Applying to UCSD

[Hankysmoo]

I'm going to apply to UCSD and am not sure which of the 5 colleges to enroll in. Can someone tell me what are the differences between them? Thanks

 

[LivinLaVivaPollo]

I heard Muir is one of the easiest. There is another one that has tons of GE's, i think it's Eleanor Roosevelt... I'm not quite sure. I didn't get into UCSD =( 1260 SAT, 1850SAT2 Composite, 3.6 gpa.. doh.

 

[VirusDub]

The main difference is basically the emphasis each school has. Most comp sci people I know are at Warren. The whole system confuses me. Like the way there's a shoe that all of the schools compete over. Warren won it just recently. I'm sure they're very proud about that.

 

[McPhreak]

<< I heard Muir is one of the easiest. There is another one that has tons of GE's, i think it's Eleanor Roosevelt... I'm not quite sure. I didn't get into UCSD =( 1260 SAT, 1850SAT2 Composite, 3.6 gpa.. doh. >>



Muir isn't exactly easier than the others. They just give you more freedom in choosing what courses you want to take. I don't remember the specifics, but I think Roosevelt is more geared toward breadth and humanities and I think a lot of science oriented people might find it a pain in the @$$ to take the humanities classes. Just look at the requirements and choose based on what you want to do. It's not a life or death choice.

 

[ggavinmoss]

<< The main difference is basically the emphasis each school has. Most comp sci people I know are at Warren. >>




I hate the way this isn't explained...

UCSD's 5 college system (soon to be 6 college system) does vary by "emphasis," but all that means is you have to take different GE's. You can take any class or be any major from any college. Also, each college has its own "writing" sequence of classes that varies from college to college.

To graduate from UCSD, you need the following:

Your college GE requirements + cultural diversity + requirements for your major(s) + at least 72 upper division units and 180 total units.

As far as each college's GE's go...

MUIR: the least requirements and, in my opinion, best atmosphere to live in. It's writing program, Muir Writing, is lame, but only 2 quarters long and pretty easy.

REVELLE: lots of requirements and a required course of study outside your major. Their writing program is called HUM (Humanities). It's 5 quarters long and a lot of work.

WARREN: a good amount of requirements. They require 2 areas of study outside your major. Their writing program, Warren Writing, is not too bad and only 2 quarters long.

MARSHALL: not too many requirements. Their writing program, DOC (Dimensions of Culture) is 3 quarters long. Marshall college has a lot of programming focused on different cultures.

ROOSEVELT: lots of requrements, including MMW (Making of the Modern World), a SIX quarter writing sequence. It's a lot of writing and much complained about. The rest of the requirements are pretty standard, but MMW is lots of work.

Anyway, UCSD is a great place and while I think Muir is the best by far (I'm an obviously biased Muir graduate), the school as a whole is wonderful.

Hope that helps.

-geoff

 

[uCsDNerd]

1- Warren
2 - Revelle
3 - Marshall
4 - Muir
5 - ERC


Warren if engineering
Revelle if bio/ premed type stuff
Marshall if undecided
Muir / ERC - just cause u have to choose 5

 

[VirusDub]

Thanks for clearing all that up. I was only repeating what my friends down at UCSD had told me. I didn't apply there, so I never bothered to check into the schools. I just chose UCLA, no complex school system.