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05-09-2008, 12:15 AM
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#61 | | Junior Member
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| Dmission just stop... you have no clue what you are dealing with if you don't even read Astrina's explanations, let alone even winning the argument if you did. This is a UCSD thread. Why are you even here? If someone started bagging on the cows on a davis thread thats more understandable but seriously lets stop. We chose where to go for our reasons.
One factor I liked when deciding on UCSD was the research opportunities. Anyone got any tips how to get involved with that? | 
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05-09-2008, 12:22 AM
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#62 | | Member
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| UCSD Summer Research Opportunities
most people start during, or the summer following, their sophomore year. most people also just email a prof whose research they like and see whether the prof is taking any undergrads (free labor!). i met my academic PI at a faculty-student mixer held by the chemistry club, yelled hi to him randomly while running down his lab hallway with my suitemates (kind of embarrassing now that i think about it), then apologized the next day and asked if he had any research openings.  i got my industry job (pfizer) by submitting my resume to their call for summer interns.
if i could do it over again, i would have started researching my freshman year. you don't need to be a science guru or anything -- just eager to learn! | |
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05-09-2008, 01:03 AM
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#63 | | Junior Member
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| Woah thanks for that! Im really eager to get into it. If they require me to be a science guru then Ill do what it takes to do that as well. So do the professors take kindly to the freshman students wanting to get into research? I know the upperclassmen have better opportunities since classes are so big and you dont really get the one on one attention at a UC school right? How are the summer research opportunities? | |
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05-09-2008, 05:41 PM
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#64 | | Member
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| OoPurestOo: Please read the posts, thank you.
Secondly, some of what you mentione was occuring, though I doubt you noticed. | |
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05-09-2008, 07:20 PM
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#65 | | Member
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| oh, so now you're giving advice on reading posts? | |
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05-09-2008, 07:43 PM
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#66 | | Member
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| No, I'm simply recommending others read them.
Anyway, you're continually showing a lack of factual backing in your arguments, and trying to provoke forum wars, so I'm done here. My point has been made, hopefully some logical posters will read it. | |
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05-09-2008, 09:39 PM
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#67 | | Member
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| "Anyway, you're continually showing a lack of factual backing in your arguments"
Whoa whoa whoa. Isn't that ironic, you're the one who claims that UCD is ranked number 1 for agriculture and top 20 for biology without any sources. Hypocrisy much? | |
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05-09-2008, 10:16 PM
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#68 | | Member
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| ^^ whoa whoa whoa.. you college kids need to calm down. it's just undergrad. it barely matters if you goto ucd or ucsd career-wise. trust me..
To me this discussion reads something like this for the last ten posts..
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COROLLA FAN CLUB FORUM:
cenire: Civics suck.
dmission: I love Honda Civics. They are the best for its price and is fuel efficient AND is affordable + comfortable. Many other people think it's a great car.
tastybeef/astrina: Forget that, cite your sources! Toyota Corolla will rule the world and can do all that you just mentioned. Just watch! The Corolla will be almost as good as the Mercedes Benz/BMW in a year or two.
dmission: The Corolla maybe a "little" bit better than the Civic, but it is definitely not as upperclass and shiny as the Benz/BMW.
astrina/tastybeef: Why are you coming to this forum of Corolla fans and telling us and defending your Civic?
dmission: Cuz, I like Civics.
astrina/tastybeef+another corolla fan: What! Civics are like as good as Ford and Hyundais, and other mid-tier sedans. Corolla is better BY FAR than all those mid-tier sedans because it has X engine and is 38th(!) ranked best car in Z magazine and you know 38 (Corolla) is >>>>> 42 (Civic). I mean it's basically as good as the BMW at rank 21.
dmission: But Civics are good for everyday drivers for normal city commuters, Corollas are pretty much the same. Civics are the number 1 best seller and like 20th best for middle-class young adults.
astrina/tastybeef: Can you please not put Civics and Corollas in the same category? They're.. like.. totally different.
dmission: ... they're like the same.
astrina/tastybeef: cite your sources! don't claim that it's the number 20th best selling car for middle-class adults without facts and figures!
dmission: if you just read my last posts, you'll see that's not the point
astrina/tastybeef: so you're telling us HOW TO READ NOW!?
jmilton(who has friends driving both civics and corollas, but personally drove the geo and now drives the BMW through a raise): ........
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05-09-2008, 10:31 PM
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#69 | | Junior Member
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| ^Quite a bad metaphor given the situation. | |
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05-09-2008, 10:35 PM
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#70 | | Member
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| Mega fail. You need to take dmission's recommendation and actually read posts before you generalize them.
astrina and I weren't even talking about the same thing. | |
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05-09-2008, 10:40 PM
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#71 | | Junior Member
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| that was a horrible analogy. if you're going to spend so much time typing something put some more effort thinking about it first | |
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05-09-2008, 11:00 PM
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#72 | | Junior Member
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| I think JMilton just wanted to brag about his BMW. Let's all give him a hand. | |
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05-10-2008, 05:56 PM
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#73 | | Junior Member
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| I think he was just trying to lighten the mood everyone! | |
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05-11-2008, 07:35 PM
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#74 | | Junior Member
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| welll im going to cal in the fall but i still love ucsd...ive been there like a zillion times and i love everything about it... but i need to get away so its cal for me.... congrats to everyone who is going to ucsd cuz its a great school with great ppl!! | |
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05-11-2008, 08:47 PM
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#75 | | Junior Member
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| I'm going to UCSD because it's a very well-respected school, plus it's affordable. I'll be surrounded by kids who take their work seriously, yet at the same time I should be able to meet others who like to party (despite the rumors, there are plenty of party-goers at every school) so that I can go off-campus on the weekends and kick back a little. UCSD also has a beautiful campus in a great location with nice weather, which is not to be overlooked. | |
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