<p>Hey all admits/waitlistees, I'm a 2nd year Biology major and I'm open to taking any questions you may have about UCSD! Also, feel free to message me if you want.</p>
<p>Cheers!</p>
<p>Well first off how do you like it there?? Which college are you in? Also this is random but does it matter if I can only make it to the one-day orientation in September instead of the longer one earlier on?
And how hard is it to get all your classes? Do you get to choose what days you have classes on or is it pretty much random/take what you get sort of deal?</p>
<p>Not sure if you can answer this, but do you know if a lot of people got selected off the waitlist last year?</p>
<p>@ucsdanxious
I’m in Muir college, so if you have any questions about that feel free to ask me more about that!</p>
<p>I really love it here! The people are generally friendly, the professors are good and there are tons of activities if you go out looking for them! My only words of advice are to be active and: 1) get to know your suitemates 2) join some organizations. It may seem scary at first, but it will make a huge difference in how you enjoy your college experience. </p>
<p>The point of orientation sessions is to help you get better acquainted with the campus and your fellow 2016-ers. I didn’t go to the shorter one, but my friends who did said there wasn’t much of a difference. There will be several welcome week activities that cater to freshmen if you don’t feel like the session was sufficient. </p>
<p>You create your own schedule of classes. For a typical lower division chemistry class, for example, there are 3 possible listings, each at a different time slot. You can choose whichever class fits in your schedule. You shouldn’t have too much trouble getting the lower division classes you need. It might, however, be difficult to get the exact teachers you want unless you comparatively have more credits than the rest of your peers. However, you can always waitlist. The general rule is that 10% of the class generally drops and therefore the corresponding number of waitlistees are admitted. Therefore, if you’re waitlist number 10 or below in a class of 100, you have a good chance of getting in. Also, if a class is especially popular sometimes an additional 10-20 seats are added.</p>
<p>@PencilxBoxes I’m sorry, but I know very little about the waitlist. I recommend that you call the school and ask.</p>
<p>^Okay thanks anyways! Appreciate the help</p>
<p>No problem. I’m sorry I couldn’t help, but good luck!</p>
<p>Okay thanks so much for the advice! How did you get involved in organizations/clubs are there a bunch of booths or something the first few weeks?</p>
<p>Yup! The campuswide clubs advertise on Library Walk during the entire first week of school and the clubs specific for each college advertise during Welcome Week. They will all have plenty of food and flyers so be sure to approach them and ask for more info! Also, there will be a few clubs advertising during Admit Day if you want to start your search early.</p>
<p>Is there any real school pride at ucsd?</p>
<p>Hi! I’m a transfer admit at Muir College this coming fall. Do you know if it’s possible to take a course during the summer even if you’re just newly admitted? Do we get summer financial aid for that?
Thanks!</p>
<p>@Serve11 Honestly school spirit isn’t exactly rampant at UCSD. That isn’t to say that students don’t like UCSD. I would say most people genuinely do enjoy their time here. However, since we don’t have a football team people aren’t jumping up and down with enthusiasm. There are exceptions. For example, the whole school gets pretty pumped up for Sun God, our end-of-the-year concert. </p>
<p>@TheDon98 First of all congratulations! Yes, you can take a summer session as a newly admitted transfer. You can get summer financial aid if you take 8 units during a session. I recommend you look through this website for more information.
[Summer</a> Session - UC San Diego](<a href=“http://summersession.ucsd.edu/]Summer”>http://summersession.ucsd.edu/)</p>
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<p>That’s not why UCSD isn’t spirited.</p>
<p>^ Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that the sudden addition of a football team would change all of that. However, I do believe that there generally is a correlation between school spirit and the quality of a school’s football team.
If you have a different perspective I encourage you to share it!</p>
<p>I got accepted to Warren as “undecided”. I’m pretty confident I want to major in engineering but not sure what kind. Is UCSD like Berkeley, where if you are undecided, you will have a hard time getting into engineering?</p>
<p>Hey, can you tell me what the Giesel Library is like? Is it a good place to study? Quiet? Bustling with life?</p>
<p>Also, how hard is it to get the classes you want, specifically science classes? Thanks!</p>
<p>Social life does it exist ???</p>
<p>@Lostfirecape
Some engineering majors at UCSD actually aren’t impacted (ex: electrical engineering), so you can switch into them if you like. I recommend you do some research to find out if you’re interested in any of those. If you’re not, it’s definitely possible to make the switch. However, you have to be disciplined and achieve a high GPA. There’s definitely room for fun, but you have to learn how to appropriately manage your schedule. </p>
<p>@AceAites Ah Geisel… It’s a pretty good place to study. The lower levels are buzzing with light (or sometimes not-so-light) chatter, the middle levels are semi-quiet and the top floor is incredibly quiet. Overall, there’s an environment for everyone. Geisel’s usually not too full, but it gets pretty crowded during finals week. </p>
<p>I don’t know how difficult it will be next year because the school is changing its enrollment policy. However, right now the basic rule is the more units you have the more likely you are to get all the classes and teachers you want. I always had a few more units than the rest of my peers, so I never had too much of a problem.</p>
<p>@luna27
In my experience the social life is what you make of it. If you want to sit in your room all 4 years you can do that. However, I found that if you’re the type of person who likes to socialize you will likely find a niche with like-minded people. There are definitely parties here, but they tend to be smaller, consisting of a dozen or so friends. Some people (at least at Muir) seem to party several times a week. </p>
<p>If you’re hungry for more, I recommend you check out rush week. If you decide to rush for a sorority you’re guaranteed a bid from at least one of them, and they tend to have several events each week, so that will keep you occupied.</p>
<p>hey!im an international students, what can i do to fit in/meet news friends?
Anything I have t do before school starts?thx</p>
<p>Thanks “justmyview” for all this information. Do you know an engineering friend that can answer engineering major questions?</p>