Is the financial crisis that bad?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I am a Korean Student who is planning to apply for 2011 spring semester.
(possibly DVC, SMC or other schools)</p>

<p>In a Korean website I’ve heard that a lot of classes were removed and many teachers were </p>

<p>fired because of the financial crisis, and it is getting worse each year.</p>

<p>um… should I consider CCs in other states that has no advantage for UCs…? </p>

<p>Is it that much serious? or it doesn’t matter as long as I am not planning to study less </p>

<p>popular majors.</p>

<p>How’s ur CC?</p>

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<p>At my CC they had 1930s era breadlines, full of haggard, swarthy, unkempt former professors. It’s bad I tell ya, real bad.</p>

<p>Just kidding. People are blowing this all out of proportion. They had to cut a few classes during the school year and many during the summer at my CC, but there is no really big change from last year.</p>

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<p>mainly what they had to do is compress some classes down and cut some extra stuff. it does suck, and some people are more affected than others, but nothing to worry about really. </p>

<p>Mainly its getting INTO the school is the big problem. also paying for the damn thing because it is increasingly more expensive</p>

<p>ps, CC’s are not too bad especially depending on which one. SBCC in santa barbara is basically a tiny university</p>

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<p>Santa Monica College (SMC) in Santa Monica, CA has been home to the largest number of international students for a while. Is it crowded? Yes- There are people who commute outside of the Los Angeles area to attend this school. Is it worth it? Without a doubt.</p>

<p>Classes have been cut down a little over the fall and spring semesters and a lot over the summer and winter. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to get into any classes. The Student Government at this school is currently working hard in order to provide solutions to this.</p>

<p>Also if you are part of the honors program- you get priority enrollment.</p>

<p>I was in and out of SMC in two years. I always disliked the first three weeks of every semester because of the surplus of people- but they all go away once the deadline to drop approaches. I was always able to get into the classes I wanted to take, and even though “crashing” classes was really nerve racking, I was able to take the two classes I ever crashed while attending this college.</p>

<p>I must add though, that both of these classes, I was able to take the spots of people who simply walked out of the class on their first day because the professors mentioned that we would be “assigned three or more books to read, and we will also have essays for the midterm and final exams.” </p>

<p>The great thing about SMC though and the reason why so many people come here, is because it really is a great institution. Because of its proximity to UCLA, a lot of UCLA professors teach at SMC as well. You also have a wide variety of challenging and interesting classes. And a campus life that, on a good semester, can brag of 80+ student clubs. On top of the academic and extra curricular goodies, SMC is also close to the Santa Monica downtown and the beach- so if you have a break in between classes, you can just hop on the bus and be tanning on a sandy beach within 10 minutes or so; and still be able to come back for a night class. You also have everything Los Angeles has to offer.</p>

<p>You could however attend other community colleges in other states and transfer to the local institutions they have contracts with, but you need to ask yourself what you really want out of your college experience. If you feel a University of California will be the place where you will be able to ultimately develop and succeed, then you should not be worried to go through the hoops of transferring. </p>

<p>If on the other hand, another institution would suit you best, then do the hoop jumping for them.</p>

<p>I hope this helps.</p>

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<p>It’s bad, especially in California. Professors are being sacked, interesting classes are being cut, and it’s generally a crappy time to be at a UC :/</p>

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<p>anyone from DVC?</p>

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<p>You meant they were laid-off, right? I believe that’s the correct term, correct me if I’m wrong.</p>