Ricardo is also pleased with the methods of learning that distinguished UCSD from both the high school and community college classes he took his senior year. Here it is very fast-paced and much more modern. You learn by much more than textbooks. In high school I was very narrow-minded, but I've really opened up in college and my education will continue to let me grow. Ricardo finds the UCSD faculty to be very accessible.
Professors can seem a little more intimidating than TAs, but are very helpful and knowledgeable.
While Management Science, an Economics Department major, requires many math and science classes, Ricardo really likes UCSD, especially Eleanor Roosevelt College, because of the balance between liberal arts and technical courses in his General Education requirements. The series is fast-moving and provides you with a perspective on the great religions and civilizations. I'm a Christian, which is something that very much shapes my life, and I've really enjoyed the MMW courses and learning the viewpoint of other religions like Islam and Hinduism. Although there are thousands of students at UCSD, Ricardo feels that the grouping of the campus into five colleges provides students with a smaller community base. The five-college system is amazing.