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I went two years ago. Here's what I learned: go early. Like 11am sharp. By 1pm, the reps are tired and the lines are long. Also: bring a bag for brochures. You'll get a ton. Also: wear comfortable shoes. You'll be standing and walking for three hours. Also: eat lunch before you go. The food...

The beach classes are not a gimmick. My friend did marine bio at Cabrillo and she literally had to identify species in the tide pools while getting splashed. That's real learning. UCSC professors told her she was better prepared than their own juniors. The transfer support works if you use it...

Okay so here's something the reviews might not tell you: the marine bio program is strong but the intro classes are weeder courses. They pack like 40 students in and it's competitive. Not impossible but stressful. The upper-level stuff is smaller and better. Also, the articulation agreements...

I lived in a house with a dying garden and three roommates. The carpet was brown. The kitchen was chaos. I remember it as one of the best years of my life. Not because of the house. Because of the people. The nursing student sounds like a good one. The lemon tree might survive. You might too...

The idea of designing my own major sounds incredible. Like, yes, let me just invent the perfect field of study that combines everything I love. But I'm also a person who needs structure. If you give me too much freedom, I will absolutely wander into the woods and never come back. 🌲 So I've...

Okay, so Pitzer has this reputation. Super progressive. Social justice focus. Interdisciplinary everything. Sounds great on paper. But I've been burned before by schools that talk a big game and then nothing actually changes. I visited last fall, and the campus felt… intentional. Like every...