<p>Hey guys, this is my first post here, I joined because I'm facing a pretty difficult choice here. Alright, I'm gonna try to explain this as briefly as I can...</p>
<p>So I went to UCSC after High School, and I didn't really enjoy my first year here. I had few friends and I wasn't really close to any of them. So, I decided to apply to transfer for Fall 2010. I didn't just give up on Santa Cruz though, I've tried to become more social and involved around campus, and I really started enjoying myself. Now that I've gotten accepted to UCLA, I feel kinda sad to leave. I mean if I left, I'm sure I'd get over it and all, and that I'd still have a good time at UCLA.</p>
<p>Anyways, there's another slight problem I find with going to UCLA. I'm going to be an Anthropology/Econ major at Santa Cruz. When I applied to UCLA, I got admitted into the Anthropology major. I thought I'd be able to add Econ if I went, but I found out that you have to be admitted into Econ from that start to have the major. So what do you guys think would be best for me? I mean, either way I want to study Anthropology more than Econ.</p>
<p>All i can say is that UCLA has an awesome Anthropology department. They offer wonderful courses and they always keep the students in their department informed about all the opportunities in Anthropological related jobs/internships/scholarships and class offerings.
The graduate/undergraduate anthropology advisor, Ann Walters is on top of her shiz.</p>
<p>Thanks janethedoe, glad to hear their department’s awesome! Do any of you know if it’d be good to go just to study Anthro though? I know that it’s a really economically unstable major, which was pretty much why I decided to double major in Econ here.</p>
<p>yeah i am also doubling up, i dont know with what but Global Studies is very appealing to me right now.</p>
<p>i couldnt do econ if i wanted to but under Global Studies you would study Markets and “address the interactions among global, regional, national, and subnational economic processes and market dynamics, their effects on different societies with respect to economic growth, poverty, inequality, and the interactions among market forces, political institutions, and public policy.”
[UCLA</a> Global Studies Major and Minor IDP Program](<a href=“http://www.international.ucla.edu/idps/globalstudies/]UCLA”>Program.::. UCLA Academics)</p>
<p>^That sounds really cool! I’ve taken a few Sociology classes, and I applied with that as my alternate major. Global studies sounds pretty close to that.</p>
<p>yeah sociology is bad-ass too. however i think something like global studies would make me more marketable in job seeking…especially with Anthropology. </p>
<p>good luck to you in whatever you choose! :)</p>
<p>I know how you feel. I’m also from UCSC and this place has REALLY grown on me. I didn’t get in to UCLA’s business econ program, so I’m trying to decide between Cornell and UC Davis (also Berkeley if I get in). I thought I would just go to Cornell due to the name/ivy league, but I visited there and I wasn’t really feeling it that much. </p>
<p>I’m in love with Davis as well, but I heard their econ professors aren’t that great and are really hit-or-miss. UCSC might not be ranked as high as other universities, but I LOVE the upper-div econ courses/faculty I’ve had so far. Also I kind of like the name “Business Management Economics” rather than “Economics or Managerial Economics.”</p>
<p>Just to clarify, there is no pure economics major at UCLA. But I echo others in saying the anthropology department ROCKS! As for job security, you’ll need a more advanced degree (MBA, JD, MD, etc) anyway so enjoy your undergrad experience.</p>
<p>So does anyone have anything to say about the Anthropology department at UCSC and how it ranks in comparison? I keep hearing that it’s supposed to be really good. I don’t have any complaints with it, other than the fact that some professors are retiring soon.</p>
<p>I got into both UCLA and UCSC, and for what it’s worth, if Berkeley doesn’t accept me, I’ll take SC over LA in a heartbeat. My idle research suggests that the UCSC anthro program (specifically archaeo and socio-cultural) are pretty good.</p>
<p>You applied for a reason. You were accepted for a reason. Stop second guessing yourself. You will have the best of both worlds – both UCs are brilliant and both beautiful. You will be blessed to experience both worlds. Hold your breath, say yes, and have no regrets! This is your future, and it’s calling you. Don’t look back.</p>