<p>How much more expensive are Kresge Apartments for freshman, than buying a dorm at College 9/10?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering our questions, its a major help!! =]</p>
<p>(1) I liked 8, 9, 10 best, so what is the possibility that I will get to live in one of them? Is it easy to switch out if I get one I don't like?
It's pretty likely you'll get into your first or second choice. 9/10 are really popular though, so you might get down to another choice. there's no guarantee either way.</p>
<p>(2) And is smoking allowed in the dorms?
NO. 25+ feet from doors windows and air intakes, only.</p>
<p>(3) Do those 3 colleges have single-sex bathrooms?
dunno, sorry. If you're really concerned, ask for a single sex hall - they have single sex bathrooms for sure</p>
<p>(4) How does the residential-college-picking process work? When is priority?
You pick your top 5 when you send in your SIR, there's no priority, it's pretty much luck of the draw</p>
<p>What are the General Ed classes you have to take besides the ones for your specific college?
GEs: <a href="http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc/2072/gened.htm%5B/url%5D">http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc/2072/gened.htm</a></p>
<p>How much more expensive are Kresge Apartments for freshman, than buying a dorm at College 9/10?
Dorms are price-standardized across campus. A single costs the same anywhere, a double costs the same anywhere, etc. It's the same between apartments and dorms.</p>
<p>sw33tness.. thx!</p>
<p>How do I request a roommate?</p>
<p>When you register for housing it will walk you through the process</p>
<p>If I dont want to use my AP credit, because I want to retake a certain class, what do I have to do? Do I just not send the scores when I register? or do I need to talk to like a counselour?</p>
<p>I asked this on another thread, but this one is more active. When you submit your SIR, do you get sent a housing packet right away? (like, is it first come first serve?) Or do they send it to all students after May1, together?</p>
<p>i submited my sir like a week or two ago and i still havent gotten a housing packet. i think you apply online for housing may 16th or something like that, im not sure if you get a packet before then or not</p>
<p>I would like to know how is the LGBTQ population at UC Santa Cruz? Are they comfortable in their environment and not worried about receiving snide remarks? Also which residential college in Santa Cruz do LGBTQ students feel most comfortable with?</p>
<p>If I dont want to use my AP credit, because I want to retake a certain class, what do I have to do? Do I just not send the scores when I register? or do I need to talk to like a counselour?</p>
<p>You don't need to do anything special. Send in your scores anyway, it gives you credits (which can translate to priority registration later down the line) and then sign up for whatever class(es) you want.</p>
<p>I asked this on another thread, but this one is more active. When you submit your SIR, do you get sent a housing packet right away? (like, is it first come first serve?) Or do they send it to all students after May1, together?</p>
<p>Nope, no first come first serve at all. They don't look at your housing/college requests until May 1</p>
<p>I would like to know how is the LGBTQ population at UC Santa Cruz? Are they comfortable in their environment and not worried about receiving snide remarks? Also which residential college in Santa Cruz do LGBTQ students feel most comfortable with?</p>
<p>The queer community is VERY active, to the extent that it sometimes feels like there are more queer students than straight (or maybe that's just my social circle, hehe). It is HIGHLY unlikely that you would ever encounter homophobia or "snide remarks" regarding sexuality in and around Santa Cruz. The community is exceptionally liberal, in all senses. You may be more comfortable at Porter/Kresge, but the Cantu center (LGBTIetc resource center) is located at Crown. Don't pick a college based solely on that, they're all accepting.</p>
<p>kewkiekid, what college(s) have you stayed at?</p>
<p>I have another question. So I took a Precalculus class [Math 8A] at a CC [Gavilan College] and got a B in the class. I am taking AP Calculus AB this year and know that there is no possible way for me to get a 3 or higher on the AP exam. I was wondering if I would still have to take the UC placement exam for math to be placed in Calculus next year? Will my Precalc class in CC exempt me from taking the placement exam? I am a horrible test taker and do not want to take another stupid Precalculus class, I am scared I might not do well on the entrance exam.</p>
<p>Hey Juniorita, I'm not a student. but I was at the tour today and someone asked the question about being exempt. And the admissions guy said to be exempt from TAKING the math test you HAVE to get a 3 or higher on the AP test. Doesn't matter that you took precal or calc before hand.</p>
<p>He also told us that when you get a three on the exam it qualifies you to be exempt for Pre cal, while a four or higher qualifies for exemption of Calc.</p>
<p>Yea, they're pretty gung-ho about their placement exams here. But it's <em>really</em> not that hard. There are sample tests online (<a href="http://www.math.ucsc.edu/placement/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.math.ucsc.edu/placement/index.html</a>) and you can retake it if necessary. </p>
<p>I am a Porter student. I lived in a Porter double, studio apartment, and regular apartment, as well as in town. I've been inside dorms at every college except c8.</p>
<p>So kewkiekid, inside of the dorms, is it just like hallways then dorms on each side? Or is it the design where there is a floor, with a few rooms, and a common room for everyone to gather?</p>
<p>hye345,</p>
<p>UCSC is one of the better UC campuses in terms of getting into a graduate health program. The reasons are its superior natural science program and, believe it or not, I read here that written evaluations help. You just have to ask for those in addition to letter grades, and show some sense about it (they're useless for large lecture classes, etc.).</p>
<p>hye345,</p>
<p>The lions haven't eaten anyone yet. My son, who graduated from Cowell recently, said, "When a deer is stamping its feet, it is NOT being friendly."</p>
<p>mamal,</p>
<p>IMO UCSC has the best music department of all the UC campus for undergraduates. This includes the choir. You WILL get a chance to perform. My son did and he wasn't a music major or minor.</p>
<p>If you are seriously interested in music, you won't find a better school in California as an undergraduate.</p>
<p>Drewhistle,</p>
<p>It's not an issue. I was having brunch downtown with two of my children attending UCSC (one of whom is gay) when a gay pride parade rolled down the street, and the spectators were much more colorful than those in the parade.</p>
<p>The gay community is marginally more visible at Porter than the other colleges.</p>
<p>You are more likely to have issues with the vegetarians than straights. The veggies get rather militant.</p>
<p>ittlestars - It depends on the college. Kresge is all apartment style, the rest have a combination of dorm and apartment living. But yes, basically a hall with rooms and a lounge at the end.</p>