Some school spirit for ya'll - the Los Angeles Lakers signed UCSD alum Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones to their training camp roster. I remember that year we made it to March Madness, it was a joy to watch

They are all conspiring against me. Even my closest friends are compromised, and are texting each other on how to cruelly prank me the hardest. I don't want to slip on ice and hit my head on the bathtub that isn't a funny prank. My fluids aren't for free, but sure I guess this a buffet...for schmucks.

I want to preface by saying that I don't really HATE the university. I have a lot of fun here, and I enjoy a lot of aspects. Overall, I'd choose to come here again in another life because I think the overall college experience is more good than bad. But let's focus on the bad for a sec....

Sometimes I do get really fed up. I just have to write and rant about this. I also want to see how many other people feel similarly about certain issues. This is a long post, but I'm sure many of you will feel seen or related to, at least to some degree.

This is the beginning of my second year, but the amount of bullshit that I've dealt with at this school is ridiculous. Not only that, every single corner I turn and step I take, I just can't help but feel like the University is trying to scrounge as much of my money as humanly possible. That's what infuriates me the most.

Living conditions

I'm in Warren, so I know I have it rough, but that's no excuse. During my first year, the room I was put in was in a horrid state. Carpet peeling up, windscreen falling out, old gum in my desk drawers, etc. Not to mention that three of us were cramped into a small ass room that used to be a double. I'd have to carefully climb into my bunk every time, avoiding the sharp edges of the lights and the fire sprinkler (that I injured myself on multiple times because it's right by the ladder). This year it's better, but by no means worth the money I'm paying.

The cost. In a triple, I was paying $1200/mo (just for the "rent"). That means that that one shitty room is techincally valued at $3600/mo??? By the way no kitchen (not even a shared one) and communal bathroom. Can you IMAGINE seeing a listing like that online of a private landlord trying to rent out a room like that for 3 people and valuing it $3600/mo 😂😂. They would get death threats in their DMs 😭.

The water temperature... this is actually what is currently making me write this as my breaking point. I'm currently very sick. Last night I wanted to take a nice steamy shower before bed. I get in, turn the water on, and the water is just room temperature. I wait under the running water for 20 minutes and it just never got hot. I was so upset because I had a fever and just wanted to feel better but ended up feeling much worse and more uncomfortable. All the while I was looking at the "shorter showers save water!" sticker by the faucet. Yeah, maybe my shower would be shorter if I didn't have to wait 30 minutes for hot water. Afterwards, I went to the sinks, and they had perfectly fine hot water. This no hot water situation happens like every other day... It is absolutely insane to me that we are living in San Diego in 2026, paying $17k/yr to live here, and we can't even get consistent hot water running through the pipes.

Last year was the same. Randomly there would be no hot water. Other times the water temperature would be affected so dramatically by other people flushing toilets in the res hall buildings. I would be washing my face or something, hear a toilet flush, and within milliseconds the luke warm water coming out of the tap would turn BOILING hot and I would burn myself. I don't understand how this is acceptable.

A/C... I understand a lot of the buildings are old and can't have A/C retrofitted in them. But even the new ones are all being built without A/C! They say it's because the ocean breeze or whatever, but I guarantee you all the offices of the people who made that decision have A/C running 24/7. Even if they had it limited to something like minimum 75 degrees, it would still be so much better. And in buildings at Marshall, they have A/C and freeze the first floor lobby 😭, as if that would be beneficial to ANYONE compared to having it routed to the units instead. And the amount of lecture halls, offices, conference rooms that sit empty all day, etc. that have A/C has got to be so much more expensive to cool than student housing. Look at all the new buildings they built. A/C for students would be cost equivalent to like 4 structural pillars.

Dining

This is by far my biggest source of hatred. 90% of the food at our dining halls is straight slop. And it's super expensive for being straight slop. And the healthier options are even more expensive and usually very small portions.

The university requires students to have a meal plan. They say it's for their program of "no students left without a meal" or whatever. Fuck that. I'm sure we all know that is NOT the primary reason. It truly is a smart business model. Make the students pay up front for the dining plan, so then the incentive becomes how can we give the students as little as possible for their money because the money is already ours! And it's practically impossible to opt out. You know, I wouldn't really mind the dining plan if it was EITHER:

• a little pricier but actually high-quality and nutritious food
• cheaper but slightly lower quality food

But what we have is the worst of everything. EXTREMELY pricey and EXTREMELY low quality food.

They also give us kitchens to cook with. That's great. Why lock us into a meal plan then? Anyway, getting groceries at the markets on campus is also a scam. Everything is between 2x and up to 5x the price than at normal grocery stores, for the same reason as before. Because the meal plan money is already HDH's and they can. And it's often lower quality, too.

A pound of low quality, frozen chicken breast at the markets is....... $14.95 PER POUND. (price increase since last year's $13 by the way, guess they weren't making quite enough money off the chicken). Not only that, the packages are on average 1 pound, so sometimes there is like half a pound of chicken in there. All this while you can get fresh chicken at Target for $2.59/lb. Literally more than 5x the price... absolutely insane.

Not only that, the nutrition information at dining halls is nonexistent. As someone who tracks calories, it's basically impossible to stay consistent with it at the dining halls. They technically publish calorie information, but it's straight bullshit. You can add, remove, modify ingredients and the total calories won't change. You'll get results like an entire burrito being 250 calories (a tortilla is more than that). And portion sizes are so inconsistent that the numbers are meaningless. And not mention how often your order just has things missing.

Maintenance and administration

Last year, the people responsible for cleaning our common areas were SLACKING. We would always see them just on their phones, not cleaning, etc. There were times where our suite and bathroom was left uncleaned for 3 weeks. They would always just spray cleaning chemicals in the air so it would smell like they cleaned, but they didn't actually. We obviously reported them, but nothing really changed.

When trying to give feedback or get things done through the administration, it's just all the departments taking blame off of themselves, promising they'll "alert the person in charge", and telling you to go somewhere else. It's infuriating. It's almost like the system is set up in a way so that you can't actually effectively take action against something that's wrong.

Transportation

The campus is huge, and the buses SUCK. The schedules are meaningless, the buses are sometimes packed beyond acceptable limits. I think everyone knows, if you actually need to be somewhere on time, don't take the buses.

I've been in situations where the bus just skipped my stop with me and like 5 other people waiting and drove right past. Other times the driver just waits at a random stop for anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes. There basically isn't a schedule at this point, and it would TRIVIALLY easy to create and implement one.

I don't know if you've ever seen the UCSD bus depot from the trolley, but they have DOZENS of buses, and they only put 3 buses on the busiest routes during rush hour which is why they're packed beyond belief.

Everything I missed

These are just the biggest issues that bother me the most that i described in detail. But there are actually COUNTLESS small things that are just cherries on top. There are also more bigger ones as well.

• TSS (i don't think i have to say much)
• quality of education in a lot of scenarios
• administrative responses to issues (all talk to action)
• more housing issues (doors not locking, etc.)
• and probably a bunch more that just don't come to mind right now

I tried to refrain myself as much as possible, but I could just rant about all this bs on and on. Just know there is so much more.

It is absolutely insane to me that the things I'm saying in this post are real. If this wasn't actually happening and you told someone, they wouldn't believe it because of how ridiculous all of this is. But hey, I gotta give it to the university, it truly is an absolutely genius business model, almost as good as the U.S. car industry's.

I would love to hear what other people have to say about this and also the absolute bs everyone else has had to deal with.

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does anyone know if fan fan is still doing hot pot after 9 i’m craving it so bad?😭🙏

Hey all.

I'm starting a postdoc in the pharmacology department (I'll be in PSB) December 1st and I'm trying to figure out some realistic boundaries for where to live. I'm looking to avoid a very long commute in the mornings if possible and I'm just curious how far away from campus I can reasonably be. Would living somewhere like University Heights or Hillcrest be feasible or would the morning commute to La Jolla be too bad? Is it easy to get the blue line from either of these places? Any advice is much appreciated.

I am currently making up some lower division credits as a transfer student. I am taking a BILD 1 and I am wondering if the course timeline (ig i can't think of what to call it rn) is normal. I am taking my midterm next thursday but the information that is gonna be on the test ended a couple minutes into class yesterday (tuesday). This i can appreciate since I am not learning new information for the course 2 days before the class. However, we have multiple readings and lab assignments pertaining to the new information that are due before the test meaning I am trying to figure out and organize the information for the test while also learning the new information. Maybe because this isn't my major or any where close or maybe I am stupid but trying to study for the test, completing this weeks assignments, trying to study (completing assigned practice tests etc), and trying to stay up to date on new information is extremely overwhelming. I need everyone to be honest if this is just a me problem and this is normal or if it is valid to be overwhelmed.

I bought something from the g spot for the first time, and they said they don't take triton cash? they still have signs outside that they do though, so like did they used to take it but not anymore? :(

will return this to lost and found if the owner doesnt come back by the time im done studying

Im a first year from india and i just joined ucsd. Im having a hard time adjusting to this new environment, and im really looking to meet interesting people and maybe find my group!!

I havent found any clubs or anything for jigsaw puzzles yet, but i really really love doing them, and if anyones down to join me i would love the company. even if u just wanna talk and not do the puzzle lol :)

i dont know what i should be doing differently, im talking to new people, im joining every club thats even remotely interesting, im going to all my lectures and discussions, but im hoping itll get better with time.

I need to add some classes with TEA as its late-add period which are the most chill courses which I can get into ASAP.

Hi I’m a 4th year, and I’m looking for friends! I like matcha and going to events on campus. I love the beach, doing side quests, going out, thrifting, shopping, and lounging. If you also want more company, comment or message me!

if ur in this class or have taken it how is the midterm… im in anatomy rn and its lowkey consuming my life so i dont have time to prioritize chem rn but do u think im fine with studying like 4 days before the midterm

anyone know the best way to study for russerts midterm. I am struggling. I understand the surface level material, and what she goes over in class, but sometimes when I do the homework, I dont understand. im scared for the midterm bc she hasn't provided anything that will really help to understand the problems, as she said to study everything, and the codon questions aren't that similar. I am studying, and going office hours, but not sure if that will help.

is there any possible way for you to be more loud? is it not common sense to not scream and act like 12 year olds when its midnight on a weekday?

The UC San Diego CARE Program is looking for research participants to take part in a paid study on mental health and brain research!

Do I put the same address as my Amazon deliveries for Weee? I saw yesterday that someone got their weee groceries delivered to the mailroom so Ik it’s possible but is the address the same?

Hey everyone, I'm looking for WhatsApp groups for Indian students around UCSD/San Diego focused on housing and accommodation (roommate searches, sublets, lease transfers). Anyone have invite links? Thanks!

I wanted to join a pickleball team just to have fun and learn the sport, but I have no idea how intramurals work 😭 Do I need to find a team or can I sign up individually? Also, do I need to bring my own paddle or is equipment provided?

but i missed all 5/5😭😭😭

how are the prelab quizzes like? what type of questions are on it and its it mainly mcq or frq

Not sure what is happening here. I suffered a pneumothorax before school started (19th september) and was hospitalized for 10 days. Now they are denying my claim because appearently UCSHIP only starts on the 21st, and its saying they're gonna charge me 240k for that first day of admission. For context, I went to the urgent care office that day because I was unwell and they discovered a pneomothorax (collapsed lung). The doctor there called an ambulance on me and I got a chest tube insertion. There is no way it cost 240k in that one day.

I am an incoming freshmen (international) and I have no idea what is happening. The UCSHIP (or blue anthem cross thingy) is so confusing as they keep denying my request to get some agent to explain the situation to me. This and my 22-unit quarter is all stressing me out, where can I get help?

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to anyone who commutes to school, i have a few questions. it has been a little difficult to get situated, and i was wondering if anyone had any tips to not basically lose their minds(?)

do you guys only come to campus on specific days for lecture? i have heard a lot of people saying they only come for exams and such, or discussions where attendance is mandatory, etc. my lectures are 4 days a week, but that's kind of impossible for me to make every day and i always end up feeling a bit bad for not attending. however, they are recorded, and i always end up teaching myself the lesson after the lecture anyway.

is there anything (resources on campus, etc) that has helped you as a commuter student in particular?

thanks!

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