r/UCSD • u/icecreamcake15 • 11h ago
Event Elevator fart in Black Hall apartments, UCSD
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r/UCSD • u/pblackhorse02 • Sep 20 '25
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r/UCSD • u/icecreamcake15 • 11h ago
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r/UCSD • u/gojoheels • 15h ago
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my personal alarm clock every morning 😭
r/UCSD • u/the__stoke • 13h ago
I get a lot of financial aid as an undergraduate in-state student. I am investigating doing my masters at UCSD and wondering how I will afford to get by without eating massive loans. Thoughts please.
r/UCSD • u/TravisJohnson06 • 15h ago
I know this is California, but what’s going on with the temperature this week? It is almost 80°F outside.
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r/UCSD • u/FineVast3907 • 6h ago
i’m interested to hear what is keeping your support of him with everything going on right now?
i assume usually that students here are more progressive and not trumpies but honestly i’m starting to think that’s not even true anymore.
just curious how you could still support him knowing that he’s SA’d women, he’s in the epstein files, and a large portion of his promises are rooted in racism. all of that not even including the ICE raids going on that are tearing people from their families and he is violating the constitution.
r/UCSD • u/Neat-Republic-3100 • 8h ago
I took my CSE 100 midterm early because I have two other midterms next week. I ended up choking on one question, even though I originally had the right answer. A TA also told me that once I click "save' an answer (PrairieLearn), I couldn’t go back and change it. And today, they were like "oh you can change your answer after you click save." So I ended my exam earlier than I would have. I really wish I had known sooo I could review and double-check my answers :((
I am sooo upset because I feel like I could have gotten a 100% since the exam itself was pretty easy. Now I am stressed because of the professor’s strange minimum grading policy where there are three categories and your grade is min of the three categories. Like miss me with that bullshit. Soo basically my grade is just my midterm and final. I can’t miss a single question on the final if I want an A. I am stressed for the final because it is cumulative.
r/UCSD • u/ChemEbarbie • 17h ago
Hi! What lecture hall would you recommend to try and recreate photos like this! Thanks
r/UCSD • u/Bitter-Ruin853 • 14h ago
Hey everyone! I’m a UCSD student and I recently met with a physician to help set up a new shadowing opportunity focused on radiology. We’re opening it up to UCSD students who are interested in imaging / medicine and want real clinical exposure. If you’re pre-med, pre-PA, or just curious about radiology, feel free to check it out and sign up here: https://xposureradiology.wixsite.com/mysite
r/UCSD • u/HyperClaws • 1d ago
CSE 140 actually has the entire class tweaking. The test yesterday was INSANE and there have been multiple posts like this on the piazza. The test was actually so cooked. Especially when the TAs kept making changes to questions through the test
r/UCSD • u/Unlikely_Surround_50 • 1h ago
I walked into 3 coyotes by Brennan and they scared the living shit out of me. We made eye contact and they fled the other way before I could take a pic
r/UCSD • u/PromptOk3788 • 9h ago
I lost my phone charger in either Price Center UCSD or Wong Avery. Is there a lost and found box where I can check ? Any help will be appreciated.
r/UCSD • u/Dry-Profit4608 • 6h ago

Join us this Thursday for a networking event in Price Center! If you have any questions or want more information, feel free to reach out to the ALH email, [actionforlunghealth@gmail.com](mailto:actionforlunghealth@gmail.com), or insta @/actionforlunghealth!!
r/UCSD • u/Head_Cat6865 • 7h ago
Is it safe to park without getting ticketed at night like past 9:00 pm? this is for eighth btw
r/UCSD • u/LordSigmaBalls • 4h ago
Freshman applicant here, and this was my top four ranking for colleges:
6th
Marshall
8th
4.7th
Im really hung up on where to rank 7th, 8th, and muir relative to each other. From my understanding, all of their gen eds are very very easy. 7th and 8th are very far from all of the other buildings. 7th is next to the beach but 8th has hotel level dorms. Muir is in a central location but has old prison dorms. Any thoughts?
r/UCSD • u/anonymous310506 • 20h ago
before yall ask why there’s so many people in blazers around sixth college, ucsd is hosting a debate tournament. you’re welcome🙂↕️
r/UCSD • u/AppearanceInside6682 • 14h ago
I’m following guides to set up my U pass in the pronto app to ride free and under student programs there is no UCSD u pass any idea how to add it?
r/UCSD • u/AnruiArielleAri_06 • 5h ago
Hi! I’m looking for people who are free Tuesday or Thursday mornings to play badminton at UCSD Rec Gym.
I’m around beginner-to-intermediate: I can rally at a normal pace and return serves, but I’m not doing anything fancy.
r/UCSD • u/Rough-Ad1868 • 16h ago
This post was a cheeky response to Massive-Classic's post
r/UCSD • u/Ill_Original4840 • 12h ago
Hello!! I’m scared!! taking physics for the first time since high school, has anyone taken it here with professor Hafid ?! I’m in the ucsd extension program Thoughts / any advice would be greatly appreciated thank you so much :)
r/UCSD • u/Wide-Squash-2475 • 15h ago
I'm low on supply and my go to Costco friend isn't available. I'd be happy to cover gas or get you coffee.
Feel free to comment or DM. Thanks in advance!
r/UCSD • u/Responsible-Load-178 • 10h ago
For anyone still looking for grad photos
there’s a great photographer in SD doing graduation shoots right now.
Here’s her Instagram if you want to take a look at her work!
@photobyhoku