u/harts4ani

hi everyone!

Incoming first-years are known to send in their transcripts before July 1st, but the deadline to send AP scores is July 15 this year. Since college board has the option to do a “free send” where every score selected goes to a single college for free, I have been waiting until tomorrow to use this option so I can send them all together simultaneously.

I’ve been seeing that people from other colleges sent in their AP scores earlier and are seeing their “senior year” scores on their portals before July 6th. Since I’m sending it on July 6th, will the scores be “late” for course registration? I didn’t know you could send in all of your scores (including senior year scores) before they even came out somehow.

Just wanted to ask to get anyone else’s experience or any insight people would have about this scenario. Maybe I’m completely wrong but I want to make sure I’m not late since I know a lot of my friends also waited to get the scores then use the free send.

hi everyone, I’m a senior with less than 2 days to decide on a college and I’m really split between my top 2 choices. I’ve visited both campuses twice each, and I can envision myself having a fun time at both, making this decision so complex. If anyone can provide insight or recommendations personal to my case, I would really really appreciate it!

Background:

-Extroverted female

-Lived in LA since birth (and it’s my fav city ever)

-Intended field of study: Pre-dentistry (planning to apply to dental schools, especially ones in California like usc and ucla)

I’ve made an extensive pros and cons list. Sorry for the length:

UCSD: Human bio at ERC

Pros:

- Close to LA (3.5 hour train ride)

- Love the city of SD, mainly due to proximity to LA (pretty familiar with SD as my family vacations there)

- A lot of my school friends are committed

- My best friend/cousin is going there, so I can see us getting an apartment as 2nd years and having a blast (con: but if she gets off the ucla waitlist she will probably withdraw)

- Probably a bit easier to maintain a higher GPA???

- Plan to join ASA for a sense of community (they have a bigger ASA than berkeley too)

Neutral:

- Quarter system

(I don’t know if it’s good to be moving fast)

- Official dance team: I can’t try out in person because it’s on prom, but maybe they’ll let me submit a video audition? it will definitely be a time commitment though, but an amazing community to audition for.

- Food is ok… some good, some bad like most college dining

cons:

- It feels like I’m taking a safe route, not taking risks

- I don’t like the campus that much. It’s pretty & safe but the diff colleges and SIZE make it so dispersed and divided in a sense

- no football team or school spirit

- it’s both chill and dead in a way? socially?

- I’ve heard ERC’s college-specific requirements are the hardest after revelle college

- ERC dorm is …😓 (only 1 year tho because I’ll apartment later)

- I don’t have a guaranteed roommate since all my close friends got into diff colleges, I need to look for ERC friends on instagram

UC berkeley: Integrative bio

Pros:

- I like the campus much more

- Surrounding area has amazing food and social life, all students

- More school spirit & liveliness based on my visits and stories from others

- Proximity to UCSF dental and strong pre-dental community/org

- My intended roommate will be my close friend who is committed, we will likely request a double mini suite meaning we share a bathroom with one another room, not communal

- My friend/roommate is also pre-dental so we could help one another

- resources & opportunities due to berkeley’s name? are the opportunities and connections worth the difficulty in maintaining a high GPA?

- I have older friends and plan to join their ASA for a tight knit community

neutral:

- semester system? idk how it is, heard it’s easier to catch up on stuff cuz u have more time to learn and know ur profs

- food: some good, some bad (but takeout food is splendid)

- dance: i would likely try out for a community hip hop team that competes

cons:

- grade deflation (gpa for dental apps)

- dangerous? at night

- not close to LA (booking flights way in advance make them pretty cheap though)

- know barely any freshmen yet because I was involved in UCSD incoming student gcs in all of April but none for Berkeley yet

Thank you if you plan on giving insight! This will be one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make, as both of these schools seem so fun and beneficial in their own ways!! At the end of the day, I know I should follow my heart but I do want to consider every single factor before making a decision. ✌️