@sjsprint ERC is by far the prettiest college, both in terms of buildings and people. Its dorms are new, spacious and comfortable, and the dining hall isn’t bad. It’s also closest to the athletic facilities and the fun parties (I-house and The Village at Torrey Pines go hard).
The GEs suck, but that’s what GEs do
Just got in as of an hour ago around 4:30 pm (PDT). Hoping to add to the statistics of UCSD admissions with this post for others to see.
Transfer student, applied for Aerospace Engineering major but they placed me into undeclared. Is it tough transferring into Aero? Any tips for doing so? I may not accept the decision just because I have not been admitted to my choice of study.
Also, I had the good housing message. Also, I want to live in the dorms, should I submit a housing application right away?
@WittyLlama Yes, submit a housing application as soon as possible so that you can maximize your chances of living in The Village at Torrey Pines.
Transferring into any engineering discipline is considered difficult; while Aerospace might be less competitive than, say, CSE, it’s still not easy. The application process opens after your third quarter at UCSD; you should be aware, though, that any engineering department takes longer to graduate from. Admission is based on GPA for prerequisite courses; however, if this process sounds stressful, you can consider looking at related non-engineering majors such as Physics or Phys/Astrophysics.
@groverrohan Thanks for your response. I submitted a housing application and I’ll be thinking about a non-engineering major like Physics. Still, I am not willing to take the risk of trying to get into Aerospace while attending UCSD as an undeclared. It is unfortunate but I will most likely be attending a UC Davis if I don’t decide on UCSD. At least Davis has admitted me into their Aero program.
On a side note, my friend who had the good housing message was also accepted yesterday. (4/17/2015)
@groverrohan I ended up choosing Berkeley lol. Thanks for the advice though! Wasn’t a huge fan of the MMW GE requirement, plus I’m from SoCal so Berkeley will be a major change of environment. Thanks for the insights though!
When will we be able to enroll in classes (by we I mean incoming freshman)? Stupid question I know but the UCSD info has me confused.
@ChipFoggers Here it says advising starts 5/4 and enrollment 5/6. http://blink.ucsd.edu/instructors/courses/enrollment/calendars/2015.html Start with the academic advising?
@CollegeBargain That’s the thing that confuses me, as below that is “New student enrollment begins” for 8/24-8/30. Is that the one for freshmen undergraduates or something else entirely?
@ChipFoggers The 8/24 - 8/30 sounds more likely now that you point it out. But a call to the adviser still seems like the way to go. Need to verify for sure what credit I get for my AP classes and CC classes and get on track with the Revelle and Comp Sci reqs.
New student enrollment is definitely in August. May 6th was the priority enrollment start date for continuing students. At least for Revelle, advisers will inform incoming freshmen (in late July or August) which classes they should consider enrolling in next fall.
@groverrohan Thanks for averting panic! 
hello,i’m a college student, I recently got the offer of Econ major from UCSD, and I’m just wondering if it is hard to study Econ classes and writting classes in the Eleanor Roosevelt college? My friend told me the writting classes are really tough and even suggest me to attend uc Irvine…that freaked me out but I don’t know if he is right… Could you please tell me your feeling about that?
@Majorrrr One place that can help you gauge difficulty would be the UCSD grade distribution site. https://as.ucsd.edu/gradeDistribution You can also check out the class evaluations of professors
at the UCSD cape site. http://www.cape.ucsd.edu/ My 2 cents is that I wouldn’t change university
because some friend said an English class is difficult. But good luck in any event.
No, not true. If anything, the writing classes at Revelle College will be harder. Roosevelt is considered one of the more appealing colleges and my cousin goes to there and he’s in Roosevelt as well and he says he’s having a good time there and his general ed classes he says are easy. UCSD actually has quite a bit of grade inflation so I would not worry about things like econ and writing there! UCSD is better than UCI for Economics! UCI is mainly a biology/chemistry school for people that want to go to medical school.
How hard do you guys think it would be to switch from Undeclared in Muir College to an Electrical Engineering major? I’m worried about not being able to maintain a competitive GPA and then ending up wasting time. Does anyone have any knowledge about how hard this would be compared to, for example, switching into Computer Science? I hear Muir’s general ed classes are not all that hard but I don’t really know…pls anyone
Hi! I’ll be a senior at a high school in colorado next year and I’m super interested in UCSD. I want to major in bioengineering, but I’ve heard that its also sometimes hard to get a job with just a bioengineering degree.
I was kind of thinking about either double majoring in bioengineering and another kind of engineering, or doing my undergrad in some kind of engineering and doing bioengineering in grad school.
What would you recommend?
Thank you so much!
Carly
@Colorado30345 At Triton Day they had a pretty impressive panel discussion on undergraduate research opportunities. UCSD strongly backs undergrad research and the panelists - one of whom I think in bioengineering - had some cool stories. One had done research during a stint in China and another research project for a professor on campus. Yet another gal who was a Chem E and paying for her own way at UCSD was doing research at a local company - nicely paid too. The Jacobs school of engineering brings in like 250 million a year research money. Lots going on, lots of opportunities. If you choose bioeng - I’d start looking for research opportunities early and keep an eye out for corporate opportunities as you get to say Junior year.
Hi guys, does anyone know if the IDEA Scholar Program Decisions are done for this year? The Jacobs website said decision would be made by “mid-June” if anyone already got accepted let me know. Also, how many people get acce
@Colorado30345 Hi Carly! I’m a bioengineering undergrad at UCSD right now. While I don’t know about my employment potential yet, UCSD is located at the center of a biotechnology hub. If you want a job with your bioengineering degree, La Jolla is the place to get it.
Unfortunately, the Jacobs School of Engineering doesn’t allow you to double major in two engineering disciplines, so that option is out. If you’re already planning to attend grad school, I would consider studying bioengineering in both undergrad and grad (unless you have some compelling reason not to)? There are also BS/MS programs that you should consider. What interests you and what do you want to do in the future?
I’m going to be that kid and re-open the discussion with a probably over-asked question:
how is the party scene at UCSD? I’m attending as a freshman this fall, and I wasn’t a partier in HS because I was focused on sports, etc. but I do want to be social in college… and then I read UCSD = Socially Dead?
Although that can’t totally be true, do I have to join a sorority to get into parties? Or are there any clubs known for throwing parties?
Thaaankkss