<p>makes me feel glad I’m choosing the cheapest location possible and am making that the only determining factor.</p>
<p>With reading everyone’s posts about their excitement to go to Cal and UCLA, a couple of times I thought, “I wonder if I made the right decision to go to UCSD?” To be honest I didn’t even apply to Cal or UCLA. I knew I wasn’t going to go to either school if accepted (due to a variety of factors, some family-related) so I figured I’d save the application money. But still, a little part of me wonders whether or not I would’ve gotten in to either school. Even if I didn’t, at least I’d know exactly where I stand.</p>
<p>At this point I’ll never know, and it’s best to look forward. I don’t regret my SIR. However, kudos to the rest of you for doing what it took to make sure you don’t have to suffer that nagging feeling-- accepted or not.</p>
<p>i had my hopes on LA, got into LA, and SIRed to LA. i HAVE been in the same situation as you–with the what if’s? and thinking that this is SOOO official. i mean, it’s still surreal to me–that i’m going to UCLA. i have trouble saying it sometimes and believing it’s true. the schools that we got into accepted us, now we have to accept the school and WE have to believe we belong there.</p>
<p>I “decided” on UCLA over Cal a couple of weeks ago, hoping that once I SIRed I would grow into the idea of going. Since then though I’ve been freaking out. I can’t decide whether I chose UCLA for the wrong reasons (being closer to home and my boyfriend as well as the atmosphere) or if I’m just fretting about Cal because it’s Cal. When people ask me why I want to go to UCLA, I have a definitive answer, but when they ask me why I would like to go to Cal, all I can say is that it’s Cal and that I would have a new experience (I’ve lived up in So Cal all my life). So needless to say, I’m with you. I just wish I knew where I would be happiest.</p>
<p>i initially SIRed to Berk w/my heart set on it, then a couple weeks later, cancelled it for LA.</p>
<p>I myself also fear that Cal wouldn’t be the right decision for me. I’ll be paying for out-of-state tuition, so it’ll be around 45k in all. I worry that I might be idealizing Berkeley too much and that when I actually come down there and take classes, I’ll find myself unhappy/anxious in that environment.</p>
<p>What are you most worried about? :)</p>
<p>Why did you cancel UCB for LA, HigherHopes?</p>
<p>i initially chose berkeley because i thought it fit my personality much more, and because of its obvious prestige. the negatives, in my point of view, is the semester system and the fact that i live/work only an hour away from berkeley (in san jose), so it’s not too much a change for me. and anyone who knows me, knows that i have been trying to get away from here since high school haha. but still, i chose berkeley at first. THEN, a couple weeks later, what basically unsealed the deal for berk, and sealed it for LA was when i got a letter from UCLA awarding me a very nice scholarship, much more than anything berkeley offered me. i thought about it, and decided to take advantage of this opportunity (otherwise, i would owe 50 grand in loans by the time i get out). it gave me an excuse to take this adventure to go live in unfamiliar territory. i feel like it will be good for me. also, LA has a lot more internship opportunities. i feel like in the end, i will have more opportunities coming out of LA. and last, but not least, i very well might go to berkeley or stanford for grad school, so might as well explore elsewhere than be in the same place for yearsss.
but to answer your question in the simplest terms: it was the more affordable option for me (which then led me to all those other reasons ^).</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>@ soreadytogetout: Yup. No school is perfect and I’ve done a bit of idealizing myself lol!
I have 7 hours. Then the choice is etched into stone. </p>
<p>Time to meditate.</p>
<p>btw i had EXTREME buyers blues</p>
<p>its just part of the process</p>
<p>I just declined all the other schools. YIKES. It’s really official. I am going to berk! OMG.</p>
<p>You have about 5 hours left to SIR to UCLA. I wish I was in your shoes right now. I regret the day I SIRed to Cal.</p>
<p>Oh Anon!! HAHAH. Have you tried joining clubs to meet people or anything!? :(<br>
No matter what, I’m doing that. That’s def. the mistake I’ve made the entire college experience I’ve had so far. </p>
<p>Wait…did they delete your account? 11 posts!? new account?! lol</p>
<p>anon- respond to the NMDA thread</p>
<p>I’m definitely having buyer’s remorse right now :(</p>
<p>I actually felt perfect with my decision to choose UCLA over Berkeley right when I made it. But now that the initial feeling has warn off I can’t help thinking that Berkeley was the better choice. It has an in-arguably better program for my major, it would be awesome to move up north, etc. etc. Was it really such a great idea to choose based on perceived things like “fit”? I’m hoping that once I start at UCLA I’ll remember why my gut told me to pick it. If I could go back in time right now though, I damn well might choose Berkeley.</p>
<p>you’ll only regret your decision if you don’t make the best of your experience</p>
<p>@ arcade: Don’t worry man, I feel the same way about UCLA. It would have been an entirely new experience for me to go to UCLA. Their psych program is arguably better than Cal’s, and admittedly I took the more conventional route. I mean damn, I can take BART straight from my house to school if I want :/. Ugh I hope we get over the buyers remorse lol. On the other hand, I do like my class so far. </p>
<p>Hopefully the fall will be more enchanting than this stagnant period we’re in.</p>