<p>Does anyone know how important your proposed major is? Does it help you get certain classes in your freshman or sophomore year? I know that you don't declare until the end of sophomore year, so is that the only time it matters?
Right now my proposed major is Health Sciences, because I want to go to med school, but I'm thinking of getting an undergraduate degree in something else, and just fulfilling the premed requirement.
I'm thinking of maybe linguistics, which I'm really good at, and Santa Cruz is reputed for, or astrophysics, which I'm really interested in, and they're also reputed for.
Is this going to affect how hard it is for me to get freshman and sophomore classes in biology or other requirements for premed, or classes that would boost my application for med school?
Are slots in classes reserved for certain proposed majors?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Ironically, your proposed major is absolutely meaningless. It does not give you any priority in enrollment whatsoever.</p>
<p>^^^ </p>
<p>This.</p>
<p>What major are you looking at?!</p>
<p>Actually, at Spring Spotlight, my college advisor told me you can pick up to five proposed majors and with some departments (such as art), unless you are a proposed major, you won’t get into those classes. So, yeah, I think it might be important.</p>
<p>This is why it doesn’t matter:</p>
<p>UCSC has an enrollment system in which seniors, EOP, and DRC students enroll first. Then I think they let the froshies enroll next. After that, its soph and juniors. </p>
<p>The problem is that even though you are proposed and are eligible to enroll in a class, IT DOESN"T MEAN YOU WILL GET IN THE CLASS. The lower down on the food chain you are, the harder it can be to get into classes. THis is true for some but not all classes. A great example would be language classes. </p>
<p>For example, I am a politics major. During the priority period, only proposed majors may enroll. They want people who are actually politics majors to get in first. After the priority period is over, it’s pretty much open to the campus (if there is spots open). But again, even if you are proposed, it doesn’t mean you will get into a class.</p>
<p>That’s why you have to crash, and be determined to get into the class (I’m saying like staying in the class for 2-3 without knowing if you will get in). Usually by then the slackers have dropped, and there is space open.</p>
<p>Also, which college??!!</p>
<p>Take way is this-it matters but it doesn’t.</p>
<p>It hasnt affected me at all yet. Art yes, because studios are soo impacted.</p>
<p>If you have trouble getting into a class and you have a better reason than because you want to take that class, you can talk to your counselor and they are great help.</p>
<p>Louis XIII - froshies have the absolute lowest priority. The order is:
-Grad students
-EOP/DRC/Student Government
-Seniors
-Juniors
-Sophomores
-Freshmen</p>
<p>All class levels are determined by number of credits received thus far, NOT including the classes you’re currently taking. In other words, when you enroll for Spring quarter, in the Winter, it’s based on credits earned through Fall.</p>
<p>And Art is the only department I know of that pays attention to proposed majors for enrollment priorities. There might be others, but I haven’t personally experienced it.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for the input. I was considering the Health Sciences major, but as of now, I’m only staying at UCSC for a year because I recieved a guaranteed acceptance at UCLA for Fall 2010, as a sophomore transfer, which I know is unusual. My brother goes to UCSC, and he said what you all are saying; it doesn’t matter what major you propose, the only thing that matters is having the prerequisites completed after sophomore year, when it is time to declare. He entered as a proposed engineering major, but is now thinking of declaring business/economics.</p>
<p>Ive already changed my proposed major 3 times this year, just to give you an idea of how non-important it is.</p>
<p>Ns2675-</p>
<p>Why don’t you just save yourself the trouble and MONEY! and take the classes you would take at a community college? Seriously, the cost of tuition is sky high and so is the cost of housing on campus (even off can be a little pricey). </p>
<p>If you don’t want to go the community college route, you can still take classes at UCLA or another local UC (UCI/UCR, UCSB-depending on where you live). Most UC’s have Extension programs where you can take classes concurrently-meaning, if there is space in a class, they will let you enroll. Look into this:<a href=“https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Default.aspx[/url]”>https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Default.aspx</a> You can take UCLA classes at a reduced cost. </p>
<p>I’m just suggesting this for your sake and for my own personal beliefs. I feel that if you aren’t committed to attending UCSC, why take up a spot? Especially if you have spot in UCLA for 2010?</p>
<p>Louis XIII: There are a few reasons, but I am exploring community college.</p>
<p>First of all, I’m coming out of the Marine Corps, and under the new GI Bill, all my college fees and tuition (tuition isn’t applicable to CA residents anyways) are paid for. It makes no difference whether or not I attend community college or UC, they pay for it all.
I’m not living on campus, I’m gonna be sharing rent with my girlfriend off campus.</p>
<p>Second, I plan on attending medical school after I graduate from UCLA, and I understand that most medical school admissions commitees frown on coursework that was not completed at the level of a senior university. For a two year transfer, I think it’s a big enough difference to warrant avoiding community college if at all possible; for just one year, I’m not sure it’s as dire, but I certainly don’t think I should take a risk if I don’t have to.</p>
<p>I also just want to go straight into a UC because I want the level of education that they provide.
I don’t feel ethically or morally uneasy about taking up anyone’s spot; everyone that was admitted had an option to register. I am not taking anyone’s spot, I didn’t appeal UCSC, they admitted me right off the bat. Either I use that spot, or it goes to waste. Except in the unlikely circumstance that someone who filed an appeal at UCSC is waiting for a spot to open up. I think this unlikely because appeals decisions have probably already been made and notifications issued.
Ultimatelyd, if someone else didn’t get in, they weren’t as qualified. Acceptances don’t go to who wants them most, they go to the most qualified applicants.</p>
<p>fair enough.</p>