<p>1) How many hours did u study every day as a Biochem/Chem major @ UCSD?
2) Is the courseload extremely difficult (in your opinion)?
3) And lastly, what are you doing right now?
Thanks in advance.</p>
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<li><p>To be honest: once I started working (my sophomore year), I stopped studying entirely. Cramming the night before the exam works well enough for you to pass the class, but you won't retain much of it beyond that. That's how I define a "good" teacher -- if I learn enough from lecture alone to get through the class. </p></li>
<li><p>Nope. If you enjoy what you do, it's not difficult. At times it can be challenging, but certainly nothing you can't overcome. And if it's really mind-boggling, there will be someone else who understands it. Play nice and make lots of friends, that's the best advice I can give!</p></li>
<li><p>Watching "Good Eats" on DVD and avoiding studying for my molecular pharmacology final on Thursday (ion channel biochemistry = boring). The whole semester's gone by and my only two days studying thus far were for the midterm. I like to think I'm setting personal records each time I do this to myself. :)</p></li>
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<p>Hehe..I think that by "what are you doing right now?" He meant, what are you doing now that you've graduated from UCSD</p>
<p>You stopped studying entirely?! Astrina, you must be a genius!
thanks again for answering! </p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, are u working toward your PH.D now (presumably at a college in NYC)?</p>
<p>Oh, haha. I always take things too literally -- but I really, really like Good Eats! (for those who haven't joined the cult, food + science + quirky Alton Brown = awesomeness)</p>
<p>I graduated from UCSD in 2006 with my BS in chem/biochem, and again in 2007 with my MS in chem. Last August, I packed up my bags and moved out to New York to start my PhD in biochemistry, at Columbia. I just declared a thesis lab a few weeks ago in structural biology, and will be spending the next few years shooting x-rays at protein crystals in hopes of solving their three-dimensional molecular structures. From these structures, we can design drugs and cure diseases ... all in a day's work. ;)</p>
<p>(And Jason, DEFINITELY not a genius. I like learning, but there were many other things I liked more than sitting in the library all day -- teaching, labwork, and surfing were my priorities.)</p>
<p>Do you have a facebook too?</p>
<p>Omg, didnt realize you guys are in biochem major too xD. Astrina, what class did you take in your freshman year? Im totally clueless about class selections. Anyone going to Revelle this year? They sent me a mail saying the orientation dates would be June 19-20, 24-25, 27-28, September 17-18. I was wondering if people usually go on Sep 17-18. Is it better to go sooner than later? suggestions please tyty</p>
<p>who doesn't? =)</p>
<p>facebook single-handedly wasted the MOST time ever in college. and that was before they came out with fancy stuff like chat and applications. you know it's bad when people start adding facebook to their "list of things to give up" for lent.</p>
<p>Oh btw, does anyone know if school would provide students with place to stay overnight on/near campus for orientation days?</p>
<p>kirbxy - we're in the chem/biochem major ... not all our advice will be pertinent to the bio/biochem version. you can attend whichever orientation is the most convenient for you. classes really aren't "taken" because the counselors can always fiddle with tritonlink to enroll you in already-full ones. (i was a genius and decided to drop all the classes i signed up for at orientation, and pick waitlists instead. a very nice counselor called me up and told me that was stupid.) the last one's especially convenient if you're out of state, because they let you move into your actual dorm room, and you can automatically meet some new people from outside your living area.</p>
<p>freshman year schedule:
fall - thda 1, math 20b, chem 6ah, lifr 1d/1dx
winter - chem 6b, math 21c, hum 1, chem 87
spring - chem 6c, math 21d, hum 2, chem 140a</p>
<p>(GPA-boosting notes: pick some really easy area you're good in and stick with it. i had friends continue with ballet and get straight A's in the upper division versions ... should've done that myself. other people were hardcore science majors and decided to study something random, like sociology.)</p>
<p>As long as we're throwing random questions at her... astrina = smurfette507 on sduncensored?</p>
<p>lol. yeah im in biochem/chem major 2. I think what i was getting at is whether or not there will be more people going to the last orientation. Cause I heard orientation is quite important for you to make new friends.</p>
<p>all orientation programs are held on-campus, and you'll be living in the reshalls for your college ... hence the ~$250 orientation fee.</p>
<p>nice job, thetrumpet070. you've got a future in detective work! now here's a challenge: to find me on facebook. (private profile, but my pic's still up) you'll get a gold star if you manage that one :)</p>
<p>lol it's kinda hard to find a facebook without the person's name. Unless your name is astrina...</p>
<p>Thanks for the response Astrina =]</p>
<p>nope, but that's part of the challenge. i think i've given enough information on this forum that you could track me down relatively easily. (but please don't, because that's a waste of your time.)</p>
<p>Question for anyone who knows. Do AP credits fulfill GE requirements? Say I took the AP US History test and got a 5, does that satisfy the History requirement of the Muir GE's? Also, how many classes can one take each quarter? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, they do. Look them up for yourself and stop being lazy. It's clearly on Muir's website. And seriously I can't help but to laugh at your ridiculous name. Mique Maus? No offense but you have to be kidding me.</p>
<p>What does it mean?</p>
<p>sounds like Mickey Mouse in some language. lol whats wrong w/ that</p>