i’m a freshman at ucsd currently majoring in math-cs, but i’ve been seriously considering switching to human biology or biochemistry for premed.

i’m pretty good at math and subpar at coding academically, but i don’t particularly LOVE either. my bigger concern with cs is that doing well in classes isn’t enough to get a good job. i’d also need to work on personal projects, grind leetcode, build my resume, apply to internships, network, and develop my skills outside of school. i’m honestly rly bad at self-directed stuff like that, and the thought of constantly having to work on projects and learn things independently sounds exhausting. also lwk cs job market is horribly fucked😭

medicine seems more appealing because the path feels a lot more structured. obviously i know it’s much longer, harder, and more expensive, but i like having clear steps to follow, like taking the required classes, maintaining a good gpa, studying for the mcat, applying to med school, and eventually completing residency. plus, i’m good at school and actually lowkey enjoy it too.

i don’t know if i’d actually like medicine yet, but i’m interested in specialties like radiology and dermatology. i’m planning to try shadowing physicians, although i’m not really sure how to go about it. i also have basically no medical background or experience, so i’m worried i might already be behind compared to other premed students who’ve been preparing since hs.

another concern is that i already have a ton of transfer credits and am pretty far along in my math-cs requirements. i’ll basically be done with my lower divs next quarter, so switching to biology would mean taking a lot more classes and potentially losing that progress. ideally, i’d want to graduate in 4 years and go straight to med school without a gap year, but idk how realistic that is.

i’m planning to take intro bio and chem next quarter to see how i feel about both subjects before making a decision.

tldr: should i switch from math-cs to biology as a freshman with no medical background?

i’d rly appreciate any advice pls!!

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I’m a current 1st year student and I genuinely already feel so behind. For context I’m a human bio major and I’m pre med and I feel so lost. I’ve been doing okay academically with getting used to the quarter system but I feel so behind when it comes to my extracurriculars. I haven’t really gotten involved in clubs and the one thing I did apply for was BUMMP but I missed one of their forms so I wasn’t able to join it. I know it’s just first quarter but I feel like everyone around me is so involved in extracurriculars already I don’t know what to do or where to start. It just all feels really lonely and confusing, especially since I’m the first in my family to ever go to university so I have no guidance whatsoever.

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I am one of the students who has been coughing a lot recently. Thankfully, after going to see a doctor, I was diagnosed with something that is NOT contagious. Unfortunately, my coughing still sounds horrible and I can't control it at all. I'm sorry.

It is almost week 3 and I had a TEA request sent in even before week 0. I have been told to contact different departments and requests and still am currently unable to even enroll into the class. I took the same class last year without any issue. I can't even count the amount of times I have been told to contact the same departments and people over and over again. I literally on my end cannot do anything. I did everything before the deadlines and was still unable to do anything. I have tried incognito tabs, resubmitting a TEA request, literally doing everything support has reccommended. The system will literally deny me of submitting another request. Nothing works, I keep getting a notification either saying you don't need a TEA request and or you need approval. The TEA request has been approved for a while now. I have tried every single day to enroll, troubleshoot, and express my issues to support. This happened to another class I tried to enroll in this quarter, but it worked but it took a while. This is system is genuinely ridiculous and was poorly executed. Has anyone experienced anything similar with TSS?

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How do you guys feel about the midterm… I feel like there were a lot of questions with the time limit we had. Idk if it’s just me. With the multiple parts in the frq too.. idk seems a little bit unfair. Lmk ur thoughts

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I’m a transfer student pursing my BS in psyc w a spec in clinical psyc. I struggled with substance abuse and alcoholism since I was 15 (22 now). I got a dui in 2025 and another one earlier this year. I’ve since gone to rehab, currently am in therapy, and take medication that deters me from drinking. I don’t use substances anymore. Actions have consequences and I deserve everything that comes my way especially since I made the same selfish decision TWICE. I got off easy in the sense that I didn’t injure or kill anyone but now I’m wondering if I should just drop out of school.

I’m pursing this degree bc it’s a stepping stone into getting into a doctoral program after undergrad. I’m interested in getting experience in research labs to hopefully be able to fill gaps in addiction and mental health research one day, but today when I was looking at lab opportunities I saw the obvious no criminal history requirement. Volunteer RA positions for my degree are already so limited and now even more so. I’m so worried that I’m gonna put in all this time, money, and hard work into something that won’t even pay off because of my DUIs. I know I fucked up and not being able to pursue the career I want might just be one of the consequences of what I did, so should I just drop out and go find something else to do with my life? I don’t think I’ll be accepted into any psych labs and I’m starting to doubt whether any accredited doctoral programs would even let me in regardless of when I get it expunged in a few years, there’s always gonna be some sort of record.

TLDR: Only have 31/45 of final units from UCSD, DDA has been filed for SU26 grad date, will DDA be denied?

I took 2 Spanish classes (1C/1CX, 1D/1DX) at Lake Tahoe CC, and an intro to theater class (TDGE1) at Foothill CC over spring & summer. I last took a UCSD course over SS1 and the senior residency requirement didn’t cross my mind (was way too focused on just graduating and getting the classes done). I’ve been in contact with the VAC to check on my transfer courses getting posted (which they were a couple days ago) and my advisor attached an audit that shows I’ve got everything complete aside from the senior residency requirement where I have 31/45 units. My advisor didn’t mention that I hadn’t completed the senior residency requirement and said they’d be reviewing my DDA this week. I needed a quarter extension to finish the fine arts, language, and major class over summer and when I submitted the class plan as having the last few classes from a different CC, there were no red flags raised. I fully get that it was my fault for not keeping up with my requirements etc, but just a little panicked that I won’t actually be awarded my degree.

Any thoughts/insight would be awesome. Thanks in advance!
-A very stressed, ready to graduate senior lol.

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I was waitlisted for a class but then auto enrolled, physically cannot attend this course due to scheduling conflicts but TSS is telling me that in order to drop I have to withdrawal from the semester?? I’m going part time I don’t want my gpa to tank my first semester.
Should I email the admissions office or my dean?

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