<p>So i SIR to UCSC a while back and picked the college but I'm not sure if I picked the right ones...</p>
<p>Right now I have it as
Nine
Ten
Crown
Eight
Cowell</p>
<p>I was thinking of putting crown as first but then people keep saying its super geeky? What do you mean by geeky, since geeky and nerdy are different :D
I want to pick one that is close to the Engineering building but at the same time I want one that has dedicated students. I'm not into drinking/drugs/partying. I mean I enjoy being with people and I guess "social gatherings" but I'm not a party type of guy. I want to be near other engineering majors so theres something in common but at the same time not only engineers cause they can get boring :D. At the moment for my first three I picked 9/10 first because they are new compared to Crown and at the same time they didn't seem to have that whole geeky stereotype as Crown except I'm not sure if that was the best idea. I also heard Crown has like extreme gamers which I am not...I go on the computer and what not but I rather be with people than play games.
So just wanted to get some info on 9/10 Crown and also what should I put for my 4th and 5th preference? I put 8 and Cowell....no real reason just picked those. What other college are filled with students that actually want to learn and the drug/drink is minimal. Also should be quiet. </p>
<p>My advice is to ignore the stereotypes and focus on verifiable facts about each college such as location. It will save you a lot of headache. Worst case basis is you hate where you end up and you apply for a change of college (no guarantees it’ll go through, but it exists as an option).</p>
<p>Stereotypes are just that: stereotypes. Just because some people believe they are true does not mean they are.</p>
<p>If you defined geeky as someone who is interested in sci-fi/video games/comics/etc and nerdy as someone who is very obsessed/knowledgeable about one subject and often socially awkward than yeah. We have more geeks than nerds by a good long ways. </p>
<p>Not much drinking/partying at Crown. Or at least not anything that is intrusive and easy to find. Most students here take school seriously, though not to the point where it suppresses social interactions. We do get a lot of engineers, but nearly as many natural science and other majors. And truth be told, a lot of people switch out of engineering majors by the end of their first year anyhow.</p>
<p>9/10 does get some of the same, partially because it is also close to engineering. But it’s not nearly as prevalent. Feels a bit like my high school population all over again, and I mean that in a bad way. Crown has extreme gamers, but they are concentrated almost entirely in the game themed house. </p>
<p>You’ll almost definitely get placed into your top 3. You can appeal if you don’t get into the one you want. The only other college that fits is Merrill, because it gets a good bit of overflow from Crown. It’s definitely quiet. Really nice, if you ask me. Got a couple friends there and they like it.</p>
<p>The main benefit of being in Crown is the community. It’s really nice to be near to many other people in my major (as an engineer). I also prefer the dining hall. 9/10 is open late, but they have no variety. Pizza/burgers/burritos all day every day, and maybe 2 other dishes if you go at the right time. Crown’s menu changes a lot from day to day, with usually 8+ items to choose from just in the hot food area. </p>
<p>I sit down in Crown dining and overhear conversations about world news, some funnynewthing on the internet, the Colbert Report, the latest video game, or a discussion about how smell affects taste. I sit down at 9/10 and I (mostly) overhear personal gossip about so-and-so’s boyfriend, how great the party was last night, or how the last episode of Grey’s Anatomy was so weird because why did they try to make it a musical?</p>
<p>Wow i would have if the conversations were like that
Hmm maybe I’ll change the order to Crown Nine Ten.
Anyone have anything good to say about 9/10?</p>
<p>I haven’t lived there so I’m not as qualified to speak about the good parts, but I’ll try.</p>
<p>9/10 are probably the most central colleges on campus. They are in decent walking distance from all main locations. 5 minutes to the book store, 5 to Engineering, 10 to the Media Theater (likely the furthest classroom location you’ll have), 10 to the gym. </p>
<p>They also have a better bus stop setup than Crown. Crown has a single bus stop, so if you happen to be taking a bus in the wrong direction you’ll have to get off at the bookstore or 9/10. </p>
<p>Of course they do have the nice new dorms, which are supposedly a bit larger than average. I’ve also heard many things about the nice showers.</p>
<p>A warning for 10 that I didn’t know about until I housed there last summer for summer session: not all buildings have elevators :(</p>
<p>Beyond that, I liked the single dorm room I had even if it was a pain getting my small fridge and full-size tower for my desktop up to the third floor it was on. My CRT TV was quickly deemed evil by the end of that move in.</p>
<p>EDIT: Showers were okay. Disliked that there was no bench to set anything on like I’m used to at Porter, but there was a hook at least. I did like that they were individual stalls so that the water from the person next to you doesn’t flow in (gross).</p>
<p>Beyond that, very similar to reports of how showers are all around campus: double curtains.</p>
<p>I’m not too worried about the location that much since they are both close to the Engineering building and who doesn’t love walking
I’m not exactly sure if this would matter but between Crown and 9/10 which would offer more opportunities for Engineers. I don’t really know how the college system works, first gen, but do they offer anything different in each college?</p>
<p>For Crown and 9/10 how would u describe your “neighbors” rooming around you. Are they the type of people that seclude themselves, have there own little “group” or are they open?</p>
<p>I would like here more about the dorms but also was wondering why UCSC SLR is not online as in it has to be mailed…other colleges seem to have it as an online process…</p>
<p>When you have had a badly sprained ankle that required crutches for three weeks, then you will learn to hate walking across campus ;). Or worse: walking to any class at Crown or Merrill. That was the beginning of my fall 2010 quarter </3</p>
<p>Although in hindsight, I think I gained a love of walking for a couple weeks afterward when I was finally able to walk without the crutches, haha! But it quickly went away again… at least for having to walk to classes, that is. Still love a good leisurely stroll through the forest, though :)</p>
<p>And odd on the SLR. I swear I remember submitting it online when I transferred last year. I know I never mailed anything to them. I did hand deliver some transcripts and had my IGETC mailed directly to them from my CCC that certified it, but that was it. No idea why they’re requiring you to snail mail it.</p>
<p>^My friend sent his SIR for another UC recently and his SLR was online
I don’t remember it asking me any questions when I sent my SIR for UCSC…
it asked me for college preference and thats it :(…and the money…</p>
<p>Maybe they’ve changed it since I did it for winter 2010? No clue :(. It could always be worse, though. Snail mail isn’t the end of the world, at least, and is fairly simple.</p>
<p>Ah, the money… and they will not stop asking for money so get used to it ;)</p>
<p>@FutureEE: You don’t really need to worry about location because all colleges are fairly close by to classes (with the exception of Porter/Oakes). Also as a freshman, not all your classes will be at the Engineering buildings. Your lecture halls are usually spread out and you might sometimes get a section which is located in a completely random part of campus (I had one in a random room in Oakes).</p>
<p>I think good floor mates/neighbors are really a luck of the draw, but some colleges have greater variances than others. I think places like Crown, Kresge, and Porter usually attract the same crowd each year and people specifically apply to those colleges because they really identify with the atmosphere there. I think the biggest reason people apply to C9/10 are solely for the newer amenities, so it’s highly possible that people may not have share a really obvious connection like major, gaming preference, interests in drugs/partying, and etc. I’m not saying that everyone there won’t be close or share anything in common, but I think you might need to put a bit more effort.</p>
<p>I was really happy that my neighbors/floormates at C10 were really friendly and great to hang out with, but there were people on my floor that I probably only saw 2-3 times the whole year because they didn’t believe they fit in. There was probably a huge possibility that I shared a lot in common with those people, but they didn’t really make the effort to be as open as most people on my floor so it was kind of a shame. Moral of the story: Doesn’t matter if you get placed in a residential college you didn’t want, just make an effort and you’ll have a great 4 years.</p>
