<p>UCSD is an amazingly cool story. For a University just 49 years old, it is just about the fastest riser among American universities in the past half century. It is strong in engineering, strong in biology, strong in social sciences and strong in humanities. </p>
<p>UCSD is located in La Jolla – one of the most beautiful, breathtaking cities in America. If you like clean and safe, they don’t get any cooler than La Jolla. And UCSD is a large chunk of La Jolla.</p>
<p>At UCSD, your neighbors are captains of American industry, successful entrepreneurs and bio technologists by day who are also accomplished surfers, scuba divers, sailors, beach-lovers on weekends. Same temptations are available to UCSD students on weekends. Did I mention that La Jolla has some of the best beaches anywhere in the world, a gorgeous cliff within 5 minutes walk, and if you wanted to steal away with your date, how can you beat mid-night kayaking… </p>
<p>UCSD has a unique college system each with their own GE requirements. Colleges are cool. You are not 1 in 4000 but one in 750. College provides a natural social community until you develop your own wider network. College requirements ensure you get to take your GEs in the proper sequence, not be at the bottom of the totem pole in selecting first year courses at UCB and UCLA. You have a good chance of completing your major in 4 years – unless you choose to stay longer. What is cooler than that.</p>
<p>At UCSD you have high performing students who are cool. By that I mean self-contained, confident and who know that college is what they make of it. They are cool. No one feels it necessary to tout their institutional horns, blow their prestige trumpet or waste time in a ranking rant. </p>
<p>Witness the response you got above astrina. She graduated from UCSD but cares about her alma mater enough to help those on these boards with questions. That’s cool.</p>
<p>Only you can decide if you are cool enough for UCSD.</p>