UCLA VS UC Davis parties and other life issues

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>My parents are concerned that If I end up going to UCLA, I will end up partying and not do my studies. They think that UCLA is much as a party school as UCSB or Chico State.</p>

<p>They say that UC Davis is not a party school where people just study all day and hang out in coffee shops or in the library, similar to UCSD or brigham young university.</p>

<p>They told me this because I have a cousin at my dads side who went far for college, to UCSB as a 22 year old and dropped out when he was 29 years old. He didnt know what to do in life and ended up being a dj in SB. Now, at 30, he is back home with parents trying to figure out what to do with his life. They are worried that if I go to UCLA, they think that I will end up like my cousin.</p>

<p>I only live 40 minutes from UC Davis. </p>

<p>For financial aid, I am getting so much more in UCLA (21k) than Davis (14k)</p>

<p>Distance is not a factor but their concern is that I will loose the motivation to study once I am at UCLA. They say that If I am at UC Davis, they can check on me to see if I am studying or not.</p>

<p>I currently have a 3.8 + GPA, involved in numerous organizations in and out of my community college. My parents are proud of me doing all of these activities and maintaining a high academic record. </p>

<p>What are your thoughts on this? Thank you.</p>

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<p>rofl. is the story about your cousin real? </p>

<p>if you can commute to davis from home, that would save a lot of money. and i havent heard about many parties going on at ucla or davis.</p>

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<p>yes it is real. I am not making it up.</p>

<p>My cousins myspace page as a DJ in SB <a href=“http://www.myspace.com/djwasabi805[/url]”>http://www.myspace.com/djwasabi805&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Passwordis123- its more of the Chico States and the UCSB which has the parties.</p>

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<p>hahaha You are NOT your cousin.</p>

<p>Anyhow, I have a friend who graduated from Brown and now works at Bloomingdales. He’s just really lazy and keeps putting things off.</p>

<p>It really depends on the person…if partying is your priority then you will party no matter where you go.</p>

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<p>DJ WASABI IN DA HOUSE!</p>

<p>If you’re school-minded, parties won’t get in the way.</p>

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<p>i am a school minded person.</p>

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<p>I would think as much, with your 859 post count on CC. You’ll be fine at UCLA, show them the statistics and how highly ranked UCLA is. Try to dispel any ‘party school’ notions they may have. UCLA is an internationally ranked university.</p>

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<p>hayward1991- UCLA is not like UCSB or Chico State. </p>

<p>Well my other cousin told my mom that UCLA is a party school but consider this, the last time she went to UCLA, it was in the late 90’s and the early 2000’s when my cousin was only 18-20 years old. Has UCLA cracked down on UCSB style parties ever since?</p>

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<p>Is this a serious post? Are you so weak willed that the very presence of “partying” will cause you to loose all motivation for studying and education?</p>

<p>If so, you don’t deserve a spot at either UCLA or UCD.</p>

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<p>My parents know that I am motivated but they are worried that I may end up like my cousin if I go to school fat from home. They say that if I am closer to home it would be easier for me to keep my academic motivation up</p>

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<p>How old are you? A transfer student is usually around 20 or so. I’m going to give you some general life advice: you are an adult. Unless your parents are refusing to pay for one school or the other, the choice is yours, not theirs. You shouldn’t need your parents to check up on your study habits at this age.</p>

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<p>Like everyone else has said, it’s up to you what you actually do at whatever school you attend. I went to UCLA for two quarters, and I had plenty of invitations to parties, but does that mean I was forced to go to them? Nope. I chose not to attend a single party, actually. It just wasn’t what I was interested in at that point. Now that is one extreme, of course, but it just shows that only you are in control of what you do. </p>

<p>You’ll get invitations to parties at any college you go to. If you’re so malleable that you’ll conform to whatever culture exists at a school instead of making decisions for yourself, that is definitely something you need to work on. But if you’re able to evaluate situations for yourself and stand your ground if pressured to go against what you deem is best, you shouldn’t have a problem at either campus. Good luck. :)</p>

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<p>I will be 24 years old when fall quarter starts and I am five years removed from high school. My cousin who went and dropped out of ucsb was only 22 when he started and he had a 2.90 GPA when he started ucsb</p>

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<p>you already SIR’d to UCLA. and what’s wrong with partying?</p>

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<p>24 and still letting your parents control you…?</p>

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<p>I don’t understand this mentality that somehow schools have the power force you to a certain behavior. A university is nothing more than classes, professors, and students. If you choose a certain lifestyle or social scene, that is purely your decision.</p>

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<p>Time to individuate…</p>

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<p>lol…your parents are feeding your ******** because they want their little boy at home with them. Trust me…go far away…it would be better for you and your parents.</p>

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<p>I am guessing you are Filipino Pinoiako, based on your username :P</p>

<p>anyway I think part of it is that your parents want you to stay close to home because they want you to be close to family, at least that’s what my mom and dad want me to do (I am half Filipino myself). It is the Filipino way to stay close to family. </p>

<p>I think the best thing to do is take a tour of UCLA with your parents to see how the campus is like. Let them see how the atmosphere is like of the school</p>

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<p>but maybe his parents are right. Pino will party hard, take drugs, and get laid (finally). Maybe that girl will like his upward trend.</p>