<p>Okay well I just got back from playing some volleyball and started thinking about college. I like 6 six schools (UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, Cal Poly, and SDSU)....And I like SB and LA over all the others, but I thought what if I don't get into to those two schools then were would I go????</p>
<p>I'm not a huge fan of Cal Poly or UCI so it would be between UCSD and SDSU. I know clearly UCSD is better academically, but I hear so many negative things about it.</p>
<p>So what I am wondering is why all of you Soon-To-Be-Tritons are going to UCSD? What are the reasons? What do you like about the school???</p>
<p>I'm not sure if these are true, but this is what I've heard.</p>
<p>There is no social life/parties.
It is dead after 10 and on the weekends.
People are super competitive over every grade.
People are always studying and don't have time for anything else.
No one has any school spirit.
Sports suck and the games get like 5 people on a good night.
And lasty I personally think it is sad that students have to go to SDSU to party and have a good time.</p>
<p>These negatives may not seem like a big deal, but I want to have a good time during college and I love sports....Also I'm sick of people who never want to do anything and always study. </p>
<p>I don't know if UCSD is as bad as I heard, but right now I think I would choose SDSU over UCSD....So can you change my mind about UCSD?????</p>
<p>Also last year UCSD was my favorite and I loved it so much, but these issues really changed my mind about the school.</p>
<p>If there is no social life, is it the school's fault or your fault? A school having no social life is based on the students' opinion. If you asked people who didn't participate in anything, of course they'll tell you the school's dead. However, if you asked someone who made an effort in participating, then they'll tell you otherwise. And if you're choosing a school based on the number of parties it has, then by all means choose SDSU if you must.</p>
<p>I thought SDSU's acceptance rate was around 40 percent, but according to you its 100 percent!! I got into both UCB, UCI and UCSD (rejected at UCSB and UCLA) and SDSU..and chose SDSU, interesting paradigm you have displayed for us.</p>
<p>UC GPA - 4.08
SAT - Haven't taken it yet but without studying I got like a 190 on the Psat....(I'm going to study a lot for it this summer though)
Througout High School I will have 18 semesters of ap and honors courses. </p>
<p>I play Tennis and run Cross Country
I'm vice president of key club and have participated in the Relay-4-Life, I'm also in the Recycling Club
I'm vice president of CSF, and I have gotten awards for academics and tennis.
I am in a Sign Language Club.
I also am in Journalism and will be one of the editors next year.
I'm also a co-founder of a volleyball club.
I'm also in National Honor Society</p>
<p>And I'm not too worried about the social life, even though it is a negative, bc there is so much to do in San Diego. The think I really don't like is the lack of sports and school spirit, and the fact that I heard that there is no one there on the weekends and its completely dead at night.</p>
<p>Assuming you're instate you've got a shot at UCB, UCLA and UCSD. I would be surprised if you did not get into UCSB. And you'll get into all the others no problem. </p>
<p>Any of those top four are great schools. There is no point in you going to SDSU.</p>
<p>I got into UCSD with a 1910 SAT I and average-above average everything else. But I did not get into Berk or LA.</p>
<p>You're definately on the right track and I would just apply to all of those school and see which you get into.</p>
<p>If you want social life then UCSB is the best of those top four.</p>
<p>Caro: Thanks for telling me my chances. I love UCSB and that is where I really want to go. But I'm not applying to Cal bc I would never go there! </p>
<p>SavedByTheBell7: What were your stats? How is your time going at SDSU, bc that is where I think I would go if the same thing happens to me (get rejected by UCLA and UCSB). And by the way are you glad you chose SDSU over UCSD, Cal and UCI?</p>
<p>There is no social life/parties.
There are 25,000 people attending UCSD. Do you think every one of those 25 thousand students spends 20+ hours a week studying? People do party, especially their first two years. The reason UCSD is considered a low party level school is because 1) there is no frat row here like some other campuses have 2) the no-drinking laws are strictly enforced for those under 21 and living on-campus, and that is majority of freshmen and some sophomores 3) the surrounding area is residential, not urban. This does not prevent people from drinking and partying elsewhere. If you are a social person, youll find other social people among all those thousands that attend UCSD.</p>
<p>It is dead after 10 and on the weekends.
The campus turns dead only at certain holidays, but that goes for any campus.</p>
<p>People are super competitive over every grade.
Ive TAed classes where prior, at training, theyd tell us all these stories about these highly competitive pre-meds wholl try to beat out every point from you. In three courses that I taught, I had only one pre-med complain about something on an assignment. Id certainly see people getting upset about their grades. But in every class there is a portion that does not care very much and is there to just have a good time. Certainly people from previous quarters shared quiz keys with people Id teach at any quarter. I exchanged and shared my materials and advice with other students as an undergrad. So people help each other out with academics which they would not do if they simply wanted the best grade.</p>
<p>People are always studying and don't have time for anything else.
If you are below the average UCSD student in your abilities, yes youll have to study to get decent grades. Otherwise youll have plenty of time on your hands. Especially first two years when you take GEs which are like super easy.</p>
<p>No one has any school spirit.
Im not big into the whole rally for your school thing. I dont know how you measure school spirit exactly. So no comment.</p>
<p>Sports suck and the games get like 5 people on a good night.
If you are here to play sport, not watch it, then you should have no concerns as there are many different teams available. If you want to watch sport, you should go to east coast. I never heard SDSU being big on sports either. </p>
<p>And lasty I personally think it is sad that students have to go to SDSU to party and have a good time.
Look at it this way: at UCSD youll have the best of both worlds. You can get good academics and you can have a good time on the side. If you are planning to do more than just obtain a bachelors degree and want to try to score some more big bucks in life, then UCSD is definitely a better choice because it is stronger academically and will make you a better candidate for jobs or schools after college. And fun is always out there for those who seek it.</p>
<p>My stats were not that great, I had a 3.3 GPA, a 1250 on my SAT 1, around 700 average on my SAT II's. (but I played three sports, and was class president my soph and senior year in high school. I raised over 25,000 for a school in afghanistan..I set up a charity event at our school, that Berkeley actually used as a model.. and logged thousands of community service hours.). I ended up getting into these schools for the winter semester, so I was technically rejected, then re-accepted.</p>
<p>Considering i'm majoring in Finance, and there was absolutely no way I wanted to dislike my four years of college and have to compete against the highly competitive students at HAAS and none of the other schools offered a degree in Finance, I'm very pleased with my decision to attend SDSU. I love how they have classes geared towards getting your CFP and CPA. I've heard it doesn't matter your undergrad title if you have a CFP or CPA, you'll be making big bucks either way. So for me, it was a perfect fit, plus the partying and laid back atmosphere is great.</p>
<p>Thanks kihyle.......I'm starting to like UCSD again and by the time I send in my apps maybe it will be at the top of my list. </p>
<p>If I didn't get into UCSB and UCLA my favorite schools would be UCSD and SDSU. I still don't know where I would go bc SDSU has everything I want in a college, but UCSD has stronger academics and is closer to the beach. I hope it doesn't come down to these schools bc I'm hoping I'll be going to UCSB, but again thanks for the comments.</p>
<p>Also thanks SavedByTheBell7, for saying good things about SDSU, bc everyone is just so ignorant. I also want to major in business (accounting), so maybe SDSU would be my best option. I hope that I don't get rejected by the same schools you did (UCSB and UCLA) bc it will be a tough decision but in the end I would probably go to SDSU</p>
<p>i see nothing wrong with going to sdsu for parties. this is my idea: it's like when you want to party in hs. you don't want to have the party at your house because 1. you don't want to clean it up 2. you don't want to have responsibility of people/cleaning/buying crap 3. your parents won't come home on you, someone elses parents will come home on them. i think it's like that. you go somewhere else to have parties unless your parents are out. at ucsd the parents (security) are always there.</p>
<p>"Look at it this way: at UCSD youll have the best of both worlds. You can get good academics and you can have a good time on the side. If you are planning to do more than just obtain a bachelors degree and want to try to score some more big bucks in life, then UCSD is definitely a better choice because it is stronger academically and will make you a better candidate for jobs or schools after college. And fun is always out there for those who seek it."</p>
<p>There's a correlation between college and success but only because successful people tend to get into good colleges. A study in the '70s showed that Ivy graduates fared no better than people who turned down Ivies, in terms of salary.</p>
<p>I've always enjoyed a few definitions of an academic...</p>
<p>-Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world. See Synonyms at pedantic.
-Theoretical or speculative without a practical purpose or intention. See Synonyms at theoretical.
-Having no practical purpose or use.</p>
<p>Slorg, that is on the average -- i'm saying in your particular case, if you set your mind on some post-BA/BS education in a field that is even somewhat competitive, UCSD is not perceived as an easy party school, which admissions sees to your benefit, if your got through it with decent grades -- and on the average people don't apply to any grad schools, even from ivies, so the bulk graduates should not fare that much better -- because unless you have connections, a bachelor's is a bachelor's and there is just so much you can do with it -- (how did that study measure "fared no better" exactly?)</p>
<p>now another questions is how much does SDSU education cost compared to UCSD and is it worth the difference to go to UCSD? -- i'd say that if you major in something in which SDSU has a decent department then may be SDSU is a better choice in terms of debt</p>
<p>Basically that study is based on the person's work ethic, if they worked hard enough in high school to get into an ivy league and scored high enough on their SATs, they have a great work ethic and probably the brains to back it up. So with the combination of the work ethic and brains that person had, its fair to deem they will be successful in life whether they're at the State U or an Ivy league, thats all that study is showing.</p>