College Overview: UCSD

UCSD: UC Sunny but Dull
Are you dead set on pursuing a science or medicine-related career? COME TO UCSD. This is the BEST school in California for those fields, better even than UC Berkeley and UCLA. Are you more into liberal arts like poli sci, english, etc? Still consider coming here! But know that UCSD is very pro-science and pro-research, and suffers all the imperfections that that entails. If you are a hard partier, stay away! If you are an introvert, you'll find plenty of people like you, but be sure to make an ...

UCSD: conservative a**holes
Don't go to this school!! I only came here because I once was a biology major, but if you are not going to find the cure for cancer, don't bother going to this school. I transferred out, and am much happier. I also want to note that the video segments show San Diego State life and the beach areas, not UCSD. UCSD looks nothing like the videos show.

UCSD: You See San Diego
If you're hoping for a constant party, this is not the place to go. People who go here will always describe it as "chill" - which is exactly what it is... just very laidback in all aspects. Personally, I love living in sunny San Diego! There are six different colleges in UCSD, which actually makes what would be a big and impersonal school feel more homey. Each college has its own Academic Advising office, cafeteria, dorms and apartments, etc. They actually do have their own "personalities" - Ele...