[Squawks]

Yeah, go to TJ. Stay away from the girls and the donkeys though - they are nasty. Maybe me and my g/f will come out of our caves to kick it with you but since you are such a goody-good-shoe, I don't think I can handle going to a tea-shop or a Hello Kitty gift store, .

Spring break? If you get into UCSD I'll show you a real tour by then.

[BellasBmw]

Originally Posted by Enroutte

im going back to so cal for part of my spring break. im going with all my guy friends this time though, and theyre more open to try new things. so hopefully this time, SD will be a better experience for me.

And hopefully you meet up with me biotch!

[timzerofive]

U guys ever went crabbing down in SD? We do that all the time.

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

And hopefully you meet up with me biotch!

you know i love you! it wasnt my fault. i askedd them. i begged. they said i was being immature.

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by Squawks

Yeah, go to TJ. Stay away from the girls and the donkeys though - they are nasty. Maybe me and my g/f will come out of our caves to kick it with you but since you are such a goody-good-shoe, I don't think I can handle going to a tea-shop or a Hello Kitty gift store, .

Spring break? If you get into UCSD I'll show you a real tour by then.

hey shutup! lol im not a goody goody!

i was so ready to hit up that little BBQ but my friends are the biggest LOSERS. they were like "but we dont even knowww anyone ho wlame" and i was like "NO YOUREE LAME! we came all the way here and ur just gona sit in a hotel?" aghh!!

next time im going, im goign iwth diff people. tahnk goddd.

[Ethirtynine]

Hey congrats! Too bad youre not coming to Colorado

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by Ethirtynine

Hey congrats! Too bad youre not coming to Colorado

carbs!


come to cali!

[aapriadi]

congrats kat!! i wish u all the best in whatever u do

[magmd]

...ucla.

Hey now! I was a bruin....for 10 years :rocks: undergrad + grad.

....and now I have returned from boston to work there.

You get what you want out of it. Its a beautiful campus, great sports, fun town, diverse people, and well......I am there

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by magmd

and well......I am there

because, you know, that's what really matters

[magmd]

that's what really matters


Heehee.......jeaaaaaaaaah!

Next time you in socal.......let me know LOL!

[Armen52]

Bummer you passed up the chance to go to Berkeley. I was there for four years and I absolutely loved it. I moved there from the LA area.

Like you said, it has a very lively atmosphere and a unique personality to the campus and the area. That's exactly what hooked me on the school in the first place. I had visited some other UC campuses and they felt sterile to me. And UCLA well... its all right but its in the heart of materialistic LA that I wanted to get away from

Congrats and good luck with your choice. I'd say visit any school before you seriously consider attending.

[Laplacian]

Originally Posted by Enroutte

i like city. LA itself is awesome and would fit me, but the school .. i dont know. ;x i think its overrated.

If anything, UCLA is underrated. The students are very competitive and the professors have high expectations (relative to the discipline, of course). UCLA is snubbed by the ranking system because it is a public school. Berkley (public) is excellent also, better than their ranking suggests. U$C (private), on the other hand, wins a national championship and all of sudden turns into a good school. I don't think so.

Not that I'm biased or anything.

(If you meant that the UCLA experience is overrated, that's your opinion and it could be true for you. Everyone has different priorities and some people learn more in different environments. You should choose your school partially based on where you think you'd learn better and have the better experience.)

[Laplacian]

Originally Posted by Armen52

And UCLA well... its all right but its in the heart of materialistic LA that I wanted to get away from

Yeah, but that's offset by the number of hot girls there.

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by Laplacian

If anything, UCLA is underrated. The students are very competitive and the professors have high expectations (relative to the discipline, of course). UCLA is snubbed by the ranking system because it is a public school. Berkley (public) is excellent also, better than their ranking suggests. U$C (private), on the other hand, wins a national championship and all of sudden turns into a good school. I don't think so.

Not that I'm biased or anything.

(If you meant that the UCLA experience is overrated, that's your opinion and it could be true for you. Everyone has different priorities and some people learn more in different environments. You should choose your school partially based on where you think you'd learn better and have the better experience.)

I think USC is overrated too.

Personally, I still think UCLA is overrated. Everyone and their mom wants to get into UCLA. Granted, it's a good school, but everyone know who applied there, have never even toured the school. They just applied because "it's UCLA" and apparently, thats the THING to do. I just feel that everyone I know applied to UCLA for the wrong reasons.

You know what school I feel is underrated? UC Davis. Davis does NOT get enough credit. Same for Irvine. They're both really good schools but are rarely talked about. They're both overlooked somteimes.

[Enroutte]

Originally Posted by Laplacian

Yeah, but that's offset by the number of hot girls there.

psh! i dont want to go there then. illl have to compete with other girls.

[sdorn]

Originally Posted by RINALDS

Congrats!

Damn, I wish I was "just" going to college. Now, I get to sit behind a computer all farking day.

Have fun because life after college - work - sucks.

That's the truth. I decided to go back to law school at night four years ago, but it is nothing like being in college. All I do is work my ass off either at work or for school. Back in college was the best time of my life by far. Definitely enjoy it while you can. Don't try and rush through and finish early. Stretch it out to five years. Get a double major. Consider going on to grad school immediately following undergrad. Delay entering the work force as long as possible!!

[BellasBmw]

Originally Posted by sdorn

That's the truth. I decided to go back to law school at night four years ago, but it is nothing like being in college. All I do is work my ass off either at work or for school. Back in college was the best time of my life by far. Definitely enjoy it while you can. Don't try and rush through and finish early. Stretch it out to five years. Get a double major. Consider going on to grad school immediately following undergrad. Delay entering the work force as long as possible!!

I would love to extend it as long as possible, however, ive been doing that already hahaa .Im 22, i need to bust my ass and get going.. i HAVE to finish asap. But kat- take your time..

[sdorn]

Originally Posted by BellasBmw

I would love to extend it as long as possible, however, ive been doing that already hahaa .Im 22, i need to bust my ass and get going.. i HAVE to finish asap. But kat- take your time..

22 is nothing. You can stay in college until you are at least 25, maybe even 28 if you play your cards right. I knew someone when I was in school that had three undergraduate degrees, a master's degree, and was working on a second master's degree. She had been going to college for like 8 years straight. I am telling you, stay in college as long as you can. Life doesn't get any better that that.

[ThreeBimm]

Originally Posted by sdorn

I am telling you, stay in college as long as you can.

Yes, definitely do.

I never believed it when people told me that. I always replied, " you just get up go to work and you are done with it. No homework, papers, reports, groupwork." I was so very wrong. I really wished I had stayed in school. Then I thought about law school. Now I'm stuck at work everyday.

[sdorn]

Originally Posted by RINALDS

I always replied, " you just get up go to work and you are done with it. No homework, papers, reports, groupwork." I was so very wrong.

No kidding. Unless you get a job at McDonald's or Wal-Mart, you are going to take your work with you everywhere. I have more homework now than I ever did in school. My whole life is work. You go in on the weekends and at night. It is constantly on you. Plus, once you start working, it is next to impossible to go back to school. As soon as you start getting regular monthly bills, it is all over.

[Laplacian]

Originally Posted by Enroutte

I think USC is overrated too.

Personally, I still think UCLA is overrated. Everyone and their mom wants to get into UCLA. Granted, it's a good school, but everyone know who applied there, have never even toured the school. They just applied because "it's UCLA" and apparently, thats the THING to do. I just feel that everyone I know applied to UCLA for the wrong reasons.

You know what school I feel is underrated? UC Davis. Davis does NOT get enough credit. Same for Irvine. They're both really good schools but are rarely talked about. They're both overlooked somteimes.

I don't know anything about Davis, but the caliber of students at UCI is not the same as a UCLA-type school. UCLA is a "B" level school--very good. It is not in the same class as Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, MIT, etc. ("A" level), but it is just behind them and is among the best "B" level schools. UCI is definately not "B" level. Plus UCI has a repuation for cheaters (too bad because it is a decent school as you said).

You're right about it being the trendy school to apply to, though. In recent years it has become harder to get into UCLA than Berkley. I can see why, though: great weather, great location, big city with lots to do and good internship opportunities, and a good school. Arguably the best all-around package. Of course, if you get into Harvard it would certainly be worth it to go there and freeze your butt off.