uc davis college q&a! 

Your compliments always make my day, thank you, Gauruv!! I'm glad my level of articulation masks my actual lack of understanding on what the hell I'm doing in college. And I'm happy you enjoyed the animal pictures. The horse, I think her name was Brownie, was truly iconic when I got to work with her. Gunrock, who??

Yes, I'm currently knee-deep in Fairy Tail episodes and my k-drama list is out the door, so I hope I can catch up this weekend :) Thank you and I'm wishing all the health and happiness to you too!

thank you! i'm glad you liked the video :) and i'm sorry to hear that :( hopefully you can return to campus in the fall if this quarantine ends before then!

i'm definitely planning on filming a video all about my major because i get so many questions about it! but as of right now, i'm have an instagram story question box where i'm having people leave their questions about my major and i try to answer them there so i can ask people's faqs all in one place! my instagram is @teeneytinytia if you are interested!

@@TiaSettanni Yes!! Will follow

chloe noel me too

that is definitely a great video idea for sure! i should compile some frequently asked questions relating to job searching and put something together, thank you for the suggestion!

and congrats on the acceptance!! super happy for you!

thank you for your support!! i'm glad i could be of help!

aww thank you! :) the communal bathrooms are....an experience, to say the least. you get used to it for the most part and i know that in my dorm hall, there was always another bathroom option if you didn't like the bathroom closest to you. in terms of needing a bike, lots of students also prefer not to bike and it doesn't really hinder them too much. the only thing is that there might be times that your classes are really far away and you might have to fast walk it, but generally, you should be ok! and yes, more of the stem related classes (with some exceptions) are generally closer to tercero than the rest of the dorm buildings. hope this helps!

I'm sending you all my luck and good energy!!

Hey, girl! I was waitlisted too last quarter, but I got in! I believe in you!! 🤗💕

@@TiaSettanni Thank you so much!! I really really appreciate it

@@paulacee6042 Congrats girl!!!!!! We be making moves

if i may ask, what was ur unweighted gpa?

so grateful for you 🥺🥰

miss you too :(( after quarantine, we gotta see each other PRONTO

I honestly don't know. It will just depend on how long we are in quarantine. I certainly hope we return back to normal before then! And congratulations on your acceptance!

I'm not actually sure, I would contact UCD Student Housing and ask them.

me too girl, i hope we can get back to campus asap :(

Yayyyy, congrats!! I wish you all the best with your journey at Davis!

hello! my advice would be to write about your genuine appreciate for what davis has to offer for you and your future impacts to the world. do some research about how uc davis supports sustainability and write about how by accepting you, you can learn the proper things to make a lasting impact on the world at large :) hope this helps!

Spring quarter went alright, there were definitely some tech issues in some of my classes. But for BIS2B, the labs were often submitted through Google Forms or graphs on Word and overall, it was pretty manageable and the professors were really helpful.

thank you!!

hello! like i mentioned in the video, i'm not super knowledgable about greek life, but they have a lot of information for freshmen who are interested during all the welcome events at the beginning of the year!

The first Friday after you submit your SIR (statement of intent to register), you will gain access to your Handshake account and can apply for campus jobs from that point forward!

to the extent of my knowledge, i believe it's totally fine to choose random! that's how it was for my application

hello natalie!! what inspired me to pursue environmental policy is my connection to my mother's homeland of indonesia. ever since i was younger, i would travel back to jakarta every summer and, at a young age, saw the awful environmental conditions within the city. but i also got a chance to travel to various other islands and see the beauty of indonesia's lush forests and landscapes. it was this duality between the two that really pushed my passion for conservation and what drove the choice of my major! the reason i specifically chose environmental policy as compared to environmental science and management was due to the fact that i don't really have a strong background in sciences (and i'm not really interested in spending a lot of time in labs lol) and that major focuses much more heavily on biology, chemistry, and physics that epap does. currently, i really enjoy my major and i love what i'm learning! the head of our major, Gwen Arnold, is a fantastic professor (i've taken her esp 001 course and i'm currently in her esp 160 course) and i know people who have done or are currently doing research with her! as for the study abroad programs, i'm not super knowledgable about the competitiveness, but i always hear great things about people's travel abroad experiences! for more information, i would contact UC Davis Global Affairs and ask them about their programs. hope this helped!!

Thank you Tia for your insights and additional information. I hope during this time that you're doing as well as you can. Hopefully UC Davis will be safe in the fall.

try not to stress out too much freshman year and just have fun doing activities and clubs that you genuinely like rather than doing things purely for collage apps. everyones high school experiences varies, even if they do get accepted to the same school. i talk all about my stats, the classes i took in high school, and my entire application process in my video called “uc application tips” so check that out for more info :)

hello! so, because i didn't come into davis undeclared, i'm only speaking from my personal experience. because i got a 4 on my ap english language and comp exam, i was exempt from taking uwp 1 (one of the university writing program courses) and didn't have to worry about completing the writing requirement for freshman year. i don't know if there is a writing exam because i never took one. i did take a math placement exam and they gave me resources on how to study before i took the exam (i took it online) and if my dumbass can get into mat 16a (i BARELY got into mat 16a haha) then anyone can.

@@TiaSettanni thank you Tia, so helpful !

I'm not in the honors program, but I know people who were given the opportunity back when I was a freshman and there was a lot of work that went along with it, for sure. But the honors kids get priority with registration which is a really nice aspect of it. My advice would be to reach out to current honors students and see what they think.

@Chanthal Trejo if you don't mind, can I ask you what major you are? I applied as a nutritional science major, but I am planning to change it to clinical nutrition and am questioning the stress of the honors program. as you mentioned, I'm afraid of possibly getting too much of a workload because I personally am not the best at balancing so much work. even though the classes they offer are GE courses in the first and second year, how difficult would you say they are compared to regular classes? (e.g more work, harsher grading, etc) besides the extra workload you had and the selection of classes, were there any other factors that gave you a bad experience with the program? so sorry for so many questions, I'm pretty nervous for college as I know it's very different from high school and much more stressful.

@Chanthal Trejo ah i see, was it difficult maintaining the 3.25 gpa that was needed to stay in the program?

@Chanthal Trejo ah I'm not the most academically talented either, and was a bit worried but thank you so much for answering my questions and giving me such helpful advice!

thank you!! for this thumbnail, i actually just used final cut pro to move around my text and graphics and took a screen shot! but sometimes i use picmonkey to add more effects :)

so, i'm not work study eligible myself and i've found a ton of different job opportunities at davis, so i really wouldn't worry about that!

I'm not super knowledgable on how the international application process works, but yes, you can come to Davis if you are in Canada. I would get in touch with SISS (Services for International Students and Scholars) for more info.

sorry they dont allow canadians (unless you're also french)

everyone’s experience varies, even if they do get accepted to the same school. i talk all about my stats and my entire application process in my video called “uc application tips” :)

everyone’s experience varies, even if they do get accepted to the same school. i talk all about my stats and my entire application process in my video called “uc application tips” :)

everyone’s experience varies, even if they do get accepted to the same school. i talk all about my stats and my entire application process in my video called “uc application tips” :)

It also depends on how passionate you are as well. Like how to express your passion and how you bring that passion to Davis. Don’t worry, I took my first AP class my junior year.

final cut pro x!

I'm not gonna lie, I really don't know much about the party scene at Davis haha, but what I do know is that it's very active, especially around bigger events like when new freshman are admitted and around Picnic Day. We also have a pretty good bar scene in Davis, that, because of the sad fact that I am not 21 yet, I don't have any experience on, but some of my senior friends definitely enjoy gettin' tipsy on Thursday Mojito nights at Bistro 33

@@TiaSettanni I can vouche for Mojito nights

coming from a current student mojito nights are definitely a thing, it isn't that big of a party school imo but of course you'll be able to find some since its a college lol. u just gotta know the right people/be in a frat/sorority/etc. house parties are pretty common though

hi! i have a whole video all about my application process, so i would check that out! i applied a while ago so some of the information might be outdated!

@@TiaSettanni actually I was applied at Sacramento city college and I’ve been accepted so I wasn’t know that uc Davis also has a college so I wanted to go to uc Davis college idk what to do😭 I am new in Sacramento if u know anything about this please kindly tell me

At 7:38 in the video, I talk about the Facebook "RoomSync" app that I used and that it was helped me! But Facebook in general is a great tool, in my opinion.

Hi and yes if you've joined the class of 2024 freshman class Facebook group, everyone's been posting some pictures and fun facts about themselves and you can make some friends/talk to people on there to see if they need a roommate c: Usually, they just add a little "I'm looking for a roommate" at the end ^_^

heres the link to the official facebook btw!: facebook.com/groups/ucdavisfreshmanclassof2024

i know plenty of people from the la area and they always tell me that there is definitely a big culture shock, but you definitely settle in after some time :)

Girl same 😳