University of California-Irvine Top Questions

I never felt out of place at UCI and have never heard of too many people feeling this way. There are a ton of different ways to get involved. Of course, it is a highly Asian student body but there isn't too much tension on the campus. If there has been any tension lately, it would be religious tension between Jews and Muslims.

All experiences are to be had! Casual clothes work for school and everywhere else there. All students are willing to interact, it's up to them. Really diverse student body, something for everyone. All different financial backgrounds.

There are so many clubs here that I'm sure everyone can find one that they fit in with. Of course there are cliques, so if youre at a dining hall, you see those tables with the athletes or the fraternity or sororities, but if youre alone and want to join a table, most people won't mind. There are more wealthy students than unwealthy and I think most students are politically aware but people are spread out on the spectrum. There are a lot that are very liberal as there are a lot that are conservative. Most UCI students are from southern CA. There are also a lot from northern CA but I would say if youre in a group of 6 people, maybe 1 or 2 are from northern CA.

I always thought the student body was quite diverse. The student body as a whole resembled what you would think of as a typical modern college crowd in the way they dressed and talked. Everyone seemed to come from either middle or upper middle class backgrounds.

I don´t think there is any student out of place, there is definitely a mixed culture, and more then just the stereotype of Asians. Not just cultural/race differences, but sexual differences as well and a variety of clubs for different interests. Four tables of students at dining hall would be, Asians, Middle Easterns, Greeks, Others. I think that the students for the most part are politically active, there are always events, guest speakers and political movement issues and demonstrations happening on ring road. I love it that finally we can all speak our mind, we were so censured and limited in High School but we are older, wiser, learning and growing and no better way to do all of those things then with a huge mix of people with different stories. I don´t know what everyone´s financial backgrounds are, that is a useless question. Oh and back to the political atmosphere, I would say the campus is more liberal then the actual city of Irvine (Orange County...most republic in the state) but remember we´re still in Orange County...

This is a really hard question because I feel like there are so many types of students at UCI that I can't make any assumptions about any one of them. You definitely have the really wealthy kids who are from affluent areas of Orange County and dress in designer everything when they go to class. And then you have the students who have to pay for everything themselves and work like 5 jobs just to pay for college. There are days when I see people walking around campus in sweats and ugg boots and then there are times when I see people all decked out and ready to go out to a club or business interview. I think it all depends on the person actually.

I'm Lebanese, so I feel mostly associated with the Lebanese community on campus, but other than that, all my friends are of different religions, ethnic backgrounds and from different racial groups. There are so many different types of people here, i think everyone would find someone they could relate to. Some students wear sweats and dont care what they look like in class, others dress really nice to school. Of course different types of students interact. The sorority girls, the frat boys, the nerdy kids, and the chill people that dont really care for greek life. Most UCi students are either from Norcal or SoCAL. Mostly kids from the middle class, there are super rich kids, but they'd probably go to USC so i dont know. Some are politically aware, others are really ignorant. the campus is pretty split, but we have a republican club and a democrat club. yes, students talk about it.

I personally don't see any racism on campus but being so diverse im sure it goes down.

Very accepting! LGBT, Cousling, etc resources are free and avaliable. People are very rich here though, you may feel out of place/have a hard time meeting people who don't have a lot of money, but they are out there. This is a liberal school.

UCI was pretty conservative. There was a community of LGBT on campus, and of course of different ethnic groups. but people usually hung out with their own ethnic group. It seems like most of the students came from upper-middle class and upper-class backgrounds. There were groups of politically aware and active students, especially, the muslim and jewish groups. Students assumed that they would make at least $60k when they graduated.