Has anyone here turned down UCLA for UCSD?

gatos
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:07:58 +0000

@OP: Go with where your most happy…if its UCSD’s environment that you like better, you’ll have a better time/work harder as a result. just make sure to visit every campus.

@HappyDaddie: I’m happy for your son. however, that’s a big misconception about about difficulty between UCSD and LA and Berkeley…the difficulty is very comparable between the three schools. The same profile of students get into LA and CAL, and pretty much UCSD as well. I know you’re exaggerating about CAL, but the sciences at UCSD are tough (many friends at SD) …I’ve heard some people say it can be even harder than LA since there’s less to do for students.

on a side note, there are plenty smokers/pot heads at any school. alcohol is even more common. however, there are plenty of people who don’t participate in stuff like that and have a good time so its definitely not required to enjoy college.