UCSD Vs. UCD - Page 3

marzxbarz · 04-14-2008, 07:40 PM

My friend feels the same way about UCSD. There is no school pride, largely in part because they lack a good amount of DI sports (they do have some). I asked him, "Do you watch any of UCSD's games?" He replied, "DIII? HELL NO!"

He also laments the way their food system works at UCSD. You order your food and pay for what you order instead of a dining hall/commons where it's all you can eat. He's always telling me that he doesn't have the luxury to order a lot of food and not eat it. DC food may get tiring, but it makes me feel grateful for being able to eat as much as I want and grab a fruit to eat in my room (at UCSD, it's 79 cents for a banana!).

That said, his experience definitely does not reflect on everyone elses. I see from this thread that you're pretty much going to wind up in a stalemate in terms of academic superiority. Good luck on your decision, both schools are awesome.. but because I'm a proud Aggie, I'd say Davis is SO much more fun than UCSD =P. I mean, c'mon.. free Aggie pack t-shirt to wear during games = a wave of blue Aggie fans during football and basketball season =D

dmission · 04-14-2008, 08:49 PM

I've heard the same about UCSD. Some describe it as lacking pride, and a sort of "disconnected" campus.

blueyoshi · 04-14-2008, 09:12 PM

I like school pride. =)

dmission · 04-14-2008, 09:17 PM

If that's the case, I think you'll be happier at UC Davis.

playdohlove · 04-18-2008, 10:52 AM

forget the prestige...
they'll both give you a good education and will look great on job apps, so go wherever you think you'll be happier. isn't that more important?

BlueSkyPinkCloud · 04-18-2008, 01:37 PM

I go to UCSD, and i lived right next to Davis for 18 years...most of my hs friends go to Davis, but for me it was like my highschool but bigger, i felt suffocated there..i was oppisite in the fact that UCSD fit me so much better than Davis which was always around me..its a bit too small town

also, ucsd's bioengineering program is "the Department of Bioengineering once again ranked 2nd in the nation for biomedical engineering. The department has ranked among the top five programs in the nation every year for the past decade, and is considered an international model for biomedical engineering education"..since that was my major ucsd was an obvious choice, even though davis was going to give me a full ride

in terms of school pride, people at ucsd are happy/proud they go here, but there arent any major sports events so theres no athletic spirit...davis youre the aggies so theres more going on there...and living in norcal, at least the people i was around, give more credit to ucsd than davis

i also think the sd campus is prettier/better than davis, i love the 6 college system, and how each area of campus has its own 'feel'...davis is bike city and yea it has green grass and trees....but, i just love breezy, sunny sd..you can walk anywhere on campus in a relatively short time..and if you did have a bike you can ride it anywhere...you dont need a car in sd, and its better if you dont

i would make your decisions based on how the campus feels to you..where you feel like youll be happy...and how good of a program the college has for your major...but mostly id say visit on a typical college day..see how the campus runs and look into a few lecture halls/dining halls/dorms etc and see how you feel about the campus

how did davis' picnic day go for you? id just say that those admit days usually give you a slanted view of the colleges though

kimatren · 04-20-2008, 04:07 PM

We just visited Davis and are wondering if we just had a bad day or if our impressions were correct.

1st we sat in on 2 classes, chemistry & anthropology, the pace of both classes moved very slow and were not very impressive. We found the orientation to be a bit disappointing. Most of the people were not very friendly and the people we talked to did not seem thrilled to be there or exceptionally bright.

Our experience at SD was a bit different. We had the feeling the academics and students were a higher caliber. People were very friendly and were happy to be there. I have heard people say there is not enough to do at SD and people have no social life.

hat do you think?

tastybeef · 04-20-2008, 06:20 PM

"We just visited Davis and are wondering if we just had a bad day or if our impressions were correct."

Sometimes, schools just don't live up to the descriptions in their brochures.

"1st we sat in on 2 classes, chemistry & anthropology, the pace of both classes moved very slow and were not very impressive. We found the orientation to be a bit disappointing. Most of the people were not very friendly and the people we talked to did not seem thrilled to be there or exceptionally bright."

LOL

dmission · 04-20-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kimatren

We just visited Davis and are wondering if we just had a bad day or if our impressions were correct.

1st we sat in on 2 classes, chemistry & anthropology, the pace of both classes moved very slow and were not very impressive. We found the orientation to be a bit disappointing. Most of the people were not very friendly and the people we talked to did not seem thrilled to be there or exceptionally bright.

Our experience at SD was a bit different. We had the feeling the academics and students were a higher caliber. People were very friendly and were happy to be there. I have heard people say there is not enough to do at SD and people have no social life.

hat do you think?

Obviously a troll. Joined this month and first and only post in this topic. Not to mention it's pretty obvious this person has never been to either school.

For those trying to make this decision -- do not pay attention to that post.

In fact, I found the exact opposite when I visited UCD. Great professors, and people were as friendly as can be, especially the tour guides and speakers. Overall a great experience. My visit to UCSD didn't really show anything I didn't already know. I plan to attend UCD.

BlueSkyPinkCloud · 04-20-2008, 08:34 PM

"Obviously a troll. Joined this month and first and only post in this topic. Not to mention it's pretty obvious this person has never been to either school."

just becuase they didnt see the school the same way you did doesnt mean they havent visited either schools..my view of ucd is the same, but thats because i lived next to it for 18 years..they were just giving their opinion

dmission · 04-20-2008, 08:48 PM

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just becuase they didnt see the school the same way you did doesnt mean they havent visited either schools..my view of ucd is the same, but thats because i lived next to it for 18 years..they were just giving their opinion

Usually, trolls are liers, that's why I said that. Not only do their opinions contradict mine, but nearly everyone else's on the thread...

eric_123456 · 04-20-2008, 10:03 PM

I dont think it's fair to call someone a liar just because their opinion contradicts most of the people's opinion on this thread.

dmission · 04-20-2008, 10:20 PM

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I dont think it's fair to call someone a liar just because their opinion contradicts most of the people's opinion on this thread.

Please read my posts. Thank you. (BTW, in case you don't, it was a troll, thus already lying about giving a legit opinion)

marzxbarz · 04-20-2008, 10:50 PM

Let's not get so worked up here. As everyone has stated, you really have to go to the campus and see which one you like better. Both schools are basically equal in terms of undergraduate academics. The real big difference will be if you want to be in NorCal or SoCal for the next four years.

eric_123456 · 04-21-2008, 12:22 AM

I'm sorry but I believe you are the one in need to read the previous post. First of all, the moment you read that kimatren had a different view of UCD you immediately went into defensive mode. Then you advice everyone not to pay attention to her post.(which is pretty immature) Why are you so confident that she is lying. In addition if you read the beginning of her sentence "we just visited Davis and are wondering if we just had a bad day or if our impressions were correct," then you would know that she wasn't trying to lead anyone into thinking Davis is a bad school.