Give me the "low down" on UCSD

torreypines
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:38:57 +0000

The OP says:“UCSD has pretty good selectivity and size for my taste”. Are you sure?

I chose to go to UCSD over some highly selective schools back east even though its incoming class consists of nearly 4000 freshman. That is a large size school by any standards.

But apart from size, UCSD has excellent engineering and science faculties, including all fields connected with biology. At the same time, its Econ and Poli Sci depts. are consistently ranked among the top ten or top dozen. So, if you don’t need hand-holding and want a great location (La Jolla is one of the top ten richest coastal communities in the US), come to UCSD.