<p>Feel free to ask! It's spring break; I have time to answer. =]</p>
<p>how are the dorms? Are there a lot of parties? What's warren strongest in, major wise?</p>
<p>first of all, thank you :)</p>
<p>I heard if you pay extra $20/month, you get a small kitchen? How does that work...?</p>
<p>collegeaddict: the dorms are 2nd best seeing that warren is the 4th college founded at ucsd. there's a/c and heater; however, if as many students accept ucsd this year as they did last year, all the doubles will be triples again. this means that when the heater is on in the rooms, it gets really hot on the top bunk (at least for my suite) ...so if someone needs the heater on through the night, open the window :D
suite: 10 students; two triples, four singles. pool together for a tv or have someone bring or buy one. Triples can share a 2.5 fridge; singles usually bring their own, or you can ask to share with another and just keep the fridge in the living room.</p>
<p>res halls also have a study lounge on each floor (good place to meet people...although once you meet people...the study lounge isn't really the "study" lounge =])</p>
<p>I wouldn't say there are a lot of parties, but there are parties. I'm sure there are those who get wasted several times a week. The suite across from mine has music booming quite frequently. This year Stewart Hall has been dubbed the party hall. If you go to frat pre-rush events or club events, you can go to clubs (rides provided) or random other things like beach bonfires. You can always start the party and send out invites on facebook. It does get quiet on weekends; especially since a lot of the students go home or go to visit friends at other campuses every few weekends. </p>
<p>Warren is strongest in engineering majors; that's why the GE's are easier.</p>
<p>Oneday: Residence halls consists of suites (6 bedrooms, living room, bathroom, and balcony) Apartments are...apartments :P (2 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and balcony) I'm not sure how much more you have to pay for an apartment.
You can explore this website for housing and dining info:</p>
<p><a href="http://hds.ucsd.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://hds.ucsd.edu/</a></p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Triple would be a bummer. &,
I've always thought residence halls are different from suites, guess not hahah ^^;;</p>
<p>How exactly do they turn a double into a triple?
Do you happen to know the difference (money-wise) between a double/triple versus a single?
How many laundry mat are there on a floor? Is the floor co-ed?</p>
<p>The college rep who was at our school told me that Warren is known for it's connection between career and study -->which leads to an enormous amount of internship being offered to warren students. It sounded a little too good to be true. confirm?</p>
<p>Also, all I know is that warren is easier on its engineering majors, but I'm a little fuzzy on the HOW part. Is it instead of 6 courses in Area Studies, we only have to do 1? And, would you say P of C is better, or just do a minor?</p>
<p>What are some of the significant events happening at warren throughout the year?
What are some of the things that you just love about warren? things that you hate?</p>
<p>Sorry for the insane amount of questions. :(</p>
<p>Hey cali45 thanks for posting in the winter admit thread.
As a winter admit and living offcampus do you think i will be missing the whole "Warren experience"?</p>
<p>Is dining done in a dining hall, and could I still apply for dining even if im offcampus?</p>
<p>About how much of the day do students actually spend in the dorm? I'm want to stick around on campus as much of the day as possible before going back to my off-campus housing, and I'm hoping to meet people. I hope dorms arent the only way to meet pepo =(</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions. Im really excited I got in to SD even to Winter admit... im just really nervous/worried about being left out and being lonely.</p>
<p>one day:
for ucsd..there are three residence halls for undergrads: stewart, harlan, and frankfurter. each are about 5 stories, and there are about 5 suites per floor.</p>
<p>they turn a double into a putting in a bunk bed and a second bed with the matress as high as the upper bunk on the bunk bed. here's some pics to give you an idea of what it looks it.
these was from move in day, and they didn't put in the railings and ladders. i don't know about this year. if they dont have them when you move in, just call res life office.
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<p>on admit day, they also have tours of suites and apartments
if you get along with your roommates, triples are fine.</p>
<p>"Estimated Housing rates for 2007/08
$9,650 Single Room
$8,850 Double Room
$8,100 Triple Room</p>
<p>Updated 2007/08 rates and payment plans will be available here at the beginning of April. " -ucsd hds website</p>
<p>i believe there are about 3 or 4 laundry rooms in each hall. make sure you get your laundry on time; i heard that some people will move your laundry if you don't get it when it's done. i do my laundry when i go home about every other weekend. </p>
<p>floors are coed. suites are not.</p>
<p>im not sure about the college rep thing. you can ask more about it if/when you go to admit day</p>
<p>are you an engineering major? if yes, your GEs are:
Warren Writing 10A and 10B
Formal Skills: two courses from this list given in the link below
Phil 27 (aka Poli 27) taken after warren writing
Area Studies (for engineers only): You need two area studies: one in "Humanites and Fine Arts" and one in "Social Sciences" Each area study consists of 3 courses with at least one being an upper division course
Cultural Diversity Course: can pick from the list in the link below</p>
<p><a href="http://warren.ucsd.edu/academiclife/publications/advising_handbook.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://warren.ucsd.edu/academiclife/publications/advising_handbook.pdf</a>
(note this is for 06-07) be sure to look at the AP/IB credit list in the back to see what GE's you can get out of. if you choose to go to ucsd, they will give you your own handbook during orientation, and you will also be able to plan classes for your entire freshman year.</p>
<p>PofC's are for non engineering warren students. A minor can be done instead of an area study (or PofC) if it's not under the "Natural Science, Math, and Engineering" list in the handbook. Minors have their own required courses; more than an Area Study, but if you really want to minor, it should be ok.</p>
<p>There are events during welcome week. Your RA also plans events like movie showings, finals study breaks, etc etc. UCSD also has free concerts each quarter. There are also random events around campus regularly.</p>
<p>I love the res halls (they look nice =]). The people are nice. There are bunnies and raccoons! Earl's Place is also cool even though it's pricey.
I don't like how the undergrad res halls are in the very back of the housing area...too much walking for me... =P</p>
<p>HelpMePleaseee:</p>
<p>Hmm... well Earl's Place doesn't usually get crowded until night, so it depends how long you're planning to stay on campus. Also, you need a key to get into the res halls unless a door if left open, someone lets you in, or if you break in. =P There are usually people in the study lounges in the res halls, and they will talk to you if you want to meet them unless they're really trying to concentrate. </p>
<p>You can still buy mealpoints even if you live off campus.
<a href="http://hds.ucsd.edu/diningplan/newplan.html%5B/url%5D">http://hds.ucsd.edu/diningplan/newplan.html</a></p>
<p>Time spent in the dorm depends on schedule of classes. People will visit friends around campus or in warren throughout the day based on their schedule.
As I suggested in the winter admit thread, join clubs and/or pre rush events. There are club events each week to go to. Also, meet people in lecture and section. While it's harder in lecture since some courses have 300 students, you can always talk to the person sitting next to you if you find them approachable. Section is smaller, so it's easier to meet people.
If you want to stick around campus, go find old friends that are fall admits. If you want to do some studying on campus while people you know are busy and you have nothing else to do, go to geisel, clics, or other study lounges. </p>
<p>If you're rooming with at least another person off campus, you may also get to meet some of their friends. Don't worry about being left out; fall admits are just as willing to meet new people as you are.</p>
<p>Edit: Oh yes, if you meet someone new, get their name of course. Then you can go find them on facebook. Of course, you can try to meet ucsd students on facebook that you haven't met before. For me, I don't reject UCSD student friend requests, but I know of a few people who might reject if they aren't interested in meeting a particular new person.</p>
<p>Best places to eat on campus? Also, how far from Warren? :)</p>
<p>Depends. Canyon Vista (Warren's cafeteria) is nice because it has a different daily special every day, and from what I've heard it has the best stir fry on campus (though you'll have to wait a while, because they cook it right there in front of you). Sierra Summit is good for its bread sticks and pizza, but that's about it. Cafe Ventanas is absolutely gorgeous, and has a pretty good selection, but the food isn't anything to scream about. OVT is open till 1AM, and they make absolutely fabulous burritos. I don't go there for anything except the burritos. Plaza Cafe is good if you want fried food, and they have great $3.25 (?) specials, though it's all unhealthy stuff. Foodworx is appallingly bad – there are a lot of Sixth College students who go to Canyon Vista because they can't stand Foodworx.</p>
<p>Anyway, everything's pretty far from Warren, so you'll probably just go to CV most of the time.</p>
<p>I'm planning on major in BioE: premed.. so that should count as an engineering major :)</p>
<p>Are there gyms close to Warren?
What is the best/most popular cell-phone provider? How is Cingular in la jolla? Is it necessary to install a phone in your room? Can you install one?
Are there wireless internet provided? What is the best type of laptop computer (or is it simply by personal perference?)</p>
<p>thank you again :)</p>
<p>also regarding internet, is there internet offcampus in the surrounding apartments? or do you have to get a service provider etc and pay the extra money if you choose to live in an apartment?</p>
<p>Oh, also, what is the closest bank from UCSD? Is it necessary to have a debit/credit card, or is TritonPlus enough for a freshman?</p>
<p>system-ax and sage:</p>
<p>haha...i heard muir had the best stiry fry on campus.Anyway, in addition to a different entree/sides menu everyday for canyon vista (cv), they also have the following every week (for this year at least):
sundae mondays
panini tuesdays and wednesdays
steak wednesdays (most of the time ok, sometimes like cardboard, and sometimes pretty good)
ovt also gives you a slight view of the ocean. i agree with sage on most. plaza cafe also has good chili. so yes, you'll be at cv most of the time unless you're meeting friends from other colleges up for dinner or lunch.</p>
<p>one day:
there's an aquatics and activities center nearest warren. however, if you want to go to the big gym (rimac), it's about a 12 minute walk unless you take the campus loop shuttle</p>
<p>you can install a phone in your room, but i believe most, if not all, students rely on cellphones. i'm not sure about cingular, but i found verizon very nice. i unwillingly had to switch to t-mobile during the school year; it's ok, but definitely not at nice as verizon.</p>
<p>wireless is provided (my roommates both use it for their laptops), but i don't use it for my computer. for internet, you'll have to register in the beginning of fall and winter quarter for your computer and/or laptop. It's just answering a lot of annoying questions</p>
<p>laptops are personal preference, but you should consider it's durability and weight if you're planning to carry it around campus.
<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7602_7-1016082-1.html?tag=tnav#student%5B/url%5D">http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-7602_7-1016082-1.html?tag=tnav#student</a>
go down to the "student" section
you may want to start up a new thread for this to see what other students plan to bring.</p>
<p>sonicboom: You may have to get your own service provider. You should find out about that when you go apartment hunting; each apartment may be different.</p>
<p>one day:
there are atm machines on campus, so you don't need to go off campus. i got a debit card before i entered college, and i ended up doing laundry at home, so i didn't get tritonplus. here is the list of places that tritonplus covers:
<a href="https://tritonlink.ucsd.edu/portal/site/tritonlink-preview/menuitem.b4448692267a11256ec5e210514b01ca?storyID=19355%5B/url%5D">https://tritonlink.ucsd.edu/portal/site/tritonlink-preview/menuitem.b4448692267a11256ec5e210514b01ca?storyID=19355</a></p>
<p>for the ucsd dining facilites: you really don't need tritonplus for that if have mealpoints (which you get when you pay for housing and dining fee)</p>
<p>it's nice to have it for the next two sections. if i were to get it, i'd get it most for laundry, so it's not necessary to dig up quarters. :)</p>
<p>off campus: it's a nice list, but it doesn't cover a lot of the places i eat off campus. a credit/debit card will also be nice if you go see movies, go shopping at utc or fashion valley, or go eat at other places such as cpk, bjs, etc. if you don't know anyone with a car, then it's not likely you'll go off campus as much as i do.</p>
<p>I was wondering if you had any suggestions for a Humanities undergrad. Do you think it'd be easy for a, say, English/History major from UCSD to get into a good grad school? I know which majors are considered strong at UCSD, but which ones are considered very weak?</p>
<p>And what do you personally think about the importance of undergrad education? Do you think I would be better off going to a less prestigious school with a better humanities program or to the more prestigious program with the not-as-great humanities program?</p>
<p>Mm and I've been hearing that UCSD's Social Science programs are very decent and well-recognized (across the state if not the country); is this true?</p>
<p>And thanks a ton for taking your spring break to help us new admits!</p>
<p>Oh! And I know you're in Warren but do you have anything insightful to say about ERC? About the social life there mostly.</p>
<p>IMO undergrad education is important, but if you're doing grad school, then the recognition of your undergrad school might not matter as much.</p>
<p>i think we do have good social sciences, i remember reading somewhere that we were pretty good in those, probably from here back in the day, lol</p>
<p>also, ERC definitely has a more lively social life than Warren, I can give you that. I heard someone broke a window there, I don't know what happened there. I know there are parties there all the time.</p>
<p>okay i am totally regretting choosing warren at this point.</p>
<p>i am not an engineering at major and i love a good party :(</p>
<p>i also eat REALLY healthy and can't stand greasy/fried stuff.</p>
<p>are there any downsides to being at warren if you aren't an engineering student?</p>
<p>oh and what about the parking situation? and bringing cars?</p>
<p>thannks :)</p>