<p>I’m a freshman at UC Davis and I’m open to any questions.</p>
<p>how large is the ron paul presence on the campus?</p>
<p>My roommate posts “Ron Paul 2012” on every chalkboard he sees. There is also a Ron Paul election club…but that’s as much as you see.</p>
<p>@ enfieldacademy: not very large, since I have yet to see anything promoting Ron Paul on campus.</p>
<p>@enfieldacademy: i haven’t seen anything in uc davis other than the republican group on campus, but in the actual city of davis and dixon i’ve seen some propaganda in the streets and even in the farmers market there’s a group of people promoting him.</p>
<p>I saw a “Ron Paul 2012” sign on the corner of Russel and Anderson</p>
<p>I recently got accepted to UCD, but I got into my second major in the UCD college of Letters and Science. If i wanted to change my major thats in another college withing UCD, say UCD college of biological science, is it really hard to?</p>
<p>@ Dude45: Not at all! 
Once you get into UCD, you have to wait until winter quarter before you can request a major change, and that just involves getting a major change petition from the dean’s office from whatever college you’re in and obtaining your current faculty adviser’s signature, your new adviser’s signature, your current college dean’s signature, and your new college dean’s signature. To get into the College of Biological Sciences, though, you need a C average in all courses used to satisfy major requirements. To get into the College of Engineering, you need to pass certain courses first. My roommate came to UCD with a Biological Science major, but she switched over to Animal Science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences without any difficulty. </p>
<p>Here’s more info about changing majors:
[UC</a> Davis General Catalog | The Major](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/academicinfo/major.html]UC”>http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/academicinfo/major.html)</p>
<p>Pink, can you tell us a little about the dorms? Best location, party dorm, study dorm, etc. Thanks</p>
<p>A MAJOR tip to all accepted applicants: Please please PLEASE, if you’re going to bring a bike to UCD (fact: there are more bikes in Davis than there are people) and you haven’t ridden in a while, brush up on your riding skills BEFORE you come to UCD, and also review which way to go in a roundabout. We don’t like it when freshmen go the wrong way in a roundabout (aka, clockwise instead of counterclockwise) during rush traffic (or when they don’t yield to cyclists already in the bike circle), when they bike really slowly in a narrow bike path and force the rest of us who are in a hurry to get to class to move into the other lane, meant for bikers coming in the opposite direction), or worse, when instead of riding straight, they’re constantly swerving for no good reason, even if the path in front of them is clear.</p>
<p>Let’s not blame bad biking on just freshmen. In this article, a sophomore readily admits to biking on the wrong side of the street and a senior talks about the ticket he got for not stopping at a stop sign:</p>
<p>[Students</a> issued bike citations during Bike Safety week | The Aggie](<a href=“http://www.theaggie.org/2012/01/23/students-issued-bike-citations-during-bike-safety-week/]Students”>http://www.theaggie.org/2012/01/23/students-issued-bike-citations-during-bike-safety-week/)</p>
<p>Ignoring bike rules makes things more dangerous for everyone as people don’t know what to expect. That person biking on the wrong side–will they get out of my way or am I going to have to swerve onto the wrong side as well? When a cyclist pretends there’s a bike lane where there’s not (e.g. 2nd Street) and then blows through a stop sign, are motorists going to assume that I, in a true lane, have ‘given up’ my turn at a four way stop because some other cyclist just rudely violated several traffic laws? Are those cars going to take out their anti-cyclist anger on me? </p>
<p>Be safe out there everyone!</p>
<p>I’m just curious…how difficult would it be if you choose not to bike and use public transportation instead?</p>
<p>It’s definitely doable. Most off-campus housing options will advertise which bus lines come by. Some places might even have a shuttle. Lots of people use the buses regularly. Many cyclists choose buses when it’s raining. You can also choose to walk as well. (Hopefully someone else can comment on how long a wait for a bus one might have when it’s raining and the buses are crowded. I haven’t done the bus thing myself.)</p>
<p>If you have back to back classes across campus, ten minutes (or less if the instructor goes over) might not be enough time to get to your next class. I have a friend who routinely missed the first couple minutes of one of our classes due to this phenomenon while I usually made it with a couple minutes to spare with a bike.</p>
<p>In my experience from taking the bus last quarter, if the bus route is short (the C line has the shortest route), it’s more likely to arrive on time, whereas if the bus route is long (like the Q and P), you’ll have to wait a while, especially if you live further from campus.</p>
<p>I went to one of the top notch high schools in the country, getting a stellar GPA and SATs, I got accepted into UCLA and UCSD, I only went to Davis because I thought law school would prefer a higher GPA from an easier school. I assumed Davis would be a breeze. I just gotta say: It is not. </p>
<p>Going into Davis, I thought I would compare it to UCLA and regret my decision. I don’t regret it one bit.</p>
<p>Davis will teach you more than how to study for classes and ride a bike. Davis is a college that will teach you how to make friends, how to just step back and breathe and enjoy everything around you.</p>
<p>In relation to the dorms, I absolutely love Tercero. We have a lounge and a study room on each floor, and there is ample room. I spent a summer taking a class in Berkeley and the dorms were hideous, claustrophobic, and disgusting. Granted, Tercero is relatively far from frat row, the mall, and shopping areas (if you’re into that, go for Segundo), but it’s barely even a 5 minute bike ride away. There are 7 bathrooms on my floor. That’s right. SEVEN. Pretty much one for every 3 dorms! I know most dorms in Segundo are really narrow and the bathrooms kind of suck (there’s only one on each floor). </p>
<p>I love my bike. I know someone on my floor who doesn’t have a bike here in Davis. Sure, there’s the bus system if you want to go off campus and classes are relatively nearby, but I highly suggest people to invest in a bike. With a bike, I can get anywhere on campus within 4-8 minutes. If I were to walk, it takes about 10-12. </p>
<p>Overall, I’m loving my experience in Davis. If you go to the MU, there is always something going on. People are extremely active, hardworking (but also CHILL and NICE, something I found that was lacking in a lot of UCs I’ve visited). People are down to do anything, some restaurants are open until 2am (Thai canteen, Burgers and Brew), and there are always events. If you wanna have a good time in Davis, you need to join the right clubs, make the right friends (there are plenty of awesome people I’ve me with only 2 quarters), and STUDY STUDY.</p>
<p>By the way, as I type this out, I am currently in a study lounge, and there is a huge “RON PAUL 2012” poster right in front of me. Political activism is evident in practically every college campus.</p>
<p>So I know that Davis doesn’t allow students who live on campus to buy parking permits, but I’ve heard that off campus parking isn’t to hard to find. To what extent is that true? </p>
<p>I’m pretty determined to bring a car with me, and especially since my graduation gift will be a BMW Z4 , I’m even more set on taking it up to Davis. While I know that you can use a bike to get around campus, which I do intend to do, I want the car to be able to drive to Sacramento, take weekend trips to San Francisco, go up to Tahoe to Ski in the winter, and just the occasional spur of the moment, top down road trip.</p>
<p>So if someone could elaborate on the off campus parking situation for me I would REALLY appreciate it! Thank you!</p>
<p>Does Davis have a good environmental science program?
Also, I know that there is significantly more girls than boys that attend Davis. Is the gender difference noticeable or is it not that big of a deal?</p>
<p>Depending on the classes and/or major, the gender difference may or may not be noticeable. I know there’s a lot more girls in the animal science major (in my entire discussion section for ANS 42, there’s only 2-3 guys whereas the rest of us are all girls).</p>
<p>I want to ask about Freshman Car Parking.</p>