<p>The thing about Santa Cruz rain that I find differs from Bay Area rain is that there’s really no such thing as “sprinkling” in Santa Cruz. On campus, it’s either pouring rain or just misty. There’s hardly any in-between. So yeah, rain boots are a very good idea. Especially since there tends to be lots of puddles in weird places. And when it storms, even an umbrella won’t protect you much.</p>
<p>EDIT: And this past year wasn’t very wet at all, but the year before that (2009-2010) it rained A LOT. Most mornings (during winter quarter especially) it was raining. This past year hardly got any rain at all.</p>
<p>Yeah stepping in puddles and being soaked up to your knees in class doesn’t sound very fun. I am glad she said something… Now to the task of finding rainboots in basically summer lol</p>
<p>My son is an incoming freshman and he doesn’t <em>love</em> the major he signed up for. He knows that this early in the game it’s not terribly important to stick with the major you chose during the college application process, and he will take a variety of Gen. Ed. classes while he figures things out. He is interested in politics, but probably not enough to declare a Politics major; he likes literature and writing but not enough to major in it. He thinks he might like Marketing and some form of business communications, but is not brilliant at math or abstract theory so may choose to avoid Economics. Film and media studies are of interest… UCSC doesn’t offer a Global Studies major, as far as he can tell and that is definitely of interest. I understand that he could put together a course of study for a major of his own design. </p>
<p>Question: does anybody actually do that and how much harder is it than taking the path of an existing major where you can fairly easily figure out what you should take each quarter? In light of budget cuts and professor accessibility, I’d imagine it is really hard to do this. Thoughts?</p>
<p>It is very hard to make your own major. The majority of the trouble lies in getting professors to be on your committee, and for someone to be the chair of the committee. Unless you are very very good friends with a professor or you are making a major related to a professor’s field of research, you’ll likely be out of luck. It requires a lot of work on part of the professors to help a student with an individual major.</p>
<p>And of course you do have to create your own curriculum and get it approved by your committee. This is troublesome especially when class offerings aren’t as predictable as they once were. </p>
<p>Your son should definitely spend his freshmen year exploring his interests. Perhaps something will inspire him to continue with an existing major. If not, then he’ll have made some connections and have figured out what fields of study he would like to combine.</p>
<p>Hello, I was wondering about the overnight guest policy. I know about the 3 day rule and 15 day total but was wondering if the gender of the guest would matter. I am female and would like to have my boyfriend come visit me from UCB. If my room mate is okay with this than would this be allowed? Any help would be appreciated =)</p>
<p>@Liesel, thank you for your insights into this. Your read on it makes perfect sense. I would imagine that it is really challenging to get the buy-in of overworked underpaid profs and to figure out a schedule when scheduling already sounds like a bit of a blood sport. He could just see about an existing major paired with a minor that doesn’t usually “go” with that major. Main thing, though, is for my son to settle into his first quarter without rushing into anything quite yet. Thanks.</p>
<p>How do I get a more hands-on experience with the campus?</p>
<p>I had a lovely tour there earlier this year. Those of you who’ve been on the tour know they take you around in a bus with some occasional stops/walking, and it was really nice.</p>
<p>However, at the college I visited after this, it was a 2 hour walking tour. We went everywhere, inside almost every building, and that tour gave me a much better feel for what to expect at that campus. </p>
<p>To give UCSC a fair shake in my mind I’d like to be able to get a little closer to the classrooms and libraries. Can I just show up during the school year and wander the buildings, or is that strange? I think they have preview days, would that be a little more in-depth?</p>
<p>I’m not transferring until 2013 (yippie) so no rush. I do plan on applying or TAGing it regardless.</p>
<p>@jnguyen471: I’ve heard that transfers often feel isolated in the transfer community. You’ll meet plenty of people in class though, don’t worry. CS and game design is allll about collaboration! </p>
<p>@Fullofpop: People will not care at all if you wander around in the academic buildings. In fact, they might be nice enough to ask you if you need directions. I’ve seen people interrupt classes while looking around, and still be offered help. :P</p>
<p>I suggest getting a 1-day parking permit and just walking around yourself. During the school year might be good because then you can get an idea of what the campus looks like with people running around to class or hanging out at their colleges. And yeah, like Liesel said, wander into buildings if you want.
I found that on the tour, we never really went into the different residential colleges, but just sort of walked by. So when I went back to take a self-guided tour, I got a much better look at the diversity and layout of the campus. It was less of a blur that way.</p>
<p>Hey, i LOVE everything i have read/heard about Santa Cruz.
I just want someone to CHANCE me or what are my chances entering the school</p>
<p>I am a senior, instate, Asian, and I dont know where i messed up on the SAT because for the whole summer i averaged around 1760 . i will probably take it in December again or are my chances good enough with my SAT score? </p>
<p>10-11th GPA: 4.05
UC GPA 3.85
SAT: 1570</p>
<p>HIGH SCHOOL
-Best record at Beckman 3 years in a row
-Beckman Varsity 4 years in a row
-Captain of Beckman Varsity Tennis for 3 years
-Freshman School award: Beckman’s Boys Varsity Tennis Coaches’ Award
-Sophomore School award: Beckman’s Boys Varsity Tennis Co-Most Valuable Player Award
-Junior School award: Beckmna’s Boys Varsity Varsity Tennis Most Valuable Player
-Summer 2008 Boys SIngles champion</p>
<p>Other Highschool Leadership actives:
-member, Junior Class Council (Help run the school actives, have to be accepted)
-member, Senior Class Council
-VP for 2 years, Relay for Life Club
-Junior Publicist, Go Green Club
-Member, California Scholarship Federation Club
-Member, Red Cross Club
-Member, Beckman’s Senior Link CRU(Freshman mentors, selective amount get in)</p>
<p>Intern at a Dentist place for 100 hours<br>
Tennis:Usta= united states tennis association</p>
<p>5 years in a row, USTA Team Tennis California Sectionals
Represented Southern California at the USTA Gar Glenney State Cup 2009 as the number one seed
USTA Junior Tennis National Championships 2008, Team finished 11th in the Nation</p>
<p>Hello! I’m interested in attending UCSC and possibly majoring in Business Management Economics, but I had a few questions. </p>
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<li>Is there some type of grocery such as Shoprite or Stop N’ Shop close by? Is it easy to get to if you don’t have a car?</li>
<li>Does anyone know the job placement rate for UCSC or the Business Economics major?</li>
<li>Do the big 4 accounting firms (Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, & KPMG) recruit there? or is it mostly local firms?</li>
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