<p>Hi, i'm an upcoming transfer at UCSD, and i was wondering about the parties at UCSD? Does it only consist of a small minority at UCSD? What's a fun frat , and clubs suited for engineering students at UCSD. I plan on studying diligently, but I still want the full college experience. Any advice would be great!</p>
<p>I’m sorry to tell you this, but the social scene at UCSD is dead. As someone who is considering going to UCSD, this makes me very sad.</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1, I heard the exact same thing. </p>
<p>@Andrew69, But of course, you’ll also have people who will tell you: “It’s what you make of it,” which I agree with. But, overall I think, it isn’t as “welcoming / things will come out at you”</p>
<p>Every time I think of this, my stomach turns upside down.</p>
<p>My sis went to UCSD for undergrad, there is 0 social scene. It is hard to tell it is a college campus sometimes. I suggest you find a Frat and rush ASAP. Her ex-BF joined a frat and did make a nice group of good friends, and from what I saw on FB, it looked like he had a nice social life. She was on a team which basically provides all of the social opportunities one can handle. Good luck. I was accepted to UCSD and my sis told me not to go there because of the lack of social opportunities. I think you are really going to need to make a plan and set yourself up to be in a likeminded group. She went there as a freshman and didn’t speak to any of her suite mates. There was little or no interaction, but at first she tried. Hopefully the situation might be different for transfers, the new transfer housing looks really nice, I was tempted, but ended up with the choice of a better fit for me.</p>
<p>^I have a couple of friend who go there and they say the exact same thing lol</p>
<p>sigh you guys are making me regret choosing ucsd over ucsb… Are frats recruiting over the summer, or does it happen only in the fall? </p>
<p>@Andrew69 I regret now applying to UCSB. If I could trade UCSD for UCSB, I would!</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard, and to agree with what others are saying here, UCSD has no social scene. It has unfortunately earned the nickname “UC Socially Dead.”</p>
<p>UC San Diego is a very good school. You will thank the school for taking academics so seriously in ten years when it’s a top tier institution. </p>
<p>I’ve always wanted my college experience to be like the ones in the National Lampoon/American Pie movies. Is that too much to ask?</p>
<p>Well you can go to the SDSU parties. The people there are attractive. </p>
<p>@calbro </p>
<p>That’s right! “Triton eye” at UCSD. </p>
<p>I don’t think it is that bad if you live in the Village and find the right people, which would be no different than anywhere else. But as a Freshman or living off campus I think it’d be awful and isolated. </p>
<p>@calbro, yah SDSU is supposedly the complete opposite of UCSD.</p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1, I think a UCSB is a perfect place for that.</p>
<p>My daughter is at UCSD, she reports it’s not as half bad, she does talk to her roommates and they plan to room again next year. She met people who are friends of her roommates and will be travelling to Europe this summer. I think it could be self-fulfilling prophecy about this socially dead thing. If you have a car you can go to LA and attend concerts and stuff(which she did). She also reported there are smaller parties with alcohol and drugs(not condoning this). She did try to join a sorority when she was first there but thank goodness it didn’t work out because she is swarmed with homework and programming assignments.</p>
<p>You know, it is not the first time I really heard this, won’t be the last. If UCLA had turned me away, UCSD would’ve been in contention, was my 2nd UC school of choice. I have always made friends, so making friends at UCSD would’ve not been a problem. But I get it, UCSD is in La Jolla, a very ritzy part of SD. Outside of school most people are to themselves, it’s not like UCLA where taking Sunset, you can get to Hollywood and enjoy it. What really turned me off by UCSD was their pamphlet. It looked like a coupon pamphlet, it was thin and had nothing. While UCLA, where it is a more prestigious school, went all out. But as for the social scene, you shouldn’t really generalize, if you can make friends, you can make friends. I mean, I would never join a frat, not my thing but if you believe that is a good way of meeting new people, then go for it! </p>
<p>My very socially oriented son is a freshman at UCSD so maybe it is different than for transfers, but if UCSD is socially dead, someone forgot to tell him. His suitemates are always together and doing something. He definitely is the kind of kid who is an instigator so I’m sure if there is nothing going on, he will start it, but I get the impression that none of them are having a hard time finding things to do. He opted against a frat but is on one of the sports teams so has also met a lot of people that way. Mostly though I think he socializes with people from the dorms in his college. He also surfs a lot and has found a great group to surf with. He is getting together a bunch of times this summer with people he has met this year and already misses school even though he is there until Friday. It is definitely a different atmosphere than UCLA or UCSB, but there is plenty going on! </p>
<p>UCSD social scene is weak, but you can party with SDSU people and also hit up PB when you are 21. </p>
<p>@jewbacca I see you changed your party animal, alpha male avatar.</p>