University of California-Irvine Top Questions

Attending college gave me confidence and the ability to believe in myself and my abilities. It helped me to adapt to living on my own, in a new environment. I learned how to study correctly and not to procrastinate. I feel as though I received a good education in the biological sciences and am prepared for a career in that field. Although UCI doesn't have very much of a social life, I was able to dedicate more time to studying and learned that it's important to join clubs and societies early on in order to meet new people. By living in the dorms freshman year, I learned how to adapt to a completely new situation and to get along with a large group of people with different cultures from my own.

Attending college I have learned that I can help many people who are sick and have illnesses in there time of need. Working in the nurseing feild will be very rewarding expeirence for the patient and also for myself. Learning about different body systems and diseases are a very interesting and endless feild, that will always be a wonderful and rewarding challenge for me. This is why my college experience is valuable to me.

I have learned so much about myself during the process of attending school. i have learned to talk to more people and put myself out there. Before i started attending this school, i was shy and always the one stuck in the corner. I was so scared to attend college but i knew it was the right thing to do seeing as how i am the first generation in my family to attend college. I wanted to make something of myself. Everyone in my family has held a dead end job and have had the experience of being laid off a time or two. I know that my best option is to go to school and get my education. it has been like a rollercoaster ride. it is so much better than high school and the reward are even greater of i succeed. there is so much more responsiblity with college and that gives me a challenge and always has me on my toes. i am so glad i decided to attend and am looking forward to the long term effects in the end.

I've learned that college is nothing compared to high school. I honestly graduated out of highschool in 2009 and went staright into my two year college at Santa Rosa Junior College. I piled myself with classes and I had 14 units my first semester. Once I really was in those classes and saw the amount of work I was scared. I did drop out of two of my classes, because it was difficult to maintain. Although I dropped out my counselors gave me a helping hand. I realized that in order to get where I wanted to get I needed to work harder, but stay at an easy pace. I'm now in my sophmore year and I'm really working hard. I've also realized my career options are open to anything I want to be. I've changed my major twice from nursing to radiology,but I'm going back to nursing. I'm positive that's the route I want to go. This certain experience was valuable, because now I've gone through the loops and I know what I need to do in order to be what I want to be.

The ability to think for myself, and rationalize logically. My college has opened my eyes to the field of neuroscience, such as robotics, and has been rewarding because it has been competitive.

Despite the fact that the department is in runs, there are several gems of faculty members who stand above the rest and really know what they are talking about who are absolutely inspirational. I have not gone to college in order to earn a diploma, I have gone to college in order to learn what I am interested in, and in that regard I do not regret any of my decisions here at UCI.

well i want to go to college to study electrical engeneering since my mom didn't attended college i want to demostrate her that i can do it and im willing to do so.

The year 2009 passed by like a simple turning of a page in a book and before I knew it, I was walking down the stage fpr my high school graduation. I have been anticipating this day since fall of 2008 and finally it arrived after all the busyness of applying to colleges and keeping my grades up. UC-Irvine hasn't been my first choice for college and from peer opinions, it hasn't been anyone's first on their college list either. However, though disappointed from the rejection of my dream college, I realized that UCI was a fit for me in terms of location, environment, academic studies, and majors. The first week of college consisted of several visits to campus clubs booths, a job hunting career day, learning to live without parents, and adapting to life with several girls sharing a single bathroom. Though privacy invasion struck big as I was learning to tolerate my roommate and her habits, I also discovered several resources offered on campus. I checked out the new Science Library which soon became my niche. College has allowed me to discover my interests and offers vast opportunities for me to develop my goals.

If I could go back in time to talk to myself, that would be trippy. Nonetheless, after a year at a UC, I'd have a lot to say to myself. In high school, the power of peer pressure was immense; the desire to feel accepted or "not accepted" directed every little thing I ever did, a metaphorical ball-and-chain for any high school student. Meeting such a wide scope of individuals, actual individuals, I have just one piece of advice: just do it- wear that shirt inside- out, go up to that boy and flirt, run around campus singing Broadway Musical songs. I would tell myself to be impulsive, and to never forget at the end of the day, that these small thrills of defying the norm had their own significance: allowing myself to be myself, au natural.

Be sure to start the application process early so you have enough time to discover your true fit. Study what you are really interested in even if you don't think it will lead to a lucrative career; something will always come up and you will be much happier and do better in your classes. Get involved in campus activities, even if it's only one activity per term. Take advantage of the region's geographical setting for fun on the weekends. Spend as much time as possible on campus even if you live at home. You don't need to join greek life to find good friends, but if you plan to anyway, join one founded around your major. Don't skip homework; There aren't many opportunities for making it up and it just might pull you through a class after a bad test score. If there is no spirit at your school, be overly enthusiastic and go to games and concerts anyway. You'll have fun, learn a few things, and maybe interest your friends in coming along, too.