<p>amby, unless your school requires that you take the AP exam to get HS credit for the course, there's no UC requirement that you take it (like mikemac says).</p>
<p>Nice
thank you very much MaMoose
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<p>Sorry about responding so late, everyone. It's finals week here at UCSB. You'll learn to dread these times of the year haha.</p>
<p>shabamm: The coursework in Philosophy is generally very reading intensive. The lower division introductory courses will require that you memorize a lot of terms and concepts. As a major however, you'll begin to take upper-division courses that will concentrate less on the nuances of the subject and more on deeper analysis of philosophy's connection to society. These course will consist of a lot of research and papers...</p>
<p>amby262roy:
1) UCSB will definitely not rescind your admittance based on you not taking the AP tests. The only basis for them to consider removing you from being accepted are declining grades during your second semester (A's and B's to C's D's and F's)</p>
<p>2) There are two ChemE majors on my floor who enjoy it so far. As stated in a previous question however, all engineering students just take pre-requisites during their first year so they aren't really exposed to the specifics of their major. Besides that, most of the science/mathematical related majors (Physics, Bio, Chem, and Engineering) are among the best at UCSB. The professors are very intelligent and the course load is difficult.</p>
<p>l1l_v: It really depends on what major you're switching to and from. Some majors, such as the engineering department, require that you fulfill some coursework at UCSB and submit an additional application to join the department. If you submitted your app under a major in the College of Letters and Sciences, such as Bio or English, you can switch between them with no harm done to your acceptance. Just petition for a major change through a simple 1-page form you can pick up from the intended department.</p>
<p>usc2013: The black community at UCSB is small but not isolated. The Black Scholars Floor hosts a number of extremely intelligent Black students and creates a good environment for building communal friendships. The Black Studies department and Black Student Union are both very well known on campus and in the Santa Barbara community for their involvement outside of the classroom. The closest data I can locate about Black Faculty is that apparently there are not enough. According to this forum for the Santa Barbara News Press, Black Students protested the low amount of African American Faculty (12) and pushed for the addition of at least 5 more. However this was almost 10 years ago...</p>
<p>Here's the Black Studies Faculty
Faculty</a>, Department of Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara</p>
<p>The SB news press article
Black</a> students speak out at UCSB</p>
<p>eagle017: Congratulations on your Acceptance! For your first question, UCSB has one of the most prestigious Physics departments in the nation. I'd list the department's achievements but they sum it up better themselves...</p>
<p>eagle017: Oh, sorry. For your other question, yes you may request single rooms although they are usually reserved for special circumstances and hard to get otherwise. If you have a particular reason why you would prefer a single room, I'd suggest contacting the housing office before you submit your housing forms.</p>
<p>genuinescence: Every dorm at UCSB will have people who want to party and the differences between the amount of residents who do participate in drinking and such for each dorm usually don't differ that greatly (except Santa Catalina [FT]) Besides, most of the debauchery and famed party scene of UCSB doesn't even occur in the dorms. It's all out in Isla Vista. It will hardly if ever effect you if do not wish to participate in it.
If you want an Ocean View, I'd recommend Anacapa, Santa Cruz, or Manzanita. However I should note that Manzanita village is literally a 30 second walk from DP (Del Playa: The main party street that runs along the ocean in Isla Vista). It can get pretty noisy Thursday to Sunday.</p>
<p>imgoing2college: You can join the Honor's Program at UCSB if you maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA for 12 or more units and submit an application. Once you're in, you have to maintain that same 3.5 over the course of 3 quarters and enroll in at least 2 honors discussions for the class of your choice. A lot of benefits come with it :D</p>
<p>The workload for college is very different from HS. It's actually good that you're stressed in a way because it will prepare you well for the course load in college. Basically, you lose all of the busy work daily homework assignments in exchange for a lot of reading, random studying and review, and papers/labs. It can be really easy going at times and extremely difficult at others. Time management is key (don't pull 3 consecutive all nighters on your first finals week :/ )</p>
<p>kyledood: Don't worry about your SAT II scores. You cannot be certain that the department attributes that reason for not admitting you to engineering and I doubt they can change their decision. Regardless, I would advise you, if you decide to come to UCSB, to go to the Engineering department and get an application for major change to engineering. You'll have to take all of the pre-req's and probably a fairly high GPA. Come sophomore year, you'll be an engineering student. :)</p>
<p>wrekognized and Ramhammer: ROTC students are by far not looked down upon. The social scene in college and UCSB is so different from high school. You're not going to be criticized for the choices you make such as joining ROTC (I think it's ****ing admirable). A student across the hall from me is in ROTC and while i'm not a proponent of our country's current militaristic presence in the middle east, my hall mates and I have nothing against his participation in the program. Plus it's really cool to see him come back down my hall in full combat gear (minus the gun haha)</p>
<p>konakai27 and Muserz: Like I have said countless times: You do not have to participate in the party scene at UCSB if you don't want to. No one is going to peer pressure you into taking shots or hitting the bong. There is a large portion of the student body who gladly refrains from the party scene and still enjoy their stay at school. The residence halls also promote a number of activities over the weekend as an alternative to IV. No matter how different and out of place you consider yourself to be, UCSB is a massive school with a large and diverse student population. You'll have no trouble within the first day or two to meet people who will potentially become your closest friends.</p>
<p>whew, looks like that's all of you haha. Now that i'm almost done with finals it's SPRING BREAK!!! If you get a chance, visit the campus over your break. It's a beautiful 75-80 degrees and sunny here everyday lately. Take advantage of the nice weather to get a feel for your potential new home. Otherwise, I'll talk to you guys in a week or so :D</p>
<p>Hey GreNerd, great service your offering here ;)</p>
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<li><p>I'm a little nervous about the party school reputation, like a lot of other people. I don't intend on drinking or smoking anything. I'm not anti-social, I like to "chill," but "crazy" has never been my thing. What do you think?</p></li>
<li><p>Which dorm do you think would be right for me? I think you can tell from my question above what kind of person I am. I'd want to room alone, would prefer a quieter spot, and am bringing a car (although I don't intend on using it very often at all). None of this single-gender stuff I hear about either :P</p></li>
<li><p>What's the beach there like? I've seen the aerial pictures of UCSB surrounded by beach on the peninsula - but they're always empty!</p></li>
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<p>another question. </p>
<p>Is a car necessary if your living in the dorms? I'm planning on working part time.</p>
<p>Thanks GreNerd!</p>
<p>About how accurate would you say this video is?</p>
<p>YouTube</a> - theU.com - UCSB: "Intro"</p>
<p>It's REALLY short, I promise.</p>
<p>Scale of 1-5, 1 being very inaccurate and 5 being right on the dot.</p>
<p>:) so how's the political science program at sb? international affairs?</p>