UC SAN DIEGO

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UC SAN DIEGO

• By
• Carlos Arroyo

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School Mission

• To serve students interested in pursuing academic
  excellence, establishing the groundwork for
  success in their chosen careers or graduate
  study, and becoming lifelong learners and
  effective citizens.
• To foster the ideal of an education in the
  liberal arts and sciences that develops
  intellectual capacities and expands general
  knowledge by exposing students to a variety of
  disciplines.

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Continuing Mission

• To offer an academic foundation that is suitable
  for all majors, whether in the natural or applied
  sciences, the social sciences, or the humanities
  and the arts, and that prepares students for
  opportunities to study and conduct research with
  UCSD faculty and scholars.
• To feature dimensions of international
  understanding and cultural diversity in the
  general education curriculum and in co-curricular
  programming.

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Continuing Mission

• To provide a community where students are valued
  and respected, where they are challenged and
  helped to succeed, and where they can develop a
  strong sense of belonging and confidence about
  their roles in society.

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School Colors

• Navy Blue
• Yellow

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Campus Pictures
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Famous Buildings

• Geisel Library
• Natural Sciences Building
• Tioga Hall
• Tenaya Hall
• Muir College Humanities Tower
• Jacobs School of Engineering
• Muir College Applied Physics ..
• Argo Hall
• Nierenberg Hall

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Admission Requirements

• The admission committee selects applicants who
  have demonstrated the personal qualities of
  commitment to medical research, dedication to the
  ideal of service to society, and character traits
  of intelligence, maturity, and integrity.
  Recommendation letters, research experience,
  standardized test scores, grades, and clinical
  volunteer work are considered. The school desires
  students with diverse interests and backgrounds,
  and is committed to expanding opportunities in
  medical education for individuals from
  socioeconomic and educationally disadvantaged
  backgrounds. There is no preference for an
  undergraduate major field of study students
  should demonstrate both broad training and
  in-depth achievement in a particular area of
  knowledge, whether in the humanities, social
  sciences, or natural sciences.

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Scholarship Opportunities

• Scholarship Office
• Undergraduate Scholarship Program
• Checks - from Outside Organizations
• Donors / Contributions to Undergraduate
  Scholarships
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Governors Scholarship
• Student Accounts and Scholarships
• Tuition Benefit Programs
• Military Tuition Assistance
• ROTC
• Trusts / Educational Pre-Paid Plans
• Scholarships

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History of the School

• The San Diego campus of the University of
  California had its origins in the closing years
  of the nineteenth century, when zoologists at
  Berkeley, setting out to establish a marine
  station on the Pacific, selected a site at La
  Jolla.
• In 1955, the California State Legislature
  requested the Board of Regents to investigate the
  desirability of establishing a branch of the
  University at San Diego. In August, 1956, for a
  graduate teaching and research activity in
  science and technology and in August, 1957, for a
  general campus of the University in the San Diego
  area.

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Location and Surroundings

• Eleanor Roosevelt College
• Thurgood Marshall College
• Muir College
• Revelle College
• Theatre District
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• Coast Apartments
• School of Medicine
• University Center
• Warren College
• Sixth College
• UCSD Medical Center La Jolla
• Mesa Housing
• Science Research Power
• North Campus

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Major Programs

• The general major in linguistics requires
  satisfaction of the undergraduate language
  requirement and successful completion of twelve
  upper-division courses
• Upon presentation of a written study proposal or
  project, and with the consent of the instructor
  and the adviser, linguistics majors with at least
  a 3.5 GPA in the major courses may request
  permission to undertake independent study in
  linguistics. No more than one such course (to be
  taken Pass/Not Pass) may count toward the major.

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Sports

• Baseball and Softball
• Men and Womens Basketball
• Men and Womens Crew
• Men and Womens Cross Country, Track, and Field
• Men and Womens Fencing
• Men Golf
• Men and Womens Soccer
• Men and Womens Swimming and Diving
• Men and Womens Tennis
• Men and Womens Volleyball
• Men and Womens Water Polo

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Number of students

• A record 23,500 students who begin school Sept.
  22 at the University of California, San Diego
• 3,800 new freshmen, with an average high school
  GPA of 4.04 and a SAT(1) average of 1288, culled
  from a record pool of 43,000 applications.
• 1,500 new California community college transfers,
  with an average GPA of 3.44, drawn from a
  transfer applicant pool of 8,850.
• A record 23,500 students who begin school Sept.
  22 at the University of California, San Diego

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Famous Faculty and Alumni

• Susumu Tonegawa, '68, Nobel Prize in Medicine,
  1987, for work on molecular immunology.
• Guy Tribble, M.D., Ph.D., '75, principal
  architect of the original MacIntosh and
  co-founder NeXT Inc.
• Nathan East, '78, musician, composer.
• Steve Peace. '75, California State Senator
• Craig Venter, '72, '75, gene scientist, Celera
  Genomics

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Housing Information

• The UCSD Housing and Dining Services Office
  operates several housing complexes, but on a
  limited basis. Students are strongly encouraged
  to apply for on-campus housing as soon as they
  receive an official admission letter from UCSD.
  There is strong demand for on-campus housing, so
  applications must be received at least 6 months
  in advance and they may have long waiting lists.
  For more information, please visit the UCSD
  Housing and Dining Services website at
  http//hds.ucsd.edu/housing

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Student Life

• Associated Students Administration
• Crafts Center
• Leadership, Engagement, Activism, and Development
  
• Student Organizations and Leadership
  Opportunities
• University Centers
• University Events Office

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Web Address and Mailing Address

• University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman
  Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093 [phone]
• feedback_at_ucsd.edu.