into ME this year after taking the
correct preparation courses and only a small fraction were successful.
Students with strong GPAs were turned away due to lack of space.</p>

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<p>oclement, yes she must fulfill the prerequisites before declaring to be a bio major. To be considered a bio major, its about two years of undergrad schooling as a pre-bio major.</p>

<p>All freshman are guaranteed housing.</p>

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<p>So with the recent budget cuts in the UC system and the general instability of the state of California itself, how affected is UCSB?</p>

<p>Is it looking grim for incoming freshman regarding academic quality and opportunity?</p>

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<p>Oooo. Someone please answer stopaz’s questionnnn</p>

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<p>King3x, its been a small bit hard. They cut down classes so its a lot harder to crash and get the courses you want, but it hasn’t been horrible. </p>

<p>Other then that UCSB is managing quite well.</p>

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<p>is it hard to get your classes?
and how many people at most are their in classes?</p>

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<p>If you live in say Manazita Village, can you eat in the dining hall for the shorties and the towers, or is it strictly dining halls dedicated for specific halls?</p>

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<p>BeEasy, shorties and the towers??? I’m confused by your terminology but no, you can eat at any of the dining commons no matter what dorm you live in.</p>

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<p>aarlover20, its slightly hard to get the classes you want. Sometimes you gotta crash courses, the more units you come in with the easier it will be to get your classes because you get a better class time. </p>

<p>Generally, it can be anywhere from 850 students to a classroom to 25. It matters on the type of class. In the intro chemistry classes, its about 300 students but in beginning writing its about 25. Just matters what type of class it is.</p>

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<p>Pretty please answer the gym question?</p>

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<p>does living in a Living learning community (LLC) make a huge difference? i’m thinkin about living in the creative and performing arts LLC or the environmental. anyone has experience in them?</p>

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<p>Can students park their motorcycles in faculty parking lots?</p>

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<p>

Well, there are treadmills and cardio things in the hallway around the entrance and also in another Recreation Center building (the one with the rink and the rock climbing wall). There are actual rooms dedicated to weights and that sort of stuff. I don’t frequent the RecCen myself, though I have used the treadmills in the past. I do know a lot of people who are happy with it, except when it gets crowded.
[UCSB</a> satellite photo, Google maps](<a href=“Google Maps”>Google Maps)
[RecCen</a> photos](<a href=“http://photo.as.ucsb.edu/main.php/v/campus/reccen/]RecCen”>http://photo.as.ucsb.edu/main.php/v/campus/reccen/)
[2006</a> article from cardio machine manufacturer with UCSB feature](<a href=“http://www.matrix-fitness.com/company/news/newsletters/Matrix_Connection_Volume2_Issue5.htm]2006”>http://www.matrix-fitness.com/company/news/newsletters/Matrix_Connection_Volume2_Issue5.htm)</p>

<p>Based on what I’ve heard (and also just checked on DavisWiki) about Davis’ ARC, I really don’t think it stacks up too well to all that.</p>

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The people that I’ve known from those floors haven’t seemed any different from everyone else. I do remember hearing about - and literally hearing - musicians in San Miguel doing jam sessions and stuff like that in their lounge, from time to time.</p>

<p>I do know that the RAs in each LLC have obligations to plan a few events throughout the year that relate to the theme of the LLC, but I wouldn’t count on that defining your experience in the hall.</p>

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From [the</a> UCSB Transportation and Parking services website](<a href=“http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/permOthMotorcycle.aspx]the”>http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/permOthMotorcycle.aspx), I would think so, but you might want to e-mail them about that, since the meter-maids (or meter-men, whatever) are really, really strict about parking. Honestly, I’d probably call and e-mail them, just because I have that little faith in TPS… and I’d half-expect to get different answers.</p>

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<p>Thanks flushmaverick!</p>

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<p>Motorcycle can part anywhere there is a designated parking for motorcycles. See this map:
<a href=“http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/tsa/images/UCSB_largemap.gif[/url]”>http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/tsa/images/UCSB_largemap.gif&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Stopaz, you completely missed the gym. I frequent it and it is really nice. In fact, there are two weight-rooms in the rec-cen.</p>

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<p>aarlover20, I lived in the Scholars floor and I can tell you it doesn’t make much of a difference. The only noticeable thing is that I had a few more people than usual who are in the honors program.</p>

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<p>Is the scholars floor coed? And how beneficial is the honors program? Do you actuall get more time with professors/research opportunities?</p>