<p>I already posted this in the UCSD forum, but it didn't get any replies after a couple of days, so I thought I'd try here.</p>
<p>I've already applied to UCSD, and a couple days ago my school had a field trip that went down to visit the campus for the day. While we were there we talked to a lot of students and the main topic of conversation was which of the six colleges they were at and what they thought of the other five. I don't remember a lot of specifics, but it seemed like Revelle and Muir were the ones that were talked about most. From what I gather, most students see Revelle as a quiet and studious place for math or science majors, while Muir is more laid back and has the least amount of work to do out of the six colleges. I'm planning on majoring in engineering, and while laid back and less work sounds nice, Revelle seems probably more like a place I'd like to be. When I got home, I checked my application to see how I ranked the six colleges because I couldn't remember that day, and it turns out I ranked Muir first and Revelle third. So my question is, is there really a big difference between each college at UCSD? Are you getting the same general quality education for whatever major you pick at each college, or would some major types be out of place at certain colleges (I got the impression and engineer may be out of place at Muir)? Any input would be appreciated.</p>
<p>You can get the same education at any of the colleges; the biggest difference is the requirements for classes outside your major. Revelle has the most requirements including a 5 quarter humanities sequence that covers many of classic readings. One standard line is that Revelle is the college that students hate the most while they are there and appreciate the most after they graduate. Muir has fewer requirements. Warren is the physical location of the school of engineering and for that reason has a large number of engineering students. Besides the required breadth classes, the only other real difference is the dorms and apartments you will be in your first two years; some of the newer colleges have nicer dorms. Your second two years are spent mostly where your major is located (ie if you are engineering you will be taking a lot of your junior and senior classes at Warren). But by then you will be living off-campus.</p>
<p>depends on your interests and what kind of ge reqs you want...majors don't affect college choice (or vice versa) here's the cliff's notes version:</p>
<p>revelle - lots of ge's. lots of premed people here (or so i hear)
muir - almost no ge's and known as the "slacker" college.
erc - less than revelle, a history writing sequence that's 6 quarters long
warren - lots of engineering people here, i hear. kind of easy reqs.
tmc - i think the writing sequence is about other cultures besides white people...i heard all you learn is that white people are evil. encourages community service...
sixth - technology-oriented, but known as "camp snoopy" since it's out in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>just look at the requirements and see what you like....</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I kind of recall putting Muir down as my first choice because it didn't have as many extra requirements as the rest did, but I didn't realize that it was more of a "slacker" college...I guess that's not really a bad thing though. If you don't like whatever college you get into at first, is it possible to change to another one once you get accepted?</p>
<p>Changing colleges can be done, but in reality rarely happens. By the time you would change after one year, you generally have the bulk of your college ge's done. After the second year, when you are off campus, it really doesn't matter.</p>