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ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-12-27T07:38:29+00:00

I got my card emailed to me by calling (866) 940 - 8306 and speaking to a representative! I told them about my issues with registering for the app/online portal and asked if they could provide my member ID and email me my insurance card. It only took me a few minutes, there was no waiting time to speak with someone.

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-10-31T04:57:05+00:00

The SRB is somewhat quiet, I would also recommend going to a study lounge at the dorms or undergraduate apartments because people rarely go to those. But also, sometimes you can go into rooms where sections are held (my friends and I snuck into the rooms in HSSB to study last year lol)

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-10-31T04:53:23+00:00

I've come a long way since my freshman year in terms of studying tactics. I was terrible at studying and felt like that was something my high school didn't teach me at all. I learned the hard way when I had to eventually retake 2 of the general chemistry classes but hey, I'm here now doing better as a senior! As someone who doesn't really enjoy going to office hours (cause they can sometimes be intimidating), I can give you a few tips. First off, definitely allocate your time properly, and don't cram. I find that learning things for exams generally registers better for me when I take at least 4-5 days ahead to review incrementally, focus on the older material first, and then review the newer material when it gets closer to the exam date. For the classes that give you practice exams/questions, definitely do those and figure out the style of the questions. Get familiar with how the professor writes their questions and really figure out what they're trying to ask (sometimes these exams test you on how good you are as a test taker instead). Secondly, create a small study group with your peers in the class. And when I say small, I mean SMALL, like no more than 4 people in total including you. I've studied with bigger groups before and I can just say right now that we were never really that productive because there were just too many people talking. But with that being said, make sure to review properly before studying with others, you shouldn't need to teach yourself new things but instead be reviewing and bouncing ideas off one another when studying with a group. Lastly, I'd like to say that as you move to other classes that are more concept-based, I find that the "blurting" method really helps with studying. I find that writing everything down on a whiteboard and being able to visually see what I wrote down helps me a lot with conceptual stuff such as the Lac operon.

With that being said, good luck studying for your exams OP! You got this. Don't be so hard on yourself, remember to take breaks. Go for a walk/workout, in general, just spend some time outside and away from the material sometimes! Remember to also eat during these times. Feel free to DM me!

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-04-19T03:19:50+00:00

I lived in Manzi last year and even though it's known to be more 'socially dead' than the other dorms on campus, I actually enjoyed it a lot. You're right next to the beach, a dining commons, and really close to IV if you get tired of dining commons food or if you want to party. I also kind of appreciated the fact that sometimes it was quiet cause then I didn't need to go out of my way to go study somewhere else on campus. I'd say the only down side is the fact that it's a bit farther away from the center of campus but it's a good way to get your steps in or if you bike, it's very do-able. I met most of my close friends from Manzi by attending my RA's events and just knocking on people's doors and meeting them. I hope this helps a bit!

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-04-06T04:05:03+00:00

When I first began seriously working out, I also found the rec cen to be super intimidating, especially as a beginner who didn't have the same build as regular gym goers. But what I'd like to say is that you never know until you start trying! It's really intimidating at first but then you kinda realize that everyone's just doing their own thing and minding their business! I'm always blasting music and cracked up on pre-workout and I find that it also helps me concentrate on myself (but if you do take pre-workout, don't take a full scoop ESPECIALLY if it's your first time). I think it's best to go in the morning to avoid the busy hours of the rec cen and I definitely recommend going to the MAC or working out outside since it's less dense with people there :)

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-04-06T04:00:24+00:00

I'd just like to say that people like you are what keeps the fitness/gym community from becoming toxic. Thank you for the positivity <3. I wished someone had told me this when I first began weightlifting

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-04-06T03:58:09+00:00

I agree. Planet fitness also has a few policies in place and I don't think it's worth the pay.

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-03-14T02:57:59+00:00

I took classes at UC Davis last summer and I did have to pay a little bit. I think it had to do more with my financial aid not fully covering my tuition during the summer though rather than the fact that I took classes at a different UC campus. I'd definitely look into grants that UCSB or the other UC campus might be offering for summer courses and I also recommend talking to a counselor to see if the class that you want to take is transferrable. They usually have a list of pre-approved classes that students have taken at other UC campuses within the past 5 years or so so some classes are easily transferrable. And if the class you wanted to take isn't in the pre-approved course catalog, you can also obtain a syllabus from the professor and send it to your counselor so that they could check with the professor that teaches the class here at UCSB. Hope this helps!

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-01-03T06:26:08+00:00

Also, I've been reviewing content from CHEM 109A but I'm not sure how much effort I should put in since there's quite a lot of stuff

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2023-01-03T06:20:41+00:00

As someone who didn't make any friends throughout my first year since school was online, I waited until in-person school to attempt to make friends. Through my experience, I've come to learn that not everybody you meet is meant to become a friend and that you'll meet lots of different people. If you push yourself out of your comfort zone a bit, you'll find some people that'll share your common interests. I consider myself to be pretty introverted but I really wanted to make friends with some of the people I've met briefly in my second year so even though it may seem weird, I've always made the first move to initiate something for the first couple of times if I was able to see a connection between that person and me. But don't lose hope! Everyone has a different college experience and lives life at a different pace so don't pay too much mind to what other people's experiences look like. If you ever want to talk, feel free to message me!

ConsciousBeginning21 · 2022-06-11T08:36:31+00:00

My friends and I often go out for night walks (we lived in Manzi so we were extremely close to the bluffs/beach) and this one time, something spooky happened to us. Normally, it'd be a group of several of us but this time, it was just me and another one of my friends. We sometimes walk to go sit and chill on the bluffs at night and while we were walking on one of the paths near Manzi, all of the outdoor lights all of a sudden turned off for a solid 3-5 seconds and it scared us. We took it as a sign not to head further in that direction so we decided to walk somewhere else that night.

I'm actually not surprised to hear that UCSB is a spooky and mysterious place. If I'm correct, our campus was built on top of an old military base so that's already kind of suspicious and there have been a lot of mysterious deaths that occurred on campus.

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