<p>Im a high school junior in norcal and my conselor (who happened to be at school for the first time in ages!) told me to start thinking about college. I was like, ok?stats:</p>
<p>male (haitian american)
sat i: 1690
sat ii: Spanish (780), French (710), German (690), gonna take math ii and literature
APs: French (3), Spanish lang (4), APWorld (2), AP spanish lit (2),
GPA: 3.786
Rank: top20% small, competitive school</p>
<p>ECs(just got an update):
-109.4 hours from volunteerig at my former elementart school at the afterschol programme(sophmore year)
-102 hours from home work help at community resource centre in the library(junior year)
-45hrs kiwins community help (club just started this year)
-President of KIWINS club
-badminton 2yrs
-Cross country 3yrs
-language tutor (freshman+sophmore on saturdats/sndays)
-President of chocolate club 4th (junior year)
-Regional recognitions for spanish and french accoplishments</p>
<p>hook?:
-Im <em>proficient</em>(not fluent, except spanish and kreyol) in Spanish, French, Haitian Kreyol, Geramn, Korean and Tagalog. I also know a little Japanese and Portuguese because the other languages makes it easier to know those.
-Good writer? (what im told)</p>
<p>major: linguistics</p>
<p>So do i have <em>shot</em> at this school or should i lower my standards</p>
<p>yeah you have a good shot UCR’s admission rate is pretty high for now It’s been going down the last couple of years. good luck</p>
<p>almost guaranteed imo</p>
<p>Yeah my grades were MUCH worse than yours and I got into the school, so you should be fine.</p>
<p>yeah I got in with a 3.2 as a Public policy major. You can get into UCSB with that but u should come here</p>
<p>haha. why should i go there? Not that i can go anywhere else. I would just like to know why its a good place?</p>
<p>“there” as in UCSB or UCR?</p>
<p>I’d say that you’re in, even with the UC-wide enrollment cuts that are coming for the next few years.</p>
<p>And I have the same question: “There” as in UCR or UCSB?</p>
<p>haha. both. i really like both</p>
<p>Hmm, wow. It really depends on what you’re looking for. Would you mind explaining why you like both UCR and UCSB? Maybe then we can weigh in on certain aspects.</p>
<p>I applied and was accepted to both UCR and UCSB.</p>
<p>Ughm, well, i like UCSB because it has the major (B.A. in Linguistics with an emphasis in social cultures; somethihng im very interested in!) but i dont really like the location and the demographic (even though it only slightly changes from UC to UC). I love where Riverside is located but the Linguistics major program isnt as strong nor do they offer the specialization that i want, but i love the location… Ive only been to riverside the atmosphere was ok. Ive never been to SB so i really dont know about that (i hear that its a big party school). I only know what ive read in books and online.</p>
<p>I know some girls that are going to sb they are some what scare that they with get caught up with the party scene. In another note it just gets me upset when people talk bull about UCR, that it sucks and crap, it a great school. A couple of years back ,around 2004, it was ranked 82 in the world.</p>
<p>Academics:
UCSB:
<p>UCR:
- The linguistics degree seems more interdisciplinary.
- There is no Department of Linguistics because it is a major program. UCR has a lot of these because we are a bit smaller, but the interdisciplinary (which I prefer) programs are under a larger established department.
- There are two routes you could take here:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Anthropology, which would tie in both linguistic and socio-cultural studies (anthropology has four subfields: archaeology, linguistics, socio-cultural, medical/biological); in this case Linguistics wouldn’t stand alone, but you can unofficially focus on linguistics because you get to choose most of your upper-division courses.</p></li>
<li><p>Linguistics major program, which is under the Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages. Your courses depend on whether you are taking the regular or Honors version of the program. You have some required pre-req/major courses, but you have to consult the adviser/committee to figure out the rest of your classes.</p></li>
<li><p>More info: [UCR</a> Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages](<a href=“http://www.complitforlang.ucr.edu/undergraduate/programs/Linguistics.html#]UCR”>http://www.complitforlang.ucr.edu/undergraduate/programs/Linguistics.html#)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Other:
UCSB:
- My cousin goes to UCSB. She does agree that it’s a huge party school. She’s not that into partying, and she’s able to handle the atmosphere pretty well.
- Demographic is less diverse.
- By the beach.</p>
<p>UCR:
- Not too big on partying, but there are a significant number of them. Some people say it’s actually better because you can focus on your studies.
- Demographic is more diverse; one of the top five most diverse colleges in the nation.
- Close to “everything” - mountains, beach, LA, Disneyland, etc. It’s about an hour drive to anything, but you can take your car or hitch a ride with a friend.</p>
<p>But, to each their own. I say you visit UCSB since you’ve already visited UCR. Or visit UCR again. Talk to professors/students who are actually involved in the programs you’re interested in. Or at the very least, talk to the advisers.</p>