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Dead schools tend to have a commuter environment. UCI is largely communter and UCSD has lots of students who go home for the weekend.
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Is this really true? Lots of students go home for the weekend?! So is it mostly OOSers living on campus during the weekends?</p>
<p>Myau, don't worry about what others on this forum say about the "maturity" of your D. You know her better than they do. Many exceptionally gifted, busy students aren't thinking too much about college in the middle of their Jr. year -my Son wasn't , but she should start takeing a look at some colleges so she starts to get the "feel" of some of herpotential options.
My memory of one of the downsides of UCSD was that because housing is not guaranteed for 4 years on campus, and housing in the surrounding area is very expensive, students often have to find apts miles from campus, and end up commuting a lot. So there can be less of that " unified college campus" feeling after your first year.</p>
<p>I am so glad that they have college nights at TJ.... life at UCSD would be so dead right now without this...</p>
<p>No passport needed to go to Mexico till 2008!</p>
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My memory of one of the downsides of UCSD was that because housing is not guaranteed for 4 years on campus, and housing in the surrounding area is very expensive, students often have to find apts miles from campus, and end up commuting a lot.
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I think most students that were in res halls the first couple of years live in the general UTC area the last couple of years. It's actually less expensive than the dorms depending on how one chooses to live and it's within a couple of miles of campus and is served by the campus shuttle or is easily within biking distance. It's very heavily populated by UCSD students.</p>
<p>I also think some of the reason why UCSD appears "dead" is because the campus is so freakin big!</p>
<p>everything pretty much happens on library walk and in price center, but the average student doesnt pass those areas on a day-to-day basis, well..atleast I dont.</p>
<p>I am not much of a partier, but my roomate on the other hand...she found her niche in the party seen. It depends on the person. I personally have tons of fun in my own suite, the girls i got roomed with are AmAZING and remind me of my wierd, cooky friends back home. </p>
<p>There are parties, you just have to look a bit harder :)</p>
<p>go to the E-40 concert... or college formals...</p>
<p>SD isnt big on parties
Don't expect to get drunk and high every other day at SD... it's probably not going to happen.<br>
personally it suits me fine since I don't smoke nor do i drink excessively.</p>
<p>there's alot of things to do in SD besides partying. Scuba diving is ridiculously cheap for a SD student (and freakishly awe-inspiring). There's archery class for only $20 a quarter; there's surfing, gymnastic, volleyball, tennis... you name it. Most freshmen don't take advantage of these classes and clubs. </p>
<p>Plus there's a great deal of organizations off campus too (especially if you want to surf)</p>
<p>I don't know why people always equate "fun"/"social life" with parties
sure, it's nice every once in a while... but it's not everything</p>
<p>Agreed. You can even take glassblowing, jewelry-making, neon-sign-making (is that what it's called) and other fun classes at the UCSD Crafts Center. And RIMAC is supposed to be the largest athletics/recreation center west of the Mississippi or something - they have a TON of cool rec classes that you can take. Plus, the beach is relatively convenient, and the sunset at the cliffs never gets old.</p>