UCSD Class of 2008

[Alexander99]

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Originally posted by Eraserhead
I think it sounds great. I'm in no hurry to do anatomy lab. I'd rather be overloaded with book-learnin' the first quarter.

I wonder what the rationale is though, maybe it was changed because people complained about the work load first quarter?

Actually, they said it's because the instructors realized that the people cutting into the bodies had no idea what anything did. I guess the idea is that by having over a year of knowledge behind us, we'll be able to better appreciate how everything works while we dissect. It makes sense to me.

Coincidentally, everyone agrees that most of the time spent in anatomy lab is just cutting away the fat from the structures of interest. I guess I'll look for a skinny cadaver. I also heard on several interviews that dissecting often makes you get really hungry (from the smell of formaldehyde I think.)

 

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by Alexander99
Actually, they said it's because the instructors realized that the people cutting into the bodies had no idea what anything did. I guess the idea is that by having over a year of knowledge behind us, we'll be able to better appreciate how everything works while we dissect. It makes sense to me.

Coincidentally, everyone agrees that most of the time spent in anatomy lab is just cutting away the fat from the structures of interest. I guess I'll look for a skinny cadaver. I also heard on several interviews that dissecting often makes you get really hungry (from the smell of formaldehyde I think.)

That makes sense to me, I'm just wondering why only UCSD does it this way. I mean, don't other medical students wonder what they are cutting into as well? Does it really matter if we know what we are cutting into?

Hmmm... skinny cadaver... sounds easier 🙂 If the smell of formaldehyde is known to make people hungry, I'm pretty sure the effect is counteracted by the site of human flesh and organs sprawled in front of you. I'm pretty sure it will be for me anyway.

On another note, where the hell is the rest of our class?

 

[Jalby]

1. Get a skinny Cadaver
2. Use review books as you study.

Two of the best pieces of advice I heard going into school.

My opinion of why they do this is that they want people to be well prepared for surgery when they get to third year. We had GA the first year, and at the begining of each new system, we had to have a review. I'm reviewing GA for the boards right now and it's amazing what I forgot. Granted, there is only 3-5 questions on the boards (out of 350) on GA, but I'll have to relearn it all before I get to surgery.

 

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by Jalby
1. Get a skinny Cadaver
2. Use review books as you study.

Two of the best pieces of advice I heard going into school.

My opinion of why they do this is that they want people to be well prepared for surgery when they get to third year. We had GA the first year, and at the begining of each new system, we had to have a review. I'm reviewing GA for the boards right now and it's amazing what I forgot. Granted, there is only 3-5 questions on the boards (out of 350) on GA, but I'll have to relearn it all before I get to surgery.

Well everything is on the boards, so you have to review whatever you do the first few quarters anyway right.

 

[Jalby]

Originally posted by Eraserhead
Well everything is on the boards, so you have to review whatever you do the first few quarters anyway right.

Not really. Most people only have 25 days to study for the boards. It would take 5 days to study all of GA, but it's only worth 5 questions. Or you can study path over the 5 days, which would cover 100-150 questions.

 

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by Jalby
Not really. Most people only have 25 days to study for the boards. It would take 5 days to study all of GA, but it's only worth 5 questions. Or you can study path over the 5 days, which would cover 100-150 questions.

So it would, for example, be better to have pathology towards the end of the second year versus during the first quarter?

 

[Eraserhead]

What is the passing grade at UCSD??

I mean, it sounds like the mean is around 85-90 alot of the time, so if I get a 70% on everything will I pass?

 

[Jalby]

Originally posted by Eraserhead
So it would, for example, be better to have pathology towards the end of the second year versus during the first quarter?

You can only have pathology after you have taught the histology and physiology of the subject. The question you asked isn't as simple as it sounds. If you are being taught in blocks of pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, etc, etc, etc, the most high yield things in order is pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and microbio. You need physio before the others, but most schools put it in reverse order so you have the highest yield things near the end of the second year. There are schools that have integrated curriculums though, and your question wouldn't fit with them.

 

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by Jalby
You can only have pathology after you have taught the histology and physiology of the subject. The question you asked isn't as simple as it sounds. If you are being taught in blocks of pharmacology, microbiology, pathology, etc, etc, etc, the most high yield things in order is pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and microbio. You need physio before the others, but most schools put it in reverse order so you have the highest yield things near the end of the second year. There are schools that have integrated curriculums though, and your question wouldn't fit with them.

Of course. I get that.

Its hard for me to know if I would prefer/perform better with an integrated curriculum or not. So, I'm thinking I don't really care at this point.

I have a picture of Torrey Pines Beach on my desktop. I rule!

 

[Alexander99]

Fellow UCSD classmates. I'm curious to know, are you guys gonna shoot for the top 15-20% to get honors in your classes (gunner) or are you content with passing (C = MD philosophy). I know I've gotta shoot for honors because I plan to go into a competitive residency so chalk me up as category #1.

 

[Eraserhead]

Fellow UCSD classmates. I'm curious to know, are you guys gonna shoot for the top 15-20% to get honors in your classes (gunner) or are you content with passing (C = MD philosophy). I know I've gotta shoot for honors because I plan to go into a competitive residency so chalk me up as category #1.

What residency are you going for Alexander?

Can't one still get into a competitive residency without getting honors during the first two years?

Does a 70% really pass you (no one answered this)?

I'm torn, I could go either way in terms of competitive versus non-competitive residencies. If I go for the honors, it would be for one class at a time. Something tells me that 70% of the UCSD class is going to be smarter than I. 🙂

 

[Alexander99]

What residency are you going for Alexander?

Can't one still get into a competitive residency without getting honors during the first two years?

Does a 70% really pass you (no one answered this)?

I'm torn, I could go either way in terms of competitive versus non-competitive residencies. If I go for the honors, it would be for one class at a time. Something tells me that 70% of the UCSD class is going to be smarter than I. 🙂

Highly considering ortho right now. Definately some kind of surgery (I'm more of a hands on, let's get this done type than a let me think about what's going on type.) You can get into a competitive residency without getting honors but every bit helps. I think board scores and your clinical evalutations are a lot more important.

I think the average can range from 70-80% since the difficulty of the classes can vary. That's kind of bothersome though. I mean, what if everyone in the class really blows at one topic. Does that mean most of the class passes even though the average student doesn't know jack thanks to the low mean?

 

[Eraserhead]

Highly considering ortho right now. Definately some kind of surgery (I'm more of a hands on, let's get this done type than a let me think about what's going on type.) You can get into a competitive residency without getting honors but every bit helps. I think board scores and your clinical evalutations are a lot more important.

I think the average can range from 70-80% since the difficulty of the classes can vary. That's kind of bothersome though. I mean, what if everyone in the class really blows at one topic. Does that mean most of the class passes even though the average student doesn't know jack thanks to the low mean?

I think the mean is usually very high, making you look bad if you just aim to pass. This is what I'm worried about. Most of the students I've talked to have said something to the effect of "I study my butt off and it doesn't always pay off so I try to study harder to beat the mean" I don't see why the mean should matter if you are just aiming for a 70% though. It can't be that hard to just pass.

 

[Alexander99]

I think the mean is usually very high, making you look bad if you just aim to pass. This is what I'm worried about. Most of the students I've talked to have said something to the effect of "I study my butt off and it doesn't always pay off so I try to study harder to beat the mean" I don't see why the mean should matter if you are just aiming for a 70% though. It can't be that hard to just pass.

I talked to someone in the admissions office and apparently, once you're in, they want you to do well so they keep track of your performance relative to the class. If you're near the bottom, even if you're passing, they try to talk to you to get you to improve. Maybe that's why students feel the need to do better than the mean.

 

[Eraserhead]

I talked to someone in the admissions office and apparently, once you're in, they want you to do well so they keep track of your performance relative to the class. If you're near the bottom, even if you're passing, they try to talk to you to get you to improve. Maybe that's why students feel the need to do better than the mean.

Hmmm, well its interesting how FEW students went into competitive residencies like Ortho. Don't you think? 13 went into Psych... weird.

 

[Alexander99]

Hmmm, well its interesting how FEW students went into competitive residencies like Ortho. Don't you think? 13 went into Psych... weird.

I noticed that. I think it's because UCSD has a lot of students go into primary care (we're ranked #6 I think.) Also, you have to realize it just depends on what the particular class is interested in. I'm convinced that UCSD is a good enough school reputationwise where if 10 people wanted to do ortho, a good number of them would make it.

 

[Eraserhead]

I noticed that. I think it's because UCSD has a lot of students go into primary care (we're ranked #6 I think.) Also, you have to realize it just depends on what the particular class is interested in. I'm convinced that UCSD is a good enough school reputationwise where if 10 people wanted to do ortho, a good number of them would make it.

Yeah, its confusing that people say UCSD is a research focused school when so many people are interested in primary care and psych though.

 

[Alexander99]

Yeah, its confusing that people say UCSD is a research focused school when so many people are interested in primary care and psych though.

Yeah. UCSD is kind of paradoxical that way. Normally, top 20 research schools aren't very primary care oriented and it seems like their graduates enter competitive residencies, research, or academic medicine. Somehow, UCSD does a lot of research but graduates lots of primary care physicians. I guess that just means that its students have the option to enter competitive residencies, etc but just prefer not to. Anyone have any insight on this?

 

[Eraserhead]

Yeah. UCSD is kind of paradoxical that way. Normally, top 20 research schools aren't very primary care oriented and it seems like their graduates enter competitive residencies, research, or academic medicine. Somehow, UCSD does a lot of research but graduates lots of primary care physicians. I guess that just means that its students have the option to enter competitive residencies, etc but just prefer not to. Anyone have any insight on this?

Yep, it doesn't make any sense really. I'd expect many more UCSD grads to specialize. I guess alot of the IM and Psych matches can specialize later...

 

[Jalby]

I guess that just means that its students have the option to enter competitive residencies, etc but just prefer not to. Anyone have any insight on this?

You mean someone else outside of you and DocKevin is reading this??? 😉

 

[Eraserhead]

You mean someone else outside of you and DocKevin is reading this??? 😉

Who's DocKevin?

 

[GoSkins2004]

hey, im just joining this whole crazy online thing...just came from davis' revisit weekend and people actually knew each other from the SDN network so i thought id get a head start on this weekend. im not 100% sold on UCSD, but im very easily persuaded.

btw, any washington redskins fans out there?

 

[Eraserhead]

hey, im just joining this whole crazy online thing...just came from davis' revisit weekend and people actually knew each other from the SDN network so i thought id get a head start on this weekend. im not 100% sold on UCSD, but im very easily persuaded.

btw, any washington redskins fans out there?

So you are deciding between Davis and SD? That's a no brainer choice isn't it?

I'm still wondering if I should even bother with the Irvine revisit... I have no money for all this stuff.

 

[GoSkins2004]

So you are deciding between Davis and SD? That's a no brainer choice isn't it?

I'm still wondering if I should even bother with the Irvine revisit... I have no money for all this stuff.

Just to clarify, when you mean no brainer, you mean SD wins, right? I wouldnt say its quite a no brainer...both schools have a lot of positives, even if US news and world report says otherwise. its also more about making an intuitively good choice. although i would be interested in your opinion(s) also.

 

[Eraserhead]

Just to clarify, when you mean no brainer, you mean SD wins, right? I wouldnt say its quite a no brainer...both schools have a lot of positives, even if US news and world report says otherwise. its also more about making an intuitively good choice. although i would be interested in your opinion(s) also.

Hmmmm, well the Davis program might have advantages but I'm very location oriented in my selection process. Even if Davis were ranked higher or cheaper or whatever, I would still go to SD. I love a metropolis (well, I guess you can call SD a metropolis, maybe not) and I love the beach... growing up in the middle of nowhere leaves you with a desire to stay as far away from similar areas as possible... not that there is anything objectively wrong with these communtities. Its just not my bag baby. See you Saturday!

 

[Alexander99]

You mean someone else outside of you and DocKevin is reading this??? 😉

Of course! It just seems to be the case that our future classmates are either not online or refuse to talk. S'okay mang. We has ways to making you talk. . .

 

[Alexander99]

What type of clothing is everyone planning to wear on revisit day? I assumed you can wear whatever you want but I saw on USC's thread for their day that they recommended business casual. Are we laid back people from Diego expected to dress up as well or would shorts and t-shirt be acceptable?

 

[Eraserhead]

What type of clothing is everyone planning to wear on revisit day? I assumed you can wear whatever you want but I saw on USC's thread for their day that they recommended business casual. Are we laid back people from Diego expected to dress up as well or would shorts and t-shirt be acceptable?

Well, I was all ready to do apartment hunting and beach it with Summer-style clothing but cnn.com says its going to rain. I'm going to wear something casual that's rain compatible. Probably just jeans and stuff.

 

[BananaSplit]

For us poor souls out there who are still treading in the acceptable pool, does anyone know when we're going to get pulled out?

 

[TwoLegacies]

i'm not sure if this has already been cleared up, but in an earlier post some people were asking about housing in SD. i went to ucsd as an undergrad and still live here.
i think eraserhead was talking about downtown san diego apartments. someone was replying as if he meant downtown la jolla- two very different areas. downtown la jolla's studios will run you much much more than $700/month for a studio, and you don't want to live there anyway because traffic can get horrendous.
downtown san diego, on the other hand, is pretty far from UCSD but much cheaper. the longest it's taken me to get from la jolla to downtown SD was 1 1/2 hours at 5 pm. not sure about the morning. i don't think the traffic is usually that bad, though.
other areas: as aforementioned, la jolla itself is pretty expensive, but very nice apartments. if you can handle a few roommates, it's not a bad deal. there are SEVERAL apartment complexes about 5 mins from campus. my first year off-campus i had the master bedroom for $500/month, two roommates.
the next year i lived in mira mesa. cheaper (and low quality) but inconvenient as hell, since there is no good way to get there by the freeway. just a long, traffic-congested road.
this year i live in del mar, which is a beautiful town by the beach. quite expensive, and the only way i can afford it is to share a room.
clairemont mesa/university city usually has affordable apartments and is pretty close to school as well. the only problem with clairemont is the quality of the apartments...
hillcrest is a really cool area with lots of stuff to do. it is just north of downtown san diego. i'm pretty sure the area is expensive, though.
those are all the areas that are close enough to la jolla to live. east county, anything north of solana beach/del mar, and places over by san diego state are too far.
on a side note, i love san diego. ucsd is a great school and i would encourage anyone to go there if given a choice (especially over UCI).

 

[TwoLegacies]

i forgot about pacific beach (pb) and mission beach (just south of pb). affordable if you have at least one roommate. if you find a really cheap one-bedroom or studio, it's probably shoddy. it would be a fun place to live-- but if you are looking for lots of study time, which i'm assuming you are, be warned because it's a party. but ucsd has a lovely biomed library.
the traffic to and from pb is sometimes pretty crappy. mission beach is much better with that.

 

[Alexander99]

For us poor souls out there who are still treading in the acceptable pool, does anyone know when we're going to get pulled out?

Well, there's no way to tell when you're going to get pulled off the waitlist and accepted (could be anytime between May 15-Never) but I think a lot of the movement will start near the end of May.

 

[Eraserhead]

i'm not sure if this has already been cleared up, but in an earlier post some people were asking about housing in SD. i went to ucsd as an undergrad and still live here.
i think eraserhead was talking about downtown san diego apartments. someone was replying as if he meant downtown la jolla- two very different areas. downtown la jolla's studios will run you much much more than $700/month for a studio, and you don't want to live there anyway because traffic can get horrendous.
downtown san diego, on the other hand, is pretty far from UCSD but much cheaper. the longest it's taken me to get from la jolla to downtown SD was 1 1/2 hours at 5 pm. not sure about the morning. i don't think the traffic is usually that bad, though.
other areas: as aforementioned, la jolla itself is pretty expensive, but very nice apartments. if you can handle a few roommates, it's not a bad deal. there are SEVERAL apartment complexes about 5 mins from campus. my first year off-campus i had the master bedroom for $500/month, two roommates.
the next year i lived in mira mesa. cheaper (and low quality) but inconvenient as hell, since there is no good way to get there by the freeway. just a long, traffic-congested road.
this year i live in del mar, which is a beautiful town by the beach. quite expensive, and the only way i can afford it is to share a room.
clairemont mesa/university city usually has affordable apartments and is pretty close to school as well. the only problem with clairemont is the quality of the apartments...
hillcrest is a really cool area with lots of stuff to do. it is just north of downtown san diego. i'm pretty sure the area is expensive, though.
those are all the areas that are close enough to la jolla to live. east county, anything north of solana beach/del mar, and places over by san diego state are too far.
on a side note, i love san diego. ucsd is a great school and i would encourage anyone to go there if given a choice (especially over UCI).

wow cool, yeah i'm not really considering downtown at all, mainly hillcrest and north park (which seems cheaper but still sort of the same area). what do you think of north park?

i can't imagine sharing a room, i would die first.

 

[Eraserhead]

wait is it really raining/cold down there? shorts or no?

 

[Alexander99]

wait is it really raining/cold down there? shorts or no?

It was a nice, warm day today with clear skies. I'm not sure what the weather reports are saying but they seem to be wrong.

 

[Eraserhead]

It was a nice, warm day today with clear skies. I'm not sure what the weather reports are saying but they seem to be wrong.

Fine, bikini then. You asked for it.

 

[GoSkins2004]

I'm currently living in the university city area...if you look online at places like craigslist and the san diego reader (sdreader.com) you can find rooms to rent. totally random roommates can be bad, but the university city/utc area seems ideal for med students - quiet, close to the mall (food court), fairly close to campus.

living in hillcrest would be cool also, esp. since 3rd year a lot of the rotations are at the ucsd medical center in hillcrest. its still a commute though.

as far as weather goes...if its warm, im wearing shorts, screw any kind of dress code. havent we done enough so far that we should be able to wear what we want?

 

[Eraserhead]

I'm currently living in the university city area...if you look online at places like craigslist and the san diego reader (sdreader.com) you can find rooms to rent. totally random roommates can be bad, but the university city/utc area seems ideal for med students - quiet, close to the mall (food court), fairly close to campus.

living in hillcrest would be cool also, esp. since 3rd year a lot of the rotations are at the ucsd medical center in hillcrest. its still a commute though.

as far as weather goes...if its warm, im wearing shorts, screw any kind of dress code. havent we done enough so far that we should be able to wear what we want?

yup i just packed shorts with jeans for backup and a towel for the beach. i haven't been to the beach in months and months i'm excited.

 

[Spitting Camel]

yup i just packed shorts with jeans for backup and a towel for the beach. i haven't been to the beach in months and months i'm excited.

Uh oh, I would take some sun-block too. You might be the whitest thing that beach has seen in a while... J/K

Oh, and PLEASE LEASE PLEASE withdraw from UCI, man... if you know you're going to UCSD (which everyone else knows you are) give us poor people a break. Mr Reddly and I would really appreciate it!

 

[Eraserhead]

Uh oh, I would take some sun-block too. You might be the whitest thing that beach has seen in a while... J/K

Oh, and PLEASE LEASE PLEASE withdraw from UCI, man... if you know you're going to UCSD (which everyone else knows you are) give us poor people a break. Mr Reddly and I would really appreciate it!

I'm gonna do it! Man the pressure!

 

[Eraserhead]

Uh oh, I would take some sun-block too. You might be the whitest thing that beach has seen in a while... J/K

Oh, and PLEASE LEASE PLEASE withdraw from UCI, man... if you know you're going to UCSD (which everyone else knows you are) give us poor people a break. Mr Reddly and I would really appreciate it!

Oh please I'm not that white. 😎

 

[supersunny]

today's weather was too good. you're going to love it down here 🙂

 

[TwoLegacies]

wow cool, yeah i'm not really considering downtown at all, mainly hillcrest and north park (which seems cheaper but still sort of the same area). what do you think of north park?

i can't imagine sharing a room, i would die first.

i haven't really been to north park, just drove through it once when it was pouring rain. so i can't offer much there...

if i were all of you, i would bring clothes for warm and cool weather. it tends to shift a lot- could be sunny today but overcast tomorrow. i remember at freshman orientation all i brought was shorts, under the common misconception that SD is sunny ALL the time. not so. it was the middle of june and i was cold the whole weekend. don't gamble and lose...

 

[Eraserhead]

i haven't really been to north park, just drove through it once when it was pouring rain. so i can't offer much there...

if i were all of you, i would bring clothes for warm and cool weather. it tends to shift a lot- could be sunny today but overcast tomorrow. i remember at freshman orientation all i brought was shorts, under the common misconception that SD is sunny ALL the time. not so. it was the middle of june and i was cold the whole weekend. don't gamble and lose...

Thanks, yeah I'm bringing both and also apartment listings so I can get a sense of what is available down there. There's not much overall in terms of studios in all the neighborhoods.

 

[Alexander99]

So I just got back from UCSD's revist and I have to say it was pretty cool overall (I wasn't expecting too much going into it.) Some highlights from the day included:

1. Having an anatomy dissection demonstration; it was cool to get to see this (my first time), especially since we won't see it until our second year

2. Some guy fainting from watching the anatomy dissection. I wasn't in the guy's group but in the middle of some people talking to us about UCSD, I heard this big THUMP! I had no idea what caused the noise but it turned out that some guy had fainted during the dissection.

Lowlights were:

1. The weather--it was actually raining quite a bit but I know weather like this happens in San Diego maybe 5 times a year so I'm not disillusioned.

2. Seeing one potential classmate that I had seen during my interview day that I thought was a total jackass. I was sure he wasn't getting in with his attitude and personality but somehow he did. Must have been a straight "got in cause I had the numbers" case.

Eraserhead: I was trying to spot you but I didn't see any guy that matched your description. I only saw a few skinny white guys with glasses there but none of them were very tall--only a few guys there were taller than me but none of them were white or were wearing glasses. Were you there and what did you think?

Anyone else go to revisit day and what did you think?

 

[Eraserhead]

So I just got back from UCSD's revist and I have to say it was pretty cool overall (I wasn't expecting too much going into it.) Some highlights from the day included:

1. Having an anatomy dissection demonstration; it was cool to get to see this (my first time), especially since we won't see it until our second year

2. Some guy fainting from watching the anatomy dissection. I wasn't in the guy's group but in the middle of some people talking to us about UCSD, I heard this big THUMP! I had no idea what caused the noise but it turned out that some guy had fainted during the dissection.

Lowlights were:

1. The weather--it was actually raining quite a bit but I know weather like this happens in San Diego maybe 5 times a year so I'm not disillusioned.

2. Seeing one potential classmate that I had seen during my interview day that I thought was a total jackass. I was sure he wasn't getting in with his attitude and personality but somehow he did. Must have been a straight "got in cause I had the numbers" case.

Eraserhead: I was trying to spot you but I didn't see any guy that matched your description. I only saw a few skinny white guys with glasses there but none of them were very tall--only a few guys there were taller than me but none of them were white or were wearing glasses. Were you there and what did you think?

Anyone else go to revisit day and what did you think?

Yep, I was there. I'm still here actually. I didn't meet anyone named Alex though or I would have hi. The dean quoted me! Hi Dean Savoia! She has scared me into attending all the lectures by quoting my post saying I would only go to some of the lectures and try to get honors in at least one class per quarter. JK, sometimes we are just thinking out loud on here though, I do plan on attending all the lectures especially after learning more about the philosophy of the school today. Its really not what everyone makes it out to be. For one, alot of the blocks for lecture time are lab and some end up being free time depending on what the professor schedules.

Anyway, yeah revisit was amazing, there's so much to say but I'll post more later when my thoughts are more clear (there was wine at the dinner).

Overall, I just want to say that at least 80% of the rumors I have heard are 100% untrue and thanks Dean Savoia for helping to clear that up. 🙂

 

[Alexander99]

Yep, I was there. I'm still here actually. I didn't meet anyone named Alex though or I would have hi. The dean quoted me! Hi Dean Savoia! She has scared me into attending all the lectures by quoting my post saying I would only go to some of the lectures and try to get honors in at least one class per quarter. JK, sometimes we are just thinking out loud on here though, I do plan on attending all the lectures especially after learning more about the philosophy of the school today. Its really not what everyone makes it out to be. For one, alot of the blocks for lecture time are lab and some end up being free time depending on what the professor schedules.

Anyway, yeah revisit was amazing, there's so much to say but I'll post more later when my thoughts are more clear (there was wine at the dinner).

Overall, I just want to say that at least 80% of the rumors I have heard are 100% untrue and thanks Dean Savoia for helping to clear that up. 🙂

How the devil are you still online? You must be the most hardcore SDNer around. You're somehow able to post without internet access! 😱

It's funny how Dean Savoia made that comment. I wasn't sure whether she was referring to SDN or the official UCSD message boards. Since she was referring to someone that isn't a student yet, I guess she must have been referring to SDN.

How tall are you? Maybe I saw you but you weren't as tall as you made yourself out to be. I consider tall anything ~6'2"-6'3" or >

 

[Eraserhead]

How the devil are you still online? You must be the most hardcore SDNer around. You're somehow able to post without internet access! 😱

It's funny how Dean Savoia made that comment. I wasn't sure whether she was referring to SDN or the official UCSD message boards. Since she was referring to someone that isn't a student yet, I guess she must have been referring to SDN.

How tall are you? Maybe I saw you but you weren't as tall as you made yourself out to be. I consider tall anything ~6'2"-6'3" or >

Yeah OK I'm not that tall, like 5' 11'' and three quarters to be exact. But very slim build wise. Like about 145...

Is your name not Alex?? Then I may have met you.

She was referring to my post word for word. I felt so honored 😀 and turned pink.

I drove to an internet cafe. Nothing else to do here!

 

[Alexander99]

Yeah OK I'm not that tall, like 5' 11'' and three quarters to be exact. But very slim build wise. Like about 145...

Is your name not Alex?? Then I may have met you.

She was referring to my post word for word. I felt so honored 😀 and turned pink.

I drove to an internet cafe. Nothing else to do here!

5'11"? Yeah, I'm taller than you and I don't consider myself tall (6'). I guess "tall" is somewhat relative.

My definition of heights:

Guys -
Short: 5'8" or <
Medium: 5'9"-6'1"
Tall: 6'2" or >

Girls -
Short: 5'3" or <
Medium: 5'4"-5'7"
Tall: 5'8" or >

Is my definition of height warped or is this pretty much how everyone else defines height?

 

[Eraserhead]

Were you the guy from UCLA with the beard that mentioned the late Davis interview?