A shitty school in a shitty neighborhood infested by fobs & Mexicans. The teachers are bad, the education is bad and those who go on to prestigious universities
fail because they are overshadowed by other intelligent students who come from good schools.
The cafeteria food is horrendous. Breakfast consists of leftovers from
June of 1985. Lunch is just as bad. Empty pizza boxes with Dominoes logo are used as decoys to hide the the school's shitty cooking.
The student body is very diverse. Here you
will find all types of styles ranging from emo to punk, and from
prep to posers. The school is
split on
gender but some students are sexually questionable.
The school is financially depleted. Once we could not even afford copy
paper. The restrooms are closed during school hours because we cannot afford to fix the plumbing. Some classrooms have broken light fixtures that
haven't been repaired since the Nixon administration. Noticeable cracks from the Northridge quake of '94 are still visible around campus. Luckily during 2005, they have found
money to remodel the lavatories and parts of the football field.
Most of the students here are book smart but they have no street smarts. For example,
girls spend all their
money at well known clothing retailers instead of saving or investing their
money in bonds or IRA's. Guys are manipulated by their girlfriends (who they shouldn't even be dealing with at such a young age) to buy presents for them.
Overall this is not a very good school. Even if you attained a 4.5 GPA it is
nothing compared to those who come from prominent high schools from around the U.S. The reason why you were accepted into a UC was because the admissions officers had sympathy for you.
If you can, do yourself a favor and transfer to another school.