University of California-Irvine Top Questions

I wish I did not simply go to class and then go home, realizing that there are many things to be learned outside the classroom. I could have been many new friends, gotten involved in many exciting activities, and learned valuable lessons by simply hanging around on campus when I did not have class. Instead, foolishly thinking that the university had nothing to offer me outside the lecture halls, I would leave after my classes were over. Thus I deprived myself of the full university experience.

I wish that I had known specifically the programs that UCI offers to students and the resources that I can use to start planning my career. I also wish that I had known the financial support provided for students and the transitional programs for first-year students to participate so that I could start off college strong academically.

I wish I knew more about the academic programs they have and which internships are applicable to the majors. I came into UCI headstrong, knowing I'd be an environmental engineer, but being in my second year now, I'm currently working on pre-requisite courses to change majors. Everything else I found out just by exploring around campus in terms of resources, counseling offices, other dining areas, and on campus organizations.

I wish i had known more about the school's social life (or lack thereof). I also wish I had known more about the engineering program here, I think that might have been very helpful when applying.

There is absolutely no social life here on the weekends, being that everyone goes home by 1 pm on Friday.

Before I entered UCI, I wish I would have known more about the campus resources. The Career Services and counseling centers would have helped me to figure out exactly what degree I wanted to pursue.

I would have loved to know more about what actually counted toward my major requirement before I transferred to UC-Irvine. I was very disappointed to find how many of my classes that I had taken at the community college level simply did not count toward my major. While Assist assisted me at the very end of my stay at my community college, it was not helpful, as the classes it promised would count toward my major did not end up counting toward my major. This was very disappointing for me, and I wish I'd known about it beforehand.

I would have been nice to know how much of a distraction living in the dorms could be. Nevertheless, I don't regret my choice to live on campus.

Where to purchase my books for cheaper since UCI mostly uses custom books.

I wish I had known there was a Nursing Major. I had to switch my majors a couple of times.