1. College system: The college system of UCSD (only for undergraduates) really wants to imitate the British college system. If you want to understand it quickly, you can simply think of it as Harry Porterie's college. Each college pays attention to cultivating different types of talents, not only through different general courses, but also through activities, lectures and so on. In fact, it is very important for undergraduates to choose the right college, and it will never be a random row in the mouth of the intermediary. Carefully check the GE requirements of different colleges in UCSD official website before applying for a school.
In addition, another great advantage of the UCSD college system is the cross-disciplinary cooperation. In other schools without this system, many students are likely to make friends with similar majors, such as engineering. During my stay in UCSD, I made many friends with different majors because of the college courses and activities. In UCSD, even completely different majors, if they happen to be in the same college, there are many similar topics to talk about, and they are also close to each other invisibly. 2. School level: This is probably the most controversial point. Many students think that UCSD is an undervalued school, but many students from other schools think that it is not worthy of the name.
before discussing the school ranking and school level, we need to make it clear: what elements does the school level include?
The school level includes scientific research ability, education level and the quality of students. And these three points are all affected by the average value. In other words, a recognized top school needs to meet the standards of scientific research, education and students in all disciplines, and this is what UCSD lacks.