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Should I go to this thing?

By Derbisblue (Derbisblue) on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 01:23 pm: Edit

Yes , you get to meet people before school starts, and you get to register for Fall classes before people who does'nt go to Summer Advising. It's super fun and you get alot of academic advising that are really helpful.

By Mayermatthews (Mayermatthews) on Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 03:55 pm: Edit

Derbisblue - I accidently majored under the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences instead of Letters & Sciences (I thought "Exploratory" = "Undeclared" I know, duh) and I'm afraid if I go to the Summer Advising w/ the wrong college (I'm definitely majoring in College of L & S, I always meant to) it'll be pointless b/c I'd have different interests/requirements/emphases etc. than the Agricultural college, right? Are all the Advising sessions pretty general, or should I even bother?? What do I do, Help!! Thanks

By Derbisblue (Derbisblue) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 02:21 am: Edit

Mayermatthews, I had the same problem when I went to summer advising 2 years ago. I applied under Genetics Major so i was in the biological science group, but I changed my mind and wanted to do Sociology. I suggest that once you get into your small advising groups you inform your summer advisor about this and he/she will get you the information on college of letters and science. You should still go to summer advising just to meet friends, get the general advising, and register for class. For any other information you can't get from the summer advisng about the college of letters and science you're welcome to AIM message me at derbis02, and I can assist you in everything you need to know, including what classes to take your first etc.. Good LUck!

By Derbisblue (Derbisblue) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 02:23 am: Edit

i forgot to mention that some advising topics you get there are pretty general, such as school information, the only ones that'd be different is the dean's assembly, and when they advise you on what classes to take your first quarter. ANd if you need to take any placement test, summer advising is the time to do so.

By Anxious_Mom (Anxious_Mom) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 03:08 am: Edit

Mayermatthews, If you are positive that you want to be in L& S, I recommend that you contact an advisor in L & S to help you choose which session of summer advising you should sign up for. They may recommend that you actually sign up for an L& S section, as the advising would be better geared for what you will actually want to transfer into... In either case, definitely attend summer advising - much of what takes place is not college specific...

By Carlene1304 (Carlene1304) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 03:57 pm: Edit

Do a lot of parents go to this? Or will mine be the only ones???

By Mayermatthews (Mayermatthews) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 05:34 pm: Edit

Thanks Anxious_Mom & Derbisblue(you are so incredibly helpful w/ Davis stuff, I might take you up on that AIM offer!!) - I actually contacted the Summer Advising dept. and this guy basically told me to give up... they're not going to let me go to the L&S advising session. But he said if I don't go I can still contact the L&S department to set up schedule advising w/ them (Do you know when I should do this??) and I can do the placement testing @ Fall orientation. So I might just not go... it seemed like he was kinda telling me not to -? I don't know. But thanks again for the help

By Derbisblue (Derbisblue) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 09:54 pm: Edit

You can take the placement exams during Fall orientation, and you can go to advising at Letters & Science Undergraduate Advising in the fall too by making appoint at http://www.ls.ucdavis.edu/Appointments/
HOwever, if I were you I would still go with to the summer advising with college of Ag just because it's really fun and part of the college experience AND you get to register for classes earlier.

By Karen415 (Karen415) on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 09:56 pm: Edit

My parents will be going with me... anyone else going August 2-4?

By Smarterray (Smarterray) on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:30 pm: Edit

Hey Carlene, don't worry, lots of students have their parents come along. The students and parents stay in separate dorms and participate in separate tours and events.

Oh yeah, one more thing: If you don't meet that many people during Summer Advising, don't worry. This is because most everyone you meet is a Freshman with the "high school" mentality (that is, they tend to form cliques). You'll meet plenty of folks in the dorms or in the classroom, or in clubs, or whatever.

cheers.

By Reverie (Reverie) on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 04:32 am: Edit

I'll be there August 15-17 with Engineering. (group 21).

By Elmo168 (Elmo168) on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 01:37 pm: Edit

anyone going to the july 12th session?

By Eyesclozedtight (Eyesclozedtight) on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 09:03 pm: Edit

i'm july 25th.

By Jackofalltrades (Jackofalltrades) on Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 06:08 pm: Edit

I'll be there at the July 12th session. I'm cominng up from Los Angeles.

By Ranabella (Ranabella) on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 03:13 pm: Edit

I am going to summer advising at UC Davis in July. Does anyone know if you need to take the Math Placement test even if you passed the AP Calculus AB test with a 4. I want to take Math 21B in the fall.

By Anxious_Mom (Anxious_Mom) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 02:44 am: Edit

Generally, UCD does require the Math Placement test for all freshman - not only for Math placement but to qualify for the Intro Chemistry course as well - even for those with scores of 3,4 or 5...

full information is on this site
http://why.ucdavis.edu/summeradvising/placement.cfm

(I know of at least one exception, for example UCD has an agreement with Davis High School - the DHS CalcBC teacher ensures that the students who complete the course are ready to go directly to Math 21D, and they do. I do not know if there may be any other exceptions, or if any of the exceptions would apply to you).

By Im_Blue (Im_Blue) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 02:53 am: Edit

It seems like a ton of typical freshman classes are already filled up (or very close), like Biology 1ABC, Chem 2A, Math 16A, Math 21A, Physics 7A, Stat 13, etc. Do spots typically open up later, or is everyone SOL at this point?

By Eyesclozedtight (Eyesclozedtight) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:05 am: Edit

aw crap i really hope that's not the case...

By Anxious_Mom (Anxious_Mom) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:10 am: Edit

Unfortunately, this is a problem at most of the UCs - and other universities. At UCD, the departments, if at all possible, do try to open up more sections. Be sure to get yourself on waiting lists - if there are enough people on a waiting list, chances are higher that more sections will be opened up. It is extremely difficult, however, for lab courses, as not much can be done when all the possible daily hours that a lab can be operated are full. Students do drop and change their schedules, so openings do occur. If a student doesn't show up for the first day of class, they risk being dropped, and someone on the waiting list will be let in. Be sure to go to the first class of any course you want to get into, whether or not you actually are enrolled.

Good luck.

By Anxious_Mom (Anxious_Mom) on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:41 am: Edit

If you are generally strong in math and sciences ( for example, took APs in HS and scored well, and/or have high SAT IIs in the math/sciences), I would recommend the Chemistry 2AH this fall - there are many slots available, compared to Chemistry 2A being all but full, but you have to score higher on the Chemistry placement test and math placement to be accepted. The Prof has taught both the honors and regular course over the years and has a very good reputation. I recently chatted at length with him about the difference between the 2 courses. Both courses cover the same material, however 2AH has more interesting and challenging labs - the regular course has similar equipment to what you'd use in HS - but, the honors has more sophisticated equipment. He didn't think one had necessarily more work than the other. Also, the curve is much more generous in the honors course. I've heard that from students, the professor, the staff advisor and others. The honors course is more quantitative than the regular. Just an idea.

Honors Physics 9HA is very different from the regular 9A, and even more different from 7A. One cannot continue on with a regular series course from that, as different topics are covered and in different order. Physics 9AH is almost exclusively filled with physics and/or engineering majors. Last time I checked, about 3 weeks ago, a professor had not been designated yet to teach the honors class. But, again, if you are strong in math/sciences you could go for it.

By Anxious_Mom (Anxious_Mom) on Saturday, July 17, 2004 - 07:22 pm: Edit

I recently found out from an undergrad advisor, that the bulk of the introductory science and math courses that freshman normally take are not really full - but reserved for students for summer advising. In an effort to give each group of advisees a fair chance, a certain number of slots are "opened" up as each group gets ready to register.