HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF STUDENT DEBT…read more Welcome to Graduation season. The time of year when we dress our foremost scholars in medieval religious cloaks and then act surprised when they can't form a straight line. Who thought it was a good idea to put these adults in robes and funny hats?! You know, those square mortarboard hats. At some point back in time did somebody see some bricklayers and say, "That. That's the look we want for our brightest minds?" So, on this day, we honor these devout construction workers. Next is the guest speaker, for the big inspo talk. Given by a guy who went here 30 years ago when it cost fifteen dollars. A rando cereal billionaire named Captain Crunch who'll tell you to "follow your dreams." Meanwhile you're thinking, my dream is to get any job to avoid moving back with (no-longer-closeted) Mom. And the tassel. You're in this sacred ceremony, and the big moment is... some fuzzy string switches sides? The Chancellor of Hogwarts will go, "By the power vested in me, you may now... transform." No one knows why we do this. Four+ years of caffeine-fueled memorizing, tens of thousands of dollars, and it's... flip that string over, you're a whole new person now. The whole time you've got "Pomp and Circumstance" playing on repeat. Its like the music you'd hear as a king gets crowned, not as Seymour from Slusher Hall waddles across the stage in a wrinkled gown. At the end you get to throw the hat. The first time this happened was at the Naval Academy. They got new officer hats, so no longer needed the old ones. It makes sense... new jobs, new hats. For the rest of us, keep these for pics with Grandpa Jack and Gramargarita. Anyway, that's graduation in a nutshell. Just a bunch of weird traditions that we've all agreed is how it should be done. And it's kinda beautiful. Pro tip: Congrats to the USD class of 2026. Ceremonies take place May 21-24 2026. The primary venues are: Jenny Craig Pavilion, Founders Chapel and Shiley Theatre. All graduations follow the above format.

This campus is absolutely stunning! We scheduled my daughter's photo session at the Immaculata…read moreParish on campus at USD. The Catholic university is a blend of historic architecture, lush natural surroundings, and a vibrant student atmosphere! It's definitely a peaceful space, with botanical gardens, tree-lined walkways, and beautiful fountains that encourage focus, tranquility and serenity for every student on campus! The campus almost feels like a postcard, featuring 16th-century Plateresque architecture, a style of the Spanish Renaissance- paying homage to both San Diego's Catholic heritage and the Universidad de Alcalá in Spain. Definitely recommend checking this campus out, it's a great place to walk through and enjoy those stunning panoramic views of Mission Bay!

We visited San Diego Mesa College with my high school senior, and I have to say -- coming from…read moreWashington, we were very impressed! The entire campus is flat, super easy to walk, and feels very safe. The buildings look new and are incredibly clean -- I mean really clean! Their athletic programs are top-notch. We spent the whole afternoon with the team and coaches, and everyone was welcoming and professional. And get this -- tuition for the first year is only $9,300, and the following year is ZERO dollars! Say whaaaat?! Huge thank you to the coach for taking the time to meet with us and even treating us to lunch. Overall, Mesa College really stood out -- great people, great campus, and great opportunities!

Mesa is the worst. just in general. I was gonna take a class…read morefor the first semester but I couldn't because mesa was not accepting the form my high-school was sending them. my highschool sent one FOUR TIMES for saying its ok for me to attend Mesa to get extra credits and this went on for a MONTH while it keeps saying my high school needs to send a form and my school keeps saying they did and keeps showing me they are sending the form so i know it was not my high-school fault and everytime I tried calling the school no one picked up for THREE HOURS, if they did even pick up, a lady picks up and always send me to someone else because she dont want to be helping me and do her JOB, then am back on hold for at least another HOUR till someone picks up and then hangs up. I know its not a glitch in the system because I can HEAR someone Breathing or someone talking in the background. this made me not be able to get into a class because no one accepted the form on MESAS SIDE. the same thing happened when I tried getting in on the second semester but this time I went into the school because I was not gonna deal with the phone crap trying to get a hold of someone. so I made my STEP FATHER take off work for the day to go talk to the student services, the front desk people are polite and I told them what happen with the phone stuff thwy apologize and said they will talk with the staff about it, they DIDNT... because I tried calling for a question about the website for Mesa. then after awhile I got into the class I wanted, first day, I came early to find the class and it was a SUB because the real teacher couldn't come in because he broke his hand, the sub wrote down everything we needed to do till we see eachother the next meeting day also which the teacher did NOT ADD ANY WEBSIGHT TO FIND CANVAS on the board on thw first day so i had to CALL THE SCHOOL AGAIN, WAITED A HOUR and had to give my information to another lady becauseonce again the firsr lady never does ANYTHING and had to get a email to my professor to get everything done. when I came in the next time I came early once more, also had everything DONE because I had to take a bus. I got onto canvas on my laptop because i haven't login to it on my laptop because i did my work on my home computer. once I am in canvas it said I am not ENROLLED IN ANY CLASSES so I went BACK to student services ask a man whats going on and showed my id, he said I got KICKED OUT BY THE PROFESSOR and said NO REASON ON THE COMPUTER...I was PISSED because I did the work and was not late and came to school...so I waited for ANOTHER SUB and she didnt know what happened or why the teacher KICKED ME...so I left that class even tho the sub said I can stay, I didnt want to stay because all this work for me just to get kicked OUT???. so I wrote the sub why did he kicked me out and I had to wait a few hours for him to reply, which with him I find reasonable because he got a broken hand and once I got the response he said I was not there on the first day...which I WAS because if I wasn't there on the first day how did I send him a picture of HIS white board of what the sub put on the first day sent to him because when asking for the canvas link I send the picture along with it, so I basically GAVE UP and left this school and NEVER COMING BACK to Mesa to deal with all this drama. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL.

My youngest brother is coming here in Fall. The campus is beautiful. You definitely have to pick up…read morethe store for some merch.

Beautiful campus! Great views and walkable. The pleasant water displays and lots of benches. I…read morewould highly recommend more bathrooms that are accessible. Also, it was a Sunday and it would be very nice if the bookstore had Sunday hours for visitors and students. One of my favorite places for an enjoyable walk.

Found a hidden trail behind the preschool buildings. From Lomoland Ave to Dupont St it is a clean…read moreeasy nature walk on campus. The preschoolers meet the dogs on trail and get to know them! It was such a nice surprise to find then continue my walk through the campus and on to Sunset Cliffs Park along the ocean!

This is the worst experience I have ever had with a school. The people who work there act super…read morenice while they secretly think they are getting you without you being able to do anything about it. I literally just emailed all the following people since the records person is playing games with my transcript evaluation and refuses to correct it. All of the people that I have contacted there so far except for one super nice HR lady was the worst. They only pretend to be nice. This is a laughable "Christian College" "registrar@pointloma.edu" registrar@pointloma.edu; "ivangarcia@pointloma.edu" ivangarcia@pointloma.edu; "sburkett@pointloma.edu" sburkett@pointloma.ed; "jgutierr@pointloma.edu" jgutierr@pointloma.edu; "donaldloum@pointloma.edu" donaldloum@pointloma.edu; "MadisonOrtiz@pointloma.edu" MadisonOrtiz@pointloma.edu; "nickyknuff@pointloma.edu" nickyknuff@pointloma.edu; "maberg@pointloma.edu" maberg@pointloma.edu; "cherylgaughan@pointloma.edu" cherylgaughan@pointloma.edu; "deronmatson@pointloma.edu" deronmatson@pointloma.edu; "kristiecamet@pointloma.edu" kristiecamet@pointloma.edu; "luisbarreto@pointloma.edu" luisbarreto@pointloma.edu; "skylerchery@pointloma.edu" skylerchery@pointloma.edu; "calebgarcia@pointloma.edu" calebgarcia@pointloma.edu; "kcarlisl@pointloma.edu" kcarlisl@pointloma.edu; "abbywhite@pointloma.edu" abbywhite@pointloma.edu; "hilarygreene@pointloma.edu" hilarygreene@pointloma.edu; "melissaespinosa@pointloma.edu" melissaespinosa@pointloma.edu

This is my favorite restaurant hands downs. The vibe/ decor changes and I live for it. The food is…read morejust as to die as the ambiance. For brunch every last thing on the menu is divine & perfect for sharing. It's a small menu but something for everyone.

My favorite part of Inside Out is the extravagant decorations . I know they change themes but right…read morenow they have cherry blossom tree decor. You have to check out the bathrooms as well I got the chicken tortilla soup which was good but not amazing. They do have decent happy hour specials until 6 during the week. Our server was amazing and very attentive

What always shocks me about Core Bio is the people down there specifically look like they do NOT…read morehate their jobs. That's rare to come by. Sure, they work in the basement, and have to make small talk with nerdy scientists all day, but they all are wonderfully helpful and always get me what I need. Plus, Invitrogen is down there every Tuesday morning passing out Krispy Kremes, pastries and coffee and somehow managing to *not* make you feel uncomfortable when you're clearly down there for the food, not the new eppendorf bottles. Man this is a nerdy entry. I mean, really? Who is going to look for Core Bio on Yelp and go there because they have 5 stars. If you work at UCSD you come here when you need things on a whim. It's easy and convenient. It's not like like their protein ladders astound me or their SDS-PAGE gels make my eyes widen. I wear a lab coat. I need science stuff. Core Bio provides it. What else can I ask for?

This is kind of a nerdy 200th review, but deal with it, I'm nerdy :)…read more If you work at UCSD and are partaking in science research, then you should be familiar with the Core. If you do participate in science research and you DON'T know what the Core is, then you are REALLY missing out!! Lucky for you, you are reading my review and you get to read about how wonderful the Core Is :) So as a research associate, there are several reagents/materials that I need to use on a daily basis, from several different companies. It's such a pain in the butt to make several orders from a variety of different companies. Then you have to pay a crap load for shipping AND you have to wait forever to get your stuff. This is where the Core saves your life. The Core stocks several reagents from different companies. Everything from media to growth supplements to gels to sample buffer. Lots and lots of stuff. Not only is it super easy to place an order online, but they usually deliver your stuff the same day as long as it is in stock aND you don't have to pay for shipping/a delivery fee! You can also pick up your stuff if you are in a hurry. If it isn't in stock, it may take a longer, but I've never had to wait longer than a week to receive things. Another thing I love about the Core is that they have a cell storage service. I suppose liquid N2 tanks are kind of expensive, so they have a bunch down there and for a fee, you can store as much ish in the N2 tanks down there as you want. What I like MOST about the Core is their service. Everyone down there is so friendly and I've never had a negative experience in the 3 months that I've been a customer of the Core. Overall, the Core rocks. It makes my job a lot easier, which is really nice. And if you manage to get off your butt and walk down there, they always have a box full of candy. Last week, I got a lemonade dum dum :)

This is a community clinic set up behind a church, that offers many free services. The parking lot…read moreand entrance are behind the church, and there are two wheelchair accessible parking spots in front of the entrance to the clinic; there is also a ramp to get up to the clinic. Kind staff, I do recommend. This is one of the few places that is licensed to do a physical for immigration services (for getting a green card or change of status).

The work the people in this clinic and Dr. Jennifer Cohen do here is life changing. They provide…read moremedical care, treatment, and lab work for FREE for people in need. The staff is super welcoming, friendly, and caring. You can tell they feel passionate about the work they do. When I think about the goodness of humanity, I think about this place and these people. I am thankful for their work.

***This review is for its exterior view only***…read more I was in the San Diego area on my way to Westfield University Town Center (UTC). I happened to drive through UC San Diego (UCSD) which happens to be within a few blocks from Westfield UTC. All the buildings appear to be very close to one another. And the streets or roads within the campus are tight at least the streets I was driving on. I was literally sharing the road with the students who were riding their bike or scooter. I was driving really slow that's for sure. The campus looks nice from the exterior view. To my curiosity, I looked up UCSD. It is located in the residential neighborhood of La Jolla of northern San Diego, bordered by the communities of La Jolla Shores, Torrey Pines, and University City. It consists of 761 buildings which is a lot of buildings. Interstate 5 freeway passes through the campus and separates Jacobs Medical Center and Mesa apartment housing from the greater part of the university. Just a little background on UCSD. Anyway, I may check out the campus a bit more should I be back to the San Diego area in the near future.