<p>Which college did you want to get into? What is the differece between them?
Do some majors fit better with specific colleges?</p>
<p>I want this answered too...I pretty much picked random colleges</p>
<p>a lot of info on that site
also, search these boards, i remember there being one thread exactly on this topic some time ago and it had some good info re: workload, dorms, etc in each college.</p>
<p>I applied to Muir as my #1 choice... i don't remember the rest.</p>
<p>Oh crap I just found some info.</p>
<p>Revelle and Roosevelt don't accept IGETC for full completion of GE.
Sixth doesn't say.
The rest use IGETC.</p>
<p>Muir requires 1 cultural diversity course for every major after transfer and 1 upper-division writing course.</p>
<p>Thurgood requires 2 six-unit lower-division courses in diversity after IGETC transfer.</p>
<p>i picked them at random =)</p>
<p>Something I picked up goggling</p>
<p>"ERC - It sucks. Horrible general ed requirements involving mandatory foreign language classes. But I think they got new dorms and apartments this year. It's not worth all the extra classes you have to take.</p>
<p>Marshall - Decent stuff, I think. They have pretty good housing there but it's always a little colder on that side of campus. I think the gen ed isn't too bad. It's about average in most respects I think.</p>
<p>Revelle - The general ed SUCKS if you're not a science major. If you are a science major.. well, it still sort of sucks. The housing is OK. The location is OK. Lots of premed people.</p>
<p>Sixth - Housing is the worst. It's like being at camp all year because they got ERC's leftover dorms when ERC got the new ones. I'm not sure about the gen ed.. a lot of artsy types here tho</p>
<p>Muir - Yay muir! I'm in muir. We're the closest to the beach and in sort of a central location ideal for walking anywhere.. it's close to everything. Our housing is on the sucky side but if you're lucky you can get an ocean view in the dorms. Or you can try to get a single room (I did). GEs are the easiest out of all 6 colleges if you're a humanities major. Muir has a lot of white people. We have one of the best dining halls. </p>
<p>Warren - Warren's the easiest out of all 6 colleges if you're a non-humanities major. Their general ed is about the same as Muir's, they have better housing but a crappier location (farther from the main area of campus and with a horrible dining hall). Lots of engineering-major Asian kids." </p>
<p>How come the Jacobs School of Engineering is mentioned as one of the colleges at UCSD?</p>
<p>"How come the Jacobs School of Engineering is mentioned as one of the colleges at UCSD?"</p>
<p>It shouldn't be, it's not a college. It's a building near were the Warren on-campus students live.</p>
<p>Matt > you transferred to UCSD? whats your major? how do you like the university so far?</p>
<p>i heard the campus isn't too pretty, true?
i also heard there's a complete and utter lack of a social scene.. true?</p>
<p>anyways i'm pretty excited about my muir choice, esp. now that i know theres a possibility i'll have ocean views!</p>
<p>let me know if you have any other low-down about ucsd/muir. thanks!</p>
<p>hey luba...
I go to UCSD...
its true that it lacks a social scene but if you know the right ppl, u still hav a great time on weekends and can have as awesome social life...</p>
<p>If u r in a science major, muir is a great option and has less ge requirements and the apartments on the top floors hav fabulous oceanviews and it is in the middle of campus...The campus is pretty, not the best campus in usa but it makes up bcoz its at 5 minute walk from the beautiful blacks beach........there are lovely trails to go hiking nearby and ucsd has lovely tennis courts and pretty decent sports facilities.....Dorms arent bad at all...infact dorms can be fun to live in especially if u hav good suitemates.......</p>
<p>"Matt > you transferred to UCSD? whats your major? how do you like the university so far?"</p>
<p>No not yet. It was a quote I found on another web site.</p>
<p>haha ok, got it. thanks :)</p>
<p><em>Caution lots of reading: Possibility of seizures if not interested</em></p>
<p>I just visited UCSD today. All I have to say is wow.</p>
<p>I was actually expecting much less than what I got. It was a pleasant surprise.</p>
<p>First the pictures I found on-line don't tell the entire story of this campus. It's beautiful. Very clean well kept and very green. Trees everywhere.</p>
<p>The octahedron shaped library is more substantial than it looks from the outside. The bottom of the shape (which looks to be the ground floor from the outside) is in reality the 3rd floor. The main level of the library is halfway underground. One end of the hill is dug out to get to the main doors. The neat part is the walls are made of glass, windows actually, and inside the hill are study rooms and some other exhibits. Very neat. The library is arranged logically and there are plenty of computers to locate the desired book.</p>
<p>Price center was also nice. It's sort of an all purpose student center. It's an L shped building containing the book store, a food court, (Subway, Wendy's, Sushi, ect.), a game room and a cinema (Three movies playing, Narnia, Good night and good luck, and one other). Outside are enough tables and chairs to seat an army. Though there were few people outside, it was understandable as it was a very cold day.</p>
<p>At UCSD you won't find gothic or colonial architecture (there is a church however in this style off in the distance) as some of the older schools. Its a very modern style that communicates this is a serious research school (if this is true or not is yet to be determined). Each building has its own style and the styles seem to fit the task it was designed for. The science buildings have cold looking steel cross members and brutalist style. The rounded edges of the concrete humanities buildings blend in with the small stones that surround them trying to feign a sort of Greek meeting place. And so on.</p>
<p>The campus is large and its hard to gauge it size as first glance. While its on a semi-elevated land, the large number of trees and the spread of buildings makes it out to look the size of small citys downtown.</p>
<p>The transportation system seemed adequate, I often could spot the shuttles going back and forth. Couldnt ride them though (as much as my legs wished they could) cause you need a SID.</p>
<p>Finally there seems to be this I dont know how to say it rumor that the girls at UCSD are ugly. During my visit they seemed to be up to California quality (at least the ones I saw) and were very friendly and talkative. It was nearing finals week but people dont hesitate to stop and talk. In fact the people there did most of the stopping and talking (once because someone graduated from the same HS I had a sweatshirt for and another, probably a freshman, who mistook me for someone in her class).</p>
<p>Comparing UCR to UCSD it was no contest. UCSD hands down.</p>
<p>If only the weather was better.</p>
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<em>Caution lots of reading: Possibility of seizures if not interested</em></p>
<p>I just visited UCSD today. All I have to say is wow.</p>
<p>I was actually expecting much less than what I got. It was a pleasant surprise.</p>
<p>First the pictures I found on-line don't tell the entire story of this campus. It's beautiful. Very clean well kept and very green. Trees everywhere.</p>
<p>The octahedron shaped library is more substantial than it looks from the outside. The bottom of the shape (which looks to be the ground floor from the outside) is in reality the 3rd floor. The main level of the library is halfway underground. One end of the hill is dug out to get to the main doors. The neat part is the walls are made of glass, windows actually, and inside the hill are study rooms and some other exhibits. Very neat. The library is arranged logically and there are plenty of computers to locate the desired book.</p>
<p>Price center was also nice. It's sort of an all purpose student center. It's an L shped building containing the book store, a food court, (Subway, Wendy's, Sushi, ect.), a game room and a cinema (Three movies playing, Narnia, Good night and good luck, and one other). Outside are enough tables and chairs to seat an army. Though there were few people outside, it was understandable as it was a very cold day.</p>
<p>At UCSD you won't find gothic or colonial architecture (there is a church however in this style off in the distance) as some of the older schools. Its a very modern style that communicates this is a serious research school (if this is true or not is yet to be determined). Each building has its own style and the styles seem to fit the task it was designed for. The science buildings have cold looking steel cross members and brutalist style. The rounded edges of the concrete humanities buildings blend in with the small stones that surround them trying to feign a sort of Greek meeting place. And so on.</p>
<p>The campus is large and its hard to gauge it size as first glance. While its on a semi-elevated land, the large number of trees and the spread of buildings makes it out to look the size of small citys downtown.</p>
<p>The transportation system seemed adequate, I often could spot the shuttles going back and forth. Couldnt ride them though (as much as my legs wished they could) cause you need a SID.</p>
<p>Finally there seems to be this I dont know how to say it rumor that the girls at UCSD are ugly. During my visit they seemed to be up to California quality (at least the ones I saw) and were very friendly and talkative. It was nearing finals week but people dont hesitate to stop and talk. In fact the people there did most of the stopping and talking (once because someone graduated from the same HS I had a sweatshirt for and another, probably a freshman, who mistook me for someone in her class).</p>
<p>Comparing UCR to UCSD it was no contest. UCSD hands down.</p>
<p>If only the weather was better.
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<p>This is exactly what I plan to do after my list shrinks to only those that accepted me. ;) But I had to comment on your conclusion: Couldn't you just have figured that out by comparing Riverside (Deep in San Bernadino) to (beautiful and expensive La Jolla, San Diego!)</p>
<p>I applied even though I'm not very familiar with UCSD's college system. I also just picked at random when I applied. Can anyone explain this setup to me?</p>
<p>Each college has it's own GE, grad requirments, dorms, and special activities.</p>
<p>Lower division classes are taken only in the college your admited to, upper division classes are taken university wide. </p>
<p>I guess its supposed to make the large # of people smaller. I really don't know why but it seems to work well for the students that know what they're in for.</p>
<p>The only college-specific courses are the writing/humanities series. </p>
<p>Sixth has CAT, ERC has MMW and Revelle packs the 5-quarter Humanities series. If you're seriously considering ucsd, check out the college websites from the ucsd main. I believe some colleges don't allow IGETC to fulfill these courses.</p>
<p>I applied to Muir.</p>
<p>A word of warning about UCSD...</p>
<p>If you applied as a transfer, be prepared to live off campus. There is pretty much ZERO on-campus housing for transfers, as most of the dorms are filled by freshmen/sophomores. This is the main reason I am going to choose UCSB over UCSD (If I get into both). </p>
<p>UCSD is an academic powerhouse, but I want to have a full college experience, and living on-campus is a major part of it. </p>
<p>If you have no problem living off-campus, then UCSD is a great choice.</p>