<p>@Ucdmom: No guarantees, but there are usually enough spaces for classes like chemistry or math. Books are actually the least of your issues; some professors forget to assign books, others don’t make the list until much later. </p>
<p>As for GEs, they are offered at different times of the year, sometimes in different years even. The general catalog has a habit of describing courses that I don’t think I’ve seen offered at all in my three years here.</p>
<p>@Charlie87star, Incoming Freshmen for Fall 2012 will take the paper exam during Summer Orientation. Beyond that, beginning Fall 2012 the Chemistry Placement Exam must be taken online. </p>
<p>Here are some FAQ (Scroll, don’t expect hyper links for answers to the question at the top of the page)</p>
<p>[UC</a> Davis Chemistry Placement Exam FAQs](<a href=“http://www.chem.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/ChemPlacementFAQs.html]UC”>http://www.chem.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/ChemPlacementFAQs.html)</p>
<p>I have a question wrt eligible expenses. According to IRS Publication 970 (<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/p970--2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/p970--2011.pdf</a>) the school need to require the “equipment” in order for it to qualify. Are Laptops “Required” by UC Davis? </p>
<p>Interesting to note that Room and Board aren’t considered qualified expenses</p>
<p>Expenses that do not qualify. Qualified education expenses do not include the cost of:
· Room and board,
· Travel,
· Research,
· Clerical help, or
· Equipment and other expenses that are not required for enrollment in or attendance at an eligible educational institution.</p>
<p>Laptops are not required by UC Davis, as there are various computer centers located throughout campus for students to use (the computer centers located in Emerson Hall in the Cuarto Area, in the Segundo Services Center in the Segundo area, and downstairs from the Tercero Dining Commons in the Tercero area are the only ones that are open 24/7).</p>
<p>@UCDMom- I’d really advise her to rent her textbooks. I’m going into my junior year and the only books I actually purchased were the ones related to my major (Poli Sci student and we tend to reread a lot of the same stuff, just analyze it differently throughout the years). I also bought some of the novels we read in my freshmen English class. Otherwise, it’s a waste, especially when it comes to books in GE classes where you will NEVER touch it again because you were miserable in the class to begin with. So renting it is a good way to get the use you need without all the cost or even using the book on the library reserve.</p>
<p>What do you do on the first day of orientation and is it important? I’m going to miss the first day for my sport</p>
<p>@ Charlie87star: Take a look at the schedule here: [Orientation:</a> Sample First-Year Student Schedule](<a href=“http://orientation.ucdavis.edu/first-year/schedule-student.html]Orientation:”>http://orientation.ucdavis.edu/first-year/schedule-student.html)</p>
<p>Bike’s seem to be an integral part of life at Davis (My D is a Sr) … and so is bike theft. Make sure you purchase a very good lock ( even for a crappy bike) and your student knows how to use it correctly and uses it every time. We know a lot of students that had bikes stolen … many times when they were knowingly locked poorly, or not locked at all ( I’ll just be a “minute”) … the crime is likely very under reported as well … and will likely happen at the most inconvenient time for your student.</p>
<p>Bikes: Unless you really want/need it, just buy a single speed road bike and have a good bike shop do the final tweaking. </p>
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<p>I would recommend using a flat-key U lock with a good cable or chain.</p>
<p>Parents all ready for launching??
we still have to get the bike ready, the fenders and the lock</p>
<p>Yup…Move in day tomorrow…Still waiting for FedEx to deliver the Bike lock and cable for locking the seat we ordered a week ago.</p>
<p>Awesome move-in experience. The number of people helping made the move-in a very pleasant one. Lemonade, Cookies and free Lunch at the Dining Hall for family was a very nice touch.</p>
<p>i agree that ucd does a great job with move-in/overall transitioning. speaking as the parent of a junior (junior!), uc davis is a nice place to send your child. no place is perfect, but i’m satisfied with my son’s experience so far. </p>
<p>welcome to uc davis!</p>
<p>Looks like more than classes starting for the quarter, Rushing for Sorority was the exciting part this past week. Now that that is behind my D, hopefully things will settle down.</p>
<p>Any parent with experience in belonging to a Sorority share your thoughts?</p>
<p>The first quarter is almost over, finals next week!! How have your kids adjusted to college? And the studying? Are you aware of their grades?
My DD is not doing too well , well actually pretty bad in chem, any suggestions of trying to get help from the teacher or student services etc is met by’you don’t understand’ what can I do except watch her fail when I know she can do better with some help and smart studying?</p>
<p>@Ucdmom At the age they are at, it seems like it is one thing or the other. If it is not academics it is interpersonal relationships. The latest is the stresses of finding room mates and accommodation for Fall 2013.</p>
<p>As for Academics most High Schools do not teach students to take advantage of help from peers or from tutors or going to the teacher’s office hours. Luckily my D knows to seek help when she needs it. I hear the anxiety in your voice when you say, “what can I do except watch her…”. Chemistry can be hard if your D didn’t have a solid background or took it a while back in High School. Encourage her to meet with the professor and attend his office hours to clarify things that didn’t make sense in class. Unfortunately this is not a last minute thing but an ongoing process throughout the quarter.</p>
<p>Best Wishes to you and your D.</p>
<p>Ucdmom: You know your daughter best, but she may be aware of the opportunities available to her and feeling badly about the situation, so you reminding her might just be adding to her stress right now. That’s why she might snap back with ‘you don’t understand’. The use of the term ‘teacher’ is more K-12, whereas using the term ‘professor’ or ‘instructor’ sounds more like you’re talking about college – that could also contribute to the idea of ‘you don’t understand.’ </p>
<p>It would have been ideal if she had been seeing her TA during office hours and section throughout the term. Going to the professor now makes less sense but going to the TA and review sessions might help.</p>
<p>With only a week left before finals, I think the best option for her now is to find a good strong study group. If she’s been attending class, she probably has some idea of who the strong students are. She might ask if they’re having a study group or she could organize her own and invite some. It can be scary to approach people who you don’t know and seem different, but it’s hard to say no to someone who comes up saying “You seem to know this material really well and I’ve been struggling, is there any way I could spend an hour or two studying with you for the final?” Teaching is the best form of learning after all.</p>
<p>Sometimes the best thing you can do is watch though. Finding her own way is just aprt of growing up. Where you might think advice is warranted, she might just be looking for some support, someone to talk to, and someone to acknowledge that this misstep is recoverable. She might want to hear ‘try your best now and we can work on some time management strategies/catch up over winter break if you want to.’ Next time, ask her if she wants advice, support or both.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys! Atleast I know I am being heard on this forum!lol! Yes, evencycle, I have been listen g to her all this time, it doesn’t help that there’s a midterm every 4 weeks and then the finals.I wanted to sit with her over thanksgiving break and go over the study habits, study strategies etc, but she seems to ‘run’ away, She is a good student, and is doing well in the other classes, so I know this is something she can improve in if guided properly, well the teacher is here, the student does not seem to be ready, just hope she doesn’t get kicked out because of her stubbornness to accept help!</p>
<p>Thanks cahsparent, we haven’t even discussed the living arrangements for next year, maybe during winter break.</p>
<p>Ok cahsparent, I have caught up with you,lol!, first discussion of accommodation for next year, why do they have to think about it this week of the finals, why not when they come back from break!!
Anyway, any recommendations?</p>
<p>It all depends… If she is looking for accommodations near the school the earlier the better. My D applied to The Ramble Appartments @ West Village (Too bad they only let UCD kids live there. I wish I could live there) and she has been assured of a place. She is in a 4 Br and she is looking for two more roommates. If she doesn’t find them they will assist in finding them for her. The rent per room comes to $710 per month because they give One and a Half month free. If they want it furnished it is extra $25 per month.</p>
<p>My sense is unless the kid is sure of living there for another three years it is worth the $25 per month. My D wants to check with her roommates to see if that is possible. </p>
<p>Appartments closer to school gets taken first and the longer one delays the farther the apartment.</p>
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