<p>UCI should offer all but international relations I believe. Check out UCI's website, all the information is right there. The OP (original poster) is leaving because of the lack of IR. There is only International Studies according to the OP.</p>
<p>-no (but international studies)
-yes
-yes
-no
-yes</p>
<p>and to answer ur second question, yes uci does offer majors</p>
<ol>
<li><p>There is no international relations major - you can "concentrate" on this major in Poli Sci or major in International Studies, but there isnt a real international affairs/relations major - and yes, that is why I am leaving UCI.</p></li>
<li><p>yes</p></li>
<li><p>yes</p></li>
<li><p>YES - according to my class catalog, there appears to be a ton of Korean stuff but whether its a minor or major I have no idea. There are a total of rouhgly 15 courses - 9 of which are language courses (3 beginner, 3 intermediate, 3 advanced) - the others are culture, literature, research, etc...</p></li>
<li><p>yes - you can also minor in education.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Do you think that [gah i have 0 comm service hours] i can get like 300 from beginning of junior year to the end? I suck i know! >_></p>
<p>What grades do you send in/comm serv to Irvine? Just soph and junior right?</p>
<p>I sent my SIR 2 minutes before 12:00 on May 1st. Long story.. couldnt decide. Anyway this might have backfired because even though i sent my SIR before 12:00, i sent my housing like 5 minutes later, and there was a warning of some sorts saying my housing might not be available because i registered late. Do you think this is true? will i not have housing?</p>
<p>Listen, a lot of you guys (Kaii) are way too worried about the # of hours you can attain for community service. Now, I know what you guys are going through, but community service is meant to be for the community - NOT for college applications. Everybody hates an application that states, "Well, I had over 500 hours of community service!" - Ya, well, congratulations - did it actually mean something to you? Did you, in turn, develop from it? Probably not - and I can guarantee you that many people who look at the applications will say the same thing I am. If you dont have 1-3 separate activites (at least one being community service oriented) then you are screwed - but NEVER, and I mean NEVER write the number of hours you have committed to the thing. If you want to convey your time, then just use months, years, etc... - this way it looks like you wanted to be there. </p>
<p>Oh, and lastly (on this topic) - I was once scared of all of those kids that would post their insanely long high school credentials with the possible position of president, a million honors and AP classes, awards, ECs, etc... just so they could make themselves feel better when all the kids academically below them would WOW the record - Even if they look like they have everything going for them, the chances are that they will sink when it comes to application time. Why? Well, for starters, EVERYONE (and i know this is a fact) HATES people that have a laundry list of things. This just shows that the kid never fully committed himself to one or a couple of things in which he could really learn from. Instead, it looks like he just did everything in his power to either LIE about his app or make his app look good without really looking into what his ECs and CS were actually supposed to be about. I had a friend who had a million things, perfect GPA, and 1480 SAT score <em>old SAT</em> - she was rejected or waitlisted from every school she applied to - ended up going to a JC and transferring. Watch yourself people - you think you are the best, but when it comes down to it you really need to be a devoted individual - not a work freak. And I know I may get **** for this, but just wait - youll have friends soon enough that fit the category. Yes, a high GPA and the like is important, but when you cant write a damn essay about your experiences in one of those CS activities and how it TRULY (and, it being put in an original way) affected you, then youre done for.</p>
<p>Homeless: The chances are you will get housing and even if you dont, then just fight with them and make up some excuse. I got the same info from the colleges I was accepted to as a transfer - for the most part, its just get all the info in on time not because theyre short on housing. Think about it - if everyone sent it in on time and some kids got no housing, what do you think people would do (considering its a public school)? - No worries, youll get it but you may not get your first choice in terms of where and with whom to dorm with.</p>
<p>I signed up for housing wayy late...like weeks too late. I ended up crashing on my friend's couch for a few days (whom I met in orientation) and within days, presto - I got a dorm spot in Mesa.</p>
<p>If all else, just be pushy.</p>
<p>OK... i have heard this from many people. it sounds ridiculous, but here it is.</p>
<p>many people have told me not to go to Irvine because the competition will be high since there are a lot of Asians. As we all know there are a lot of Asians at UCI, and some people i know say that they are smart and will make the curve high, thus resulting in lower GPA for me. now i think this is all sterotypes, but it could have some truth behind it. ANYONE have any idea if this is true? because i am also considering UC Santa Barbara. Please Help</p>
<p>also can you tell me anything you know about the new undergrad business majors at UCI? will i be able to get into them if i am an incoming freshman?</p>
<p>Alright I haven't attended UCI yet, but that is the most racist **** I've ever heard. Don't believe any of that. College will be challenging because it's college, if you want to see real " cutthroat competition" look to Ivy League schools.</p>
<p>Yeah that's not really true. Depends on the major and stuff but I don't think race has that much to do with it because you get in or you don't get in based on your qualifications not your race.</p>
<p>but for a third tier UC, i think that UCI is quite competitive</p>
<p>Let me ask you this, deal or no deal?</p>
<p>UCI is third tier...I don't agree.</p>
<p>The simple ranking agreed to by most people is the following:</p>
<p>Berkeley
UCLA
UCSD
UCI
UCD
UCSB
UCR
UCSC
UCM (because its new)</p>
<p>Dont believe me? Most people will agree with it.</p>
<p>Just because a ton of asians go there doesnt mean the curve is any different. Im white and I have no problem keeping up if not setting the curve on occassion. Trust me - there are a ton of asians that dont do well at all - everyone is equal so dont worry about it.</p>
<p>Business major: fat chance youll get in as a freshman. Youll have to wait at least a year or two and then apply while at UCI - its going to be killer competitive.</p>
<p>UCI is mid-tier integratypeR. baka.</p>
<p>UCI is mid-tier. UCSD is kind of between the top tier (Cal and UCLA) and the middle tier (UCI, UCD, UCSB). At least, I THINK those are the mid tier schools. Within the tiers, although there are difference the rankings are generally close enough that they may as well be ranked the same. Cept UCSB clearly has much more of a party atmosphere than most of the other schools, hehe.</p>
<p>The asian stereotype is stupid. I mean yeah, I fit it, to an extent (the smart part, at least; not so much the good student part ^_~), but asians are just like any other group, seriously. 'Cept our parents can be rather insane when it comes to grades and doing well, but white parents can be just the same. Trust me, I've met some really dumb-@$$ asians, as well as some really smart ones, and plenty inbetween.</p>
<p>i was hoping someone participating in this thread could answer my question or link me to the correct location....i am considering uci for the fall quarter (transfer), i have an efc of 0 and was awarded some chancellor scholarship......do i get the scholarship award on top of my fin.aid or does it reduce back into my initial amount?</p>
<p>The Chancellors can be accompanied by other financial aid. I got the chanellors and a cal grant but since they determine that my "need" is less than what these two offer combined, my chancellors gets reduced somewhat. Whatever.</p>
<p>hey yackityack, even though your chancellors was reduced like is the overall amount still more than if you didn't have it?</p>
<p>Yeah. The Chancellors is normally 7,000 and then the Cal Grant is somewhere around 6,000 but they determined my need is 11,500 or something like that so Chancellors was reduced to 5,500 I believe. So they still cover all of my "need" they just won't cover more than that. Also, if you get outside scholarships on top of that they will likely just reduce your chancellors scholarship even more. I got 500 dollars from the community when I graduated high school and when that scholarship came into the financial aid office at UCI they just reduced the free aid I was getting anyway by exactly 500 for that quarter...it's pretty lame how that works, makes you not want to try to get outside scholarships since it won't benefit you...at least in my case, if all of your university determined "need" is met.</p>