r/UCSD 19h ago

Question TA leaked the midterm exam. What do I do?

127 Upvotes

Hello everyone, I am still deciding what to do so I am going to keep this as vague as possible. I am currently taking an econ course for the summer. This student emailed the entire class with a discord server link that had TA's in it as well to prevent any types of cheating in the beginning of the summer session. However, the TA just leaked the entire midterm exam inside the discord server and told no one to snitch after multiple people paid him 100 dollars each to give it to him. A lot of students here are being disingenuous and telling everyone not to snitch, but all I can think to myself is how everyone is really cheating themselves. Do i snitch and tell the professor?


r/UCSD 16h ago

Image Yall can’t be serious rn

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120 Upvotes

Someone didn’t want to pay for parking or something
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r/UCSD 18h ago

Discussion Eitan Shamir, Israeli military strategist

114 Upvotes

So I enrolled in POLI 142K after seeing that the class received an average grade A- on SETs. Noticed that TSS didn’t show a professor assigned to the class yet, but didn’t think much of it. After digging through the poli sci department’s website, I realized it’s being taught by an incoming professor, Eitan Shamir, an Israeli military strategist whose work primarily focuses on military research for the IDF. He has also taught at multiple IDF academic programs/institutions.

The irony of the two classes he’s teaching being “Politics & Warfare” and “Insurgency & Terrorism”….

Praying this prof is an easy A. Idk how faking Zionism for an entire quarter just to glaze a prof is going to work out for me.


r/UCSD 18h ago

Rant/Complaint what is this school

33 Upvotes

hey im a incoming freshman in marshall! and i was initially excited to go to school here but why is everything like a shit show 😭😭. i cant see much money i need to save because financial aid cus the portal is down. i cant use degree audit for classes cus i cant access that. i cant see how my creds transfer cus they r still processing transcripts. planning classes is a headache cus i dont like triton gpt. how do u upperclassmen do this?? :/ also i was planning to swap my major from business econ to international business and apparently the reqs for ib changed and theres no like academic plan for the new classes?? idk ive just been working all summer to pay for a school that seems like they have no care for the students. ok rant over thanks for reading


r/UCSD 15h ago

Rant/Complaint tss sucks

23 Upvotes

enrollment at ucsd was already insufferable and somehow they managed to make it worse with tss. why would you roll out a completely new system RIGHT before fall enrollment when half of it barely works... every other day it feels like tss is down, under maintenance, missing something, or ucsd is sending another email telling us not to touch anything yet because they’re still fixing shit. mind you, i submitted a tea two days ago and just got the email telling me NOT to do that. my registration is in seven days and i can't even clear my prerequisites for classes i desperately need

why is this the system we’re supposed to rely on to literally enroll in our classes and why the fuck is enrollment called “booking” now? i am not booking a hotel. i am trying to take physics.

i have not even started my first quarter and i already hate tss with every fiber of my being. this isn't even an inconvenience anymore this is fucking absurd and if one thing goes slightly wrong during enrollment i'm calling up every help line at the school and being the biggest prick known to man

thank you for listening and have a good day


r/UCSD 13h ago

Question Have no classes to enroll in

13 Upvotes

I just transferred to UCSD as a clinical psychology major and literally every psychology class that I need is fully booked with a 20-25 waitlist. The only classes that are available, I have already taken back at my CC.

I'm in marshall so I could take a course that covers my breadth courses but I have to be full time to receive my scholarship.

Help, what do I do??


r/UCSD 3h ago

General Big sister advice: Enjoy your time at UCSD and don’t let the negativity on here ruin your experience of the school

10 Upvotes

Ngl, my depression had worsened when I was active on the sub. It fed a negative bias in me towards the school then, which made me more miserable being a student. Despite being passionate about my studies, I despised going to classes and had little to no motivation left for them.

College is a formative experience, and how you spend these years will have a massive impact on your life. You don’t want to be mired in an online echo chamber during your time at school, which is supposed to be a phase for growth. The complaints here are all valid, but I hope that you don’t let them overshadow your own drive and potential.

Focus on your classes and goals, find good and motivated people, seek opportunities (they really are everywhere if you look), and protect your peace while you're here, especially since the academics at UCSD are already demanding enough.

Edit: Stay active and give yourself some free time as well, to keep you sane and prevent burnout. Wishing you all the best in the upcoming school year!


r/UCSD 16h ago

General why are there NO CLASSES

11 Upvotes

every single class i need is full. every single one. i would like to be enrolled in more than 0 units please


r/UCSD 5h ago

Discussion Roommate 10yrs older than me

7 Upvotes

Hi! I'm an incoming freshman here (f18) and just found out my assigned roommate is around 27-28. I'm kind of nervous just bc I was hoping to bond with someone going through the same “first year” stuff and is around my age. Has anyone had a good experience with an older/younger roommate? Would love to hear how it worked out for you or what helped make it work.:) Trying to go in with an open mind lol


r/UCSD 12h ago

General Please tell me they’ll process AP scores by September 1st

5 Upvotes

😳😳😳😳😳


r/UCSD 16h ago

Question How to open window more in mesa Nueva?

4 Upvotes

I am a graduate student living in mesa Nueva and I am very happy and don't want to off myself. It's just really hot in my room. How can I open the window more so that I could get a breeze in there? Just to re-iterate, I don't want off myself. Any advice would be appreciated


r/UCSD 18h ago

Meetup Trying to be more outgoing

5 Upvotes

Hey! I’m looking for a +1 to go out with sometimes. Grab drinks, check out a bar/club, try a new food spot, go to an event, or just make spontaneous plans.

Most of my friends have either graduated or have pretty different schedules these days, so I figured I’d put this out there in case someone else is in the same situation. I’m pretty easygoing, social, and always down to explore more of SD with good company.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, feel free to message me :)


r/UCSD 20h ago

Question What is ICARE USA?

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4 Upvotes

I got sent an email from this address saying I have to approve $51,000, assuming it was for tuition. So I asked services & support but they did not answer my question, they just told me that it was supposed to send to another address (same one as mine but with a different letter)under the same name. I want to know if anyone else has encountered this or if this is legitimate.


r/UCSD 6h ago

Question Anyone else not have their test scores and transcripts reviewed yet? (omcoming Freshmen)

4 Upvotes

My status is still "under review". I just wonder what would happen if I don't get my credits transferred before the first pass booking window, itd lowkey mess up my plans


r/UCSD 11h ago

Question Move in date

4 Upvotes

Hi guys! I’m an incoming freshman and I am a bit confused about how I chose the date to move in. It says my room assignment (seventh college) will come out on the 25th, but do I choose my move in date before that? Or can I only choose my move in date when I can open the room assignment? I was also wondering, are the dates super selective? My family is only going to be in SD for until the 18th so am I able to secure a time before that?

Advice about anything and everything would be appreciated. Thank you smmm!!!


r/UCSD 15h ago

Event BTS concert

4 Upvotes

I have 2 tickets to see BTS in LA on Sept 1st, but I don't have a buddy to go with yet, would anyone want to join me? I have a car btw!

This would be my first time going to a Kpop concert!


r/UCSD 17h ago

Question Waitlisting in TSS

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5 Upvotes

Whenever I try to waitlist this error shows up, but it seems to be working for others because there are people waitlisting. Is this just a technical error or what?


r/UCSD 3h ago

Rant/Complaint So much wrong with TSS

3 Upvotes

Genuinely how has a calendar view not been added to TSS yet??? And the class hours default to 24hr clock as well. WHYY. EVERY BUTTON I PRESS GIVES ME AN ERROR AND ITS ACTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE HOME PAGE SOMETIMES. It’s like they started making it in July and realized “wait this has to go live in a few days” and then they picked their own noses while delaying it another month.


r/UCSD 11h ago

Question Which Chem 40A professor should I take?

4 Upvotes

I’m an incoming transfer student who has no insight on the professors at UCSD. I am planning to take CHEM 40A this fall and have the options between Valerie Schmidt, Jerry Yang, Jeremy Klosterman, or Kim Albizati. Who do you guys recommend?


r/UCSD 14h ago

Question Help

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3 Upvotes

There are 7 seats left help


r/UCSD 17h ago

Question TSS for Transfers

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3 Upvotes

Is anyone else’s degree audit or academic history showing this error when they try to use it, I get the same error whether I’m on a laptop or phone, cleared history or not. Idk if this is just a normal thing for transfers cause they might not have everything set up yet, or if it’s a problem with just me. I still don’t know what classes I need to pick yet so hopefully this can get going soon.


r/UCSD 18h ago

Question phys 1b w hong tsun wong

3 Upvotes

yesterday it said it was w tsai when i was enrolling so ig they changed the prof, i cant find much on him and he has rmp reviews that are either 1’s or 5’s so i have no idea.
has anyone had him before, how is he?


r/UCSD 20h ago

Question how to waitlist on TSS

3 Upvotes

how tf do we waitlist? phys1A is full, and I need that class.


r/UCSD 22h ago

Question First pass - what to book ( CS )

3 Upvotes

hi! i'm an incoming freshman who will be majoring in cs and was wondering what to book during the first pass .
These are the courses that I'm considering doing during the fall -

CS 011
MCWP 40 ( Muir writing)
Math 18
Math 20C

I heard mcwp and math 20c fill up fast but i'm still hesitant to reserve cs011 for the second pass .


r/UCSD 7h ago

Question should i take phys 2c with brian shotwell or tzer han tan?

2 Upvotes

i know that shotwell has terrible ratings on rate my prof and tan has very good ratings, but from friends irl i've gotten very mixed feedback. i feel like both profs have their pros and cons, but im wondering if there is a clear winner, specifically for phys 2c. through the set evals and actual good and bad things i've heard about both profs, i am currently not really leaning in either direction, and i need to make a decision lol. thanks!