<p>This doesn't really pertain to the original poster anymore since i'm pretty sure he/she has made their decision already. But for future potential students:</p>
<p>All of my friends who've gone to UCD hate the social life there. There's really nothing to do. They're more excited about getting out of college than actually being in it. Those of my friends that have gone to UCLA are having a considerably better time. I personally have never been to UCLA, but i've visited UCD -- it's pretty lame.</p>
<p>I think the original poster needs to take a step back and remember which site this is. On College Confidential, admissions selectivity is the sole deciding factor in deciding which college to attend.</p>
<p>Yen, social life is something impossible to accurately gauge, especially when the basis of analysis is hearsay. Different people have different social experiences. Considering this, anecdotal reports should be put in their proper place--away from the basis of major decisions. I'm sure you could find plenty of UC Davis students who love their social life, and likewise plenty of UCLA students who hate theirs.</p>
<p>After numerous campus visits, UC Davis won the congeniality award..are the students happy there....try to buy a house in Davis and find out how many alumni are still trying to get back. A very happy student body with the largest pep club of the UCs.</p>
<p>Yen, its a good thing youre going to UCSB, your arrogant, and cocky, and baseless nature will fit in perfectly there. Thanks for staying away from Davis..</p>
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Yen, its a good thing youre going to UCSB, your arrogant, and cocky, and baseless nature will fit in perfectly there. Thanks for staying away from Davis..
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Fantastic, reply to a sweeping judgment about a campus with an even more immature post. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I was merely stating my opinion and what my friend's thought and experienced who've been UCD students for a while now. My opinion meaning the campus is lame [to me]. By lame, I mean lacking. </p>
<p>Thus lacking for me. If you love it there, more power to you.</p>
<p>If all you want to hear is praise for your school, and can't stand contrasting opinions i'd suggest you get off the boards.</p>
<p>In megathunder's defense, Yen did come to the UCD page and talk about how lacking our campus is and how there are no women of note (of various races, no less) at UCD. Megathunder's reaction, I would assume, is not just in response to this post but to several. And since apparently I'm an "average" woman at a "boring" campus, I must say his response is nicer than what I'm thinking. :-) </p>
<p>To the OP and anyone else considering UCD, if you want some opinions on Davis I would suggest reading the "Visit to UC Davis" thread on the UCD page. In short, it comes down to what kind of atmosphere works for you. If you need a big city, then UCLA. I, however, LOVE going to school in a college town. It's what I always thought college would be like. I also think it's a really unique experience since college towns are disappearing rapidly. But again, it's the atmosphere that works for you that matters.</p>
<p>SSV, thank you. You hit the nail on the head.</p>
<p>Yen, you've come out of your boards on more than one occasion for no apparent reason other than to bash Davis. I mean, why would you come to the Davis forum and bash our women in a thread when you aren't even coming here? And then come into this thread and speak out against Davis once again?</p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you going to SB? So whats your business with Davis? I dont think anyone could give a rats ass what you and your couple of "knowledgeable" friends think about our campus.</p>
<p>Dont try to play it off as someone just trying to help, because a blind man can see what youre getting at. So just stay at your boards and praise the asian women you seem enamored with that go to SB(haha, however few there are).</p>
<p>And just for the record, I chose Davis over SB for more than one reason. You dont see me coming to your forums and arrogantly spelling it out, though.</p>
<p>So if I go to Davis, I have the right to bash on them? If I'm not mistaken, I was simply agreeing with the "average" consensus.</p>
<p>If it's any consolidation, I bash on a myriad of girls at SB also, including Asian women (and I don't even remember praising them which you accuse me of.) Of course, beauty is of subjectivity.</p>
<p>What you think is also wrong, i'm betting there are people out there who would like to hear what I think and what my friends experiences are, than repeated praises.</p>
<p>Furthermore, in the SB forum, you can see how I gave negative experiences of my freshmen year. I'm not glamorizing anything.</p>
<p>Reasons why I go to UCD forum is because I visit the campus often. I also discuss about classes my friends are taking there (particularly science/math based and sometimes work coinciding.) So I feel I have some knowledge than those who've never been there. Even moreso, I'm betting I know more than many recently admitted freshmen. It's also an open forum.</p>
<p>Even before I considered UCSB, I thought UCD was a banal area. So it appears after consecutive visits, I still do.</p>
<p>The way you gave your opinion is what has irked people, it's fine that you don't like davis but saying it's lame is not a good way of giving your opinion. If you want to say you don't care for it thats cool but be prepared for people getting upset when you call their school lame and the area banal.</p>
<p>Maybe you do know more than recently admitted freshmen. However, I am a 4th year, and have grown up in the area. I bet I know a bit more about it than you.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention, there is a reason no one is knocking you for anything you say on the SB board. It's your home and it's your prerogative. Everyone knows that it is an entirely different thing to criticize your own school than to go to someone else's home turf and criticize theirs. And if someone is going to declare me not attractive (and my race seems to be faring poorly, plus I must admit that I'm VERY disgusted that it has gotten broken down race), I would rather it be someone who is at least part of the school than some visitor. The point is there are standards of conduct. I didn't say anything when you criticized UCD on the visit thread, even though I don't see how anyone who only visits occasionally could even begin to answer. I have friends at lots of other schools whom I visit, and I would never presume to judge their campus or town based on such limited contact. As for the appearances thread, it's not as if girls never talk about guys. I think we do it more tactfully and are a lot more open to diverse appearances than guys, but we do it. I roll my eyes at such a public discussion, but I give incoming freshmen a lot more leeway than more mature students who should know better, as I believe you are Yen. But I would NEVER waltz over to someone else's home turf and, in front of both girls and guys, tell them that non of their guys are attractive. It's just RUDE.</p>
<p>I'm betting you still make judgements about cities or areas you've visited only a few times on vacation. I feel that simply it's a school, it's no different than me judging and sharing how my visit was to San Francisco, whether positive or negative. A person who has grown up in San Francisco obviously knows more about the area than me, but that doesn't negate that I still have more knowledge than those who've never set foot in the city to share. Whether people want to weigh my opinion more than others, is of their own accord.</p>
<p>I don't see a reason why breaking things down into race should disgust you. There are a lot of people out there who find certain qualities of particular races attractive.</p>
<p>If from your experience you don't find any UCSB males of particular attraction, i'm perfectly fine with that even if you voice it out on SB boards in a corresponding topic (however, I don't know about others.) You have your own preference and definition of what attractiveness is, and I have mine. I suppose your code of conduct differs from mine. If I violated some TOS of this website (which I should check) I shouldn't express such opinions that I have expressed.</p>
<p>This thread has been hijacked, and I feel that we shouldn't continue it further here. If you feel the need to further the conversation with me, either send it through private messages, or you can AIM me: "umopxaipsdn" for I will not be checking this particular topic anymore.</p>