Accepted, bunch of questions

justmyview
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:35:44 +0000

I like to party yet still be able to balance my school work. What are considered the “best” fraternities in terms of social-life, if there are frats. Also, would I be able to party and hang out with people I meet at their dorms even if I don’t live on campus?


Honestly it would be ideal if you could live on-campus for at least a little while because those who start off living off-campus seem to have a harder time forming a network of friends. Also, dorm life is a good part of the college experience! If you’re going to join a frat, though, that might be the solution to that problem. I’m sorry to say I can’t tell you too much about the frats, but you can look up their websites if you want!


Is it possible to start in the summer and get ahead on credits? Is it worth it if so?


You can if you want to, but it’s really not necessary unless you think you may not have enough credits to get the professors you want.


I’ve read about the good/bad professors and how people advise to try and not get the “bad” ones, do you get to pick your professor ahead of time, or how does that work?


Yes, you can pick which professors you want! However, whether or not you’re able to get into his/her class depends on your enrollment time. The more credits you have, the better enrollment time you have. If you want to find out information about the quality of the professor, there are CAPE evaluations available, and ratemyprofessors is a great resource. Also, AS has released a new page that lists the grade distributions for each course and professor. You should check it out. [UC San Diego Associated Students - GradeDistribution](AS One - University of California San Diego)


What is a manageable amount of units to take, not too little but not overkill?


It depends on you, but for your first quarter I would recommend 12-16 units.

Good luck!