@lenocturne Do you happen to know about the courses though? Reason I want pure CS is because the upper div course mostly focus on CS but with Math/CS there tends to be a lot of upper division math obviously. Which kinda turns me off of it.
I’m definitely getting into UC Davis CS, and maybe UCSD Math/CS. If I get into both, I think I’m picking UCD for that reason stated in my previous paragraph.
@phil07 i was referring to an invite i received to do a transfer tour April 14. It is not Triton Transfer Day
@ald6191 did you receive the invite from ucsd? did you get accepted already? i never got an invite ;~; are you with the university link program or something?
@ald6191 No, unfortunately i haven’t received anything regarding that. I’m just taking a general tour that i registered for on the website
@otoribashi I have been offered admission, and yes, i am a veteran in the University Link program. I have not had any contact with the UCSD ULink staff. Nothing I have received from UCSD has mentioned the ULink program.
@phil067 this is what I received;
Dear Albert,
This is a special invitation for you and a guest to join us for the Transfer Triton All Access Tour of UC San Diego on Friday, April 14, at 10 am.
@ald6191 i haven’t been offered admission yet so that could be why. Are you going to attend friday?
@phil067 yes, i am going with my oldest daughter who is a SDSU graduate.
UCSD or UCSB and why?
Hi. I’m also waiting for the results. I want to know if there are any linguitics major… I hope I can get in to ucsd and la. Is it going to come out in the late April? That’s what I heard.
Watched this malcom gladwell lecture a few years ago. I’m curious as to what you all think of it.
starts around 3:30
@TransfertoUCLA oh hey! I think I replied to you on the other UCLA thread lol
But I got into SD on March 11 for linguistics! Results should come out next Friday on the 21st from what I’m hearing! What’re your stats if you don’t mind me asking? I’m sure you’ll get in!
@phil067 I liked the video/presentation, however it leaves out a lot of variables…for example the amount of resources that become available to top students over their peers. Either ways it’s all about your mindset, I expect to go to a top university and for it to be a dog fight. Sure I want others to do well with me and together we can be better off…however, at the end of the day it’s still competition. While there will be “smarter” people around me…I am older, wiser, and more confident. I have tasted defeat at a deep level…most of these kids have done nothing but succeed academically. Life is much more than that. Between USC/Berkeley/UCLA and UCSD threads…you can tell the level of maturity by the amount of people freaking out right now.
Yep, that would be me… There’s just too much on the line ^:)^
@bugajskj I think he’s right in the sense that, in going to your top choice, your making a significant bet on yourself to be at the top of the hierarchy. Taking that bet could put you in a position to not receive the (STEM) degree - especially if you are on the lower end of the hierarchy, no matter what school you attend. One quote stood out to me, “as human beings we dramatically underestimate the costs of being at the bottom of a hierarchy”. I think it’s a fair claim to make that students should go to their second or third choice, where they have a higher probability of being a top student. However, i would find it very difficult to turn down my top choice if i were to be admitted. Maybe it’s because our culture values status or we have this desire to be a part of exclusive groups.
I do agree with you that mindset, especially a growth mindset, can help facilitate success at university. I don’t know if your familiar with carol dweck’s work or not. I just thought I’d post the video to get people thinking about something they might not have thought about before
@phil067 It was a great video, as with everything including philosophy I take things with a grain of salt. I also agree that we tend to underestimate the positions in a hierarchy. After all, it is part of human nature. However, I was born and raised in a third world country, high school drop out. I was involved with gangs, so on and so forth. I now have a 3.8 GPA with over 70 semester credits. Statistics play a very little role in my life’s decisions. I somewhat live to defy odds, my own and societies. People that fall into those statistics need a stronger mental fortitude, this video helps keep that in mind. But if someone tells me I should consider going to a school more at “my level” I can’t help but burst into laughter. If I considered that kind of advice I would have 4 kids and a meth addiction by now lol.
@bugajskj I feel like you’re saying that your “level” is shitty (i.e. “meth addict with four kids”) because of your life circumstances. Call me crazy, but I think your level is dependent on your ability, so since you’ve academically excelled, your “level” is a top school.
@bugajskj Loll what do you consider your level to be? I don’t think he implied that it was anything lower than what you think it is. It’s sound advice. People are too focused on prestige rather than what school is right for them. If you feel your level is a top school, then go to a top school. Keep it mellow.
Guys-- if you do your best, work hard, and take every opportunity seriously, then you will know you’ve done it all and you won’t have to waste time wondering about this philosophical success crap
Life is hard.
Make the best of it.
Go do well in school and be happy
@lexluthor96 Well my level was considered **** by most up until this point. Therefore I should have just been happy with getting B’s and going to San Bernardino. What I am trying to say is that our level and success relies on us and not statistics. You should not decide where you go based on what you think your position will be in a hierarchy. I just believe that a lot of students defeat themselves based on their position in a hierarchy when it’s all just an illusion of the ego.