<p>Hey I am applying to UCSD. I am pretty sure I want to apply to the Revelle College, but before I do I want to know current Revelle student's opinions, concerns, and frustrations about being a Revelle student. I would like to know what classes are "good," what is a typical sleeping pattern of a Revelle student, what is the percentage of Revelle students that participate in sports, how are the freshmen housing quarters, are the science classes good- in particular physics, how rigorous and tough Revelle really is, would it be a good college for medical school, and overall, do you like it. Also when applying to grad school, does the grad school look at the fact that a student was in Revelle College at UCSD, thus , making the student a better candidate than a student in another college of UCSD? Sorry this is a handfull, but it is is crucial to my future at the moment. Thanks. :)</p>
<p>You take the same classes with everyone else. The college you go to just dictates which extra classes you take. I think Revelle’s thing is that you take a few terms of foreign language and go up to calc II.</p>
<p>If you’re just in it for certain classes, then go to the college that forces you to the least number of classes you don’t care about.</p>
<p>Revelle’s GEs gear their students to experience the “Renaissance scholar” education by taking a wide variety of classes including: humanities, proficiency in a foreign language, calculus, physics, biology, chemistry, a discipline non-contiguous to one’s major, social sciences, and art, all of which must be completed, regardless of major. </p>
<p>It’s definitely good for pre-med/pre-health students, since a lot of the science/math requirements overlap with pre-med prerequisites/science majors. It’s up to you rather or not you want to take all the GEs that Revelle requires you to take–if you don’t wanna be stuck taking 5 quarters of Humanities, then look at UCSD’s other five colleges. The college you’re at doesn’t matter for pre-med/pre-health–it’s all a matter of what you want to take. You’ll be in the same classes with all of the other UCSD students from different colleges, so the only difference of being at Revelle is your GEs, where you live, the people you’ll associate with (all of my floormates/friends were science/engineering/math majors), etc. </p>
<p>UCSD offers 3 different tracks for physics, one for the life sciences, one for engineers/chemistry/math majors, and another for physics majors. I’d say that UCSD’s physics department is one of the weaker science departments, only because they get less funding than UCSD’s Chem/Biochem/Bio departments /:</p>
<p>As a freshman, I lived in Blake Hall (which is by far, one of the best, if not the best freshman housing for Revelle students). You’ll be lucky if you get Blake or Argo Hall… the other Revelle freshman housing is referred to as “the fleets” and they’re typically more cramped/undesirable. Blake (2 Residential floors) and Argo Hall (5 Residential floors) sit nicely in Revelle Plaza, with Clics next door, and York Hall right across the quad. Behind them is Revelle’s dining hall, so they’re both nicely situated. The Fleets (Meteor, Voyager, to name a few) all are clumped on the side of Revelle’s parking lot and are on the side of Argo/Clics. </p>
<p>2nd year housing is really nice, except it’s kind of secluded and tucked away in sixth college.</p>
<p>And about sleeping? It all depends on what you want to do…
I typically got around 2 hours a night–if I was lucky–but that’s because I wouldn’t come back to my dorm until 10 PM or midnight on weekdays. You will spend a lot of time studying, especially for the HUM sequence… which is very time consuming and reading-heavy. I spent my weekends in my dorm room studying, Friday–Sunday. Pre-med is cutthroat anywhere, but especially here… since most people spend their days/nights in their rooms studying. (That’s why UCSD has been referred to as ‘socially dead’)</p>
<p>Overall, I really like Revelle.</p>
<p>Revelle freshman here right now at ucsd!
I love it here and i couldn’t imagine myself at any other college. I go to my friend’s place at muir and the dorms there are so…isolated, with boys on one side, girls on the other. I live in argo and it’s super easy to meet people of both genders. My girls’ suite became best friends with the guys’ suite right next to us and we love hanging out, eating, and studying together. Our dining hall, plaza, though not so delicious, is RIGHT there (literally like a 5 second walk, while sixth’s dining hall takes like 10 min to get to), and we also have a convenient store right next to the dorms. Most the people here are science-engineering student’s and are very smart.
Typically, I sleep around 3-5 am every night, wake up at 7:30 for 8 am class, then take a nap from 11-2. I’m up late either socializing with the floor or studying. I do know someone that sleeps around 11-12 and they are fine with it.</p>
<p>^Frosting! You forgot to mention the lounge + the common areas shared between two suites that Muir students have. I actually thought that Revelle students had it slightly harder when trying to meet new people since all their suites are facing outside.</p>
<p>i currently sleep 9-10 hours a day in high school; 2 hours a day is waaaay too little… Is revelle that insanely workload intensive? I’m applying to chem and cell and maybe choosing revelle, but 2 hours of sleep is really scaring me.</p>
<p>I guess it all depends on what kind of student you are, what your goals are, etc, etc. </p>
<p>Are you planning on becoming pre-med? Because you’ll need stellar grades for that, and (most) students at Revelle are pre-health/science/engineering/math, and there are plenty of other pre-meds at the other colleges as well, so you’ll be competing against a lot of hard-working, diehard students who will do whatever it takes to get the A in those weeder Gen Chem/Bio/Calculus classes. </p>
<p>Chem is definitely one of the tougher Natural Science majors here, but i’m sure astrina can talk about it for herself, because she even got a masters in it. It all depends on what kind of student you are, really, this one kid I knew was taking 5 courses his freshman year, each quarter, and double majoring in BioE & something else, and still has a 4.0 till this day… I guess he’s just one of those special, stellar students, but I, definitely had to study A LOT to get that A. /: </p>
<p>It also depends on how you manage your time–if you stay in and study, you’ll get your full hours rest. But if you plan on going out every night and then coming back at midnight to study, you probably won’t be getting any if you want to do well.</p>
<p>2 hours a day isn’t just for Revelle or pre-meds, just want to point that out. That’s about how much sleep I get a lot of nights too. (ERC, social science major). UCSD is just intense that’s all there is to it.</p>
<p>Thats good I guess, since im a pretty conventional student who rarely goes out. I’m also worried im not up to notch for biochem; my say for bio and chem is only 760. Then would it be better to choose a college such as Muir to focus more on my major?</p>
<p>^ Again, as Radiance said, if you’re in Muir, you can still take ALL the science courses necessary for pre-med; it’s just that you may not be required to take all of them in Muir. It’s just the GE difference. And by the way, you can definitely get more than 2 hours per night. I’m in Marshall, and am not a science major, but I get 6+ hours every night. If you study during the day (in between classes, etc.), you can get a lot of stuff done and can have time left at night (although I don’t really go out that much).</p>
<p>I’m not sure if the SATII’s, if that’s what you’re referring to, have that much of an impact on whether you get into the major or not.</p>
<p>I said this in a prior thread. Look into what classes you cleared GEs for.</p>
<p>If you’re Pre-Med, just remember that Muir has so little GEs that you can do Muir GEs and Pre-Med prereqs AND STILL be less than the totality of Revelle’s GEs. </p>
<p>This is INCREDIBLY good if you decide not to be Pre-Med anymore.</p>
<p>It always makes me wonder why Pre-Meds think Revelle is the best choice when in reality, Muir can accommodate in the same way, but gets more leeway in the sense that if you drop out of Pre-Med, you won’t need to take the unnecessary Bio classes. </p>
<p>UCSD students are offered the same science classes. You’ll see your Chem class filled with students from ALL the colleges. </p>
<p>**I know from an admissions officer that medical schools don’t care what college you went to in UCSD. They look at how well you did in those pre-req classes! **</p>
<p>Revelle also has c**p dorm food and some of the moreworse res halls on campus. Not to say that the PEOPLE of Revelle are horrible.</p>
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<p>You’re right, it’s for anyone who puts off their work until the last minute.</p>