Advantages/Disadvantages of Davis?

calimon
Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:30:11 +0000

I’ve lived in Davis for more than 30 years (obviously I’m not a student), my husband got his PhD. here and is a professor on campus, and our son is a sophmore, living on campus, so we represent a lot of Davis. Our son has always been able to get into his classes. After the first quarter, he had about 45 credits (a year’s worth) applied to his transcripts from his AP classes in high school. These will not get him out of any classes (if they are in your major, you need to take them over it seems, and he was told they can not fulfill any GE requirements - they just act as extra units). What they do is give him more priority for registering for classes. He is a science major and started on his major requirements right away - year long course of chemistry, calculus, physics, biology, etc., along with taking GE classes. He really likes being a student here - he’s done well. It’s definitely mellower (until you get on Interstate 80!) here. We’re also an hour to Berkeley, a little more to San Francisco, an hour or so to Napa, two hours to Lake Tahoe and skiing, camping and more. UC Davis is really growing, has a top notch Performing Arts Center and student exercise center, and lots of new buildings, but still seems to maintain a relaxed atmosphere. Good luck. Do virtual tours of the campus and look at the catalogs, photos, etc.