"Let's just say that as a 3rd year transfer student, Davis is not the easiest place to find your niche. I mean, they have welcome events that mix you among groups of freshmen--and transfer dorms that do the same--but after you've already lived away from home for two years, the last thing you really want to do is be thrown in the same category as a bunch of 18-year-olds who've just realized they can drink their faces off and no parent is going to scold them. However, this is exactly the environment I entered when I began here at Davis and after two months of it, I saw no better way out than to drop out of school. And that is when I saw the three bold letters, S-O-S on a chalkboard in SciLec 123 (because, yes, I was also in a freshman class). Beneath the letters, they boasted some trip they referred to as "The All Cal" and after checking out their website--I was in. Not knowing a single person out of the 100+ kids that UC Davis brought to the event (besides my sister who I forced out of coercion to come with me), I loaded the bus to Park City and let's just say, the rest is history.
No, but really, it was. With a 30 rack under every other bus seat, how could it not be? Being scared shitless (although completely understandable when you don't know a single person you're about to spend a week with) truly should not be a factor when trying to make the decision of whether or not you should go on All Cal. Every night for seven nights you will have the night of your life--or at least I did. Everything from snow volleyball, to snow sculptures, to flip-cup races, to race the mountain, to dirty (very dirty) dancing was amazing whether I took part in them or not. There's not much else I can say as far as what to expect but I can say some things about what not to expect. Don't expect to be bored, because there's always something going on. Don't expect to sleep, because aside from the afternoon nap that might slip in, there isn't much of that. Don't expect to be left out, because there are so many people, you'll always find someone. And, most importantly, don't expect for it to be a waste of your money because--trust me--it will be the best $650 you will ever spend. For me, $650 was a small price to pay to avoid dropping out of college."
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