b1gmuff

Yes yes I forgot that... VERY chill. But in a different way than San Diego...

Haha this is going nowhere, you really just have to see for yourself.

dhl3

UCSD: UC Socially Deprived
UCSB: UC Sex & Beer
UCI: UC International
UCR: UC Rejects
UCSC: UC Surfers & Caucasians
UCM: UC Mmmmm.....

UCLA: A really prestigious university in L.A.
UCB: A really prestious university in Berkeley

UCD: Some school in the middle of nowhere that lacks personality

variable303

Strange how it seems that so many people say the same thing about UCSD, that it's lacking socially. How can that be? Considering the location... Anyone have any theories? Could it be attributed to how the school is set up with 6 colleges?

Multipliedbyten

i live in sd and have talked to a couple ucsd students both in lower and upper divs and they all say generally the same thing

everyone is pretty absorbed in their studies....however....i have gone to a couple UCSD parties...and havent even been a student there....that being said...any college can be what you make of it. there will be socialites at every school..

some schools...such as UCSD for instance are just more focused on studies....and research especially.

karabear1

variable303,

Have you ever been to Venice Beach? I like to call Berkeley Venice in the hills. They're both full of crazy people, artists, and young people.

0rganicGreenTea

The average UCSD student looks quiet, somewhat nerdy/sheltered, typically asian.

The average UCSB student looks like they belong on some MTV beach party show.

The average UCLA student... as far as i can surmise UCLA has a pretty diverse student body so i can't really place a stereotype on them.

Berkeley people remind me of UCSD people, as far as being nerdy/sheltered.

Ektaylor

Elliott Smith is not exactly from LA, he lived there; but, he grew up in Texas, and lived and made himself in Portland, OR. If you really want to get a grasp of the town Elliott Smith lived in, you should definitely check out Portland -- an amazing city, second only to Seattle in the North-West (besides Vancouver, but that's in BC).

I used to be obsessed with Elliott Smith in high school; I still am to an extent, but now it's more of an outlet for nostalgia.

Still, good to know some other CCers have good taste.

xleper17

University of Casual Sex and Beer (UCSB).


UCSD people are pretty laid back, not much goes on and if you like to just take it easy, maybe it's the school for you. Academically, it's incredibly cut throat.

I'm not sure if someone corrected you on the curve. What example you gave is a SET curve. That means only a certain number of A's, B's, C's etc etc can be in the class. A normal curve would be whatever the highest grade on the test/exam being the highest grade for the test/exam. For example, if you got a 54% on a test (just an example) but the highest grade was a 72%? Then you did not fail the test, as a 72% is what you'll be graded out of.

UCSC is for those who aren't that serious and just want to hang fun, smoke and be aware about the environment (i've been there, i know people from there, really, all very much the same). UCSB is if you like to paaaartaaay (and say "party" like that).

If you think UCSD is for you, then go for it. The people there are nice, but wherever you go, people are academically cutthroat (aside from UCSC, I think). So prepare for a battle.

anchor

I love bears with my casual sex, maybe UCSB is for me?

edit: xleper fixed her error. Damn you.

thetrumpet070

anchor, if you love bears, Cal is for you. If you love beers* then yeah, UCSB.

Thedude44

I never heard of bears being in casual sex. I thought that was usually reserved for kinky stuff.

makin it rain

No no, dhl3, UCI = University of Chinese Immigrants

KwlAznKid

i'm a 2nd year at UCSD and i must say I REALLY like the campus, but liek someone else said IT'S HUGE, getting from warren (one of the lecture halls) to york (another lecture hall) takes u like 20 minutes if u walk at a slower rate. with that said it's still a nice campus, i've been to UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCD, and i still like UCSD the most, it's the most "relaxed" campus, just make sure you have a car if you come, if you don't prepare to take the bus everywhere.

thetrumpet070

Somewhat off topic, how far is UCSD from SDSU? Is there much interaction between the two? A lot of people have said the UCSD campus dies on the weekend, if it's a party or something you're looking for can't you just go over to SDSU?

dragondawg

yeah i was going to name the UCs earlier but didn't, but here's the ones i heard

UCLA- University of Lots of Asians
UCSD- University of Socially Dead
UCSB- University of Casual Sex and Booze
UCI- University of Chinese Immigrants

the rest i'm not really sure