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<p>Nope, I'm not with you. Don't undercut yourself. College success is very, very different from high school success. Although our GPAs may be lower, etc., we have actually succeeded in college; many stellar high school students are not so lucky. But yes, many very qualified applicants I'm sure are rejected, and that is unfortunate.</p>
<p>I heard that you will have a better chance of being accepted to UCLA as a freshmen if you don't retake any classes in the summer. Have any of you heard of this?</p>
<p>nikkei, i think people say that because usually if you have to retake a class over the summer it means you fooked up.</p>
<p>Do any of you guys have any good recommendations for books to read.</p>
<p>Cardinal, we're all nervous. But I don't think we're undeserving of acceptance. I think I deserve to get into Cal and UCLA because I've worked really hard for it (with the exception of right now, lol). Many of us have had to support ourselves through college and had no help from parents with our applications or anything else. We've had the determination and stamina to keep plugging away at our GE classes while dealing with all the bs that goes with attending cccs. As transfer students we're more mature and well rounded than most freshmen because we've lived more. Really, we're assets to the schools we've applied to. So don't let the stats get you down. I think we all deserve our acceptances.</p>
<p>"Wow. I was just checking out the stats of the highschoolers that got rejected and I am amazed. Ridiculously qualified people get rejected like nothing...High School competition is a **<strong><em>...Though I know transfering is a much less competitive process, that *</em></strong> makes me nervous nonetheless. At the very least, I feel undeserving of an acceptance because of all the stellar freshmen canidates that get denied admission.</p>
<p>Is anyone with me on this?"</p>
<p>High school and CC are just too different. Plus the weigting system inflates grades. If we had the same system at cCCs many of us would have 4.0's and above. I think any college would be willing to take in a mature CCC student ready to jump into higer division classes rather than an immature freshman.</p>
<p>"Do any of you guys have any good recommendations for books to read."</p>
<p>"Life of Pi" if you're interested in philosophy and the mind.</p>
<p>"Choke" by chuck palahniuk if you're into dark humor.</p>
<p>Both can be found at the local Barnes & Noble or Boarders.</p>
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<p>Or how about books from John Searle, David Chalmers and Daniel Dennett.</p>
<p>In my HS the AP classes were more dificult than most of the classes that I took in CC. Actually proly all the classes.</p>
<p>It all depends... I don't like people discredit HS.... SOme of them are outstanding... Some are joke though....</p>
<p>Gabe, I listen to Searle lectures before I go to bed sometimes, lol.</p>
<p>I would recommend Tom Robbins and Kurt Vonnegut</p>
<p>Am I just retarded, or is the santa cruz website confusing?</p>
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<p>"I've been playing for about two years now. I was just messing around one day and kinda started to figure out "Brick," that old Ben Folds Five song, and thought it was fun. I already knew how to read music, so I bought a few songbooks and got really into Ben Folds. I've seriously spent the last two years playing nothing but Ben Folds, haha. That doesn't make me a very diverse piano player I guess, but it's something I really enjoy.</p>
<p>Oh, and if you've never been to Cafe Giovanni on Shattuck, you definitely should. It's a really good Italian place. Nice atmosphere, too"</p>
<p>haha cool! i played piano for about 8 years, but i haven't picked it up in 3 years...i miss it. if you can, learn how to play Fur Elise. that was my favorite piece to play out of everything. i've never heard of brick or ben folds five song. what kind of piano do you own?</p>
<p>oh, and i think i been to that place you were talking about. it looked kinda like a pub right? i had a buy one get one free coupon for that place...my friend/mentor buys me these entertainment books every year for xmas because that comes in handy when you like to try out new restaurants a lot..esp when you're a college student haha. </p>
<p>damn we have two more months to go or so, and we're pushing past 70 pages already. go us!</p>
<p>Purchase a Zagat guide to restaurants sometime. They list the best restaurants in your area.</p>
<p>a decent restaurant costs at least 25 dollars a meal. Kinda pricy for me.</p>
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<p>Right, that's like 25 meals (Maruchan) for a college student.</p>
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<p>I fixed it for you. :)</p>
<p>damn, i hate when sites go down at such crucial times... :(</p>
<p>i usually spend 4-7 dollars on lunch.</p>
<p>here is what i usually get.</p>
<p>Box of 12 sushi's. 5 bucks
chinese food 5 bucks
steak burito 5 bucks...</p>
<p>sometimes, i get in n out, or other hamburger places, i try to stay away from those.</p>
<p>Damn all this talk is making me hungry.</p>
<p>I always get to go, and bring drink w/ me, that way I am saving like 1-2 dollars on that.</p>
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<p>Box of 12 sushi's. 5 bucks chinese food 5 bucks steak burito 5 bucks...</p>
<p>sometimes, i get in n out, or other hamburger places, i try to stay away from those.
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<p>That sounds like my typical lunch. Have you tried the food around UCLA? There are some good places like Roll-in & Gushi's. Some other good take-out places are Bonito's, Pink's, Zankou Chicken and Chipotle. Yum!</p>
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<p>Hahah, thanks. But I always thought eating Maruchan ramen wasn't exclusive to Asians! Personally, I don't eat it, but I'm sure once I find myself dorming and penniless I will be. :( :( :(</p>
<p> [quote=highschoolda] i usually spend 4-7 dollars on lunch.
That's still spending a lot of money if you do that everyday. I usually eat stuff from/at home (foods I usually purchase myself from the grocery store). But I eat out about 1-2 times a week (that's not including my Golden Spoon frozen yogurt!) with friends, so I guess it comes to the same weekly total as you. Bleh.</p>