UCSD COLLEGE RANKING EXPLAINED | UPDATED FOR 2024

[@cherry.cinema]

so helpful!! got admitted into ucsd for sixth and I literally didn't remember what my ranking was when i applied 😭

[@dani-je4hv]

Same!!

[@shrimpfrylu]

uc san diego is my dream school and ill be applying for fall 2025! thanks so much this is so helpful!!

[@animeweeb6627]

Omg you are like an actual life saver!!! I was trying to fill out forms for the UC schools and I was so confused on what these colleges were in UC San Diego!! Hopefully I can make it in 😖

[@shreyanagu]

omg i’m so glad!! i hope you get in and let me know if you have any more questions!

[@joserdgr8]

Love 8th since the dorms are new with great views. You can also be away from all the noise if you don't want to participate. That being said...6th is awesome.

[@greatnesss8747]

Thanks for the info! Your assessment is spot on. I’m in Revelle 😢

[@nishantbalaji]

great video shreya!

[@Fahimush]

Thank you sm! UCSD is my dream school and u helped me sm so thank, BTW I have a question. I didn’t understand, do we have to do a test to get into those colleges like “marshel” or we just can try to choose it?

[@shreyanagu]

hiii! luckily there is no exam/test to get into a particular college. on the uc application for UCSD there is a drop down menu for the ordering you would like to have the colleges in. from there, it is luck and ur ordering that control what college you get placed in! good luck on your application! u got this!

[@wrios64]

Wow, thank you for this video, you saved me a lot of time on research for these colleges, I'll definitely take this into account.

[@shreyanagu]

Glad to be of some help! Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@shallowvalkyrie9687]

erc is def the best imo so happy i got placed there 🤩 def the most social and lively place

[@xqcLoL.]

Great video, I wanted to ask though if it would be possible to additionally rank the colleges based on housing? I heard housing is potentially a huge problem in UCSD and i feel like it could affect one's rankings subsequently.

[@shreyanagu]

good question! I would say that housing isn't the biggest issue at UCSD especially because you only live on campus for like 2 years (subject to change). However if you are trying to rank by housing I would put: Sixth Seventh Eighth This is in mind of location as well! If you don't care about location, then flip the ranking since its from newest to oldest then. The rest of the housing is pretty ehhh in that order doesn't matter too much just on housing alone.

[@xqcLoL.]

tysm. got accepted into eighth college and your info is very useful! went undeclared but hoping for comp sci @@shreyanagu

[@anushasama2937]

Informative and Great Video👌

[@angelfish6865]

ur a saint for this

[@I-used-to-be-orcaz]

thanks for this vid it was rlly informative

[@Ethan-p2y]

Do you know if the new Marshal College is ready or is it still under construction?

[@sofie5192]

thank you so much!! Putting 6th as my first choice :D thank you!

[@SrinidhiNagunuri-m6w]

Great video!!!

[@-moon.bears-5008]

Hello! I got into UCSD in Revelle and quite devastated. I’m a visual arts major and plan on switching my major from studio arts to ICAM program which I think includes some computer science or programming courses. As a visual arts student I just overall suck and hate math and science. I feel like I can endure Revelle but I don’t know first hand. What do you think I should do? Should I go to UCSD or not? I have other schools in mind and I feel like I would struggle in UCSD but I’m only considering it because I think my new major would support me in the future, I would just need to endure the hard GEDS. Thank you!

[@shreyanagu]

hi hi! congrats on getting into UCSD! firstly i would say watch the video i have on revelle college (i promise this is more than just a shameless plug). perhaps listening to a first hand account of a student in revelle college can change your perspective! it's hard for me to tell you how "hard" revelle courses since its all very relative but i do want to say that there is SO MUCH support at UCSD. there are plenty of free tutoring services and profs and TA are so welcoming to questions/concerns. hopefully this helps in your decision making process and lmk if you have any questions about this!

[@susanadagestino2608]

Hi! I was in Revelle for my first year! I am a theatre major and want to be a studio art minor so I totally understand the struggle. I will say if you have a lot of APs they WILL cancel out some of those GE’s, but if you were like me and didn’t take any math, foreign language, or science APs then what I would suggest next is the ICT. You can actually switch colleges after filling out the Inter-College Transfer application. I would suggest NOT switching your major if you’re really passionate about it because having that major can actually argue your case on the application! I didn’t hate Revelle, I just wouldn’t have been able to graduate on time if I stayed so I switched to Marshall! I hope this helps! As someone who spent all of Triton Days trying to figure out how to switch colleges, I know how devastating it can be, but there is hope! Good luck!!

[@juliaz6950]

Hi Shreya!! Thank you for talking about the major aspects of each college! I'm a humanities major (sociology), so I'm not sure how different the ranking would be for me. What are your thoughts on the UCSD college ranking for humanities?

[@shreyanagu]

Hi! I would rank the colleges pretty similarly to what I have in the video but move one college (Warren) to be lower. I would put Warren college just above ERC. The reason for this is that I really just recommend Warren for engineering majors because of its location and the fact that you get reduced GEs if you are engineering. Good luck with you application and let me know if you have any other questions!

[@shrimpfrylu]

I want to major in neurobiology or alternatively cogsci with an emphasis on neuroscience as a premed, do you think marshall would be a good fit? or should i pick warren as a first pick because im in stem? thanks!

[@shreyanagu]

hey great question! i personally would say DONT CHOSE WARREN. Warren is really great for engineering/CS majors due to location, GEs, etc however bio-esque fields its ehhhh. I think marshall would be a great fit and I know a ton of bio/cog sci/neurobio majors in marshall! Still, I would put Sixth, Muir, Marshall as ur top choices!

[@shrimpfrylu]

@@shreyanagu oh thank you so much!!!

[@noor-eg1uu]

i’m in cogsci and i think if you live off campus seventh is the best choice because our ges are easy and many of them overlap with major requirements, and our writing sequence is 3 classes that are contract grading (meaning if you do your work you will get an A) which allows you to enjoy the class and learn rather than stress on your writing!

[@andre_aaa]

thanks so much for this information! do you know which college would be best for a communications major?

[@shreyanagu]

hey great question! i think the ranking i mentioned in the video would be perfect just modify warren college to be a lot lower- somewhere just above revelle/ erc

[@tenkinokofan791]

I am an international student and I applied to ucsd with no actual thinking of colleges and I heavily regret it😞😞 I got into Muir which was my first option and I am an Econ major! Do you think I can change that and can you talk more abt like how the living situation actually is, I heard that freshmen have to live in residence halls can you explain what that actually is like do students live in one floor with a kitchen and a bathroom and how is the privacy! Also another question is does the prices differ a lot between colleges? Thank you so much for this insightful video I would say it’s the best video out here on KZbin explaining the colleges!!❤❤

[@shreyanagu]

congrats on getting accepted to ucsd! Muir college is a wonderful college with one of the best locations, dining halls, decent ges, and more so I wouldn't be worried in the slightest about that! Unforuntately, muir is the only college that I don't have any friends in so I can't say much about the living situation there but when I lived in sixth college I got a kitchen for the floor (40 people share the kitchen). You are so right in saying that most freshmen live in res halls that don't come with a kitchen (only apartments come with a kitchen). At least in Sixth, the living situation was 10 girls with two showers and 4 sinks and the privacy was pretty wonderful since some unis have like 5 bathrooms for like 20 people. Housekeeping comes twice a week to maintain everything too! I live in Marshall now with 6 girls and 1 shower and two sinks which isn't terrible either. As for your last question about pricing- there are no price differences among the colleges! Price difference will come with the type of room you select- single, double, and triple where singles are the most expensive and triples are the least. Let me know if you have any other questions and once again congrats on your acceptance to ucsd!

[@leealysia9965]

So helpful. Thank you so much.

[@goldenoodles6281]

so i got into warren cus my first major of choice was aeroE.... my assigned major is urban studies & planning...... so I'm segregated from everything....

[@vahlia2575]

if you are going to be a marketing/film/arts major would you say that revelle would still be a good option? i also am planning on taking a foreign language anyway hahaha so just factoring that in

[@shreyanagu]

i would still say no because of the difficulty of the HUM series :(

[@vahlia2575]

@@shreyanagu what is that?

[@ReidGold-s4d]

If I'm looking at going into poli-sci and actually do enjoy humanities classes, would you say Revelle or ERC would be a good place to live for comfort/location/social scene?

[@shreyanagu]

Humm good question! I would say ERC! I have heard of more flexibility in the GEs you have to take which is always handy compared to Revelle.

[@xconceit5121]

I applied engineering major and put warren but got accepted into my alt major human bio. Am I cooked if I wanna be pre med at warren 😭??

[@shreyanagu]

heyyyy congrats on your acceptance! pre med at UCSD is literally amazing! but no, i wouldn’t worry too much about being pre med at warren. while i do mention in the video that engineering is best for ppl at warren, warren is still wonderful for all majors. i would def check out the warren GEs and see if they overlap significantly with the classes you hope to take. in addition, i have heard good things about the warren writing sequence. so don’t worry- u got this! and congrats again!

[@kendrapacheco8430]

I’m applying as a psych major this fall. I’m having a hard time ranking the college 😭 what do u suggest ??

[@jkizami]

great vid! got into marshall for ele. engineering

[@shreyanagu]

omg congrats! i think my new video is just perfect for you then! also my bestie at ucsd is literally EE in marshall so lmk if u have any questions!

[@sakikasi]

Thanks for the advice

[@shreyanagu]

you're welcome!

[@zing.fnm.808]

Got into 7th college

[@perlam8128]

i plan on applying to USCD in the future, majoring in political science. what colleges would you suggest i rank for my top 3?

[@shreyanagu]

humm I would say: sixth marshall muir/seventh (seventh for newer housing and don't care about location and muir if you want a better location on campus and decent housing)

[@perlam8128]

@@shreyanagu thankkk you!!! i appreciate it 😊😊

[@spicyshizz2850]

Do you have any advice on transfer housing? I’m a cs transfer admit

[@thanujareddy2287]

I am planning major in psychology, but in a pre-med track. So, which collage should be my top pick? From my understanding so far it’s - sixth, eight, seventh, Muir, Marshall, Rosevelt, Revelle, Warren…..what do you think?

[@shreyanagu]

Ya that looks great to me! Maybe one small change is moving Warren above Rosevelt and Revelle! Also, I would move Marshall above Muir since Marshall is building newer dorms and has easy (easier in my opinion) GEs compared to Muir! Just remember that Eighth and Seventh are far from everything so expect longer walks but nicer dorms. Good luck with your application and let me know if you have any questions!

[@blank8225]

got into Warren college as a math/econ joint major… am I cooked if my major is half stem half social science 😭? also I’ve heard that the living conditions in Warren college is the worst out of all of the colleges, is that rlly true?

[@shreyanagu]

heyyyy! congrats! do not worry, you are def not cooked. the ge's in warren are not terrible esp compared to the other colleges just maybe not the "best". as for the living conditions, i think warren is actually not terrible at all! like they aren't the newest or anything but my bestie lives in warren and she has been enjoying it!

[@xiaolinwang5971]

So helpful! Thank you so much. For an international student who would major in poli-sci with concentration on international relations, would ranking of sixth, marshall, muir, seventh, eighth, warren, erc, revelle OK?

[@shreyanagu]

im so sorry- i missed this question before the UC app deadline! HOWEVER you are spot on with your ranking, it looks good to me! lmk if you have any other questions!

[@AntiMaster123]

tysm for this vid, I just had a question about the campuses. I am applying as a cs major with specialization in bioinformatics, so would warren still be a good choice? I saw one of your previous comment saying that biology at warren is not ideal, so just wanted to hear your take. thanks!

[@shreyanagu]

heyy! cs with bioinformatics is still under the college of engineering so still pick warren as number 1!

[@Khushi-q5l6y]

Hey that was so helpful!! I want to major in neuroscience, pre med. Which college would be best fit for the coursework?

[@shreyanagu]

Heyyyy! Glad to be of some help! I don't think there is any one specific college that will best fit your needs, so I would stick with the ranking mentioned in the video EXCEPT move Warren to be just above ERC/Revelle since you aren't engineering! So stick with Sixth being first!

[@Khushi-q5l6y]

@@shreyanagu Thank you very much

[@srimanasajandhyala4659]

Thank you for the info!!! Really helpful 🫶🫶🫶.

[@shreyuu-i7b]

thanks so much for this video! do you know which college would be best for a biology major? thanks queen

[@shreyanagu]

i gottu! so i would say sixth, seventh, eighth (simply on dorms alone), muir/marshall (this is totally up to you- i’m a marshall student so im biased lol), warren, erc, revelle! gl on the application process- u got this!

[@gundaaruna55]

Very great 👏👏🎉💐

[@Sajessarcomeres]

I'm planning on majoring in bioengineering: biotech emphasis. Would you say that I should rank Marshall above Eighth and Seventh. Currently have them as such: Warren, Sixth, Muir, Eighth, Seventh, Marshall, Revelle, ERC.

[@shreyanagu]

Hummmmmmm... good question! Firstly, I would def move Muir below Marshall since you have a good chance of getting into Marshall's newer dorms which are really nice! As for your question- this is kind of hard to say since you really can't go wrong with Eighth, Seventh, and Marshall and it will be up to personal preference! Eighth and Seventh are further from everything else on campus so expect longer walks BUT you are guaranteed nicer, newer dorms. With Marshall you have a good chance of getting into the newer dorms, you have good GEs, and you are close to the center of campus (shorter walks) BUT you may not get those newer dorms... It's hard to say what exactly to do since it's really up to your preference. I'm glad I chose Marshall since I'm always running late to things so I like shorter walks to my classes and shorter walks to more dining halls, but now I have to deal with a less nice apartment with no ocean view. There is no wrong answer for sure. Good luck with your application and let me know if you have any other questions!

[@sarinakhara8313]

Also got in Marshall college for math cs. How would you rate the math cs major? Still debating whether I should commit to ucsd or not for this very reason. Any advice would be appreciated :)

[@shreyanagu]

congrats on your acceptance! Humm its pretty hard to answer this question because everyone has different experiences with the major- I personally enjoy math/cs cause it lines up with what I am interested in. I would highly recommend you take a look at the classes you will be required to take as a MathCS major and compare it to coursework for your preferred major!

[@anushaagarwal2282]

Hi Shreya! Are you a math-cs major or are you double majoring in maths and cs? If you're majoring in math-cs how do you feel so far about the course? Also, what is the ratio of Math to CS in the major? Is it 50-50?

[@shreyanagu]

i am a math-cs major! i really enjoy how its been going so far esp cause i really do enjoy the math classes i have been taking! as for the ratio of classes, I would take a look at this website: math.ucsd.edu/students/undergraduate/ma30-math-computer-science-b-s its a list of the classes you need to take as a part of the major. you have electives that you take and depending on what you want from your major and you can chose to take more math or more cs!

[@ankasilowolo]

hi what about a math major should i choose sixth first?

[@nickydarling5208]

I just got into marshall as a transfer yippie

[@shreyanagu]

ahh congrats!!

[@nickydarling5208]

@@shreyanagu thank u!!!

[@Copingwithboredwithyoutube]

I JUST GOT IN THRU MARSHALL :D would u say the GE's are demanding?

[@shreyanagu]

omg congrats! i wouldn’t say they are difficult at all! u lowkey j inspired me to make a new video all about marshall 👀

[@LiorAbraviya]

Hi, im gonna be a transfer and i'm not sure what college is best for a sociology major that has a balance with school and social life, close to class and good dining halls and dorms. Please let me know whats the best ranking!

[@shreyanagu]

Humm, I think all of colleges will allow for a balance of school and social life so I would stick with the ranking I have in the video except move Warren to be just above ERC and Revelle. Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@daiyuulan9789]

how common is it to transfer colleges?

[@shreyanagu]

not common at all unfortunately… i have never heard of someone doing it successfully but there is a process to do so

[@mxysaki]

Im a first year student and I will be majoring in marine biology. I think this is my ranking so far: Sixth Muir Warren Marshall Seventh Eight Revelle Roosevelt What do you think?? :0

[@shreyanagu]

Move down Warren to be above Revelle and move up Marshall to be above Muir! Good luck with applications!

[@satishbabumv123]

Great information, thanks for covering. For computer science or applied mathematics major, warren would be the first choice I believe? How would you rank the other colleges pls

[@shreyanagu]

Hi! I would just use the ranking that I have in the video- I think it would be good for a CSE/applied mathematics major and yes Warren should be first for that engineering major

[@gundaaruna55]

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