San Diego

I recently went on a trip to the sub-Californian city of San Diego; the purpose of the trip was to visit the universities of San Diego State and UC San Diego. Before I talk about the universities themselves, I would like to talk about the way to San Diego. There is only one word that describes the journey to San Diego; tedious. The trip going there took a whopping 3 hours; a quarter of the trip was spent on that bus.

However not all was bad, the view of the ocean was brilliant, especially as we approached the universities. As the hours seem to prolong themselves, I was able to rest for the first time in these fatigue rigged weeks. It was a torturous blessing you could say. However the main attraction was finally reached around 11 o'clock. We first went to SDSU, which is known to be a "party" school; that was the exact impression I received from visiting the university throughout the tour. In an overall sense the school appeared lively; with alumni roaming around happy to answer our questions and showing there jubilant natures.

One item that really stood out for me was the gym; which was an enormous establishment. The exercise equipments were renewed at a reasonable rate, even a climbing wall was in there; awesome. The academics were not touched on much and we were mostly shown the facilities and great student life. However some tidbit I was able to absorb was the surprising 100% job outlook for their criminal justice major.

Next came UC San Diego; the environment looked somber, but maybe that was just the clouds that blocked out the sun and sent a chill breeze to refresh us from the heat from hours past. However this negative ambiance was shaken off and the tour began. We were told about the opportunities to study abroad at the school; which was an exciting prospect for my classmates, but a sad limitation for me. Then we saw the library which looked like a space ship and had a Dr. Suess statue in front of it. We then talked to some alumni about student life in UC San Diego and ended the escapade by talking to a admission representatives.

However the real highlight of the trip came afterwards; where we went to the beach. Now the beach was relatively close to the university, but the real strain came in the form of steep hill leading to the beach. The way down was not so bad; with the constant threat of losing balance and rolling down to our inevitable death. Midway down we stopped to see a spectacular view. In which there was two ridges of two mountains left a strip in the middle filled with the beach and horizon; the sun almost setting giving it an orange glow. Once we reached the bottom, we had a good time running around, but never touching the water. The last part of the trip was the least enjoyable since going back up would be a mission. It was a very extraneous ordeal, but one that I enjoyed because of the excessive exercise.

Leaving I was very tired, but happy to have experienced this. I now could see where I would like to go for college and made fantastic memories as a senior. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and am happy to be a part of the Avid Class Of 2013!!!

-Pride&Ownership