<p>Basic info about me:</p>
<p>-3rd year polisci major, spanish minor
-in the CHP
-lived on campus in honors housing
-From Norcal (well..central valley norcal..)
-Studied abroad (EAP)
-Did UCDC program (internship and class in DC)</p>
<p>Like the title says. Shoot away and I will do my best to answer your questions.</p>
<p>Ooh, I have a lot of questions, if you don't mind. :)</p>
<p>What are you impressions of the Poli Sci program at UCI? I want to double major in History and Poli Sci if I get into UCI; is it really difficult to do Poli Sci and another major at the same time?</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into the UCDC program? I heard that it is really competitive.</p>
<p>I want to study abroad though EAP when I'm in college too! How hard is it to get into a program in the UK, and is UCI generous with financial aid for studying abroad?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>What honors' housing have you lived in, what years and what were the pros and cons of each?
Thank you for answering questions.</p>
<p>Adzuki: </p>
<p>I believe double majoring in history and polisci is entirely possible if you plan your classes well. Talk with an academic advisor about a plan for you. I'd imagine that if you did that and wanted to graduate in 4 years you wouldn't have a whole lot of free classes or classes just for fun. Make sure to talk with an advisor though. Even though I'm a third year polisci major, I've spent the last two quarters studying abroad/doing ucdc so I've actually only taken one upperdiv polisci class at UCI but I really liked it. The lower div classes are ok but they are not as in depth obviously..I imagine they'd be the same at any other UC.</p>
<p>For UCDC it depends on the quarter. For summer I know it's pretty competitive but I'm doing it this winter quarter and it was not..in fact I think almost everyone (or everyone) who applied got in..not completely sure.</p>
<p>Most EAP programs are not competitive to get into because that's not really their purpose. There are a few impacted ones I believe but most aren't. I don't know anything abuot UK programs. Your financial aid will probably go up if you study abroad and things costs more. When I went I got a boost in my aid at least.</p>
<p>Traveleurope:</p>
<p>I lived in Loma in Mesa Court freshman year. It's nice to kinda have the honors community because some of your classes are the same so for group studying and stuff it's convenient. Cons are that well..it depends what kinda person you are...the CHP crowd tends to be a little "nerdier" so traditionally the honors halls are not exactly crazy party halls.</p>
<p>My 2nd year I lived in Arroyo Vista. I didn't like AV as much because the house is smaller but I found people to be less social because they already had their friends from freshmen year and stuff. It's like a mix between apartments and dorm. Pros: Good location. Right next to the ARC, Albertsons, Del Taco (Taco tuesday 3 tacos for $1.09!). Because AV is farther from campus they have a shuttle which is pretty convenient.</p>
<p>If people don't make CHP in the first year, then how do they get in it later?</p>
<p>For a list of requirements see the CHP website:</p>
<p>does chancellor= auto chp?</p>
<p>Nope. At least it didn't my cycle. However, a lot of CHPers have chancellors and I'd imagine vice versa.</p>
<p>I'm majoring in "Public Health Sciences"...which I guess is brand-new, because when I asked some CHP people about it at Honors Experience Day, a few didn't even know it existed! Can you tell me if you know anything about the program? Since it's so new and not yet established, is it wise for me to go into it? </p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>i went to honors day.<br>
1. i was just wondering again, how many percentage of CHP student get in med school.
2. Why should i take CHP + Regents over berkeley or LA?
3. i didnt really like middle earth, so which one do you think is better, loma or mesa
4. is it true that CHP is like the liberal art in the big university</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Lovelyday:</p>
<p>Sorry I don't know anything about it either.</p>
<p>Madamebovary:</p>
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<li>Sorry I don't know about Med school stats for CHPers.</li>
<li>Personally, I feel that after graduating you'd have all the same opportunities being part of the CHP and being a Regents scholar that you would coming from ucla or berkeley. How much is the scholarship money worth to you? Could you imagine yourself being at UCI for 4 years? I know people who took it and those who didn't. My sister got regents and CHP offer from UCI last year but went to Berkeley. And I know people who were making the same decision and went with UCI. It's a personal decision.</li>
<li>I lived in Loma. I like Mesa better overall but Midde Earth isn't that bad. I'd give the edge in dining to Middle but overall commons at Mesa is pretty good too IMO. </li>
<li>Well kind of. There are certain CHP classes you take so you get to know some of the people who are on similar tracks as you in the CHP community. Of course all your non-CHP classes are normal UCI classes. I'd look at is as both an academic thing but also a social one to the extent that you want it to be. It's like having a built in connection already on campus. You get to know CHP people through honors housing (if you want) and your classes and the social events they have (if you are into that). I hang out with CHPers and non-CHPers.</li>
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<p>It seemed like Mesa Court was closer to Arts, Humanities and Biological Science buildings and Middle Earth was closest to Social Science, Engineering, Computer Science and possibly Physical Science buildings.</p>
<p>Maybe this shouldn't go into your dorm choice because I suppose there are short cuts across campus and maybe you don't have the majority of your freshman classes in the buildings where your upper division classes will be.</p>
<p>^Yeah that's true. You'll probably meet cool people and have a good time in either..but personally I'd choose Mesa Court.</p>
<p>are honors courses a lot harder than regular?
should i not dorm in honors housing?
how did you benefit from working with one of the professors?
do you need to participate in honors event and such?</p>
<p>^^^ Yo, he’s graduated already and hasn’t touched this forum since 3 years ago.</p>