Going to USC for poli sci this fall and I want to hear from previous transfer classes on what their transition was like. Was it hard? Are curves frequent? And any tips that you would give to first semester you?
Any insight would be appreciated it doesn’t matter if ur studying poli sci or not, thanks!
Got into USC yesterday, and went back to my UCLA portal to take myself out of the running so someone else can have a better chance at getting in, since I’m fully committed to USC. But in my portal it’s all greyed out and I can’t find a withdraw button or option to opt out. The only one I see is the one within the response box but because I already submitted it and the deadline passed I’m no longer able to click it. Please help if you know how!
SO SURREAL AFTER GETTING REJECTED BY BERKELEY, WAITLISTED AT UCLA AND POMONA COLLEGE, IT LOOKS LIKE IM GONNA BE A TROJAN!!!
Hi everyone as the June 1st deadline approaches I’m on the fence of which of the two schools I should commit to, I wanna hear from an outside perspective to see if that helps sway me!
For some background I’m a first gen Mexican American student aiming to become an immigration attorney/ civil rights attorney (still deciding between the two) I’m from LA and I’m ready to start the next chapter of my life!
UCLA
Pros:
- Prestigious, it’s a non debate that the ucla name holds more weight than a degree from a school like UCSD
- Community, I have many friends who are committed to UCLA so Ik it’ll be easy for me to adjust at a 4 year as I’ll have friends who I can rely on!
- Opportunities, Last year I applied for a prestigious internship where I was ultimately waitlisted and earlier this month I got an email from the head coordinator, letting me know applications have opened and where they encouraged me to re-apply (side note: Around three months ago this same coordinator contacted me asking if I wanted to join this years cohort as one of their students ghosted them. If they didn’t reply to their message within the next few days the spot would be mine if I wanted it. I said yes but unlucky for me they responded and so I didn’t get the position. I also know this email was sent to just me (or at least the 15 other waitlisted students) as It was personalized. Since this opportunity is only in LA, I’ll have the opportunity to pursue this internship and apply for this years cohort.
- Cost; as I mentioned I’m based in LA so I’ll save a lot of money since I’ll be living at home and commuting to UCLA
- Being able to keep my sister in check; my lil sister has dreams of going to an Ivy league so for her entire freshman year I’ve been guiding her to the Ivy League route. She has a 4.0+, a internship at Stanford (which btw is guaranteed for her to stay all throughout her high school years and college if she wants to) and has been part of programs run by Harvard and Columbia and overall has a bright future for only being in the 9th grade. However, she is only 14 and needs guidance, I cannot count how many times I’ve told her to check her gmail to see if so and so has responded and once when I went away for a week at one of my own programs, Because I wasn’t there to check her in person she missed an email that invited her to a conference and I had to be there to pick up the pieces when she realized she forgot. Therefore if I go to UCLA I can essentially stay as her personal assistant reminding her of what needs to get done, yes she needs to learn to be independent but maybe it’s because I never had anyone look out for me, I want to make sure my little sister never suffers from not having someone to turn to.
- Blue and gold program; I’m eligible for the blue and gold program to have my tuition discarded as my family makes under 80k HOWEVER I would only be eligible for a year as my dad recently got a promotion and now makes 100k+. Therefore I’m unsure of what this would mean for next year’s financial aid.
Cons:
- I’ll be living at home; while yes it can be seen as a pro I’m honestly exhausted of my parents. They bicker 24/7 leaving no quiet moment for me to study, and I just need time apart from them as our relationship is turning sour, but no need to worry about me being kicked out cause we still love each other it’s just I’m at that point in my life where I need to be independent.
- Commuting; the UCLA Campus is 40 minutes away in bus so to save money I’ll be taking the bus which means waking up early and not being able to fully enjoy UCLA’s social culture as if ur from LA, yk you don’t want to take public transit so late.
- Grades; I’ll be going to UCLA for poli sci and frankly I’m so scared of how rigorous the classes may be, jeopardizing my chances for law school. My GPA in cc wasn’t also that high (3.78) so this is a really big concern of mine.
UCSD
Pro’s:
- My degree will be more specialized; for UCSD I got into the Poli sci: Public law degree, my first choice as i want to go into public law (immigration/civil). Unlike UCLA I won’t be studying something broad rather something specialized, I’ve heard so many amazing things about the major like our classes being taught by judges and lawyers!
- Independence (far but close at the same time); UCSD is less than an hour away drive from school to home so I can come home on the weekends.
- Social culture; while UCSD gets the rep for being socially dead I’ll have more of a chance to engage with school events/ clubs since I’ll be dorming
-Right by the beach; I’m such a beach girl that honestly just the sight or smell of the beach gets me to relax. Living in LA, I would always escape to the beach to destress and while it wasn’t often just being able to do this helped me destress during my midterms in cc
- Able to work on myself; I live in a Mexican household where food is practically shoved down my throat which has caused me to gain a lot of weight, and I found that when I live alone or am away from my parents I’m able to lose a lot of weight, going to UCSD would help me be able to work on myself.
Cons:
- Would pay more; essentially for my two years at UCSD I’m looking at around $15k in debt which isn’t that bad as I can probably get it to maybe $5k-$7k? As I do have a $15k college fund. I say maybe 5k as some of the money will be used for deposits, clothes, dorm essentials and the biggest a car.
- If I go to UCSD I’m going to get a car which my dad will pay for luckily but I’m also gonna need to get a job in order to help finance some of the costs. The reason I need a car is personal and don’t want to get into it in a Reddit post but trust me when I say I need this car, it’s a non negotiable and I won’t be able to attend ucsd without it.
- Parking; because I’m going to be using a car I hear how horrible UCSD parking is so based on my research I’ll have to street park and move my car every 3 days.
That’s about it, or at least all that I can think of rn, even when putting all my thoughts down I’m still unsure of where I’d go so if you have any opinions please let me know!
Hi everyone I’m an incoming transfer student all the way from LA, so on move in day my plan was to move out of my home and onto the ucsd campus. Due to personal reasons, I have no one to take me to move in day nor pick me up after move out, so the only option is this roadtrip and bringing my car along with me. However as I’m learning more about the campus I hear how bad parking is so I want to know from current students in similar situations what do you guys do with your cars? Do you guys leave it out in street parking, and if so how often do you guys have to move it? Any advice would help tysm!!