University of California-Irvine Top Questions

I wish I had known more about all the awesome places on campus to hang out or study. I spent my first quarter here figuring out where to go when I had free time or when I needed a quiet place to get work done, but it would have been helpful to know beforehand.

I wish I knew the classes required for my major. If I has known what classes I would be taking in the college for my major then I would take those classes or take classes that would prepare me for my major in the college.

I wish I knew that public transportation is sometimes difficult.

I wish I would have known more people before I came to this school. I am from Fresno, california which is about 5 hours away from Irvine. There were only 2 people from my high school that were going. But it didn't end up mattering because I made friends so fast. Mostly because I live on campus with 66 other people, but I think again it has to do with the people. So of course it would have been nice to know more people those first couple days after move-in, but it ended up turning out okay.

There are a few things that I wish I would have known before coming to this school. I wish I would have known more about what classes were appropriate for my major; I never took calculus and/or physics. I realized I needed this two subjects in order to help me with my major but I never took notice to that through high school. During high school I wasn't fully aware of my options but when I entered college I realized there was so much more out there that I never knew about; I'm glad I now know.

That Irvine was such a family/rich place to live - it really shortens the list on what young, poor, and immobile college students can do for fun.

I wish they would've given you a map of the surrounding cities with store's locations. Irvine is an expensive city so you have to do your research for places like Food 4 Less to save your money.

Right now I have nothing I wish I knew rather than the course material that I need for my current undergraduate curriculum. I love everything about this school and I regret nothing about it.

The police officers are way too strict when it comes to traffic violations. They would literally tailgate you all the way back to your home if you drive after 1AM. You get noise complaints when there are only you and your roommates watching TV at night causing police officers to come to your house and then giving you a 30 day warning.

Before I came to this school, I wish I was more aware of the advatanges that we can take from the school