Recent content by matthew0126

p.p.s. -- Is the color of every1's skin really that important? I think racial diversity is really overrated. Much more important in my opinion is the diversity of thought, beliefs, values, etc. A portugese farmer and a portugese banker might have completely different states of mind, but yet...

A couple of months from now, after Cambrian and I get a good feel for the school, we'll let you guys know and settle the record straight on SDN. There are too many rumors floating around the internet about UCSD -- who knows which ones are true? cya soon, cambrian! p.s. -- I've only...

UCSB is actually ranked in the top50 of universities nationwide (just looked it up -- #48, tied with U. Texas), but it has near zero name recognition I guess because it is overshadowed by the five more presitigious UC's. I know some people will disagree with me, but unfortunately reputation...

Sep 30!! wow, and I thought I had it made with UCSD (sep3,9)! I feel a bit weird that every1 is starting now and I get to bum around for another month:)

Man, SLU knew that she couldn't hear when they admitted her earlier this year, and only NOW take the acceptance away? That's lame. I personally hate frivolous lawsuits, but that's not the situation here. She's got a legitimate case and I hope she sues the pants off SLU.

Yeah I agree craigslist is really useful in no.cali. didn't try it for san diego tho, but did notice that it has way fewer listings. anyways, there's 3 main things I looked at: the off-campus housing office listings, the classified listings of the 2 sd newspapers (they have listings online)...

hey guys, so... today I went and looked for housing and thought I'd share my experience (got a phaaaat studio in La Jolla shores by the beach) I was looking exclusively for studios, btw. A place really really really worth hitting up is Pacific Beach for studios. There are literally...

Hi MD4real, sure -- no problem. Okay, well this is a pretty difficult question to answer because a. each case is different from another, and b. who really knows what the f.a. office does to come up with its numbers -- I only know what I know through experience :) but some things that may...

wow, barb, what a refreshing story -- good luck at UCLA! i'm really happy that you got it instead of the rest of us that already have other schools to go to. go bruins!:D

md4real -- Most if it is just based off your financial need (more if you are poor, less if you are rich). There are also a bunch of scholarships (like 20-30 or so) that UCSD gives out each year to its students, so that helps a lot. caligurl -- good luck at whatever med school you ended up in...

discrimination sucks, no matter the half-assed reason

just a heads up -- got my official financial aid offer letter on wednesday. so call them if you haven't gotten yours:) man, those financial aid people are farkin generous!! god bless them:D got a question too -- ne1 know if there is anyway to get more loans over your budget without...

wow! much better, darwin. Thanks for the heads-up (and the directions!) may I ask, what made you settle on the $900 studio in UTC? Was there nothing cheaper or did you just want to be conveniently close to the campus? I was looking at the classifieds last night and looks like the lowest...

Hey everybody, thanks for the wealth of info. :) Man, guess I better start looking hard-core... you all make it sound so tough heh-heh. After braving the bay area market tho, hopefully this shouldn't be *that* bad. I was looking at the financial aid guide and it looks like they budgeted...