<p>You can use internet for free in dorm</p>
<p>you can get phone service if you want, but no one uses that cause everyone just use their cellphones</p>
<p>Do you know which cell phone provider works best in Irvine? I don't want a provider that doesn't cover the region I will live in.</p>
<p>i heard verizon works best around the socal area.</p>
<p>is it hard to change from undeclared to nursing major??</p>
<p>Hey Mysticorion:</p>
<p>i have sprint and it works just fine, so does verizon. cingular has problems every now and then, and were kinda nasty to some people at the begining of the year due to a tower problem they had. but other than that, they are okay.</p>
<p>i got accepted to following colleges so far:
Brandeis
NYU
Occidental (liberal art college)
UCD
UCI</p>
<p>i heard you are a senior there so i thought i'd ask you a couple questions before i make my decision if you don't mind...</p>
<ol>
<li><p>how do you feel about your professors? i know it's a public school and it isn't going to be as intimate as LAC would but how approachable are they? do you think i can get a good letter of rec without much brown-nosing?</p></li>
<li><p>how is grading done over there? are there grade inflation or deflation? about what % of ppl in the class get an A?</p></li>
<li><p>i heard there are a LOT of premed hopefuls over there....about 60%? does this effect you in any way as a premed student?</p></li>
<li><p>as a freshman, are you allow to live OFF campus?</p></li>
<li><p>are there a good amount of research and clinical opportunities there? what about an internship at UCI med center? judging from the fact that uci has a lot of premeds...how is it? i heard both UCB and UCSD has a lot of research opportunities but competitive is so great that you are certain to be on a waiting list..</p></li>
<li><p>overall, how competitive is it over there? is it cutthroat? more laid back? how hard is it to get over say.. ~3.7GPA? students don't sabotage others to raise their grade and such? (believe it or not some schools have this kind of atmosphere) i'm from troy hs and i'd hate to be in this kind of cutthroat competition..</p></li>
<li><p>are counselors helpful at all in terms of prepping you for med school admission process? like mock interview and such..</p></li>
<li><p>finally, would you go to UCI again if you had the chance? in other words, would you recommend going to UCI out of those colleges i got accept to? why or why not? </p></li>
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<p>thanks in advance jas0n :)</p>
<p>I could answer some of your Qs:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>The grading kinda depends on the professor, but for science classes it's about 15% A, 35% B and C, 15% D and F.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes there are a lot for premeds, but they don't really affect me I guess.. just gotta study harder</p></li>
<li><p>not 100% sure but I believe you're allowed to live off campus.</p></li>
<li><p>yes there are a lot of research opportunities. They encourage you to do research, I got email from professor every quarter saying they're seeking for undergrad to work in their research lab. I started research 2nd year.
For clinical opportunities, the 2 good ones I know are CHOC(children hospital) and Hoag(clinical internship). My friend did hoag last year and he got to work in OR watching surgery.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>gaia87:</p>
<p>First off, I?m not a senior here at UCI, but I can answer your questions to some extent.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Professors are easily approachable. They are human beings also, not some odd species. I?ve already made friends with two although I don?t intend to get a letter of rec or a position in their lab. I mostly come to them for some advice on how to approach my goal of a Ph.D. They?re very helpful but also very busy. If you want a good letter of rec you definitely need to be finding professors that will be your friend and will give you a position in their lab.</p></li>
<li><p>Grade inflation only occurs in privates. Public institutions are pretty mucht eh standard. The grading has already been mentioned by Sir. L.</p></li>
<li><p>There are definitely a lot of premeds. This doesn?t affect a pre-med student in anyway. In fact, having more pre-meds causes the department of biology to concentrate their money to keep up with the high demands. </p></li>
<li><p>Freshmen are allowed to live off campus at almost every college. Those that tell you otherwise are trying to cover it up and make you go in the dorms to make money. There?s always a way out.</p></li>
<li><p>There are research opportunity programs on campus (SURF and UROP). You can also try to get into a professor?s lab but you?re going to need to find your own way of doing that. There?s no standard way since it?s pretty difficult. SURF and UROP actually cooperate with other companies and other schools. For example I can get a summer undergraduate research (SUR(fellowship)) at UC Berkeley. It?s going to be pretty competitive though. You can read up more about it by Googling it.</p></li>
<li><p>There?s not really a cut-throat competition here, but I?m only a freshman. I?m not sure about upper-division. To get a 3.7 GPA on a normal load of classes (16+ units) is quite a bit of work. A 3.7 would probably put you up in the top 15ish percent in school. That?s quite high. I was able to muster up a 3.5 last quarter on 18 units. I made many mistakes along the way and I could?ve done better. The average GPA at every university is around a 2.7-2.8 though. Noone really sabotages others but people do end up not studying together. </p></li>
<li><p>Counselors are at your disposal. It really depends on the counselor. I?m not too sure. Those who?ve worked in admissions before could be useful.</p></li>
<li><p>I would definitely recommend UCI to incoming students. UCI isn?t one of the most wanted schools out there but it?ll grow on you regardless. If you find yourself hating the place, then you either did something wrong or are in a mental block. As a UC, you are given a lot of opportunities here, but most average students don?t see it. You?re paying more tuition for a UC over a CSU for a reason.</p></li>
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<p>How difficult is it to work for the New University? Is there a lot of competition? What other broadcasting/media related opportunities does UCI offer?</p>
<p>When do most people start undergrad research.. is it during the first or second year?</p>
<p>aznidol:</p>
<p>The New University? There is competition at UCI, but not necessarily cut-throat competition. For the most part, there's always going to be someone above you. I'm not sure about any broadcasting/media opportunities there are.</p>
<p><em>Selina</em>:</p>
<p>Most undergraduates start their research in their junior and senior years. However you can start early via the SURF and UROP programs.</p>
<p>how do you change majors?</p>
<p>i'm thinking of changing from bizecon to poli sci.</p>
<p>I was at Explore UCI today and someone asked the same question. They said simply log-in to my admissions and tell them you'd like to switch majors and they'll do it for you.</p>
<p>The Brian & nschuchert:</p>
<p>You can change your major by doing the following: call the admissions office and request over the phone, e-mail UCI via myadmissions for a change of major request, attend the counseling session for the school of interest and fill out a petition, and petition on campus.</p>
<p>I saw you mention something about UC to UC early transfers in an earlier reply, could you please go into detail about that?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Ecilart: </p>
<p>What do you need to know? You may transfer from UC to UC but the quota favors community college students so you must look competitive. At some schools you may be exempt from their GEs if you finished the GEs at your previous UC.</p>
<p>Oops, I misread the question and thought it asked about transferring after one year, which I had never heard about before. So in that case, never mind, sorry. :x</p>
<p>when does uci notify the last of its full tuition paid scholarships? namely, Chancellor's Excellence Scholar..</p>
<p>janonymous:</p>
<p>Normally the full tuition scholarships are announced before regular admissions begin.</p>
<p>they've already notified them.</p>