Proximity to my hometown where my husband still lives was the number one reason, I felt like I could afford to move such a short distance and still be able to see my SO often. My program was the second pick (but I did kind of pick Davis and then go down the list of degrees until I picked one that felt right) but the program ended up being wrong for me. I transferred to another program in order to stay at Davis since I was already settled but neither program are the right fit for me. I wish I knew more about funding, picking the right program, and finding faculty to work with before I settled on Davis.

I regret coming to Davis because I do not fit in here. I have experienced a lot of racial and class discrimination while I have been here and that makes it hard. I never had my qualifications, right to an education, or very presence questioned because of the color of my skin before coming to Davis. I find many spaces at Davis unnecessarily hostile, passive aggressive, and too homogeneous in opinion. I enjoy the endless sea of opportunities here but find most of my classes to be poorly designed and ran. The quarter system is fucking terrible and I wish I had known how awful it would be before I picked Davis.