another transfer thread

gryphon
Wed, 02 Mar 2005 01:55:59 +0000

Hello all, get ready to gasp at why someone like myself would even bother posting.

During high school I really just screwed around and ended up with a 3.27 GPA and a 1320 SAT1 score. I didn’t even bother to finish my senior year and got my HS proficiency. I decided that the whole “system” wasn’t right for me and moved into a monastery where I really learned how to study and grew to love the sciences and math. After I realized the organized Buddhist machine was as tired as the Christian one, I left.

Enough with the life story though. I’ve decided to study physics and with my somewhat colorful background, I am obviously at a community college. I could be perfectly content getting a 3.0 and going to UCSD to get my bachelors but I am not. I desperately want my doctor and to learn at the height of what physics can offer.

I don’t plan on getting any B’s and I am getting really excited about working hard enough to get into Caltech but…after reading these threads it seems like maybe I should just try to graduate from UCSD and then try to get into a good graduate school. Can any of you give any advice about my situation? ANything would be appreciated. Sorry about the long post.