<p>That is correct. If you get the UCSB regents, it guarantees $6k per year for four years regardless of your EFC.</p>
<p>SDMomof3</p>
<p>I highly encourage your son to look at the CCS Physics program. My son is in the CCS Math program and loves it. He turned down Berkeley, UCLA etc… to go there and has not regretted it for a minute. </p>
<p>I did my undergrad at Berkeley and took several courses in the physics dept. It is a great grad school for physics, but I think CCS is a much better undergrad experience. Much, much more individual attention, research opportunities etc…</p>
<p>Do not be put off by the party rep. Alcohol abuse and drugs are at every campus. It is just a little more out in the open at UCSB. </p>
<p>I would have your son at least go up and visit.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input choroidal! I have heard that Berkeley is not necessarily a great undergrad experience, and am trying to get him to at least keep an open mind about CCS. At the moment, his head has been turned by a likely letter that he received on Friday from Penn, which although a great school, is not particularly known for its physics. (apparently that they have targeted some likely letters to those interested in undersubscribed majors like physics). </p>
<p>He’s not going to be able to make the reception for high-achieving students – does the CCS do anything similar for potential candidates?</p>
<p>SDMomof3: Let me know if you are able to get your son to take a tour of SB. Right now my son is convinced that going there would be a waste of time, particularly after his interview at UCB - where the physics prof. laid out the red carpet. On the subject of U-Penn, it’s a great school , but the physics department is really struggling right now. We talked to a couple of alums (albeit grad school) and they recommended that any of the UCs would be a better experience (including UC Santa Cruz!). U Penn knows this well - and therefore is heavily recruiting kids like your son. So it’s an inverse of UCSB, great school in most departments except Physics & Engg.</p>
<p>I got the high-achiever reception invitation from UCSB, so I am 99.9% sure I will get accepted … already get accepted to UCI (campuswide honors program)
also applied to CalTech, UCB, UCLA and UCSD
I don’t think my chance is that good with CalTech or UCB, I am in computer science, and those 2 schools are very hard to get into, so I have already counted them out</p>
<p>dadmm85, if it is you, what would be your preference among UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB
(computer science)
I went to UCI last Saturday, and I like the place and I would not mind going there if that is the only school I get accepted …</p>
<p>I got the high-achiever reception invitation from UCSB, so I am 99.9% sure I will get accepted … already get accepted to UCI (campuswide honors program)
also applied to CalTech, UCB, UCLA and UCSD
I don’t think my chance is that good with CalTech or UCB, I am in computer science, and those 2 schools are very hard to get into, so I have already counted them out</p>
<p>dadmm85, if it is you, what would be your preference among UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB
(computer science)
I went to UCI last Saturday, and I like the place and I would not mind going there if that is the only school I get accepted …</p>
<p>dadmm85 – Interesting info on Penn. Son’s Penn alum interview was a physic majors currently a grad student at one of the UCs. He told him Penn’s physics program was “old school” and more theoretical – is that code for not doing cutting edge research?</p>
<p>theleakers – In reference to your question on CS preference it would be in order UCLA, UCSD … not much to go by on UCSB vs. UCI. For CS, you want to look at not only the reputation of the department but also the quality of the placement program. In that respect, UCLA wins out amongst these four schools. Of course the best place for EE/CS amongst the UCs is Berkeley. USC is also a very good school for EE/CS (probably ahead of UCLA) - surprised you have not applied there. Good luck on your choices.</p>
<p>SDMomof3 : I think you captured the essential point. If your son is planning on going to grad school for physics, then getting exposure to the kinds of areas that research is possible in is quite important. Also for grad. school, the recommendation letters and the reputations of the persons writing it will carry a lot of weight. If he wants a job after school ( lot of finance folks employ physics undergrads), then Penn looses out to the other Ivys (including Columbia).</p>
<p>SDMomof3</p>
<p>They did not have a separate reception for CCS students last year. However, CCS can arrange a day for him to visit and meet with several professors in his chosen department. My son spent an entire day there last year meeting with professors and students. It completely sold him on the program.</p>
<p>I really would encourage him to at least look at it.</p>
<p>The invitation to the high-achieving reception indicated there would be representatives from CCS to talk to, ask questions, and so on in a break out session which is one reason we are interested in our S attending. </p>
<p>If anyone attended in prior years, did you find the information presented was particularly helpful? My S has applied to CCS in art, and I can’t find any old cc threads that deal directly with this major.</p>
<p>what exactly is CCS ???</p>
<p>community college student</p>
<p>So sorry, wrong! Was looking at another thread where ccs was being used to designate community college students which is not the case on this thread above.</p>
<p>LOL Matrix. It’s UCSB’s College of Creative Studies. Quite unique. Check it out: [College</a> of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara](<a href=“http://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/]College”>http://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/)</p>
<p>They bill it at the “graduate school for undergraduates” because the curriculum is personalized. This is from the website:</p>
<p>"Each of the approximately 300 Creative Studies majors enjoys close individual advising from a faculty committed to undergraduate teaching. Students meet quarterly with their faculty advisor to plan a program of study that is tailored to the student’s individual strengths and goals. General education requirements are flexible and can be satisfied by courses taken in CCS or in the other colleges.</p>
<p>Courses offered by CCS are designed to allow students to rigorously explore or even modify a field of knowledge, rather than merely expose them to a predetermined quantity of fixed subject matter. Through intense creative work and research projects typically reserved for graduate school, students acquire a thorough comprehension of their discipline and are encouraged to begin making original contributions to the field. Most CCS classes are tutorials, studios and small seminars. In addition to taking CCS courses, students are encouraged to work within academic departments in the UCSB Colleges of Letters & Science and Engineering, taking advantage of the full spectrum of courses, extensive research equipment, facilities, and faculty expertise available across the campus."</p>
<p>There are only 8 majors in the CCS: art, biology, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, literature, mathematics, music composition, or physics.</p>
<p>you guys are messing with me, so what exactly is CCS ???
college of computer science ???</p>
<p>CCS = COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES </p>
<p>For pete’s sake, we’re not messing with you.</p>
<p>I am a current UCSB freshmen who lives in FT but is currently in San Nic studying with some friends as I speak, and I tell you, in UCSB’s terms, CCS = College of Creative Studies.</p>
<p>Look here:[College</a> of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara](<a href=“http://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/]College”>http://www.ccs.ucsb.edu/)</p>
<p>LOL theleakers. Just read the post above yours.</p>
<p>Hairy… you say you live at FT… do you still call it that even though it’s now Santa Catalina? Sorry to get off topic, but do you like it there? I was there many moons ago and now my son has UCSB as #1 choice.
Thanks!</p>
<p>A lot of students still call it FT, but the official name is Santa Catalina now.</p>