Any questions for a current ERC student?

lako19
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:51:30 +0000

I was told that the dinner hall charge by the item. Is that right?
Yes, everything is priced like a normal store/restaurant. In the beginning of the year when you pay for housing, the school puts 2100 “dollars” on your student ID. You then use your ID like a credit card at the dinning halls. The benefits of this is that you don’t eat yourself into the freshmen 15, and you can bring any food you want outside of the dinning hall, where as in schools like UCLA they’ll murder you if you bring a sandwich out.

Also, I read on facebook (its validity is in question) that ERC is 95% asian and 70% female? There is no way those numbers are right…
The asian/white ration at ERC is the same as every other school, something like 55%/30%. ERC does have a female population of like 65%, also, probably 20-30% of the guys at ERC are gay.

How is the film program at UCSD?
Nothing special

Are the walls really as thin as they say?
Yes, you can easily hear all conversations in the rooms around you, including the suite living room.

Is the distance from the rest of campus a problem? Where do you hang out between classes?
In my opinion, no; the campus is beautiful so I enjoy having long walks to class. People hang out everywhere… though most people like to either just study or eat between class during the day.

Is it hard to transfer MMW courses?
Transfer them where? I highly doubt you can transfer MMW courses.

What do your friends in triples think of them?
I hate it. It completely depends on how you get along with your roommates, if you’re not super good friends, you won’t enjoy them always being in the same room as you.

Am I allowed to join a student organization at a different college than the one I am accepted to?
Yes, the only school-specific organizations are the student council and event planning groups.