how come i keep hearing how ppl hate UCSD n wouldn’t return if they had anthoer chance… i barely knwo any1 who likes it there? So does any1 goes there ? I need some advice? btw i’m still waiting for itz decisions lol but yea i wanna know…
<p>in my opinon...very good school.</p>
<p>i've heard from a lot of people who don't like it that much (bitter ucla rejects) and people who really love it there</p>
<p>college is what you make of it</p>
<p>my brother is ucsd alumni, and he hated it there. i believe the alumni contribution there is EXTREMELY low.</p>
<p>on the other hand, i know people going there now who enjoy it a lot. it's beautiful, near the beach, nice mall closeby...</p>
<p>i'm sorry; i honestly can't think of any other nice things to say about it ^^;;; i don't like it there at all. but like i said, it's certainly possible to enjoy yourself there. the administration is the epitome of slowwww red tape bureaucracy though.</p>
<p>ive been to ucsd a couple times and everytime i went the student tour guides were so friendly, helpful and enthusiastic. people seemed pretty chill and the atmosphere was laid-back. some of the dorms have a view of the ocean, what more could you ask? i have friends there who love it. one of em, he gets up earlier to go jog by the beach with the rising sun, that's like paradise. he said he's met lots of cool welcoming people. people say ucsd is socially dead but you just need to know where to look, i met a guy who partied all the time while studying hard. i also visited usd while i was in san diego and i utterly hated that school, a lot of girls in my high school now loved usd and are planning to go there, and i just don't see it, plus the people were snobby and rude.</p>
<p>oh well, like a friend i know who was bitter about not getting into ucla, if he doesn't let that go he won't enjoy himself at ucsd. but my other friends grew to like ucsd. it is a good school in a nice area.</p>
<p>"i've heard from a lot of people who don't like it that much (bitter ucla rejects)"</p>
<p>there's a lot of those. also because UCSD is really University of California, Socially Dead. hard to make friends there. everyone from my high school that went there basically got together and formed a new group of friends among themselves. but the location is nice. i don't think UCSD "sucks that bad." actually besides being socially dead, i havent' heard anything bad about UCSD.</p>
<p>the funny thing is, everytime i say "UCSan Diego" to relatives, older friends, or whatever they immediately go "omg that's a party school!" (i guess they are confused with san diego state? my friend said when he hears 'san diego' he immediately thinks of sun, beaches, and partying though), or maybe b/c it is near mexico?</p>
<p>and a friend went to visit ucsd and i guess there was a party or something..but he came back to high school telling everyone it was a party school and it was so fun so they are all applying. haha. ironic.</p>
<p>I think they're confusing UCSD with SDSU.</p>
<p>I like UCSD and I might be more interested in it if I didn't live about 5 miles away from campus. It's not a party school, but people definitely have fun. San Diego is a great city for people in their early twenties- once you are 21 or have a good fake id there are tons of awesome places to go.</p>
<p>What turns off some people to UCSD is the fact that on campus housing is limited and there isn't much affordable housing within walking distance of campus. As a result, most students end up living in apartments a 20 or even 30 minute drive from campus. And, the students also are pretty spread out in terms of where they end up living. As a result, there isn't as much of a cohesive on campus social life as there is at other more residential schools.</p>
<p>Academically, however, UCSD is excellent and every bit as good as UCLA or UCB.</p>
<p>I agree with Carolyn.</p>
<p>When I first arrived at UCSD as an undergrad, I didnt like it very much and thought I made a huge mistake by not going to Cal on deferred admission in the Spring semester. Next you know, I fell in love with it. I am not a huge partier so it didnt bother me too much about lack of huge parties. I did go to the beach all the time, studied in coffee shops near Pacific Beach/Ocean Beach/Hillcrest, biked around near Balboa Park, hit the Gas Lamp, went to pubs/bars and clubbing. UCSD puts on great concerts once a quarter and they get great acts to come, so thats when ppl get abit crazy. Now that I am in England, I especially miss walking around in my flip-flops at nite (and its still warm) and going to burrito/taco stands (Ah, San Diego). I dont think I would have had the time/energy/opportunity to do alot of stuff I did if I went elsewhere as an undergrad - judicial board, UC-DC, studied abroad, intramural sports, dean's intern, honors program, run a poli sci honor society etc etc - so there are plenty of things one could do to get involved and have fun.</p>
<p>(off topic, but GradStudent, what are you studying at oxford?)</p>
<p>dude everyone just check the campus out yourselves. then you will know how it feels. go look at some dorms, classes, and scenery. talk w/ the people and ask them how it feels to go to ucsd. then you will get a good picture.</p>
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<p>(off topic, but GradStudent, what are you studying at oxford?)<</p>
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<p>i hate ucsd, it was bearable when i joined a frat but in general sucks....once ur 21 and can go to bars its better but thats cuz u arent hanging with all the dirty fobs at ucsd.</p>
<p>"thats cuz u arent hanging with all the dirty fobs at ucsd."</p>
<p>are there really a lot of those at ucsd?</p>
<p>UCI is like 50 percent asian. trust me, UCI has more of 'em lol.</p>
<p>See, when people say a particular school "sucks", what are they talking about? Academically or socially? Because at this point, students should recognize what their priorities are: is it studying or partying? Yeah, people are going to say "there needs to be a healthy balance between academics and partying" and I agree. High school for me was about getting the grades and getting the 5's on the APs, and my senior year is still just as stressful because I need to show the UCs that I didn't become a slacker. And a friend of mine called the campus "neurotic" when she visited, so I guess having fun for her took precedence over school.</p>
<p>I'm not generalizing, but I'm just presenting a different perspective, too. My point of view is, how an individual interprets what college is for them affects what their experiences. If they're more concerned about doing well in college, then socializing wouldn't count as much. If they're concerned about having fun in college, then they're probably overlooking their school's academic standing.</p>
<p>So people, if you're going to offer opinions about campuses for our benefit, include both sides of your experience. Were your classes hard? Did you meet enough people so that you have some sort of support group for that uber hard organic chem class? That way, when we do our own visits, we'll have reliable background information that we can count on when we visit our college campuses.</p>
<p>i heard UCSD is socially dead and the academic part is XTREMELY HARD. so iono...is any1 attenting UCSD?</p>
<p>Universities aren't a "one-size-fits-all" type of business. If someone else doesn't like it, you might. Personally, I went to visit UCSD this weekend, and it is absolutely beautiful there, not to mention 2 minutes from a beautiful place to relax right next to the sea. Aside from that, they are nationally (and probably internationally as well) acclaimed for their education system, which gives it that extra oomph</p>
<p>If I'm accepted, SD is where I'm going, wish me luck huh ;)</p>
<p>Good luck to you all :)</p>