Another question: minors. Did we have to apply for those on the application? I’m an NPB major and would like to have a french minor as well. Is it possible?
I have a question! I took some city college classes and was wondering if they show up on your transcript if you transfer the credits. If so, is it possible to not transfer the credits to UC Davis?
You can’t specify a minor on your application. In fact, your minor isn’t official until the quarter you’re graduating in. You fill out the paperwork and submit it when you file for graduation. So you basically have until your last quarter to figure out any minors you want to do and take the classes for them. Put another way, yes, a French minor is very possible with an NPB major!
Thank you for the info! I am still deciding between Berkeley and Davis.It’s so hard because they’re so different. Everyone tells me to go to Berkeley because of the prestige the name carries but Davis is so beautiful and calm. I am so confused :-<
@phantomvirgo Thanks for the response! Also, sorry if I’m not interpreting the information correctly, but since we don’t fill out the paperwork for our minors until our last quarter, will I be able to just apply to a french class after taking a placement exam? Or should I contact someone from the department?
I basically have zero knowledge about signing up for college classes Which brings up another question (lol), do you have any tips for registering for classes and avoid getting waitlisted? I often hear people talking about not being able to take classes due to them being filled.
Can someone take a look at my appeal for UCD, if you are willing to take a look pm me?
What kind of classes shold I take and how many units? Im majoring in civil engineering
@cwordsworth12 For most departments, you can just register for any class you want to take (assuming you’ve met prereqs). Some of them restrict pass 1 registration to majors, in which case you’d have to wait until pass 2 to register if you’re not in the major. In your case, French doesn’t have that restriction and you can register for whatever French classes you’ve taken the prereqs for.
The biggest tip I can give is to register early in your pass time. Even if your pass time is at 6:30am (it’s happened to me more than once), as soon as your registration time hits go and register. For maximum effectiveness, have your classes planned out and selected at least a couple hours beforehand so you just need to do a couple clicks to register. On that note, don’t wait until the last minute to figure out what classes you’re registering for. That’s a good way to lose your shot at getting into a really popular class in pass 1 if you’re not careful.
As far as waitlists, I can only speak for computer science. The CS department is very good at accommodating as many off the waitlist as possible, and in many cases waitlisting a popular and/or required class is the only way to get in unless you have a really early pass time. I’m not sure how NPB is with that though. My biggest tip on waitlists though: Stick with them until you have 100% confirmation that you can’t get into the class. It’s annoying to have to deal with the class while you’re not officially registered, but look at it this way: You’re caught up if you do get in, and if you don’t get in you’ve already seen some of the material from the beginning of the quarter for when you do take it.
@nsojori09 Ideally you’ll want to take 13-15 units your first quarter. For any kind of engineering you’ll need to take calculus your first quarter, or precalc if you don’t place into calculus. Looking at requirements online (http://catalog.ucdavis.edu/programs/ECI/ECIreqt.html), you’ll probably also want to take ECI 3. Check with your adviser at orientation about that though. ENL 3 or CMN 1 are both good options for your first quarter, or you could take a different GE. Those three would put you at 12 units, so your options would be to leave it at that or to take an additional 1-3 unit class. I’d recommend looking into freshman seminars if you’re just looking for an extra unit or two.
Hello I’m planning on transferring to Davis in the fall (yay for TAG!) and I was wondering how long it takes to get used to biking to places? I’m a little concerned about that since I’m terrible with directions haha 
I’m a bio major btw!
@autumnfairy: not that long, actually. Though you might want to take the bus to campus and then walk to classes during the first week. This is because there’s a tradition where upperclassmen camp out in the area near the heavily-trafficked bike circles (such as the one by Rock Hall) and basically point and laugh at freshmen and any new bicyclists who can’t navigate a bike circle, i.e., going clockwise instead of counterclockwise, not yielding to those already in the bike circle, etc. I’ve never participated in that tradition myself since I didn’t see the appeal or humor in seeing people crashing into each other.
@sopranokitty Oh okay thanks for the advice! I had some people tell me that they took the bus to campus and then biked to their classes. Is it safe to just leave your bike on campus like that? I heard that bike theft is very common.
@autumnfairy: If you lock your bike properly, you shouldn’t have any problems with your bike getting stolen.
Invest in a heavy duty Ulock for your bike. My son has had his Ulock tampered with several times in the last year, but has never had the bike stolen.
@sweetlacecharm @Gumbymom Oh okay I think I will get myself a U-lock then Thank you!!
Sometimes I don’t feel like biking back home and just leave it double locked on campus in a high-traffic area overnight, then bus back to campus the next day. I’ve never had any problems, as shown by the fact that my bike is currently sitting in my living room. You’d probably even be fine with just a sturdy u-lock if you lock properly, but if you want to be ultra safe, or you have a more valuable bike, have another lock to secure your other wheel. Personally if I’m leaving my bike overnight I back the bike into the rack and secure the rear triangle to the rack with a u-lock, then use a cable lock to secure the front wheel.
Oh, and whether you leave it overnight or not, do lock your bike well. Lock both the wheel and the frame and you’ll deter most thieves. Otherwise they could just pop wheels off to get at whatever parts of the bike are unlocked.
Hello everyone!! I just committed to Davis today! So one with more questions (hopefully they’re not too redundant)… how common is it that you receive your 1st preference for housing??
Also, any tips for freshmen for staying on top of things, saving money, etc. would be awesome.
I can’t comment on how common it is to receive 1st preference for housing, as I was a transfer student and Cuarto was my only option when I was given the option of living in the dorms or living in apartments (sadly, transfer students now no longer have that option), but for staying on top of things, having a calendar and sticky notes are how I kept track of due dates and important stuff. Utilize the tutoring center in Dutton Hall and in your own residence area (I don’t know about Segundo or Tercero, but I know that in Cuarto, academic advising and tutoring is available in Thoreau Hall).
To save money, especially while living in the dorms, do not go for the unlimited meal plan option. It’s completely unnecessary. If you live close by and you think you’ll go home frequently on weekends (I advise that you don’t go home too often, though, or else there may be a disconnect between you and your roommate(s); I had a roommate who went home every single weekend and so my suitemates and I never got to bond with her or get to know her because of that, and we were too busy during the regular school week), go with the budget saver 90 meal plan. If you think you’d like to eat off-campus and at one of the restaurants downtown occasionally, go with the frequent diner 150 meal plan. If you think you’d like to eat all your meals at the dining commons every day, go with the 180 meal plan. If you use Facebook, definitely, DEFINITELY join the Free & For Sale and the Textbooks for Sale Facebook pages. In the Textbooks for Sale page, there are lots of students looking to sell or give away their current copies of textbooks for classes for much cheaper than the bookstore (though when it comes to lab books, you do have to purchase them new unless people in the Textbooks for Sale page have one that has not been written in).
How is the party scene and social life at Davis?
@cwordsworth12 It depends on what housing preferences you put down. I got all of mine, but I requested a triple in Cuarto on the quiet floor. Not the most requested options there
Some general notes:
Cuarto is the least requested housing area. If you put that as your first choice housing area, you’re fairly likely to get it assuming your other choices don’t force you into another area.
Segundo is usually the most requested housing area (or was as of last year I believe). So if that’s your first choice housing area, there’s more of a chance you won’t get it. That doesn’t make it impossible, but it’s not a sure thing.
Tercero is usually in the middle in terms of requests. It also has the highest capacity due to the dorm buildings that opened this year. Given that, I’d say you have a pretty good chance of getting Tercero if you request it. Either that or you might wind up over there if, say, you pick Segundo and it doesn’t go through.
Themed floors tend not to get requested as much from what I’ve noticed.
All-female floors (if this applies to you) also don’t tend to get requested as much. I know in the case of one of my current roommates, she requested a co-ed floor and got put on an all-female floor. Not that it mattered much considering the floors above and below her were both coed. If you’re a guy, I don’t believe there are any all-male floors? Someone feel free to correct me if I’m wrong there.
There tend to be more requests for singles than there are singles available. Don’t get your hopes up if you’re trying for a single. If you request a double or a triple, you’ll most likely get it…though I’ve known a couple people who requested a double and got a triple. So be prepared for that just in case.
Note again, these are general trends and there’s no true guarantee of what you’ll get. It depends on what’s open.
@lmaooo The party scene is there if you want to partake in it, but is also easy to avoid if you don’t. Social life is what you make of it. If you sit in your room all day, the social life will suck. If you put yourself out there, make friends, join clubs, etc, the social life will be a lot better. Personally I’m one to hang out with my friends on a Friday night and just watch movies or play games while catching up with what happened throughout the week, but that’s me.
There is always something to go to, especially if you are in literally any group. If not, you can go to the frats, but frats are frats. Are frats.