<p>I really have no idea what I'm going to major in, other than it's something sciency but NOT physics/engineering. CogSci sounds awesome, but I don't know enough about it to say that it's an intended major. Are there any colleges that are geared towards life sciences/undecideds more? Any input is great; I looked on the website and they all sound basically the same to me.</p>
<p>look again, they are not the same. 
it depends on your major, your the GE’s offered, your likes and dislikes and so on so forth. my personal suggestion is to look through the forums, you will definitely get a bajillion already answered topics similar to yours- instant answer
if you still would like more info, come back with more info and we will do the best to help you :)</p>
<p>*but do a tad more research for yourself, because the college are DEFINITELY not the same. :D</p>
<p>Do certain colleges benefit certain majors? (With the exception of Engineering; that was the only one specifically made clear on the forums)
Can you explain what’s with all the hype about Muir? It did sound the nicest out of all of them on the pamphlet my college counselor’s office had, but that’s not very helpful. I really don’t like Math, so which has the least/easiest Math GE’s?</p>
<p>colelges don’t benefit the major in hte way you are thinking[ as per my knowledge] yes, the GE’s do mess around with your mind though. take my example for instance: i am a pharmacological chem major, i love science, and i am in ERC. Now ERC is a great campus, but it has the second most GE requirements [i believe] and they revolve around history, this idea of people and all that… im not a huge history fan and i have to take a 5 course program called Making of the Modern World, four two of which = intense writing, and the other two also include writing, </p>
<p>so in my particular major case, ERC has all these GE’s that really don’t connect to my major and it revolves around things I am not good at :p</p>
<p>but for whatever major you choose [except engineering] all colleges “support it”</p>
<p>ahh the best part: Muir. Muir is extremely popular mainly because of the low GE’s they require [i believe the total is 8-9 courses, maybe ten]; once you knock those out [they are pretty easy IMHO] you are free to work on your major.</p>
<p>Revelle and ERC have the most GE’s ; Muir has the least; but it’s a bit** to get into muir. I think you have to have an uber application [meaning SAT’s ,etc]</p>
<p>i put ERC 5th on my application [ironically, it used to be 1] and you can see where i am…
one thing i have to admit though… the MMW program really isn’t that difficult, well im saying that from a MMW 11 perspective, but still i find it not only interesting, but kinda easy to follow …
if you get into ERC, keep this in mind:
FOR ALL YOUR MMW CLASSES YOU TAKE-- MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE HERBST… This man is simply brilliant. Together, Propp + Herbst are this incredible combo that makes MMW all the more fun and exciting [and this coming form a person who isn’t a fan of history]</p>
<p>good luck… if you have any other questions feel free to PM me or reply to these posts :)</p>
<p>i forgot to answer your math question.
i honestly don’t know… all i know is you are required to take some math courses
- because all colleges have this as a requirement; and 2) this is UCSD’s requirement too
i believe the easiest is the 10series, but someone else should be able to answer your question more in depth. :D</p>
<p>For an international wanting to do engineering and least amount of GE courses, would Warren be ideal?</p>
<p>oh yes. Warren is like THE engineering college</p>
<p>I’m an ERC student but I was very undecided on my major when I applied to UCSD. I would recommend going to ERC or Revelle. Yes there are more GE"s but there is a wider scope of GE’s. The great thing is you can experiment with your classes- figure out which subjects you like, which ones you don’t and you get GE credit. I know for ERC if you do a major like CogSci then you have to take Math 10a-c or 20a-c which is a requirement for ERC and Cogs. You can also take an intro Cogs class which counts for your major and a science requirement. (These examples also work for Revelle) Also MMW (ERC’s writing requirement) although terrible will help you tremendously in your upper division classes!!!</p>
<p>Miur in my opinion is the most flexible college since it has the less GE.
Revelle is more of the pre-med school so it is really life science-oriented ( I think?). But like what most people said, it has some really tough GE so if you are undecided on what major you are going to do then you should consider REALLY carefully. </p>
<p>I don’t know if it is just me, but I feel like most of the undecided and undeclared students are in Sixth O_o That’s not to say that Sixth GE is good for undecided and undeclared students tho. It has some pretty random GE lol… I think one of the cogsci class can fulfill a GE in sixth. But really… the class is cogs3 and it is misleading because it’s not about cognitive science and it is purely computer stuff lol but it is taught by Mary Boyle and she is a great cog sci professor</p>
<p>Thanks, so the 3 colleges for Engineering should be Warren, Muir and 6th?</p>
<p>oh i was replying to the OP.
didn’t see your question :P</p>
<p>THE engineering school is warren.
6th’s theme is culture, art, and technology; it has almost nothing to do with engineering.</p>
<p>sixth college GE: <a href=“http://sixth.ucsd.edu/_files/_home/advising/GE%20Reqs%201pg%202011-16-Aug11.pdf[/url]”>http://sixth.ucsd.edu/_files/_home/advising/GE%20Reqs%201pg%202011-16-Aug11.pdf</a></p>
<p>i think for an international engineering student
it should be like
- warren for engineering
- miur for flexibility
- ERC because of international hall (idk about that one lol)
4-6 doesnt go in any particular order</p>
<p>^Thank you. 6th has a lot of GE requirements. Son has taken APUS, APCS, AP Human Geo, AP Physics B and C, AP Calc AB. Including this year. What would you suggest - to get max credits, he will be in Engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the feedback!
And pixeljig, if it helps, I know a math teacher at my school who REALLY hated English, so he actually prepped for the AP English exam to test out of an english class in college, allowing him to focus more time/take more classes on what he was interested in.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure most, if not all of the colleges at UCSD do not accept AP English or Lang credits to pass out of courses. The most you can get is probably just elective units and passing out of the entry level writing test. I never took either of these classes, so check with each college to make sure.</p>