<p>never said i wanted one night stands i said what is there one night stands or relationships</p>
<p>nicha89: Seriously? It's that bad or is UCLA's just that good?</p>
<p>And also, does anyone know if those Chancellor's Reception invitations somehow correlate to the Honors Program? And does the Honors Program offer anything special?</p>
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jazzymom writes: S2 applied undeclared to Letters and Science, but lately he has been saying he's thinking he should have applied to engineering. My question is, do you know students who have transferred into the engineering (probably Chem E) college from another college (L&S) at SB. Do you have to wait two years or could you apply to transfer during your freshman year?
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He can ask to have his app re-evaluated for engineering.
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Major Changes for Admitted Students
Prior to submitting your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR), you may change your major to one listed on the chart below. <a href="ed.%20engineering%20majors%20are%20not%20on%20the%20chart;%20see%20the%20web%20page%20I%20linked">i</a>* If you are interested in a major that UCSB offers, but which is not listed, acceptance into that major requires additional evaluation of your records. </p>
<p>Admission to the College of Engineering or to Computer Science in the College of Letters and Science, requires additional evaluation of your records. If you wish to change your major to an engineering or computer science major, send an email with your request to <a href="mailto:admissions@sa.ucsb.edu">admissions@sa.ucsb.edu</a>. Please include your fall term grades and a listing of the courses in which you are currently enrolled. The subject line should read "Major Change Request". The College of Engineering accepts students for the fall quarter only. </p>
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I'd</a> suggest that your son call the Engineering Dean's office to get additional info on the process.</p>
<p>What percent of students do undergraduate research? At Irvine, all honors students are required to do a thesis. Is it the same for SB?</p>
<p>What happens at the Chancellor's reception? I'd like to find out more about the honors program, but I don't know if I have time to go. I can make time if it is very informative.</p>
<p>I wanted to add a few things to this thread, especially because I actually liked the school and wasn't desperate to transfer out to the point where I vandalized</a> UCSB property.</p>
<p>3) Cal Poly definitely is better for sports. Unfortunately UCSB doesn't have a football team which is such an integral part of college, so Cal Poly has us topped there.</p>
<p>It's true that UCSB doesn't have a football team, however, most of the students want to keep it that way. UCSB has a national championship winning soccer team, and the led the nation in soccer attendance the last two years, and is also making a bid to host the college soccer national championship in 2011. Our top crowds for soccer are as big as Cal Poly's for football. And look at Cal Poly's men's basketball, where they couldn't even make the Big West tournament (where 8 out of the 9 teams make it). I can understand that some people like college football, but the majority of colleges in California do not have FBS football teams, and not having one does not automatically mean a school is worse for sports.</p>
<p>@chesserforlife </p>
<p>First of all, do not come to SB if you plan to commute from LA daily. That's not going to work. Based on some of your posts I've seen here, you would not be a good fit for Santa Barbara anyway.</p>
<p>@Snowc1b:</p>
<p>I really don't know if the program is really bad over here or its just that good @ UCLA. that's just what i heard from someone who transferred from UCSB to UCLA. + i'm still taking the pre-req courses and it's only my second quarter here. but judging from the easiness/hardness of the econ classes that i'm taking (all lower-division), our biz econ program is probably not that hard compared to that of UCLA. just note this doesn't mean that it's bad either. we seem to have a good econ department over here too.</p>
<p>Don't be a hater rc251 :D</p>
<p>Nice subtle paraphrasing with that link, though.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm just saying, if you're going to answer people's questions about the school, you should at least mention that you don't like it enough to stay there for four years. Hope you enjoy USC though.</p>
<p>You don't know my reasons for transferring so there's no reason to make assumptions...</p>
<p>Are you transferring because you don't like the school or is it something personal?</p>
<p>I have no clue how you can say UCSB's economics department is a joke. I'm a Biz Econ major w/ the accounting emphasis and taking the upper division courses. The biz econ major is one of the most impacted majors at the school. I find the classes to be quite difficult, but the professors and course work are excellent. </p>
<p>I can imagine if you heard from 1 person that left ucsb for ucla, the opinion would be biased. Also, how would the person compare the two economic departments if he/she transferred before completing it?</p>
<p>Personal, konakai27. The school is great.</p>
<p>Sorry, guess I owe you an apology then. Good luck with everything.</p>
<p>@calvinator: that's why i said i don't know. please don't take offense. and I DO find the professors very exellent too. i was just saying what i heard from someone else and just that i'm only taking LD courses and finding them easy so far.</p>
<p>I'm not taking offense, I just don't want false information on this forum to be spread</p>
<p>Okay I have a few questions.</p>
<p>When I was at the chancellors reception one of the teachers of CCS said they they didn't have high tech equipment. For example, he said they were still using chalk boards and had the big bulky tv's. Is this true? Or is it just in CCS since they don't have that many students and their studies are more hands on?</p>
<p>& what kind of bikes do most students ride? Beach bikes? lol.</p>
<p>Oh and lastly, are there any like "Scene" or "hipster" kids that try to be cooler than everyone and put people down for listening to mainstream music? I know that this is kind of a stupid question but my school is filled with these kind of people and I really want to get away from them. So I guess bottom line is what would you describe the majority of the population? Laid back, snobbish, intense...etc.</p>
<p>Hey GreNerd I got me some questions:
1. What residence hall should I apply for (I'm looking for a fairly moderate one that does not have too much anti-social nerds or too much drunk party animals but it must have a good amount of babes in it)???? 2. and I was wondering would it be better to pursue chemical engineering or mechanical engineering because I can't decide which one to choose??? 3. and also If I do the five year program and get too majors, will I be completely bogged down with schoolwork my junior and senior year or will I have some time for a social life????</p>
<p>Thanks for your help, I got admitted at the Chancellor's Reception in San Jose and I'm pretty much set on going to UCSB next fall</p>
<p>sbillings: Being a freshmen, I haven't taken many classes already. However, I have noticed that a majority of the classrooms my discussions are in have chalkboards and bulky televisions like you described. It hasn't hindered my ability to learn in these 70's era environments but it's still not the most desirable haha.</p>
<p>Most people ride beach cruisers. I had one but it got stolen within the month so I'd make sure you buy a good U-lock. Some people have racing bikes but they're usually more expensive than simple beach cruisers.</p>
<p>Extremely laid back. There's so many different kinds of people here so I can assure you that it'll differ from your high school.</p>
<p>kyledood:
1. Santa Catalina (a.k.a. FT or Francisco Torres) is the biggest party place in my opinion. CO-ED floors, "off campus", high-rise building... I have friends there who remove their closet doors and use them as tables for beer pong. After that, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, and Manzanita Village are the second biggest partying places. I'd recommend one of these dorms based on what you're interested in. Manzanita Village is the closest to IV and probably the nicest because it's so new. I live in Anacapa and it kicks ass. Santa Cruz is pretty much exactly the same as Anacapa. The other dorms like San Miguel (San Mighetto), San Nicholas (San Nic), Santa Rosa (I think the interior looks like a hospital haha), San Raphael (Don't really know much about this dorm) are less popular.
2. Don't stress too much about what specific engineering major you choose because initially all engineers take the same pre-requisites. After your first few quarters you'll get a feel for which major you'll want to pursue.
3. Double Majors do have ****-load of work but I doubt it will completely prevent you from having a social life. You'll learn amazing time management once you get to college so don't worry about working hard and having no social life.</p>