The University of California San Diego (StudentsReview)

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	C	Research Availability	C
Research Funding	C	Graduate Politics	C
Errand Runners	C	Degree Completion	C
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	A	Sufficient Pay	F
Competitiveness	C	Education Quality	C
Faculty Accessibility	D	Useful Research	D
Extracurriculars	D	Success-Understanding	C
Surrounding City	A+	Social Life/Environment	D-
"Individual" treatment	D	Friendliness	D
Safety	C	Campus Beauty	A
Campus Maintenance	A-	University Resource/spending	C

Describes the student body as: Friendly Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful, Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

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Lowest Rating Sufficient Pay	F

Highest Rating Surrounding City	A+

He cares more about Sufficient Pay than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Chemistry (This Major's Salary over time)
UCSD is not a place to select lightly. It is a great place if you want to focus 120% of your time on research, and do not want to have a significant family/social life. Great rewards go to those who can achieve in that environment; I was not one of them. I like a little balance in my life.

The professors are either golden (the Best I have known) or totally useless. Network well to pick the best to meet your needs. The students are kind; you will trauma-bond with a few of them.

Though I am happy attending UCSD brought me to San Diego, I do not think I would select it again for graduate school. The most successful grad students were those who were married; their spouses were able to bring in enough to take care of life's basic needs. La Jolla is a premium community; it is tough living on a grad student salary.

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