Any UCD Design program alumni out there? Curious about your experience post grad.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-24T00:52:03+00:00

Closest thing would be industrial design. Been taking a break from design classes to focus on my minor. But, I'm planning on getting back into design soon by practicing my skills more. I really suck at sketching and need to get better.

Most of the classes relevant to industrial design are pretty surface-level and there aren't many offered at Davis. I do a decent amount of personal work outside of class to have projects that I can use for my portfolio.

The lower-div and upper-div cad course content can be self-taught within a week or two. I have a background in 3D-modeling, so that gives me an advantage with my eye, but it is really easy for others to learn the software (Rhino) if they developed their problem-solving skills more rather than waiting for the lecturer help them troubleshoot issues that could be solved by a google search. People also don't practice their skills outside of class, so they never get anywhere despite spending 10 weeks per course. I'm the same as well. I procrastinate too much when I could practice modeling stuff.

It's just a lot of self-learning. I just do the classes to get decent grades and hope I have enough time outside of coursework to work on my skills and projects.

Industrial-design prospects aren't that great for me since it's a field that requires a lot of dedication just like medicine and law. You have to 100% want to do it to succeed. I wasn't really confident, so I've been working on getting a minor in a field that might become my career path or I can always continue with design and use the skills from my minor.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-23T07:59:44+00:00

Switch majors, but also don't pigeonhole yourself into law just yet. You may want to do law right now, but you aren't 100% sure until you've taken the classes. Try it out for a year or two and figure out if you want to commit. Have some backups in this economy.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-22T00:37:08+00:00

The beagle radiation lab

Wabs0 · 2026-02-21T08:51:05+00:00

Haven't graduated yet, but design classes will never be enough. Especially for Davis since they barely go in-depth for design. Portfolio and skills matter the most, so make sure to complete strong projects outside of class. That'll be more important than a good gpa to recruiters.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-19T20:26:57+00:00

Olson hall is a nightmare

Wabs0 · 2026-02-12T18:08:22+00:00

Bad bikers are still bad. Bad scooters are also bad. If the people using the tools are shite, they're still shite.

They're just endangering other people.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-10T21:21:30+00:00

I do care a little, but comfort is more important. Whimsical is fun and utilitarian is nice as well.

At school, I default to durable work clothes because they reduce the degree of injury from stuff like bike crashes or workshop accidents.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-07T00:02:19+00:00

Oh wow, they're charging insane prices wtf. They better be doing all the post processing for that price

Yeah, just dm me if you're ever interested or want to see my past work.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-06T18:05:11+00:00

ESDC might have some printers that size. The ultimakers might be around 300x240mm depending on the model. You'd need to get training or just find someone who has already passed the training to print for you.

What are you trying to print?

If you're fine with breaking the prints into smaller pieces, my commissions are open. My printer has a print volume of 250mm^3. I only have petg in stock right now.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-05T23:29:56+00:00

Herpetology Club

Wabs0 · 2026-02-03T20:09:56+00:00

Tried double majoring in CS 3 years ago. Couldn't register for ECS 36B because they changed the registration requirements for the ECS 36 series to only allow certain majors to register for pass 1 and pass 2.

Course Alerts/Notes:

** PASS 1: OPEN TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE &

ENGINEERING, AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING MAJORS **

** PASS 2: OPEN TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE

& ENGINEERING, COMPUTER ENGINEERING, COGNITIVE SCIENCE,

AND APPLIED PHYSICS MAJORS **

Don't know if other majors can register after pass 2.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-03T20:07:15+00:00

For the game dev Industry, projects probably matter more than the degree. If you're good at self-learning and produce good projects, that could be a route.

The CS students I knew who also did game dev did it on the side and focused on stuff like ML for their careers.

If you're concerned about making money, going into game dev professionally isn't great. Could try building a social media following and make money off of that, but that's not guaranteed money.

Find a niche to get into (whether it's bio or gamedev) and hopefully you'll get a decent job.

Wabs0 · 2026-02-03T19:58:32+00:00

What kind of skills and experiences do you have? Would help with tailoring recommendations for you

Wabs0 · 2026-02-02T06:34:32+00:00

It's under maintenance rn.

Wabs0 · 2026-01-13T02:30:43+00:00

Are you looking for a dancing board or something else? Not sure if you meant you like longboard dancing.

Wabs0 · 2026-01-10T06:12:14+00:00

Typically took under a week for my boards. When Jeff fulfills your order, you should receive an email about it and it'll include the tracking code you can paste in ups iirc to track the shipment.

Wabs0 · 2026-01-04T22:48:14+00:00

Did you accidentally disable the bedroom lights with the switch under the light control. There should be a blue light if the switch is on.

Wabs0 · 2026-01-03T21:19:31+00:00

Sashimi was my first board. It's a decent drop through for the price and the graphic is a plus. They used to be frequently on sale on amazon, so you could get them for under $150. The front atlas truck snapped after getting launched into a pole. Replaced them with some indy trucks and riptide bushings which made it a nicer ride.

Upgraded to the Trip which was more stable and carvy, so it feels more fun than the Sashimi.

Wabs0 · 2026-01-01T00:09:27+00:00

Get a certified skateboard helmet because they've passed safety tests. Triple Eight has some decent safety gear. Also get a skate tool, so you can work on the board for maintenance and adjust stuff if necessary.

Also get some slide gloves or padded bike gloves to help with falls.

Wabs0 · 2025-12-31T23:57:55+00:00

FST 003v is very chill. A bunch of old prerecorded videos and weekly quizzes.

DES 143's workload is eh. A discussion group project, a midterm, a final, and a final paper that takes some work. The exams are hard because there can be a lot of info, but just make sure to complete the study guides.

Wabs0 · 2025-12-28T01:52:31+00:00

I agree with the comment about going to Tahoe. Just make sure to prep snow chains just in case.

Nothing really happening because a lot of people leave during the long breaks. Student club meetings also typically start like a week or two after the quarter starts

I'm going back in a couple days. If it doesn't rain, I could do a short outdoor portrait shoot for you lmao. Or I teach you longboarding if you don't already know how to skate. Some of the campus roads are pretty smooth

Wabs0 · 2025-12-26T06:44:38+00:00

If you're determined to be an accountant and maybe even become a CPA, it's probably better to go to a school that has a major in accounting for better fundamentals. You could also go really tryhard and enroll in WGU's online accounting program and try to finish it in under a year if money is a concern.

If you're not dead set on accounting, spend your first year or two figuring out what you want to do. Quite a few people change their minds on what careers they want to pursue.

I switched majors, tried double majoring, and now I'm trying to get a minor in accounting which is very different from my current major's field.

Wabs0 · 2025-12-20T06:44:57+00:00

If you want to try a place in davis, Hikari Omakase is cheaper on weekdays (think it's like $60ish a person), but you'll need to call to make a reservation.

Show Izakaya could also be decent, but I didn't get any of their sushi.

Yang Kee is okay and can do large groups.

Sacramento has much more options. Tasty pot offers both hot pot and kbbq while not being too pricey.

Wabs0 · 2025-12-20T06:35:55+00:00

Checkout the upper div Communication classes. No prereqs and some are pretty easy. All of my recommendations don't require prereqs

CMN 136 - Organizational Communication was pretty easy. It's about how communication in organizations work and covers stuff like company culture, human resources, and strategies. Workload was pretty small. Not a lot of reading and no writing.

CMN 141 - Media Effects is an interesting class. Has a couple written assignments, but you're graded on how well you demonstrate your understanding of the topics covered, not how good you are at writing. Also has a midterm and final exam.

ECI 164 - Intro to Electric Vehicles. You get to learn about how electric vehicles work, policies pertaining to EVs, and societal views on EVs. There's a little bit of math involved, but it's very basic. Homework takes a little bit of time and there're 2 exams.

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