<p>so should a transfer start in the summer to get the feel for things to be better prepared for the fall, or does it not rellay matter come fall time?</p>
<p>I did the "Transitions" program the first year it was instituted. I think it's a good idea to come here in the summer so you can kind of get the feel of the university before the fall. Unfortunately, the Transitions program isn't as geared towards social activities as much as the Freshman Summer Start Program is. It's more like regular summer school with certain meeting events planned for the transfers.</p>
<p>Also transfers should dorm their first year right? instead of living off campus? And is it easy to make friends? so i heard you sign up for classes during orientation? and where can you find internships?</p>
<p>I suggest dorming. If you're a transfer, you'll likely end up in Manzanita Village or the transfer floor in San Rafael. Manzanita Village is set up more like traditional style dorms (although on a smaller scale) and San Rafael has suites. I lived in Manzanita my first, and honestly I didn't like it that much. They don't have a dedicated transfer house, so you get put into houses with a lot of 2nd year students who decided to continue to live on campus after the freshman dorms. Many of these students have their circle of friends already and don't hang out often in Manzanita. This varies greatly from house to house however, and I still recommend doing it over living in Isla Vista.</p>
<p>You will sign up for classes during orientation. Signing up your first quarter kind of sucks because many classes will be full already. Your next quarter will be much better, because class selection is based on total units earned (your CC units are included) so at least you'll be picking before the 1st and 2nd years. For internships, I suggest talking a lot to the adviser in your major or checking your major website for ideas. That's how I found about the internship I did (I actually took winter quarter off to work for Project Vote Smart in Montana - it was awesome!)</p>
<p>For a transfer student looking to make new friends yet isn't much of a partier (I'll have a few drinks here and there, and I don't mind going to parties, its just it's not really 'my thing') do you suggest I dorm or live in the university owned apartments?</p>
<p>I think a lot of it just depends on the kind of roommates you get. I described the on-campus places. I've been to all 3 off campus places, and each is kind of set up differently. Santa Ynez has townhouses scattered around, and I think it tends to be a pretty lively place because that's where all the international students stay. I'll ask about the other two from friends I know who live there to get an idea of what they're like.</p>
<p>Also, I'm not sure you can answer this question unless it applies to you, but can you shed some light on the English and/or Film department?</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm a Political Science major so I can't answer on those two departments definitively. I don't know if you noticed the huge construction on campus if you visited, but what's being built is a new building for the Film department: Center</a> for Film, Television & New Media @ UCSB</p>
<p>I think those answers covered all the questions asked so far... let me know if you have any further questions!</p>