<p>My mom heard from her friend that lives in San Fransisco that all of the UCs are greatly suffering due to the fact that California is broke.</p>
<p>Apparently, they aren't receiving nearly as much money as they need, so they are forced to lay off professors. Thus, kids cannot get into classes, and are now starting to graduate in 5, NOT 4, years.</p>
<p>Can anyone either confirm or deny this?! I got into UCSD and it was definitely my favorite but after hearing this...I don't know</p>
<p>PLEASE HELP!!</p>
<p>I'm from New Jersey, and also got into NYU. I need to know the honest truth about this to make an educated decision.</p>
<p>I’ve had difficulty getting into classes, but not to the point that it’s impacting my graduation. Most people waitlist for classes. I haven’t heard anything about professors being fired.</p>
<p>ya that didnt start this year…its been going on for a while. All UC’s are having budget cuts, but they arent laying off proffesors, that would defeat the purpose.
Despite the budget cuts all the UC’s are very presitgous</p>
<p>They ARE suffering from budget cuts. However, as far as I know, most majors still have four year plans, not five year plans (though there are some exceptions). What is your intended major? I know that the impacted majors have too few classes for far too many students, and thus many end up graduating later because they can’t get classes. Check if the major you wish to pursue is impacted. And when it comes to rumors, it’s best to find a legit source. If you’re worried about money, compare financial aid packages. Though I must say, a growing number of people here are choosing to stay a fifth year, or at least an extra quarter or two, because they are scared of the job market. In sum, go where you want to go!</p>
<p>I don’t really have the stats to tell you about professors being laid off and how this or the budget cuts themselves relate to course offerings so I really won’t go into that, but what I can tell you is that graduating in 4 years depends on how many units you are coming in with (hence earlier class registration times) and your major (to some extent). Some majors require a pretty hefty curriculum (Engineers namely) that recommend you to take classes during a certain quarter when its offered (some courses are not offered year round) as such, missing a class like this, because of, say, a waitlist, will put you behind if that course is needed for a preceding course in whatever series it covers. If you have a decent amount of AP credit and/or CC transfer credit, you will have the opportunity to register for your courses earlier hence avoid some of these waitlists. If you fall behind because of space issues (consistently) graduating in four years could become a problem. Though, understand that you can get into a course if you’re waitlisted so long as you’re not too far down; some courses will have a waitlist up to like 50+ students and, depending on the class, you may see like 20 spots open. With careful planning you can try to work around having to waitlist for courses and take sequences out of order.</p>
<p>So in short, if you’re worried about graduating in four, think about what major you’re coming in with, how much credit you already have, and make a decision. </p>
<p>I’m in CA. I don’t know about the 4vs 5yrs, but I have quite a few friends with kids in the UC schools and yes, they do consistently report that getting into the classes you really want is a struggle .</p>
<p>Go to NYU. CSU’s, California State University’s have been telling parents and students to plan on 5 years for the past 2 years. Now it’s time for the UC’s.</p>
<p>I was accepted into the Revelle College as a Communications major, I hope that helps clear things up. Do you think all of this would affect me?</p>
<p>This is just so frustrating. I should be picking a college based upon whether or not I want to go there, not that their funding is being cut:( UCSD was a front runner, and now, not so sure</p>
<p>I’ve never had trouble getting into required classes, but I’m also not a bio major. If a class is full one quarter just take it the next one its offered. I think its important to plan out your 4 year plan specifically class by class in order to know what you are taking when, and if one gets filled up just substitute it with another. Dont take all your GE’s in the beginning. Mix up major classes /w GE’s so you have flexibility towards the end.</p>
<p>^It’s safe to assume that it is reasonably possible for that to occur, but like I’ve said before, there are more places to study than just the library. Last quarter, Warren’s 24 hour study lounge had open tables during finals week. It’s not like you’re going to be trapped in a dark closet for finals week.</p>
<p>^Probably the same UCSD kids at my high school probably think I’m going to. San Diego State. Or there’s the one girl who said I was going to California State.</p>
<p>Just reading the article posted, it said that the hillcrest, scripps, and rady libraries were closing. As far as I knew you couldn’t get to any of those without taking a bus or shuttle.</p>