<p>i know at first this may seem like a no-brainer to many of you, but just read along for a second.</p>
<p>first, i can have my major of choice at UCSD: int'l studies in economics.
at ucla, i'm stuck with european studies..whatever that is.</p>
<p>also, i live within 15 miles of UCLA..meaning i couldn't really justify paying to live on campus or take my car..and i really want to have a wholesome college experience.</p>
<p>i also want a little more 'personal' college experience. my top choice was UNC (17.5k undergrads), but i was waitlisted. i'm afraid i will hate being on a campus with double as many undergrads. UCSD is kind of in the middle, and i already have many friends going there.</p>
<p>on the other hand, i'm a UCLA legacy, and it has always been my 'dream school.' their sports, academics, and school pride are second to none. ncaa sports are huge for me, and i would miss that at SD.</p>
<p>pros and cons to both...i've almost submitted my SIR to UCLA a few times now, but i keep putting it off until i feel 'sure.'</p>
<p>thoughts and comments please??</p>
<p>you can try to change your major to something other than European Studies at UCLA.
if that has been your dream look at all the options before settling for SD.</p>
<p>commuting is a deal breaker imo… and so is a major I don’t want.</p>
<p>my parents have said i can live on campus…but it just doesn’t make sense financially. how hard is it to change majors? i saw they re-opened the ‘international and area studies’ major. but i have no idea how that coursework looks or the prereqs.</p>
<p>Which school is cheaper to attend?</p>
<p>they are similar…ucsd is offering me ~$14k, and UCLA ~$16k…which basically wash out assuming all costs (if i live on-campus)</p>
<p>haha it seems like carolina>ucsd>ucla </p>
<p>How many people are gonna be taken off the waitlist/when do you find out?</p>
<p>I would not like to study euro history… lol.</p>
<p>carolina is my top! i have to plan around it though - i won’t find out about it until mid-end june. so for now, it’s LA or SD. historically, odds are 37:1…although i have as good a shot as anyone…</p>
<p>as i said, i could try and switch into int’l and area studies…</p>
<p>UCSD just irks me because of the lack of athletics and school pride.</p>
<p>yeah they dont have any info on the international area studies…they only have International development studies.
[International</a> Development Studies B.A.](<a href=“Study Area - New Student Academic Programs”>Study Area - New Student Academic Programs)
idk look at the coursework for similar majors… its UCLA kid ur dream.
and once you are in i am sure that a major switch is not completely impossible.</p>
<p>i hear it’s a little harder than at most schools b/c of sheer volume and everything is impacted. and yeah, that’s the only one i could find info for too…looks like 13 upper division courses, plus a few pre-reqs i don’t have.</p>
<p>i’m a little confused about the semester-vs-quarter change. does 13 ‘courses’ mean quarter courses?</p>
<p>yeah having or not having the pre-reqs is a major factor for major changing.
from what i understand the 13 courses are classes that you need to have so they are 4 quarter units a course right?..that should be about 13 units or so a quarter.
if you are taking 4 quarters …two years…you would have ample time in the summer and winter to do pre-reqs.
i am not an expert in quarter vs. semesters nor a math person so maybe someone else can answer your question better.</p>
<p>turns out that major was impacted for '09 anyways. so that’s a scratch. i guess at the basic level it comes down to getting a degree from a good school with a well-rounded college life. that probably points to UCLA.</p>