<p>Most students have classes 5 days a week. With a little creative rearranging, some people can go only 3 days a week. :P</p>
<p>I will be attending UCSC this fall for 2012 as an engineering major and i don’t know what college to choose. I’m into partying and working out but I will be studying when i need too. I want to meet a diverse group of people with great personalities but i do also want my college to have some good looking girls. whats the best college for me taking into consideration good looking girls, social atmosphere, and diverse group of people with personalities. Appreciate it if you could reply as soon as possible preferably from a student who is actually there or has been there long enough to know. Thank You Appreciate the help.</p>
<p>Partying? Working out? Concerned about “good looking girls”? Check check check…</p>
<p>You sound like Cowell/Stevenson or College 8.</p>
<p>Whats it like to be an English major at UCSC? Whats the english department like?</p>
<p>Hi, my son will enter SC in a fall as a freshman. He wouldn’t be majoring in any math or science disciplines. Are there established classes for non-scientists and non-mathematicians to take to fulfill the general ed reqs for math/formal reasoning, statistical reasoning and scientific inquiry?</p>
<p>Also, he took AP calculus his senior year but didn’t do well, didn’t take the AP test. Can he just take precalc regardless of how he does on the math placement test and just be done with the math req for the rest of his college career?</p>
<p>Sorta confused on where to go. Can someone give me a quick breakdown of the college stereotypes and atmosphere, I’ve read all sorts of things from previous posts, but those were years ago and I’m not sure they are accurate.</p>
<p>-Asian
-Into science and environment
-Play video games
-Like to go out
-Not really a sports guy
-Hate math
-Parties are good
-Sorta laid back and procrastinator</p>
<p>I don’t want…</p>
<p>-Close-minded people
-Snobs
-Drugs
-People who are an ass</p>
<p>I was thinking either C9 or C10, but I don’t really know the differences. So my choices so far are…</p>
<p>-C9
-C10
-Crown
-Oakes
-C8</p>
<p>Also, is there wired internet because I was planning on bringing my desktop and if so, is there a limit of some sort or any restrictions?</p>
<p>“Can he just take precalc regardless of how he does on the math placement test and just be done with the math req for the rest of his college career?”</p>
<p>No. Whatever you get on the placement tests that’s where you are. I found they are very strict with those things.</p>
<p>Is it fairly easy to get a room at the village–or do they go quickly?</p>
<p>How’s the walk from the village to Cowell College?</p>
<p>The walk from the Village to anywhere is quite a walk. It’s 10-15 minutes steep uphill the whole time to Cowell. I don’t know what the demands is for the rooms, however.</p>
<p>so im transferring from ucsb to ucsc this fall and had to choose living on campus, some of my friends told me porter is where the transfer students go but i chose c9 and c10 for my first priority college since its newer. do they allow 21+ on the same floors as the first years, etc?</p>
<p>Also, I was trying to find pictures of the gyms but couldnt find it how nice and new are the gyms? </p>
<p>Last question, hows the greek life in UCSC, its pretty big in UCSB so I know its a different scale, but it just makes sense to me to continue the greek lifestyle since Im gonna not know that many people.</p>
<p>Second last question 
does it make sense to bring a bike to get around campus because SB is flat, from what I can remember there are alot of hills on UCSC, im always down for a workout but im not trying to be sweatin’ in class.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I think they do allow 21+ on the same floor, however, I know some colleges do have 21+ specific floors/buildings if you don’t want to hang around a bunch of young’ins. </p>
<p>I think the gym is quite new, it’s certainly well kept. The machines especially are all in excellent shape.</p>
<p>Greek is small. Communities cannot have a location on-campus, which makes Greek life a little hard to get involved with. But they are very active communities once you get your foot in the door.</p>
<p>Yeah, not too many people bike because of the hills.</p>
<p>Hello. I was wondering how much the laundry facilities cost at UCSC?</p>
<p>Why should I choose UCSC over UCSB or Cal?</p>
<p>@thebigticket215 $1 wash, $0.75 dry ~$15/quarter.</p>
<p>Hi guys! I am planning on transferring to UCSC from a CC for neuroscience
I well have have the Chem and Bio sequences done except for O chem.
all my major pre reqs done except for physics and 2 Calc classes…
would this put me behind alot! or would it be possible to cram classes in so i can finish everything the 2 years im there at ucsc.
Also, would it be possible for me to stay longer than 2 years and what are the circumstances? like would i have to pay more? or would financial aid not cover the much and etc.
please help just very curious</p>
<p>I have a question about the math placement exam.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that with the writing placement exam if you score well on an AP lit or comp test you can get into more advanced writing classes even if you don’t do well on the writing placement exam.</p>
<p>Does the same thing work with the AP calculus test? I’m taking it in a few days and I’m wondering if it will affect my placement or if it is too late.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance. =]</p>
<p>On the housing application under the Theme Options, I am given the choices of Residential Hall - Rumi’s Field - Nonviolent Communication, and Apartment - International Living Center. I want to live in the dorms, does that mean I have Rumi’s as preference? What exactly does the ‘Theme’ mean?</p>
<p>If you want to take a course through a college (like the radio course through Crown College), do you have to live at that College or would the course be open to any UCSC student?</p>
<p>@coyizumi: I am in the same boat - I am going to try and get at least a 3 on the AP Calc AB exam tomorrow and then you don’t have to take the math placement test. If I don’t get a 3 or higher I will have to take the math placement test in the second round which is 6/25 - 7/8. I will be able to check my transcript online or call the AP test phone number (early July) to find out the results in time for me to go to Summer Orientation in July so I can register for the correct class. So yes I think you can wait & see what you get on the AP exam for Calc before you take the online test.</p>
<p>Hi! I’m asking this for a friend of my son’s – he’s self-supporting (father has died) and a relatively recent immigrant. He’s starting at UCSC this fall, and is very excited, but is not sure about a lot of things. The main question is should he live on-campus (Crown) or off. He’ll be a math major. I’m lobbying for living in Crown, so he’ll meet people, easier to study, won’t have to worry about food, etc.</p>
<p>BUT I hate advising a young person to take on too much debt. UCSC gave him the best financial aid package, but he’s still thinking of attending our local community college the first two years to save $$$. He’d prefer UCSC of course; just has to make it work financially.</p>
<p>-- Do any freshmen live off-campus? How hard would it be to find lodging, get to classes, make friends, save $$$? (Would it in fact save $$$? He’s likely to eat out a lot instead of cooking … :-)</p>
<p>-- can you think of anyone who could advise him informally? We’ll try to visit campus next week, and I’ll call the UCSC office today, and we’re desperately trying to think of any local kids we know who are at UCSC now … but in the meantime do you know of any student groups that could help advise him? Maybe someone in the Latino community?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for any leads & ideas!</p>