<p>If i go to UCD, i would live in sacramento, if I go to UCSD, i would live in San diego.
I just don't know which college to go to. I read the other "UCD or UCSD" threads and still could not decide</p>
<p>San diego
-high cost of living, $40,000 out of your pocket each year(this accounts for living in a 1 room apartment, entertainment, food, insurance,etc..)
Taxes will take 40% off your salary (Federal, State, SDI, FICA)
so if you are making $120,000 per year, you would end up with only about $48,000 at the end of the year.
-traffic
-gas prices, need car to get to places
-beautiful scenery and beaches
-beautiful people, and friendly people
-overcrowded?
-diversity
-ucsd academics is rigorous and hard, people getting below 3.0 gpa
-most people/friends will stay in san diego?
-lots of parties around
-best weather in united states
-close to mexico, l.a, las vegas
-more employment opportunities?
-too many nerds(at ucsd)?
-ugly people? Triton eye
-gangs, drugs, crime
-too many good looking people makes you feel ugly(i'm good looking by the way)
-and again traffic and overcrowding?
-will need a car after freshman year?
-lack of diversity(on campus)</p>
<p>Sacramento
-close to Reno and SF, tahoe
-laid back city
-lower cost of living than san diego
-no need to worry about traffic
-lots of things to do(undergrad in davis)
-boring city?
-high crime?
-most people/friends will move away from ucd/sacramento after graduating?
-better social scene than UCSD(in terms of activities on campus)
-gets hot to 100 degrees, but I dont mind
-bad economy?
-can save money and gas by biking because everyone else bikes at UCD
-slow pace life?</p>
<p>i'm leaning on the side of UCD for now, but feel free to add input</p>
<p>If you feel more comfortable at Davis then go there. Your happiness is the most important thing.</p>
<p>just to add, La Jolla is not rampant with “gangs, drugs, and crime.” This is one of the nicest, most high-end cities in the country. It’s quite far away from Tijuana if that’s what you’re referring to.</p>
<p>I think your list of attributes is off and you’re mixing up going to college with living in the area after you graduate which doesn’t make sense since you can move wherever you want after you graduate. You should focus on where you want to go to college at this point and segregate the two (college location and career location).</p>
<p>Many of the other attributes you list are either off entirely or are over-generalizing.</p>
<p>yeah i guess you guys are right, i just don’t want to be far away from my friends, and about the high cost of living, is it only near the beach?</p>
<p>Yeah, you should look into Davis vs. La Jolla instead of Sacramento vs. SD. That may be a little more accurate, like the crime in SD for example…</p>
<p>If you feel more at home with Davis then that should be the choice. Also want to throw in that it is very possible to get over 3.0 in UCSD if you put in the time and effort.</p>
<p>Well, your friends are probably going to move all over the state and possibly beyond after graduating. While some do, most people I know (as a recent graduate) moved away from college, and especially in this economy, job offers are thin and the possibility of relocation is high.</p>
<p>In California, prices are generally higher along the coast than inland and in the valley, though it also varies between cities and neighborhoods too if crime is higher. I suggest picking a school based on the school itself and the surrounding community, and not on post-graduation factors. Go where you’d enjoy your 4 years as an undergrad.</p>
<p>It seems that the cost of nearby apartments would be higher at UCSD than at UCD but I’m not sure of this. However, any difference in cost is reduced in significance when you split costs with roommate(s) so I don’t think it’d be that significant.</p>
<p>If you end up deciding to live in San Diego after grad then in answer to your question - yes, cost of housing is generally higher near the beach than somewhat inland a few miles.</p>
<p>Both colleges are good and will serve you well in your UG education. I suggest you visit both campuses and surrounding areas and then choose based on which one most appeals to you. Another hint - college is a good time to meet and mix with new people rather than mostly with HS friends and besides, at college age many of the old HS friends head off in different directions and move on.</p>
<p>I live in Sacramento and will be at UCSD. UCD is not in Sacramento, it is 20 miles away and Davis students by and large do not live in Sacramento. Sacramento does certainly have traffic issues. We do not have high cirme. The economy is bad all over, not especially worse here than in any other CA city. It is only boring if you don’t bother going out, there is plenty going on if you put a little effort into it. It is HOT in the summer but not that many days are truly miserable. There are also very cold and wet winter days which is more of a problem for most people who get depressed when there is a month of foggy days in a row. Your “facts” are off on both Sac and SD. The only thing that is partly true is that real estate is cheaper in Sac than in SD but it is not necessarily cheaper in Davis than in SD.</p>
<p>I actually turned down my UCD admission twice – once for undergrad, another for grad school. Finances would’ve dictated that I attended UCD for undergrad (half-ride scholarship), but I had other variables to consider:</p>
<ul>
<li>home was 20 miles away, didn’t want parents visiting all the time</li>
<li>didn’t want friends’ idea of “fun” to be going to Sacramento</li>
<li>springtime allergies = death</li>
<li>disgusting summer heat = lethargy and hiding indoors during daylight hours</li>
<li>no beach, no surfing, no SCUBA, no snorkeling, no swimming with dolphins</li>
<li>a fair portion of my high school class went to UCD, and i didn’t like a fair number of them</li>
<li>no chance to “start anew” since i already knew davis so well (two parent alums, attended almost every picnic day from birth)</li>
<li>reputation in the sciences</li>
<li>no plane rides</li>
<li>pancake-flat campus</li>
<li>don’t particularly care for farm life in the middle of campus (too bucolic for me)</li>
</ul>
<p>Skyhope - didn’t you read my post? San Diego will likely cost you no more than Davis for the next 4 years unless you’re a commuter from the Davis area. You’re confusing going to college somewhere with living in one place the rest of your life after grad. It makes no sense. </p>
<p>It sounds like you prefer UCD and Davis so maybe you should just go ahead and go there.</p>
<p>About off campus housing, its really not that expensive. 40k is a little ridiculous. I barely spent 6k for housing and food and entertainment in 2 quarters.</p>
<p>UCSD may be close to the beach but its not on the waterfront. Most off campus apartments are inland as well, living near La Jolla Shores can be expensive but its also far away from campus as well and it’d be a longer commute. </p>
<p>go here [UC</a> San Diego shuttles | Bus Tracking by Syncromatics](<a href=“http://ucsdbus.com/]UC”>http://ucsdbus.com/)
and click on arriba under available routes
most ucsd students live along that route and nobel as well</p>
<p>living in a bedroom by yourself costs about around 1300 (at most I think, but I live at La Regencia where its the cheapest and oldest complexes) for rent… not including utilities. say 2000 total for rent, food, utilities/misc bills, entertainment per month, and if you live there for the entire year, thats still only 24,000
I don’t know where you came up with 40k.</p>