UCSD's 6 colleges

1x612nt13
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:02:49 +0000

I don’t know much about pre-med stuff but I can give you my general opinion of the six colleges.

ERC - I heard the writing classes are the hardest. The dining hall, Cafe Ventanas, is really nice in my opinion. The res halls and apartments all look really new and the whole college looks nice. You’re also close to RIMAC!

Marshall - I live in Marshall and the res halls are okay I guess but I’ve seen nicer. All the res halls are lined up in a row and it feel less social imo. The GEs are pretty easy though. Everyone says that the dining hall, OVT, used to be the best, but imo it sucks! Marshall is also located really close to the center of campus which is nice. In fact, the Lowers are located just a few hundred feet from Geisel.

Muir - This would be the college I would choose to be in if given the chance. Pines is the best dining hall and the GEs are the easiest. There’s also a close community-like feel because all of the res halls and apartments are structured better. Most res halls have common rooms for suites AND floors whereas in Marshall sometimes each suite is an entire floor.

Revelle - Everyone I’ve talked to agreed that Revelle has the hardest GEs. I’ve never been to Plaza but apparently the food sucks there. Revelle is also really large and in the southwest corner of campus so you might have to do a lot of walking. The res halls I’ve seen are pretty old, but the apartments are the newest buildings on campus.

Warren - Warren has really nice res halls. Their writing class is pretty intensive I hear, but you get it out of the way in just 2 quarters. Since I have a lot of friends in Warren, I’ve been there a lot and realized that it is the most secluded because it’s far from EVERYTHING. Even Sixth is closer to the center of campus. Warren just feels closer since it’s not covered by trees like Sixth is. The view from the res halls are nice though since you get to see the canyon. Canyon Vista is okay I guess. The food isn’t great but it’s not bad.

Sixth - I don’t really go to Sixth often but the apartments look like a suburban neighborhood. The res halls are sandwiched between a parking lot and soccer fields. Foodworx isn’t really a dining hall but the personal pizzas are nice.

Given the chance to re-do my application I personally would have chosen
1-Muir
2-Marshall
3-Warren
4-ERC
5-Revelle
6-Sixth

Best of luck!