<p>Like, for me, it’s either going to be Davis or San Diego (waitlisted for San Diego, so I’m probably going to SIR Davis). But so far, I think Davis is my top even if I get into UCSD.</p>
<p>But, should I visit UCSC, UCI just incase?</p>
<p>What about UCSD? I’m waitlisted here tho.</p>
<p>Where are you from? You need to visit your campus that will be home to you for 4 years. You need to see if it will work for you.<br>
-DAVIS (dd goes there and loves it) Large flat beautiful campus. 40,000 bikes in Davis. College town surrounds the campus.<br>
UCSD- not very close to the beach like Santa Barbara. Industrial feel to the buildings. Hilly with some inaccessible areas by car or bike. In busy part of UTC.
UCSC-need to visit to get your own opinion.
UCI-Campus is on the slope of a hill and looks more like a college campus than it’s southern neighbor UCSD. Very large commuter campus.</p>
<p>Yes I think it’s important for you to visit the campuses. I wouldn’t form opinions completely based on what others say because we all have different preferences and what someone might deem as bad could be good for you. Some people make the mistake of choosing a school based solely on reputation, only to find that they actually don’t like the campus of that school at all and end up miserable for the next few years. So if you get the chance, DO visit the ones you’re considering!</p>
<p>San Diego and Irvine are about an hour away from each other, so if you visit one, you should visit both.</p>
<p>Yes! It’s important to visit the schools. Looking at photos online is completely different than actually experiencing the feel of the campus. </p>
<p>After I got accepted to UCSD, I went to go check out the campus because I thought it would be a good alternative. I liked the photos online and thought it would be a really nice campus but I didn’t like it at all in person! I think I just expected so much more that I was a little shocked on how plain it was (IMO). </p>
<p>If you haven’t visited Davis, I suggest you do! Campus visits can be such a deal-breaker at times…</p>
<p>I knew a few people that enrolled at UCSB without having ever visited, and within an hour of showing up to move in (these were freshmen) they realized they had made a mistake. This is not the typical experience, of course, but I’d say that it is worth visiting if you can.</p>
<p>I highly recommend you visit the campus before committing if at all possible.</p>
<p>I met a girl recently who is also transferring who had planned on going to university out of high school. She was set on going to Sonoma State, got accepted. She decided to go visit the campus on a whim before enrolling and she hated it. She is now transferring to UC Davis. </p>
<p>I have a similar story. I thought I might go to UCSC because it is close to home (but far enough away if you know what I mean :p), I even submitted a TAG. I saw pictures of the campus and thought it was going to be great, went for a visit and the vibe was just off. The opposite happened to me with UCLA. For a while I questioned why I even applied there, I thought I would hate it because it was in the city. I got there and loved it, it is now one of the two campuses I am trying to decide between.</p>
<p>Campus vibes make all the difference, trust me. You are going to want to check out the place you are going to be living in for two (potentially more) years of your life.</p>
<p>What if you only got into one UC like my case do you think I should visit the campus?</p>
<p>I don’t see the point at the moment because I have no other choice unless a miracle happens and one of my appeals works in the other UCs</p>
<p>@harren I think it’s still worth the visit, just so you know what you’re walking into. Unless going would be a hardship, I think you should go check it out.</p>
<p>It’s just that I’m trying to think of how to go about visiting UCI and UCSD for example. As for UC Davis and UCSC, I’ll most likely visit those since those are only like 1-1.5 hours away.</p>
<p>How would I visit UCI and UCSD? Fly to Los Angeles or San Diego airport and then rent a car or something to get to the other location? lol</p>
<p>These are the things that are making it complicated for me. I would prefer to take the less expensive way also.</p>
<p>@bhav007 there is john wayne airport close to UCI, go there and then take a car to san diego which is only 1.5 hours away</p>
<p>I’ve been to the school I’ve SIR’d to once, but it was a long time ago, in the evening, so I didn’t really get a good look at the campus. I went there for some cultural event, too, so I went indoors almost immediately after going to the campus.</p>
<p>I’ll be getting a proper tour of the campus this Saturday. I think I’ll love the place.</p>
<p>@Cayton, you’re going to UCLA right? </p>
<p>I was checking tour times for UCI and UCSD (and they are 12 PM and 10 AM respectively and only available on weekdays). I know I didn’t get into UCSD (yet, hopefully – waitlisted), but it would save a trip. So, it looks like I can’t do both UCI and UCSD tour in one day. I would have to stay a night at least, but I’m busy with classes for the next couple weeks… </p>
<p>It might be better to check out UCI and UCSD after I finish the semester then? I finish on the 22nd of this month.</p>
<p>BUT, does SIR-ing early give you priority in housing (like choices in apartments)? For UC Davis at least, it says that housing is guaranteed to all transfers for 2014 but doesn’t say anything else. </p>
<p>@Harren, thanks! That sounds like a good option. I checked google maps, and it says around 1 hour 10 min to UCSD, and it’s only like 4 miles away from UCI.</p>
<p>@bhav007 </p>
<p>Yeah. And maybe you should check out those two schools if you can’t spare enough time now. I don’t know if SIRing gives priority in housing. You might have to contact the UCs about that. Sorry. :-/ </p>
<p>UCI housing in the campus-owned apartments is first-come-first-serve. For transfer students, the apartments are Vista del Camp Norte and Camino del Sol</p>
<p>Take the train to UCI. You may be able to get a rental car to UCSD at John Wayne.</p>
<p>Visiting is important because my daughter was set on going to SDSU until she visited UCSD. She felt at home
and knew she wanted to attend UCSD. It was a feeling. Goodluck!</p>
<p>In terms of UCI housing don’t worry about priority. If you don’t have a roommate in mind there’s always room in VDC or VDCN for students. Take your time deciding, don’t decide early just to get priority housing and a better orientation date. Housing and your schedule changes year to year but the university you pick will remain constant.</p>