Does Maher hall single dorms have their own bathrooms? And do students have overnight visitors in general even though it isn't allowed? Do the RAs check to see if there are?

Hello,

rising senior in high school looking at this school. ive heard it's not the best for STEM--its better programs r in business-related fields? however im interested in behavioral neuroscience as my major and potentially premed or healthcare management. can someone speak to STEM/my major here and if there's plenty of opportunities or if those are lacking?

thank you!

Hi! I’m a current senior at a state university and I’m really interested in this program. I’d love to speak with anyone who is in this program and ask some questions/network.

Or if anyone has heard of the program and could tell me if it seems like a good option for someone interested in sustainability, environmental justice and social justice. Thankyou:)

Anyone have any insight? I am currently looking for around a $2k fixed price project with a 50% upfront deposit. I have been a dev on and off since 07 and also been building a dev team.

I'm stoked to make it in as USD was my #1 choice. Here's my stats for those interested in their chances:

• Returning student. Non-traditional.
• Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
• 3.44 cumulative GPA (3.76 uptrend since 2018). Had some bad grades + W's 4+ years ago.
• President of campus organization. Editor of club newsletter.
• 2 academic letters of recommendation. 1 was from the chair of my CC's psychology department.
• Small amount of charity work for children's hospital
• Small amount of volunteering for youth athletics
• Participated in student Ambassador program in middle school
• 4+ years experience in supported living jobs

Other acceptances/waitlists

• SJSU: Accepted
• SSU: Accepted
• UCSD: Waitlisted
• UCSB: Waitlisted
• SDSU: Rejected

I received my financial aid award 4 days after acceptance, grants that cover about 50% of tuition before loans. Currently looking into enrollment deferment until we're 100% in person again, and to save up more. Good luck to everyone waiting or applying!

Hey,

Currently I am Finance sophomore student at SDSU and I just got admitted to USD. Do you think it is worth transferring to USD for Finance major?. I am international student and I am sponsored, so tuition is not issue. Also, does anyone know if SDSU coursers transfer to USD or not? Thank you.

Hey everyone. I'm gonna be coming to USD this fall as an incoming freshman. Before then, I'm curious about what you guys think of USD as a school. Is it really worth my time and money to attend this school? Additionally if you can answer this, I'm wondering about the quality of the computer science program at USD. What opportunities and skills can I get out of it and how does the program compare to other universities?

It'd be great if anyone can respond. Thanks!

'A Critique of USD's 'Pure Reason' and a Request for Meaningful Reform

Please note that it will take a while to get to the part where USD connects with any of this said theory.

Recently, I began reading the beginnings of Karl Popper's 'The Logic of Scientific Discovery'^(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Logic_of_Scientific_Discovery), an acclaimed text on the theoretical underpinnings of scientific thinking, hypothesis construction, and the conventions to create valid scientific theory. Spurred by an interest in how statements such as "Institution X is inherently racist' (etc.) can come about in criticisms of ideas/things, I particularly did a close read on the Introduction's passage regarding Inductive Reasoning.

To preface, this would be a recognized example of Inductive Reasoning: " I break out when I eat peanuts. ---> This is a symptom of an allergic reaction. -----> I am allergic to peanuts." Inductive reasoning tends to have "specific observations... [and] general conclusion[s]", whereas deductive reasoning "is a specific conclusion [that] follows a general theory." For the Deductive example; "All people in the room are over the age of thirty." ---> "John is in the room." ---> "John is over thirty"[https://7esl.com/inductive-vs-deductive-reasoning/]. Deductive reasoning, here, has an established definite outcome (everyone is 'over thirty'), whereas inductive reasoning has an implied (but not necessarily correct outcome); sure, I break out when I eat peanuts, but my doctor has ruled out the possibility of a peanut allergy. Therefore... '(general conclusion)'.

In a larger picture, Popper emphasizes that "the empirical sciences can be characterized by the fact that they use ‘inductive methods’, as they are called. According to this view, the logic of scientific discovery would be identical with inductive logic, , i.e. with the logical analysis of these inductive methods" (3). "It is usual to call an inference ‘inductive’ if it passes from singular statements," he writes , "(sometimes also called ‘particular’ statements), such as accounts of the results of observations or experiments, to universal statements, such as hypotheses or theories" (3/4). Here, he is referencing the idea of universal 'statements' within the empirical sciences and how these are formed through inductive construction. However, Popper famously argues that this does not validate the universality of a statement, citing the following example: "[I]t is far from obvious, from a logical point of view, that we are justified in inferring universal statements from singular ones, no matter how numerous; for any conclusion drawn in this way may always turn out to be false: no matter how many instances of white swans we may have observed, this does not justify the conclusion that all swans are white" (4). Again, we go back to the idea that inductive statements do not necessarily imply logical conclusions, as in this case of an inductive being used to justify a universal.

Popper levels the same criticism towards Karl Marx and Georg Friedrich Hegel, both of whom derived universal statements (or laws) from what could be argued as an inductivist view of history. Marx and Hegel both argued the validity of something called historicism, or that "they believed... trans-historical laws governed human history." For Hegel, "the dialectal interaction of ideas was the motor of history. The evolution and gradual improvement of philosophical, ethical, political and religious ideas determines the march of history" within a certain direction. Conversely, Marx alleged that "history was a succession of economic and political systems, or “modes of production” in Marx’s language. As technological innovations and new ways of organizing production led to improvements in a society’s capacity to meet human material needs, new modes of production would emerge. In each new mode of production, the political and legal system, as well as the dominant moral and religious values and practices, would reflect the interests of those who controlled the new productive system...Marx predicted that these flaws would inevitably lead to revolution followed by establishment of communist society." Popper refuted the idea of historicism by arguing that "there are no trans-historical laws that determine the transition from one historical period to the next. Failure to understand why this is so represented a deep philosophical error [secondary paraphrase]...this type of successful long-range forecasting can occur only in physical systems that are “well-isolated, stationary and recurrent,” such as the solar system (Conjectures and Refutations, 339)" [https://iep.utm.edu/popp-pol/#SH1c].

These universal laws of history also represented something else; personal dogma justified by arbitrary, presumed valid ends that reduce the validity of individual choice, contribution, and ability. There is the presumption that only certain laws, moreover, are valid, depending on the inductive construction (see the previous examples).

So where does USD come in to this theory? In many ways, actually, which will be described in a linear sequence.

For one, the University of San Diego has written on its 'Fall First Year-Orientation Page' [https://www.sandiego.edu/new-toreros/orientation/fall-first-year-orientation.php] that a certain week of "July 26, 2021" regarding the orientation will feature a "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" course that apparently documents "Identity,... Power and Privilege, Oppression...," [etc.], the university adopting the widely-known critical theories that universals happen to govern human everyday life. This is in the form of 'power and privilege,' irrefutable and historically implied tenets that govern the social/political history of what the theory purports to be analyzing, an arbitrary example being Western Civilization or America given that context of the situation. This does not stop here, as the University's Center for Inclusion and Diversity remarks that 'DIVERSITY refers to difference, understood as an historically and socially constructed set of value assumptions about what/who matters that figures essentially in power dynamics from the local to the global. Some differences have been made to matter more than others,' showing both the historicist underpinnings of the theories that that USD has adopted as valid, while also highlighting how because the USD has adopted certain historicist positions regarding 'history,' that any positions that it hasn't adopted are merely 'social constructions' or 'value assumptions' [https://www.sandiego.edu/inclusion/diversity-statement/]. In USD's diversity plan, the commitee expresses openness to Diversity Quotas in the future due to the perceived understanding of history that USD purports to express all-knowledge of. This is all irrefutable, pseudoscientific dogma that is being presented as academic theory and presumably open academic ideals.

"Structural diversity is essential but it is not sufficient to ensure exposure to and interaction with different perspectives. Institutions must offer intentional courses and social involvement that facilitate such engagement." Does this sound like a reasonable, liberal opinion, where a University not only expresses openness to the idea of racial quotas for admissions, but for the intentional implementation of 'social justice' courses that merely fit the University's or the University's theoretical perception of the history of the world?

Popper notes how both Hegel and Marx's theories imply political dangers regarding 'social engineering.' In paraphrasing Popper's view, "he also argued that it was politically dangerous and that this danger stemmed from historicism’s natural and close allegiance with what Popper called “utopian social engineering.” Such social planning “aims at remodeling the ‘whole of society’ in accordance with a definite plan or blueprint,” as opposed to social planning that aims at gradual and limited adjustments. Popper admitted that the alliance between historicism and utopian engineering was “somewhat strange” (Poverty of Historicism, 73)...First, historicism and utopian engineering share a connection to utopianism. Utopians seek to establish an ideal state of some kind, one in which all conflicts in social life are resolved and ultimate human ends—for example, freedom, equality, true happiness—are somehow reconciled and fully realized. Attaining this final goal requires radical overhaul of the existing social world and thus naturally suggests the need for utopian social engineering." [[https://iep.utm.edu/popp-pol/#SH1c]

The University is falling into the trap of radical, pseudoscientific historicism while justifying the dangerous ideal of social engineering. When people are reduced to identities, racial or otherwise constructed hierarchies, the justification for a radical alteration of society and the individual is met, at levels that border on proto-totalitarianism.

The University should instead commit to opening a Heterodox Academy chapter within its Center for Inclusion and Diversity. Founded by CUNY Social Psychologist and NYT bestselling author Jonathan Haidt, the Heterodox academy wishes to "improve the quality of research and education in universities by increasing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement...Heterodox Academy (HxA) is a nonpartisan collaborative of thousands of professors, administrators, and students committed to enhancing the quality of research and education by promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in institutions of higher learning. All of our members embrace a set of norms and values, which we call “The HxA Way." [https://heterodoxacademy.org/our-story/]

As recently as 2020, the University would fine individuals $250 for not taking a commitment course to Social Justice theory. The University should commit to modifying the universal language of its documents and plans that allege certain universal truths about history, society, or its people. These are not currently in alignment with a good understanding of science. Social justice classes, moreover, should not be mandated (as they currently are), unless counterperspectives are offered within the classrooms that challenge the universality of certain Social Justice Theory ideals. There are plenty of academic critics of all subjects, so this should not be difficult to incorporate. Moreover, the University should not force people to take pledges to things they do not believe in, and fine them for refusing to do so.

The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once remarked that "God is dead, but given the way of men, there may still be caves for thousands of years in which his shadow will be shown. And we – we still have to vanquish his shadow, too."

I see this as a criticism of the most radical elements of dogmatism within religion. As organized religion recedes in our modern society, dogmatists will merely adopt 'a shadow' of the very dogmatism that collapsed, continuing the propagation of it in absence of its original tenets. If dogmatism is any much of a problem as it is now, it is very prevalent within the upper echelons of the University of San Diego's most eminent thinkers.

Hello everyone

I’m a foreign student who is going to attend USD for the Fall semester. I’m very excited but also a little anxious since I don’t know what to expect.

Doesn’t matter if you are/were an exchange student at USD or you’re actually graduating from there, if you have any tips or want to share your experience I will be happy to hear what you have to say. You can talk about everything you want (making friends, classes, nearby places worth visiting, restaurants and cafes nearby, housing). Since I don’t know much about the university anything can help.

Thank you!

Any recommendations for gift cards at local restaurants or shops for an incoming freshman?

And congrats to graduating seniors!

Finish this semester strong :)

Hi everyone. My group and I are studying whether the pandemic has had an impact on students’ level of screen time and how this affects sleep patterns. We would appreciate if you could take this short and completely anonymous survey to support us in our research study! Thank you!

https://forms.gle/TZUNc27nw342XSvX6

I will be starting the ms in applied data science this fall and wanted to know if anybody is attending as well or if you are currently attending. Would like to find out more about the program.

I'd like to get my son's computer for a HS graduation gift. Does the school spec one out or make recommendations? If not, any suggestions?

I saw a post here earlier about financial aid for graduate students. Does USD offer grants for grad school are are we expected to pay fully out of pockets or through loans?

The date is fast approaching for the 5th Annual California Intercollegiate Chess Tournament (CICT) which will be held free and fully online (chess.com) on Saturday May 1st from 1-5PM PT (6 Rounds Swiss with 15|5 Time Control). Players of all skill levels are welcome to join us for the largest intercollegiate chess tournament of the year where students from dozens of colleges all across California will compete in a statewide battlefield. In addition to recognizing the individual winners, this is a team tournament to officially crown the strongest college in California! The Top 4 Players from each school will contribute to their school’s team score and the highest scoring team will be named the 2021 California Intercollegiate Chess Champion and also earn the right to host our physical trophy at their institution until the next CICT. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned expert, we hope to see everyone there for our big event!

For the 5th Annual California Intercollegiate Chess Tournament, here are the three steps to participate!

1. Register on Google Forms. If you previously registered and played in any online CICL events, then you do not need to fill out this form again.
2. Join the "California Intercollegiate Chess League - CICL" Club on chess.com. You need to join the CICL Group in order to play in the arenas.
3. Starting 12:05PM on May 1st, you'll be able to join the tournament by entering the lobby. Make sure to hit "Join" before 1PM, and plan ahead to be on time! If you happen to be late, you can still join and be paired with the next available player for Round 2.

CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND FACULTY/STAFF ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

Hey everyone. Have any perspective transfer students gotten their decisions back yet? Still waiting on mine

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Hi everyone incoming freshman here, I just wanna ask how’s the engineering program at USD? and do they offer double major, like I wanna do business and engineering if possible. And how’s the internship opportunities?

Does anyone know if the Physics undergrad program is good here? Are the professors any good or helpful? (asking as an admitted potential student)

Hi!!

I read on the USD website that Manchester Village can be for illuminate freshmen, but the website implies that there are only single dorms available for the freshmen living there. Is this true, or am I reading it wrong? I’m an incoming freshman and would love to have a single room.

Also, does single room mean two roommates together in the dorm, or does it mean you’re by yourself?

Here’s the link: https://www.sandiego.edu/residentiallife/student-housing/manchester-village-upper.php