<p>I’m an incoming transfer student. Does anybody know a good moving company around the bay area that can help me move from my apartment to on-campus?</p>
<p>What kind of housing do you have on campus? I attended orientation last week, and they basically said if you can’t fit your belongings in the back of your car, you won’t be able to fit it in the dorms. You might want to plan to sell off some items or place things in storage before you move onto campus. You should directly contact the person who sent you your housing confirmation and ask them for guidance about what to bring. I believe there are also links on the ucsc.edu website that list what to bring/what not to bring.</p>
<p>Should I take the optional discussion class for Math 3? I am terrible with math and I’m not sure if I could learn well in a lecture.</p>
<p>does anyone know ucsc permission add codes?</p>
<p>Transfer, enrolling at 9 this morning! Anyone up to give some last minute help? I’m worried about the difficulty of my planned schedule. </p>
<p>Math 100
Math 23B
CMPS 12A
CMPS 12L</p>
<p>That’s 17 units, and all the lectures are Tu/Thurs. I’ve never worked in quarters.</p>
<p>The questions:
-Is it too much to have all the lectures on the same day?
-How does 17 units compare to the average student’s load?</p>
<p>EDIT: Also- a culture question! How does someone interested in intramural soccer or volleyball get involved? Particularly when this person has very little or no experience playing the sport.</p>
<p>@Sinvid17</p>
<p>Sorry this is a bit late, but you should DEFINITELY enroll in the optional discussions. They were the only times I really learned anything in math because lectures were so huge and time was mostly spent copying the notes from the board.</p>
<p>@longtimesc</p>
<p>I have no idea if the classes are doable, but having all Tu/Th classes is a bit rough. Particularly if they’re later in the day. It’s different from having all classes on MWF because on T/Th, the classes are an hour and 45 minutes as opposed to an hour and 10 minutes. They definitely drag on a lot more and I personally tend to lose my attention span after about an hour.</p>
<p>BUT, it is doable and it gives you plenty of free time on M/W/F to study and work on homework. Just don’t fall into the cycle of slacking off on the days you don’t have classes. Make it a point to work your ass off on the days you aren’t in lecture and it should work our fine.</p>
<p>i am a transfer student in economics and im not sure which math i should take, i took the assessment test and placed into Math 19a, i only need ams11a tho. i took a precalc class at my jc but it was reviewed and deemed similar to math2 (college algebra) because there was not trigonometry in my class. i geuss what i am asking is how much harder is math 19a than AMS 11a (econ 11a)?</p>
<p>If you enroll in the optional discussion group and then decide that you don’t really need it, is there any penalty for that? Can you just go when you feel you need some extra clarification on a topic, or do you have to go to every session?</p>
<p>@meetthemets</p>
<p>You’re talking about math right? If it’s a math class, they are almost always optional–meaning you can go whenever. Depending on the professor, they may choose to hand back exams in section or turn in homework during section (if it’s not online), so that may be the only time it’s necessary to go. For one of my calculus classes, we had to turn in physical paper homework during sections, but it was once a week and the TA helped us with problems we had and whatnot, so I found it useful anyway. </p>
<p>But really, the “optional” part is there because they don’t have proper funding and resources and can’t make it required anymore. A lot of people skip out on them completely anyway, so it’s not really an issue. If anything, you’d get extra points for going. And it usually doesn’t matter if you end up enrolled in one section and go to another one that better suits your time. Unless they’re handing back exams, then you should go to the one you’re enrolled in. But for the most part, math sections are pretty flexible.</p>
<p>If it’s for any other classes in other departments, it’s up to the professor whether or not they want to make it required that you attend. Some classes have mandatory sections and you are docked points for not going. Some are optional, even if you are enrolled in a set time. It’s up to your professor. </p>
<p>Regardless, your best bet is to enroll in one anyway.</p>
<p>@jakerubinson</p>
<p>If your major doesn’t require math 19A, I see no point in taking it. Math 19A is HARD. ESPECIALLY if you’ve never taken a trig-based math course. AMS 11A is catered to econ majors, so I’d advise taking that.</p>
<p>Hey can anyone tell me your GPA and SAT scores you have when you applied to UCSC? thanks!</p>
<p>I had a 4.0 GPA (weighted) and a SAT score of 1700</p>