All UCs (2024-2025)

[median pivot]

is there any chance i get off?

[willow stratus]

does anyone know if there is a discord server for accpeted ucsc students?

[tropic minnow]

Competitive, but you will have a small advantage

[tropic minnow]

I know all classes up to 28 have one, haven't heard of one for 29 yet

[charred trellis]

Absolutely. I got WL'd at Berk, UCSB,UCI and got off the UCSB, UCI WL's when I applied

[dry pollen]

I see your point, but I’d argue that UCs are stronger if you plan on going to graduate school overall.

While it’s true that research positions at places like Berkeley can be competitive, there is such a large amount happening at UCs means that there are still plenty of opportunities, especially for students who are proactive. Many labs actively recruit undergraduates, and while it might take more initiative to get into a lab, you are still being prepared for life after college. As a UC student myself, I have cold emailed and have received multiple interviews and offers for labs by emailing roughly 30 PIs. Of course, there were more rejections than acceptances, but it’s very doable. In addition, many labs prefer underclassmen as they are able to stay for a longer amount of time, giving them a larger return on investment.

Also, many UCs have formalized research programs specifically for underclassmen (like URAP at Berkeley), which helps guide undergrads while reducing competitiveness of traditional lab positions.

Another factor I’d argue for is funding. UCs receive significantly more research funding than CSUs, meaning that students at UCs are more likely to have access to a larger variety projects, better facilities, and more experienced faculty. This can lead to stronger research outcomes, potentially increased likelihood publications, and ultimately, a more competitive graduate school application.

And yes, while it might be easier to connect with faculty at CSUs, the connections of UC faculty can be extremely beneficial when it comes to getting strong letters of recommendation and determining where to apply to grad school.

Perhaps you may be better fitted for a CSU, but I believe if someone is proactive (as many a2cers are), they will do perfectly fine at a UC.

[willow stratus]

who usually created them? Are there any other social medias with communities for accepted students?

[tropic minnow]

I know there was a class of 2028 insta, idk who creates the servers

[tropic minnow]

Also, Cal's huge size is a Cal problem

[charred trellis]

Agreed with this. UCSD undergrad->UCSD grad here. A couple of my friends in Undergrad are now in Stanford/MIT/Berkeley doing their PhD's

[tropic minnow]

It's not the same issue at each UC

[charred trellis]

A lot of the UC's have too many students for too little land area ngl

[tropic minnow]

I know freshman and sophmores here doing research, this is a by campus issue

[midnight vine]

yeah i know freshmen who've done URAP at berkeley

[dry pollen]

Essentially every premed at ucla is in a lab by sophomore yr latest

[tropic minnow]

Maybe but the point I'm trying to make is that research is accesible to all levels

[midnight vine]

there's also so many tiny programs for different majors

[dry pollen]

Some are in labs before they even come in

[charred trellis]

Yeah Ik.

[midnight vine]

like there's a data science discovery program where you do ds research

[tropic minnow]

Yeah having a hospital on campus is nice

[dry pollen]

Lowkey our hospital program is mid asf

[midnight vine]

i dont know anyone who's actively put in the effort to find an opportunity and has not been able to find one here

[dry pollen]

But it is cause of the med school labs

[charred trellis]

UCSD's is ultracompetitive lol

[dry pollen]

^^ esp in terms of research

[dry pollen]

The med school labs?

[charred trellis]

my premed friend is dying to get research here atm

[charred trellis]

yep

[midnight vine]

like yeah you do need to grind a little stuff won't fall into your lap

[tropic minnow]

Wdym

[midnight vine]

but i truly believe hard work pays off

[dry pollen]

I mean I think that’s the case everywhere you just need to mass apply

[dry pollen]

The med school labs allow for clinical research

And different types overall

[charred trellis]

yep

[tropic minnow]

How does that make the hospital mid though

[dry pollen]

No no like the actual hospital volunteering program we have at ucla that is accessible to everyone

[charred trellis]

Probably the amount of funding the hospital gets + research grants and stuff

[dry pollen]

All the competitive stuff is amazing

[tropic minnow]

Oh ok

[dry pollen]

It’s like not volunteering

It’s just for resume

UCLA med stuff is amazing though

[tropic minnow]

I see

But yeah CSUs are inherently designed not for grad school but to help you get a job, while UCs are inherently designed to advance research causes, so by design UCs are better, no matter which UC

[terse bough]

I see

Are tuition costs very different for in vs out?

[median pivot]

do the UCs ask for additional information in the intent for waitlist??

i wanna submit my ucsd and uci forms

but i dont know if they require anything extra

and i really wanna send my senior year grades

[dense epoch]

They do not

[median pivot]

oh 😭

[tropic minnow]

Yes, they will take something like a 25k tuition supplment if you are oos. Also, you will have fewer fin aid support

[willow stratus]

@tropic minnow on the website for ucsc it says only people with 2.5+ cumulitave gpa can take up to 22 credits. How does this work for the freshmen class? Do they take the highschool gpa?

[terse bough]

I see, makes sense

[tropic minnow]

You'll take 3 classes your first quarter. After that, you can do more than that

That's what I'm doing this quarter, I'm gonna do 4

[dense epoch]

Ya it does unfortunately suck

[willow stratus]

so how many quarter credits are you approximately getting per semester?

[dry pollen]

1.5 quarter creds = 1 sem cred

Roughly

[tropic minnow]

15, classes are generally 5 credit units, this is not including labs if stem

[charred trellis]

Berkeley did ask for 1st sem senior year grades and an optional LOCI. UCI solely asked for an optional LOCI but I didn't really put in the effort for it as I wasn't planning on going there. Tbh I don't really know why I opted into the UCI waitlist cause I was deadset on going to UCSD at that point(unless I got into UCLA/Berkeley or somewhere higher)

[tropic minnow]

You can in fact, go all the way to 27 units (5 classes, 1 lab) but you must petition

That's my understanding at least

I would not recommend that

[charred trellis]

you have no will to live if you're taking more than 16 units a quarter...

[dry pollen]

Me rn…

[tropic minnow]

Well that's why I recommended not doing that

[dry pollen]

I am dropping to 17 next quarter cannot be doing this again

[charred trellis]

Which UC do you go to?

[dry pollen]

La

[median pivot]

Do you know where the optional LOCI form is? for UCi

[tropic minnow]

But also I'm doing 20 to test myself. I have backup plans in case I need to drop down to 15 though, so if you prepare I think it's not a bad idea to try

[median pivot]

or did they get rid of that

[charred trellis]

mind if you DM?

[dry pollen]

I’m in 22 rn ☹️☹️☹️

Never again

[tropic minnow]

Godbless your soul

[charred trellis]

ooh I have a couple friends who went to UCLA. One's still there atm

[tropic minnow]

It will be a lot of reading and writing next quarter, but I think I can do it

[dry pollen]

I would have done 23 next but this quarter was enough for me 🥲🥲🥲

[dry pollen]

W what major are they

[charred trellis]

Might have been. LOCI for UCI back when I applied was solely to appeal a decision. I wasn't really in the mood to go through that much effort for a school I wasn't really gunning to go for. UCI admit for me was kinda luck of the draw.

[charred trellis]

Math-Econ. He's working on his MFE now

[tropic minnow]

Well hey, now you know your limit lol

[charred trellis]

I think i did one quarter where I signed up for 22 units. Luckily I had a course that I couldn't get off the waitlist so I dropped back to 17

[terse bough]

Do UCs give credits for A-Levels?

[charred trellis]

I would've died if I stayed at 22

[dry pollen]

Dang my ra is that major

[dry pollen]

I lowkey still might…

We’ll see

[dry pollen]

La does

[terse bough]

Noted

[charred trellis]

SD does too

[dry pollen]

I think it’s harder to do 22 if it’s pure stem

[terse bough]

Bet

I should be able to avoid a lot of entry-level physics/chemistry/math classes then ig

[charred trellis]

Oh hell yes

[dry pollen]

Mine this quarter were like 3 stem and 1 humanities so it was ok

[charred trellis]

22 units in STEM is 💀

[orchid pine]

Don't want to clog this thread up, can I move this to DMs?

[charred trellis]

Depends on your score and if your A-levels translate to an actual class/rip a GE requirement

[terse bough]

Makes sense

[dry pollen]

If you’d like I’m not sure if others would like to see as well though

[terse bough]

I have predicted A*'s in A-Level Physics, Chemistry, Maths 🙏

And a's in the AS Levels for all three of those

[charred trellis]

You may be able to knock off some course pre-reqs and maybe a couple GE requirements

[terse bough]

Noted

[orchid pine]

Just to establish where I’m coming from, my parents are professors, and we have many friends who are faculty at UCs, CSUs, and private universities. I’ve also lived in undergraduate housing since I was nine and have been taking courses ever since.

I see where you're coming from, but while UCs receive more funding and conduct more research, that doesn’t automatically translate to better opportunities for every student. A higher volume of research means little if access is hypercompetitive, restricted, or favors those with prior experience and connections.

You mention cold emailing 30+ PIs to get a research position, which I think is the main issue—UC students face a highly competitive process just to get into a lab, and many still come up empty-handed. Saying students “just need to be proactive” assumes persistence guarantees results, but not everyone has the time, resources, or connections to email dozens of professors. Your success is great, but it’s not the norm. At many UCs, undergrads can feel like an afterthought in research-heavy departments, whereas at CSUs, faculty are more accessible, research opportunities are more inclusive, and students aren’t just another face in an overcrowded applicant pool.

At CSUs, undergraduates don’t have to fight tooth and nail for research positions (partly because fewer students are competing for them). Faculty actively encourage students to get involved, and research isn’t dominated by graduate students the way it often is at UCs. This means CSU students can often get meaningful hands-on experience sooner and build closer relationships with faculty (which are both critical for grad school applications). A strong letter of rec from a professor who knows you personally is arguably more valuable than one from a big-name researcher who barely interacted with you.

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I think it all boils down to the student, not the institution.

If someone is proactive (like you said most a2cers are), the skill ceiling at a CSU can actually be higher. While UCs may offer more total research opportunities, access can be limited, and undergrads can struggle to get actually meaningful roles. At a CSU, a dedicated student can take on more responsibility, gain hands-on experience earlier, and develop stronger relationships with faculty. The difference isn’t just about the number of opportunities but how much you can do with them. If you’re willing to put in the effort, you may end up with better experience, stronger letters of recommendation, and a more competitive grad school application than many UC students who were stuck waiting for their turn.

(oops, wrong reply lol)

[charred trellis]

I mean it all really depends on what you do in your college life and what experiences you want to make your undergrad life all about. I know plenty of people who went to Cal States and did great things with their lives and others who went to Berkeley and have a pretty mediocre life. I know a friend of mine who turned down UCSD to go to UCR just cause he'd have a better chance at med school due to lowered competition. I can't really say how the situation is like at Cal States cause I've never really had academic experiences there.

Same thing can be said of people who went to HYPSM. It all depends on what you make of your college experience.

[tropic minnow]

Godspeed if you do, you're incredibly smart so I believe in you

[orchid pine]

Totally agree, 100% comes down to what you make of your uni experience. One of the main advantages of CSUs is the lack of graduate students and much less competition for research positions, which means faculty have more space and willingness to mentor undergrads, therefore giving proactive students better access.

[chilly peak]

ah thats teue

the whole appeals process is kind of useless for mw tho bc they apparently dont want senior year grades n activities???? so what do u even say in there

[subtle oyster]

wrong. im getting in next year. LOCKED IN

[charred trellis]

Valid benefit... Usually at UC, it's an experienced PhD/PostDoc really doing all the mentoring rather than the PI themself lol

but I think the extra research money that UC gets really goes a long way. UC literally pays you to go to high level research conferences and present at some pretty hard hitting areas. I'm pretty sure that CSU has the same type of research opportunities if you look hard enough but it's more profound at UC...

[dry pollen]

I don’t disagree that CSUs offer unique advantages, especially in terms of accessibility to faculty and research opportunities. However, I still believe that, on the whole, UCs provide a stronger foundation for students aiming for top graduate programs—though, as you correctly point out, that doesn’t mean they’re the only path.

I agree that research volume alone doesn’t automatically translate to better opportunities for every undergraduate. But I’d argue that even with competition, the scale and prestige of UC research still offer significant advantages. While getting into a lab might take more persistence at a UC, students who do secure a spot often gain access to renowned faculty whose names carry significant weight in academia. Connections still matter in grad school admissions, and a letter from a highly regarded PI in a well-funded lab can open doors that might be harder to access at a CSU. Moreover, there’s plenty of smaller labs where you can get direct exposure to your PI. Also, in terms of my success not being the norm, perhaps that’s true. But every single undergrad I have met at my UC who has wanted to get into research has gotten there, regardless of their path.

I also think it’s important to note that while CSU students may have more immediate access to faculty and potentially earlier research opportunities, they sometimes miss out on the depth and rigor of research environments that UCs have. Many CSU research projects are relatively small-scale due to funding limitations, whereas at UCs, even undergraduates can contribute to major, high-profile work that gets published in top journals. While I agree that leading a smaller project at a CSU has its benefits, collaborating on cutting edge research at a UC can be equally valuable when it comes to graduate school applications. Also, many undergraduates lead projects here after having a few years of experience.

As for your point about CSU students getting into top PhD programs, it’s doable from everyone as there are incredibly talented students in every place, and strong mentorship at a CSU can absolutely help. That said, much data still favors UCs when it comes to graduate school placement rates, especially for top-tier programs

I think our main point of disagreement is our priorities in terms of accessibility vs opportunity. CSUs for sure, can provide a more supportive and personal research environment, but UCs offer opportunities that, while harder to access, can be more impactful in the long run. It ultimately depends on the student. If someone thrives in a more personal, hands-on environment, a CSU could be a better fit. But if they are willing to work through the competition and utilize the resources of a major research university, a UC may be a better fit.

[charred trellis]

Plus with the faculty research quality at UC, working at a high value lab could make or break your application to HYPSM tier universities

[dry pollen]

^^

Also if being mentored directly by the PI is super important to you there’s always smaller/newer labs

[charred trellis]

I cracked my B.S./M.S. application to UCSD cause one of my recommenders was a high level researcher

[shy kiln]

this is very good discussion actually kudos both @orchid pine and @dry pollen i enjoyed reading ngl

[charred trellis]

UCSD Grad is cracked af ngl. I've seen people turn down Ivies to come down here

[shy kiln]

oh and pranav as well thanks for all of ur guys's thoughts

[charred trellis]

In CSU's defense, I think CSU prepares you better for vocational/industry jobs better than UC's. Most UC professors are researchers and are more inclined in that direction. At the same time, those professors often have high level industry connections that you could leverage to get a job if you use them correctly

[dry pollen]

I fully agree. I do think the industry you are planning on entering does play a large role though

[tropic minnow]

That and from my understanding UC teaches theory more than CSUs so it's a different curriculum also

[charred trellis]

I think UC's have a PhD apprentice program where you can work on a mini project with a PhD student to build lab experience. You're not tied to an official research lab but you can add it to your CV, which you could then use to crack lab applications. Plus, it doesn't hurt to ask your professors directly if they have space in their lab for you. I asked a professor of mine if he could refer me to labs that do research in planetary sciences. That professor literally went out of his way to recommend me a lab and even put in a word to the lab PI on my behalf.

Did way more to help me than just random cold emails

[charred trellis]

Absolutely.

[charred trellis]

Yep.

[orchid pine]

I see what you’re saying and I think you summed up the core difference well of accessibility vs. prestige. UCs do have high-profile research environments, and for students who can break into them, the name recognition of a well-known PI can certainly carry weight in grad school admissions. But as you also pointed out, not everyone gets those opportunities, and I think that’s the crux of the issue.

Every single undergrad I have met at my UC who has wanted to get into research has gotten there, regardless of their path.
That’s great, but it also doesn’t account for the selection bias at play—how many of those students struggled for months to secure a position, and how many simply gave up? At UCs, even the smaller labs are still competitive, and plenty of qualified students don’t get in, or end up doing grunt work that doesn’t translate into meaningful research experience. At CSUs, on the other hand, access to research isn’t a privilege that you have to fight for, but a given if you put in the effort. That immediate and consistent access can be more valuable in the long run than spending years just trying to get a foot in the door.

Many CSU research projects are relatively small-scale due to funding limitations, whereas at UCs, even undergraduates can contribute to major, high-profile work that gets published in top journals.
While UC labs may work on high-profile projects, that doesn't mean undergrads play a meaningful role—many just do routine tasks. At CSUs, research may be smaller in scale, but students often take on real responsibilities, from designing experiments to publishing papers. And CSUs do secure research grants, meaning undergrads still have access to funded projects and opportunities to get published—often with more hands-on involvement than their UC counterparts.

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CSU students may have more immediate access to faculty and potentially earlier research opportunities, but they sometimes miss out on the depth and rigor of research environments that UCs have.
That really depends on the field. Yes, some UC labs work on groundbreaking projects with massive funding, but that doesn’t mean every undergrad actually gets to contribute in a meaningful way. A lot of UC undergrads end up doing routine lab maintenance rather than conducting real research. Meanwhile, at CSUs, undergrads are much more likely to take on leadership roles in projects, design experiments, and even get published—not because the research is inherently lower quality, but because there’s simply more room for them to grow.

[dry pollen]

That’s pretty cool! I haven’t heard of that specifically but that’s really great for exploration. Sometimes, we’ll have journal clubs you have to apply for with labs that are recruiting which basically guarantees you a spot and we have a minor that places you in a lab as well

[dry pollen]

W prof

[blissful zephyr]

My boy Pranav in the house

[orchid pine]

Btw, apologies if some of this does not make sense and/or is disorganized. It's 1am and I'm a bit tired lol.
(If I don't respond, I haven't died—I just fell asleep 😄)

[dry pollen]

There’s a lot done at ucs to increase accessibility in research, especially in underrepresented fields. Programs like PEERS, SPUR, CARE, MARC, Bioscience scholars, and more are programs just in the life sciences.

Smaller labs are not competitive, even if you have 0 research experience and they are not explicitly going out of their way to recruit undergrads. That is where the competition comes from, which is why cold emailing can be successful if the lab is planning on recruiting. As long as you are dedicated and are able to show interest in the research, many labs are willing to take you regardless of your experience levels. I think you are generalizing UC’s research experiences into one as grunt work can be done anywhere. I am sure what you are saying regarding CSUs is true, but I believe research at UCs is a given if you put in the effort as well. Whether that is networking with your friends or professors, emailing, or another method, you will find something. I understand not everyone has the time for this, but if they cannot spend time to find a lab, perhaps they do not have the time to be in a lab since they have other priorities, which is completely understandable as well.

Again, I think you are generalizing into one UC research experience. Many undergrads, again, do lead projects, coauthor papers, and take on “real responsibilities.”

[dry pollen]

^

[dry pollen]

You’re all good dw!

Ultimately, every research experience will be different regardless of where you are. I believe that if you show initiative, you will most definitely succeed at a UC

I also believe if you have niche interests, a UC will likely be better suited because it will probably have some sort of research in that field

I have some very niche interests and I was still able to find something similar enough, which I likely wouldn’t have found at a CSU

[charred trellis]

Not just in research, even academics. UC literally encouraged me to explore fields outside of my major. That's how I was able to take Econ/Finance classes as a CENG major and literally got hooked on them

[strange cloud]

damn we got a full ass debate here at 1 30 am

[charred trellis]

It's Saturday morning lol

[strange cloud]

fair

[charred trellis]

Good luck on UCSD though @strange cloud

[orchid pine]

Still 1:30 am though lol

[strange cloud]

dude i would commit on the spot

if ucsd takes me from their waitlist

is it ranked

[charred trellis]

as in?

[strange cloud]

and do i have any way to up my chances

of getting off wl

[charred trellis]

I don't think UCSD is ranked

it's space available I think

[strange cloud]

what does that mean

so like

do u just get randomly thrown into a college

[dry pollen]

I agree! UCLA has this one major only offered at one other school. I would have never considered this major anywhere else for obvious reasons

[dry pollen]

Nope

[charred trellis]

Not really. It's more dependent on whether your major or undeclared has space

[strange cloud]

oh

well im cooked for data science

[charred trellis]

if you get in, then they'll try to put you in to your higher preferenced colleges

[strange cloud]

hopefully atmospheric science or probability and statistics clutches up

i have hope tho cuz not a lot of ppl apply in atmo sci

[charred trellis]

Atmospheric Sciences is an uncapped major I think. You should be better off...

[strange cloud]

same thing with prob and stats but that major is probably full

[charred trellis]

I think that major is half DSC wannabes and the other half is Math-Econ people

Sorry for the diss, I just had to lol

[strange cloud]

lmao

i wanna do a mix of ds + atmospheric sci

[charred trellis]

You could do Atmos Sci major + DS minor

[strange cloud]

my first choice was ds and second choice was oceanic and atmospheric sci

[charred trellis]

or vice versa

[strange cloud]

i wanna focus on ds/stats due to the volatility of the meteorology field in the current administration

[strange cloud]

there isnt an atmo minor somehow

idk

isnt a minor just when you take a major and hack off some class requirements

[charred trellis]

Dude I did a Finance internship as a Chemical Engineering major. You never know how your major may play a role in your career. Maybe analyzing a lot of data sets of atmospheric data could help you land a Data Science Job.

[charred trellis]

Nah it's more of an abridged major.

[strange cloud]

oh!

[charred trellis]

But you're free to take more classes than the minor minimum requirements

[strange cloud]

basically yeah

well

if ucla doesnt clutch up

im committing to uw for now

and the logo for the uw ultimate team is uncanny bro

look at ts

[charred trellis]

Honestly though, I think UCSD WL is an achievement in this day and age. UCSD's gotten so competitive the last couple of years that I don't think my high school stats would land me an admit now

[strange cloud]

literally a trident

[charred trellis]

Impostors

LITERALLY IMPOSTORS

[strange cloud]

like come on

[charred trellis]

Yes

The true trident is us

[strange cloud]

i do admit a husky with a trident goes hard

[charred trellis]

I'd honestly love a bear with one though

[tacit merlin]

has stats really gotten that popular

[charred trellis]

Ngl I love bears.

[strange cloud]

ye

[tacit merlin]

i thought that itd be a pretty niche major since most people go data sci

[charred trellis]

Everyone and their mom wants to do DS one way or another...

[strange cloud]

lot of cs wannabes do ds/stats

which is funny cuz i hate cs

[charred trellis]

CS wannabes=DS. DS wannabes= Stats

[tacit merlin]

wait me too i did stats bc i hate cs

[strange cloud]

i like math

not vector calculus math

[tacit merlin]

i like cs im just not good at it

[strange cloud]

but statistics math

[charred trellis]

Engineering ruined any love I had for math

[strange cloud]

im too lazy to learn python bruh

i know java for some reason

[charred trellis]

All I can see are Diff Eqs

[charred trellis]

I learned a bit of SQL

[strange cloud]

man

[tacit merlin]

ok wait i might have screwed myself applying for stats this cycle

argh

[strange cloud]

a

[orchid pine]

The fact that these programs exist highlights the underlying issue—without them, breaking into research at UCs can still be an uphill battle due to the sheer volume of students competing for spots. Cold emailing can work, but success depends on whether a lab is actively recruiting, and many proactive students still face rejection.

I’m not saying that all UC undergrads are stuck doing grunt work (I have friends at UCLA who lead projects and coauthor papers) but those opportunities are often concentrated among the most competitive and well-connected students. At CSUs, research involvement isn’t something you have to fight for; it’s actively encouraged from the start, with direct, experienced faculty mentorship and fewer barriers to entry.

I also disagree with the idea that if a student can’t dedicate time to finding a lab, they wouldn’t have time to be in one. Searching for research isn’t the same as doing research, and requiring students to grind for access naturally excludes those without extra time for networking and cold emailing (e.g., those who need to work a job to attend college).

My argument isn’t that CSUs are inherently a better system or that UC students get a bad research experience. It’s that the skill ceiling at CSUs can actually be higher because students have more opportunities to take on leadership roles, drive their own projects, and gain meaningful hands-on experience without waiting years for a meaningful opening.

[strange cloud]

https://students.ucsd.edu/_files/registrar/2024_25-Alternative-Majors-for-Selective-Majors.pdf

[charred trellis]

Statistical Thermodynamics is a b***h and a half

[strange cloud]

well fuck

im a met major

[charred trellis]

So much that the math itself doesn't really make sense

[strange cloud]

meteorology

that is

a solid 85% of meteorology is thermodynamics

im a bit cooked

plus the stats major

[strange cloud]

dont forget about math+cs majors

they are the tryhard cs wannabes

[tacit merlin]

i alted poli sci data analysis for the 2nd alt choice

[charred trellis]

yep

[tacit merlin]

should have done computign and arts

man

[charred trellis]

ICAM isn't actually much computing.

you're better off with Stats

[tacit merlin]

oh really?

[charred trellis]

Hopefully you won't deal with entropy much

[tacit merlin]

tbf i applied as a fine arts major to all my reaches with the intention to switch

[strange cloud]

unless a lot of mfs wanna do atmospheric science in the big 2025 i have a shot at getting off the waitlist

[strange cloud]

did u get wl

[tacit merlin]

i believe 🙏

[tacit merlin]

yeah

but idid stats for UCs

art for ivies and stuff

[strange cloud]

there is entropy in atmo

just not the entropy you think of

like

[charred trellis]

UCSD Atmospheric Sciences is actually a very well acclaimed program. We have Scripps for a reason lol

[strange cloud]

idk how to explain

[charred trellis]

I know

I'm literally taking Stat Thermo right now. Grad edition

[strange cloud]

i presented at a conference at scripps there last summer bro fym they waitlisted me

it was meant to be

[tacit merlin]

meteorology is so cool fr

i watched twisters

[charred trellis]

I don't know what to say at that point

[tacit merlin]

this is likeme wantign to do physics after watching oppenheimer

[strange cloud]

getting hit by 15 atmospheric rivers every winter convinced me to do meteorology

[tacit merlin]

real

[strange cloud]

plus weather channel and my local news

[charred trellis]

That movie was so good lol. I was out of state for my internship and I was bored out of my mind. It was the last weekend too before I flew back to California so I decided to watch a movie before I left. Best choice of movie ngl

[strange cloud]

bill martin and steve paulsen my goats

[tacit merlin]

with the current state of affairs + global warming i think it has great potential

[strange cloud]

dont forget mark tamayo and jim cantore

[tacit merlin]

right omg

[strange cloud]

the trump admin is killing noaa bro

[charred trellis]

I loved and still love Weather Channel

[tacit merlin]

new favorite airplane movie

[strange cloud]

^

[strange cloud]

bro ice pilots was my comfort show

[tacit merlin]

yeah but once we grad it might not be republican

so more funding

[charred trellis]

Bro I was jamming "Ain't no love in Oklahoma" and "Out of Oklahoma" all the way during my walk back home from the theater

[tacit merlin]

im kinda screwed too i wanted to go into research but its being defunded

[strange cloud]

my internship advisors at noaa ncep are scared they have to pause operations due to a govt shutdown

[charred trellis]

Hurricane Hunters was mine. Along with Strangest Weather on Earth...

[tacit merlin]

wait did you watch it 4d i wsih i could do that

[charred trellis]

Nah standard lol

[strange cloud]

at the same time a severe weather outbreak is killing people in the dixie alley

[tacit merlin]

i watched it in a long ahh plane ride

[strange cloud]

omg dont forget weather gone viral

[charred trellis]

That was a great show lol

[tacit merlin]

plane ride i mgiht be stupid ** flight

[strange cloud]

i might have been too little for hurricane hunters

[charred trellis]

The goat of 2013 Weather Channel

[strange cloud]

dude

[charred trellis]

Hurricane Hunters was something else... especially for a plane buff like me

[strange cloud]

the soundtrack too

https://tenor.com/view/meme-listening-music-emotional-gif-8254997

the storm alert update music goes inexplicably hard

same thing with the winter storm update

[charred trellis]

I loved Twisters... definitely up there in my favorite movies list along with Top Gun

[tacit merlin]

i wanna watch the first one idk if its as good

[charred trellis]

I was literally hooked on Weather Channel when we had Tropical Storm Hillary hit California a couple years back

[strange cloud]

TOP GUN MAVERICK

MY FAVORITE

[tacit merlin]

i watched twisters like 2x in the same sitting it was so good

[strange cloud]

that was fun

i think the san fernando valley got a couple nados

[tacit merlin]

dude that was me with the ones in florida last year

[charred trellis]

YES. I watched that movie twice in theaters + multiple times on planes. It still looks fresh everytime I see it

[strange cloud]

its so nostalgic now

three years ago

[charred trellis]

I literally dragged my friends and my parents to watch it IN THEATERS

[strange cloud]

color grading of that film is candy

[charred trellis]

Nah I was there for the Engine noises in theater sound...

There's just some magic listening to afterburner on stereo sound

[strange cloud]

that was cool too

im more of a visual person

[charred trellis]

The opening scene in stereo sound was just 🤩

Visually it was beautiful too

[strange cloud]

i do photography so i always pay attention to composition and cinematography in general

[charred trellis]

Idk the color shading was more orangish than usual

Definitely suited well for the desert scenes

[strange cloud]

yeah it was very warm in tone

i think that made it more appealing for me

[charred trellis]

Homage to the original

[strange cloud]

definitely influenced my photography style for a while too

i was making all my photos warm even when they werent supposed to be

[charred trellis]

I live close to MCAS Miramar. If you know you know...

[strange cloud]

JET ENGINE SOUNDS

[charred trellis]

I've been to Fightertown

go there every year for the airshow

[strange cloud]

dude at the conference one day (it was a 4 day long conference) i saw a couple ospreys just chilling off scripps pier

(i went on scripps pier too)

osprey as in the aircraft

[charred trellis]

Yeah I've seen the lot. Hornets, F-35s, saw a couple of F-16s, F-22s once. Nighthawks paid a visit once in 2020

[desert escarp]

@runic grail

[crude marsh]

@runic grail

[strange cloud]

wuat

y yall pinging

[desert escarp]

💀

[charred trellis]

Yeah Ospreys are pretty common. Same with the CH-53s. F/A-18s and F-35s are also pretty common. Even caught some aggressor F-5s I think 2 days ago. KC-130Js are also in the area 😄

[strange cloud]

LMAO

[strange cloud]

wowo

not a massive avgeek like u but planes are very cool

im more of a trains person

basically if it runs on a track i think its cool

[desert escarp]

dude i wanna see one of those F-5s so bad

they're so cool

[charred trellis]

Maybe come to the airshow we have every September. They bring a couple out from Yuma

Don't think they have them based here in Miramar

Oh yeah fun fact... another reason why I chose UCSD is it's proximity to Miramar. Pretty much have an airshow everyday with the amount of military air traffic that flies over campus.

[shy kiln]

what does this mean

does this mean he got blocked from the thread

LMAO

[strange cloud]

real

[full gyro]

why is this so intimidating da heck

[lost oyster]

Looks like a boring educational game for kids 3-7

[full gyro]

does anyone know if uci scholarship comes out later or have they already come out

[carmine musk]

When do LA and Berkeley come out?

[lost oyster]

Berkeley decision date been on the portal

[ancient wasp]

And updates on LA?

Decision date

[outer sky]

probably 21st

[sick quarry]

the button unironically is so clickable

[violet goblet]

what is it

i don't have my portal set up

[lost oyster]

27th

[violet goblet]

so ivy day

[lost oyster]

yuh

[whole aspen]

where is uci fin aid detai

ami blind

bc i cant find it

[stark cosmos]

Can someone explain the CHC waitlist? Does everyone get it?

[tulip relic]

day 2 of manifesting i get off the uci waitlist

day 8 of manifesting i get off the ucd waitlist

[tardy forum]

Is the UCI honors college somewhat hard to get into?

[lost oyster]

ngl uci wl is crazy work

how tf

ucs are wildin

[subtle mirage]

Any UCLA decision date predictions? I just wanna get rejected already so I can know where I'm going lol

[zealous bane]

probably next fri

[subtle mirage]

uc dragging it atp 🥀

[long loom]

They tryna act special

[ancient wasp]

Can i go 9/9? I’m 6/6, but berkeley and la might f me up

[fading spoke]

😭im 0/3 rn i might go 0/6

[left eagle]

is UCI honors college good sign

or does it not mayter

[lost oyster]

Bruh uci ruined my chances at a sweep

[violet goblet]

i'm 2/5 can i go 9/9

[tender stag]

didnt apply ucsc but im 6/6 hoping 8/8 (ucla & berk)

[runic grail]

my access is restored

[tawdry swift]

Man getting rejected twice in a row sucks.

worse part was SD and Irvine were 30 minute intervals. 😭

[tender stag]

ikr

[ancient wasp]

Dw, you’ll get in!

[tawdry swift]

Yo do ya'll think its worth it to submit an appeal?

for irvine and sd

or am i coping...

[safe hamlet]

I was thinking about a waitlist appeal is that even a thing tho😭

[tawdry swift]

for which school

some might have it

[safe hamlet]

UCSD

[tawdry swift]

lemme check

Nope.

they said you can only appeal if you get rejected

[tender stag]

yall

how r u finding out ur uci finaid

[full gyro]

anyone know if i get waitlisted at ucsd will affect ucla and ucberkeley decisions

like is it an indicator or nah

[dense epoch]

As someone who did appeal, I say sure

U never know

[tender stag]

cant hurt

[tawdry swift]

Welp time to go starting to dig up random shit i forgot to say on the uc application. 🤷‍♂️

[tender stag]

what was ur UC GPA

i only have one in my hs grades portal

oh wait

i mean the weighted & capped one

bc isnt that one like max 4.40

ig my portal only calcs that

[lost oyster]

Does irvine accept hella wl

I just wanna sweep

[tender stag]

yes they do

ig for 23-24 they did

[lost oyster]

Backup for if i get rescinded frfr

[zealous bane]

holy shit lmao

[tacit merlin]

holy shit

there MIGHT be hope 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[lost oyster]

???

[tacit merlin]

is ucsd wl ranked

[lost oyster]

There always was hope

[tender stag]

Use this: https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/

[tacit merlin]

ok ngl i thought it was like 20% wl acceptance rate for some reason

at least theyre better than davis

[tender stag]

nvm it is

[tacit merlin]

oh what

hm

[tender stag]

thats fall 2023 tho tbf

[tacit merlin]

wait whats this then

[tender stag]

idk this yr their cds isnt out yet

[tacit merlin]

why are the numers so different

[tender stag]

id assume its the same

[tacit merlin]

hiw are they both fall 23

[lost oyster]

Dayum this goes crazy

[tacit merlin]

oh ficm that was irvine

[safe hamlet]

On the ucsd website it says the waitlist isn’t ranked it’s based on institutional needs

[full gyro]

does it say if what rank we are for waitlists tho

[hollow gyro]

lowk irvine infested with intl and oos premed applicants, tough for california students

[charred trellis]

Irvine is a pretty small school ngl. I used to live close to UCI and the entire campus is a giant circle

[halcyon zodiac]

is ucsd also considered a mid uc?

[maiden notch]

One of the top pnes

Third bear

After Berkeley and La

[dry pollen]

Your first point is invalid considering CSUs have them as well. I think this is becoming a very repetitive conversation so I think we can just agree that you should decide if a CSU or UC is better for you based on what kind of academic, social, and extracurricular experience you are looking for

[dry pollen]

Nah

[zealous bane]

not according to uc berkeley :)

[dry pollen]

UCLA where…

[jovial compass]

AYEEE UCSD

[fading spoke]

No wonder we got cooked😭

[zealous bane]

there's no way lmao

im p sure its higher

[jovial compass]

Ucsd said 160k

[wintry briar]

For sd rejection letter they said 160k

🤡🔫

[fading spoke]

Including transfers

[jovial compass]

Ahh

[fading spoke]

Im pretty sure

Those numbers are freshman apps

[hollow gyro]

sd over la is crazy work

[halcyon zodiac]

is getting both uci and ucsd a good sign for ucla and berk?

[hollow gyro]

they're all independent

[dire palm]

i heard ucla cares most about weighted/weighted capped gpa is this true?

[strange cloud]

they said in the waitlist faq that it isnt so idk

[strange cloud]

oh my capped is 4.20

[lost oyster]

Capped is weird ngl

[runic grail]

No

[lost oyster]

Why they do this

[strange cloud]

ucsd got 160k this year so ucla def got 175k

[runic grail]

Yeah UCLA and UCSD are the first and second most applied to universiites in the country

[runic grail]

GPA don't mean jack shit bro

[strange cloud]

can everyone who got into ucsd get into ucla so i can have a chance at wl

[runic grail]

GPA ain't even allat

lmao ik people here who got into ucla but chose ucsd

Beaches over city

A lot more people here who got into berkeley

but chose sd

[onyx helm]

That is valid tho

😁

[strange cloud]

valid

bumass school berkeley

[runic grail]

ik someone who went to cal day cuz she was planning on berkeley and everything

Went to cal day

Fucking hated it

Committed to ucsd

Depends what u want to do

If you're intending to go into medicine and you got into UCSD but don't choose UCSD you are stupid

Out of schools in the UC system

[strange cloud]

i should cut down my hope for ucsd waitlist

[runic grail]

Waitlists SUCK bro

Genuinely so brutal

def not speaking from experience

[lost oyster]

Yooo free transportation?

Does every uc do this

[runic grail]

Yea i'm assuming most UCs have free transport

Ik UCSD does too

Free bus/trolley

[lost oyster]

K i can just drive to san diego if i wanna

Its just a slight pain

[runic grail]

We just passed a bill to raise our fees by like $2 in turn we got extended time for the trolley and more access to stuff

[digital valve]

please give it to internationals

[runic grail]

Trolley access is until midngiht or sum

[lost oyster]

Intls gotta pay their own stuff

[lost oyster]

Thats fire

Wait i gotta apply to this

Smh

Another app 💀

[frigid blade]

man UCI had a 56% accceptance rate for OOS engineering kids and i still got rejected

cant believe it

[lost oyster]

Smh this is in ontario its not even at davis

I am not going

[worn wasp]

Ur from Ontario?

[lost oyster]

No

[vernal patrol]

how do i find csu to uc transferable courses bruh

[dense epoch]

I don’t think ur reading the acceptance rate right

[dense epoch]

Just go cc 😭

If ur tryna transfer

[vernal patrol]

nah

[frigid blade]

wym

[dense epoch]

Why go to csu if ur gunna transfer ultimately

[vernal patrol]

my parents wont let me

[dense epoch]

Uci is hard to get into

[vernal patrol]

i have a better option oos

[dense epoch]

Then I’d lowk do uc to uc transfer

[frigid blade]

yea true

[vernal patrol]

but its like 65k a year

[dense epoch]

I think there’s better guidance there

[frigid blade]

bro istg colleges only care about gpa

everything else comes second

[dense epoch]

UCs do

They’re mainly abt gpa

[tender stag]

yeah

[vernal patrol]

i didnt get any ucs except merced riverside and sc 💀

and im doing aero, so riverside sc dont have it

[tawdry swift]

Considering SAT is straight up erased. yeah

[tender stag]

my gpa is strongest thing in my app and ive gotten 6/6 so far and 3 regents scholarships

[dense epoch]

I’ve seen ucsc to berk and my friend is at ucr going to uci or ucsd

[frigid blade]

like i woulda had a higher gpa if i didnt take so many ap's and honors 💀

[light dagger]

my gpa is down the drain and i still went 3/3 💀

[dense epoch]

Ya it’s unfortunate

[tawdry swift]

3 regents is crazy

[frigid blade]

what was it

[mild lagoon]

tbh i was surprised i even got waitlisted from UCI and not rejected bc my uw gpa is like a 3.7-3.8

[dense epoch]

Who knows berk might come through

[tawdry swift]

Same.

[tawdry swift]

but i got rejected

[vernal patrol]

the thing is ucsc doesnt have aerosapce so like wont transfering be hard then? from like computer engineering to aerpspace engineering?

[frigid blade]

LMAO 3.75 UC GPA is not getting into berk ieor 😭

[light dagger]

i only took APs and IB since hs, its around 3.5 UW

[dense epoch]

Oh fck ur doing engineeeing and trying to transfer?!

[frigid blade]

rn my best option is UMD

[tender stag]

whats ur uc capped

[vernal patrol]

yeah

[dense epoch]

Who knows

[runic grail]

Bro

[fading spoke]

4.19 uc gpa not getting me in berk engineering bro its over

[runic grail]

UC GPA DOESNT MATTER

[dense epoch]

Mine was like 4.4 I think

[vernal patrol]

wdym

[runic grail]

FUCK YOUR UC GPA

IT DOESNT MEAN SHIT

[tender stag]

it does tho

[frigid blade]

do these colleges not want my oos tuition??

[light dagger]

ong bro

[runic grail]

IDK WHY UC GPA IS A THING IT IS SO STUPID

[vernal patrol]

whats wrong with it 💀

[mild lagoon]

i'm too lazy to calculate my uc gpa

[dense epoch]

Highkey idk id personally do cc and transfer engineering is much harder

[tawdry swift]

Ok. 😐

[runic grail]

buddy no it don't gpa is literally not as important as anyone thinks

[dense epoch]

It’s so hard 😭

[tawdry swift]

Do we look like we care?

[tender stag]

in the common data sets its literally listed as very important

[vernal patrol]

💀 ay if avaneesh can transfer from oos into a impacted major at ucsd

[runic grail]

Are you seriously looking at the common data set

[vernal patrol]

surley

surley

i have a chance right

[tender stag]

yeah i am

[dense epoch]

Don’t bring him up

[tawdry swift]

surely.

[runic grail]

"very important" i promise they throw that word around everywhere

[vernal patrol]

surley

[tawdry swift]

surely

[dense epoch]

UCSD is possible but berk has such strict rules for engineering transfers

It’s so tuff

[runic grail]

gpa is like 1/4 of the story bro

[vernal patrol]

oh i want ucsd lmao

[tawdry swift]

1/8th

[vernal patrol]

im not tryna transfer to berk

[runic grail]

Yeah more like 1/5 ngl

[dense epoch]

Uci is def possible as well I’d say

[tawdry swift]

1/5.5

[runic grail]

my uc gpa was 3.7 bro and a 4.0 W

[vernal patrol]

yeah im fine w uci or ucsd

[tawdry swift]

almost same as mine

[vernal patrol]

thats what im aiming for from transfering

from a csu

[tender stag]

look at ucsd

[runic grail]

Dawg

Who gaf

[tender stag]

they dont throw it around too much

[mild lagoon]

i applied environmental design as my alt major at berk bc applying engineering is pretty much an auto reject for me there 💀

[runic grail]

I go to UCSD and I got almost straight Bs my sophomore year

[vernal patrol]

god damn

same here

[runic grail]

Herman goes to ucla and got like 6 Cs

[vernal patrol]

and i got rejected

[runic grail]

Who gaf abt gpa

[dense epoch]

Ya idk cuz u will have to look at some articulation agreements and ensure all courses match up as well

[tender stag]

yeah bc progression in academics is taken into consideration

[runic grail]

Ik 4.0 mfers who got rejected ucsd

[vernal patrol]

yeah i couldnt find anything on assist

[runic grail]

So many 4.0 people

[tawdry swift]

ur mom.

[vernal patrol]

assist only shows cc to ucs or csu

no csu to uc transferabble

[runic grail]

GPA is like the entire story for transfer students

otherwise it's not that deep

[tawdry swift]

yeah cuz everyone has 4.0+ these days

[runic grail]

If you got your Bs everywhere who cares bro

[tawdry swift]

my mom

[onyx helm]

Bro died and got revived as his UC 5 😭

[vernal patrol]

the colleges that rejected me

[dense epoch]

Generally for engineering it’s like calc 1 2 3, Lin algebra, chem, and maybe some cad class

[runic grail]

If you're getting rejected from UCs it probably wasn't your GPA unless you got like straight Cs

[vernal patrol]

oh deadass 💀 i can waive a lot out with ap credits

maybe my ecs

[dense epoch]

Then u might be able to do one year transfer

[tawdry swift]

to be fair the number of people who get into a uc with a 3.7-3.99 uc gpa is statistically 1/2 or 1/3rd less than the people with 4.0+

[vernal patrol]

ill see i wanna go to uni for 4 years tho

not tryna graduate early and go in corporate world

😭

[tawdry swift]

except for riverside sc and merced

but those are common ones

[dense epoch]

I mean u won’t be necessarily graduating early just transferring early

[runic grail]

Sure cuz those nerds r tryhards but i'm saying if you have a lower gpa it's not the end and probably not why you got rejected

[vivid glen]

same

[vernal patrol]

oh ucsd said they only accept transfers at junior level

so like

[tawdry swift]

yeah but tbh you might not survive the cutoff. i sure as hell didn't

[vernal patrol]

if you get most your credits done

[tender stag]

agreed but astronomically high gpas surely get taken into consideration

[vernal patrol]

i mean i gotta see

[runic grail]

There is no cutoff

[vernal patrol]

i need 60 transsferable uc credits from sjsu

[trail escarp]

does anyone know how u can find umm what the freak. the uci financial aid package or does it come out later

[lost oyster]

My uc gpa is pretty high and i still got wl from uci so it goes crazy

[tender stag]

no idea been trying to find it

[runic grail]

I have a UCLA friend who got 11 Bs or something in hs or something

[vernal patrol]

my entire school got wl bro

[lost oyster]

Nothing is a constant raaaah

[runic grail]

i got wl ucla with 8 Bs

[vernal patrol]

what major?

[tawdry swift]

Don't they look at a bunch of the lower gpa first and start cutting them off starting from 3.0s?

[vernal patrol]

like major plays a role too

[runic grail]

L&S

[tawdry swift]

or was that in the past

[runic grail]

i got into ucsd bio w this gpa bro

[vernal patrol]

what major in it?

[vernal patrol]

oh dang

[runic grail]

bio at ucsd is a selective major and gets your application scrutinized mroe

[vernal patrol]

ucsd is very good for bio and all

[runic grail]

doesn't matter

[tawdry swift]

pretty crazy ngl

[vernal patrol]

oh

ucsd has a good med school

[shell pecan]

great biotech scene!

[vernal patrol]

im tryna go there for my masters too

[tawdry swift]

UCSD doesn't consider major unless its impacted

then they'll offer u alt

[vernal patrol]

well i had eng lol

[runic grail]

Moral of the story, if you got like a 3.5-3.6+ your GPA probably wasn't the reason you didn't get in. Also UC admissions are insanely rigged and super unfair

[vernal patrol]

yeah

schools js kinda rigged

[tawdry swift]

ig its was prob the fact my ec's were pretty mid

unlike most poeple here i did not infact get crazy awards or make a club.

[vernal patrol]

i dont quite understand what uci thinks they are 😭 last yr ppl got rejcted uci ucd and got ucb

like how 💀

[runic grail]

I got rejected UCI

[vernal patrol]

uc irvine is not all that compared to berk la

[runic grail]

I live like 15 mins away from uci bro

i wouldn't even take a dorm up

[tawdry swift]

UCI is historically the one uc that loves playing around with admissions

tons got to ucla/berk but not irvine

last few years

[mild lagoon]

at this point i think UCI waitlist is my best bet bc my oos acceptances hardly gave me aid 🥲

[vernal patrol]

my school has been a massive feeder for berk tho

prolly cause proximity

but not sure

[runic grail]

berk and uci r the only two that flat out rejected me and are the most unpredictable ones too

[vernal patrol]

last year alone we had 20 people who reported they comitted to berk

[fiery hare]

4.6 weighted interned at ucla and have a national highschool rocketry record and ive been rejected from ucd ucsd and uci for engineering tf is going on bro

[vernal patrol]

in my school

[vernal patrol]

dude im in ur same shoes

well except intern

[runic grail]

It's so unfair man i'm sorry

[vernal patrol]

i had soem crazy research

[mild lagoon]

Maybe berk got me i do have a lot of social justice experience and i've heard they like that but idek

[tawdry swift]

welp guys i've got cooked by most my decisions. prob cuz my ecs were mid.

[vernal patrol]

ao's def on something LOL

[fiery hare]

praying on sb now lol

[tawdry swift]

tbh after a certain point they just start drawing lotteries.

[vernal patrol]

hows social life at ucsd if i transfer

is it hard to get

like

[runic grail]

i'm blessed enough to have been admitted to such a good school but ik so many from my hs who would have done so well here and got rejected it's just so rigged

[vernal patrol]

adapted

[runic grail]

No it's great

[vernal patrol]

how ab transfers

do they fit in well

find groups

and all

[fiery hare]

my brother went there he said the school is pretty dead you can still find parties and stuff but you have to look really hard

[runic grail]

it's literally fine the one thing to say is ANY presitigous university with a low acceptance rate so everyone here was nerds in HS is gonna have losers

[vernal patrol]

LOL

[runic grail]

high gpa gunner nerds r losers, you will find losers at any prestigious school.

[vivid glen]

is it hard to maintain grades there for pre med sake

[tawdry swift]

you mean the ones who no life?

[vernal patrol]

dude icl most people in my hs have cheating scandals going on 💀

[vivid glen]

a lot of people at my school lied on their application

[novel mango]

Like academics or relationships

[zealous bane]

thats insane bruh 😭

[vernal patrol]

academics

[lost oyster]

Prob both

[novel mango]

Bruhve

[vernal patrol]

and due to this my ap physics teachers made like 16 versions among all 4 periods on a quiz

[vivid glen]

someone said their startup company was worth 2 mil

[runic grail]

I'm premed and still have my 4.0, one thing about college is that some students will come here with a 4.0 in high school, never got an A- in their life, then come to college and get like 40% on their first test. It's hard to get adapted unless you know what you're doing and how to study.

[tawdry swift]

at my school theres a 17 year old guy tryna get iwth a 13 year old. Don't worry he got jumped. 👍

[tender stag]

dang

[runic grail]

Everyone lies on their application everyone cheated in hs it's normal lol

[vernal patrol]

oh hell no

[zealous bane]

can you guys jump him again

[tawdry swift]

don't worry we jumped him

[tawdry swift]

can't else he'll die.

[novel mango]

Fuck I shoulda lied on my app /j

[vernal patrol]

bro people in ap stats 😭 the teacher was lazy to make versions so people shared answers and stored it on their ti-84s 😭

[zealous bane]

damn

[runic grail]

The problem with these preastigious schools is that you come from being like Top 10% of your high school to being insanely average or even lower tier at the prestigious school you worked your ass off to get into

[lavish monolith]

Did UCs drop

[vernal patrol]

nah we still waiting

jk jk

two dropped yday

[zealous bane]

ucr, ucm, ucsc, ucd, uci, and ucsd dropped

[tawdry swift]

uci and sd dropped yesterdat

[lost oyster]

75% of ucs are done aint they

[zealous bane]

ucsb drops on the 18th, ucla on the 21st, ucb on the 27th

[tawdry swift]

only ones left is sb berk and la

[tender stag]

just waiting on ucla and berk

[lavish monolith]

I think UCSB was waxk last year

[tender stag]

oh and sb ig

[vernal patrol]

same im praying one of these got me

[lost oyster]

My classmate got a ucsb likely

[tribal idol]

It’s so over idk ucla please let me in

[vernal patrol]

LMAO valid

[tawdry swift]

i have no hope after my double rejection.

[lavish monolith]

UCLA mid

[vernal patrol]

me too

[vernal patrol]

alr bro js put the fries in the bag

[tawdry swift]

Ay tbh he was going to turn 18 in like the next month so if anything we did him a favor.

[vivid glen]

oh i see, if you don't mind me asking, what study techniques do you use especially for the harder classes in pre med like o chem and what not

[lavish monolith]

Sent in my job app for my campus McDonald’s

Dw

[vernal patrol]

oh yeah 😭 u cudnt even report the 17 year old to authorties

[zealous bane]

fr (unless they accept me)

[vernal patrol]

good job!

[lavish monolith]

Prayers

[fading spoke]

Same mine usually sends 15-20 ppl to berkeley but i can think of 20 ppl in my class better than me😭

[vernal patrol]

better see that mcdonalds acceptance come thru

[lavish monolith]

I’ll burn your order

[vivid glen]

lmfao yes

[tribal idol]

Sent my app for the Taco Bell in the pentagon

[vernal patrol]

yeah i think we get more admits but like not every commits lmao

[tawdry swift]

they can't go if they withdraw. 😈

[vernal patrol]

who knows

uc's are insanley random

[vivid glen]

bruh i don't think i'll get UCLA atp

[tawdry swift]

tru mfing sb rejects be getting into ucla

[tribal idol]

Have hope 😭😭

[fading spoke]

There are genuinely ppl who ED and got in and didnt withdraw their uc apps

Its so unreal

[vernal patrol]

davis rejects too

[vivid glen]

I got rejected from Davis, SD, and Irvine

[tawdry swift]

copium supply is running out.

[tribal idol]

That better be me

[vernal patrol]

oh yeah lol i know one person who got into their ed and forgot to fucking withdraw 😭

[tawdry swift]

sb hasn't even dropped though... 3 days

[tribal idol]

I don’t wanna pay near 100k a year 😭😭

[novel mango]

What's the ranking of the ucs for engineering

[vivid glen]

nah it's hard to have hope atp, i'm fine with going out of state to UMD and at least I can leave this state finally

[tribal idol]

Early predictions ykwim

[tawdry swift]

100k a year is actually crazy

[vernal patrol]

do ED schools not inform counselors bruh 😭 so counselors can js email all the schools the student got in for ed

[tawdry swift]

no they straight up confirmed it.

[tribal idol]

Northeastern better give me financial aid else I’m going to cc

[vernal patrol]

very good

all uc's have good engineering

well idk abt merced

merced is growing though

[novel mango]

Yeah but tier list of ucs

[tender stag]

but they might not get finaid

[fading spoke]

Should i rather take sjsu or ucsb for mech eng if i get in

[novel mango]

Like best to worst

[vernal patrol]

sb

[vernal patrol]

my best choice is sjsu rn

for aero

[tribal idol]

Sjsu is ok

[vernal patrol]

im only fine w it cause internship

[vivid glen]

I heard SJSU has good recruitment for CS

[tribal idol]

It rlly does

[vernal patrol]

like lemme get that lockheed intern bro

[vivid glen]

and engineering

[vernal patrol]

even nasa

[tribal idol]

But they’re usually startup companies

[vernal patrol]

yeah

[fading spoke]

Cs is sjsus thing yeah

[tribal idol]

Iirc

[vernal patrol]

naw

u have chance at more

[fading spoke]

Sjsu is a magnet for tech companies

Thats the appeal

[vernal patrol]

all these top tech companies recruit sjsu students

[fading spoke]

I could commute there too

[tribal idol]

Hmm ig so

[vernal patrol]

me too

[tribal idol]

The campus sucks ass

[vernal patrol]

but im dorming

[vernal patrol]

not that bad

[tawdry swift]

ngl i've lost hope for the rest of the uc's if i got rejected from all but riverside...

[vernal patrol]

they have good skyrise

unless skyrise is not ur appeal

[tribal idol]

Idk it gives me depression every time I gotta go there

[vernal patrol]

its decent

cause its like in a bustling city

no rural areas

😭

[tribal idol]

True ig js not my preference

[vernal patrol]

yah

as long as i get lockheed intern while im there

😛

[tribal idol]

Dropping morals for bank ic

[vernal patrol]

you got it!

[tribal idol]

😭😭😭

[vernal patrol]

theres nasa too

[fading spoke]

4 years of engineering will probably break anyone taking the moral route ngl

[vernal patrol]

LOL

[dense epoch]

the location is its appeal

[vernal patrol]

ANOTHER VICTIM OF UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

[tribal idol]

Isn’t it the big flat open space w that big ass metal dome thing

[vernal patrol]

yea

ive been to it on a field trip LMAO

[fading spoke]

Yes

[tribal idol]

Figured

😭😭😭

[vernal patrol]

in elementary school

[fading spoke]

The ressearch center

[vernal patrol]

its not that big

[tribal idol]

LMAO

[fading spoke]

Drive past it on 101

[tribal idol]

not too big but I js stare at it when I drive past

[vernal patrol]

it was near my dads old office

actually

it was right next to his office

💀

[tribal idol]

If yall ever need sumn to do go to the sharks ice rink

Loml

[vernal patrol]

not a ice hockey fan

ive been in bay area basically since i started school

[tribal idol]

Nahh js to skate around

[vernal patrol]

oHHH

[tribal idol]

Yea they have public

[vernal patrol]

where was this again

cupertino?

i did ice skating lessons when i was 7

[tribal idol]

Right next to sjsu I think

[fading spoke]

Im so used to living in a dead town that all my hobbies arent associated with going to places

[tribal idol]

I skated there competitively till this year p much

[vernal patrol]

i think i went there for skating lessons

[tribal idol]

It’s rlly nice not too cold inside

[vernal patrol]

wait

tech musuem

lMAO

[tribal idol]

OH

[vernal patrol]

i rmbr that

[tribal idol]

HAHAHA

[vernal patrol]

bro

[tribal idol]

That place

[vernal patrol]

each year my school used to take us there for a field trip

in elemetnary

LMAO

[fading spoke]

We used to go to the aviation museum for field trips

[tribal idol]

Is it nice? I lowk haven’t been there

[vernal patrol]

i forgot last time i went there was like 2018 or 2019

[tribal idol]

Went to the marshlands for a field trip once

Wetlands

[vernal patrol]

never been

one time in 4th grade my school took us to a grabage center

cause we were on some preserving the env unit or some

[runic grail]

i take o chem in the fall. i’m currently in the gen chem sequence and i do a bunch of practice problems, take GOOD NOTES in class, and make sure to ask questions and use ChatGPT so much to explain hard topics to me

[vernal patrol]

o chem 😭

oh my god

my ap chem did a mini lesson on o chem after the exam for fun

i was locked out after the first slide bro

when i saw lewis structures

[vivid glen]

Ight bet, thanks for the advice man

[glad aurora]

dawg that's like barely o chem 💀

[vernal patrol]

i hated lewis structures

deadass it was my least fav

thing ever

[full gyro]

lewis structure ong not hard

just goofy ahh

[lost oyster]

Ochem makes me pass out

I knocked out on nomenclature of the -ane thingies

[vernal patrol]

it was annoying

to do it all

[hollow gyro]

deadass got an 83 in chem last yr bcz of ochem 😭

[runic grail]

my qualification

[lost oyster]

Highschool???

Junioryear????

[hollow gyro]

yesyes hs

junior yes

[lost oyster]

Ochem????

[hollow gyro]

yes

[lost oyster]

Oh hell nah

[hollow gyro]

intl in canada our ap courses are weird

[lost oyster]

This is ap?

?????

[hollow gyro]

canadian ap curriculum is based off of our provincial curriculum not the college board

[lost oyster]

Huh

[hollow gyro]

so idk if its in the college board's ap chem but it was def in ontario's

[hollow gyro]

its weird up here bro we have pre-ap and whatnot it's a whole mess esp for admissions

[lost oyster]

Like you take the collegeboard ap test

With a curriculum thats not following ap

[hollow gyro]

nah, exam is written by our teachers based off of our provincial curriculum

[lost oyster]

Thats lowkey not ap

[hollow gyro]

curriculum generally follows the college board but it can be tweaked

[lost oyster]

Thats just chem on steroids

[hollow gyro]

yeah ap also spans four years for us

[glad aurora]

yea most hs’s in asia also do o chem in hs

same in the uk

[vernal patrol]

sigma bonds my aass

[hollow gyro]

our teacher got preggy too so self learning ochem railed my grade

[lost oyster]

Why

[glad aurora]

it’s just the way the curriculum is lol

[lost oyster]

They should stop

[glad aurora]

makes college easier!

[lost oyster]

Makes life harder

[hollow gyro]

tbf i heard first year chem is brutal so im not complaining that i got a head start

im ngl my act score is the only thing saving me from getting rejected everywhere

[sick quarry]

i should've taken ap chem im ngl

[lost oyster]

Saying this in the uc channel is …

[sick quarry]

im gonna have to do chem gen eds and get murdered 😭

[hollow gyro]

light work you're sigma u got this

[lost oyster]

Do i still have to take gen chem if im premed

And got a 5 on ap chem

[sick quarry]

true

[hollow gyro]

check if your college accepts credits

im taking biochem for premed so 3 yrs it is for me

[sick quarry]

my first ochem test will be fearing me 😈

[lost oyster]

If my 5 is worth nothing imma crash out

[mild lagoon]

i'm signed up for 7 ap exams this year but i'm going to drop any that aren't accepted for credit

[lost oyster]

UCs really hate ap bio

[mild lagoon]

ap exams are kinda scammy in general unfortunately

[vernal patrol]

im signed up for 5

im doing it al

[mild lagoon]

I never took ap bio or chem i went physics all the way 💀

[vernal patrol]

so i can transfer to ucsd!

[hollow gyro]

the ucsd campus tiktoks are seducing me im ngl

idk abt 83k a yr tho

[vernal patrol]

WHY ELSE WAS IT MY DREAM COLLEGE BRO

LOL

i was in love

[strange cloud]

Not me with a 3.86 uw gpa and a 4.55 w getting waitlisted

[zealous bane]

me too

[mild lagoon]

I keep getting them on my fyp after i got rejected

[strange cloud]

I hate the Bay area

[vernal patrol]

me getting rejected

[vernal patrol]

SAME

ITS TEASING ME

[strange cloud]

My school so competitive I hate it

[vernal patrol]

its making me wanna transfer even more more

[hollow gyro]

whadya have rn then

[vernal patrol]

rn proly sjsu

to ucsd