<p>dnduswo:</p>
<p>More info if you passed the placement test:
[url=<a href="http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/chemistry.html%5DChemistry%5B/url">http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/chemistry.html]Chemistry[/url</a>]</p>
<p>It seems if you did not pass the test, you will have to take Chemistry 1P. From the people I talked to, Chemistry seems to be one of the nightmare science classes here. That, or I'm confusing it with biological science and organic chemistry.</p>
<p>@pamplemousse: Go to the admissions site. Navigate around and you should find a way to message your counselor or someone that can change your major before May 1.</p>
<p>Oh, I did that already, thanks; I found it on a link on the acceptance page. Hopefully it works out!</p>
<p>thanks! that was really helpful
actually kinda sounds like my current physics class...ifyou don't do your homework, you are screwed</p>
<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>Ok this one's been bothering me for a while, would you recommend bringing a car freshman year? </p>
<p>Isn't it true that public transportation to all the nice attractions is free for UCI students anyways?</p>
<p>Hello,
What is the amount of money/unit time that UCI freshmen have to pay for tuition? I heard it was split into trimesters, but I need confirmation. Thanks in advance!!!</p>
<p>Merc4hire:</p>
<p>I would reccomend bringing a car. I've got mine and don't know what I'd do without it. Granted it is expensive, 550 for parking for the year as well as filling up the tank every few weeks. I use it to drive to work, back home, and food and that type of thing. A lot of people don't have cars particularly those from Nor Cal but I'd definitely bring one. And yes public transportation is free for UCI students.</p>
<p>Edictxsubmission:</p>
<p>I want to say tuition is about 8600 for the year (fall, winter, spring quarters). Throw in books, spending money, and housing and it's closer to 20,000.</p>
<p>is greek a big commintment and is it hard to rush into any particular one?</p>
<p>nschuchert [or anyone that can answer the question]:</p>
<p>I know what the total tuition is, but do I have to pay it all at once, or pay a certain amount for each semester/trimester/quarter etc.?</p>
<p>edict, it's quarterly (3 times a year if youre not doin summer school).</p>
<p>how are the public transportation systems at Irvine?</p>
<p>I had a response but realized it was stupid.</p>
<p>what are the general ed stuff you have to take regardless of major?</p>
<p>What are you recommendations for freshman schedules in terms of balance with majors (either all general classes first or a balance between GE classes and major related ones)?</p>
<p>how does the double major thing work?
i was accepted under the spanish major in the school of humanities; how would i go about double majoring with political science? is that even possible, being that it's in a different school?</p>
<p>What size meal plan would be best for freshman year?</p>
<p>Where can I find (or what are) the questions asked for housing? I won't be sending in my SIR until middle of April, but I'd like to know what kind of questions there will be.</p>
<p>how are the public transportation systems at Irvine?</p>
<p>Quite clean, the transportation system will most likely take you where you want to be taken. However, for buses, there will be some moments where you may have to wait for several minutes or even a hour (like me) just to transfer to another bus.</p>
<p>*what are the general ed stuff you have to take regardless of major?
*</p>
<p>The General Ed is known has Breath Requirements:</p>
<p>2007-08</a> UCI Catalogue: Information for Admitted Students</p>
<p>Completion of:</p>
<p>UC ENTRY LEVEL WRITING (may be completed before the school year)
AMERICAN HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS (may be completed before the school year)</p>
<p>Writing: 2 Lower Division and 1 Higher Division writing course
Natural Sciences: 3 courses from the same science subject
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 2 courses in the same subject and 1 introductory course
Humanistic Inquiry: 3 Humanities or Arts courses in the same subject
Mathematics and Symbolic Systems: 3 courses in the same math or abstract thought courses
Language Other Than English: A 3rd-quarter foreign language course (may be completed before the school year)
Multicultural Studies and International/Global Issues: 3 courses from various subjects</p>
<p>Read the catalogue to read more details and which courses satisfies these requirements.
**
What are you recommendations for freshman schedules in terms of balance with majors (either all general classes first or a balance between GE classes and major related ones)?**</p>
<p>That would be your preference. My first year is consisting of purely math and physics courses with the exception of two courses, and I was enjoying my course load despite the fact that all the technical nature of these courses stressed me out. </p>
<p>how does the double major thing work?</p>
<p>You must complete certain courses with a certain minimum GPA and have at least a minimum GPA overall stated here:
UCI</a> Change of Major Criteria</p>
<p>After you have done so, contact the academic counselor of your desire second major and tell your intent to double major. It's possible to double major with those two majors being at different schools</p>
<p>What size meal plan would be best for freshman year?</p>
<p>I'm using a 120 meal-block right now. </p>
<p>First quarter, I often went outside the campus to eat or within the campus that did not participate in the meal plan. By the end of the quarter, I had like 20 more meals left.</p>
<p>Second quarter, I often went to the commons/cafeteria instead of going outside the campus and non-participating campus dining since I realized it was putting a large hole in my wallet (I added up all the costs for food at the end of the first quarter). I depleted all my meal blocks two weeks before the end of the quarter.</p>
<p>Someone here said it's almost impossible to use up all your meal blocks, well that person can go to hell :P
I would however recommend the 120 block since I'm sure you won't be eating commons food all the time. </p>
<p>Where can I find (or what are) the questions asked for housing? I won't be sending in my SIR until middle of April, but I'd like to know what kind of questions there will be.</p>
<p>Those questions will be available in the online personal application information for housing. I don't know what the questions are, but generally they just want to read your interest, credentials, or aspirations I guess.</p>
<p>Hm. So I have to take math/science classes as an English major? Bah I was all excited never to take them again.</p>
<p>Going Greek is a big commitment while you're pledging but after that it dies down quite a bit. I pledged my first quarter and we had weekly pledge meetings, study hours, retreats, etc so we were busy with that. Once you're done with pledging the commitment is really up to you depending on how active you want to be within the chapter. Do you want to go all the sports events, exchanges, community service, and parties? There are weekly meetings but it's only an hour or two on Monday night. As I said if you really want to be involved in your fraternity and get an executive position it will be a big time commitment but if you're just looking for a good group of guys to chill with it's very manageable. As far as rushing goes most fraternities rush fall and winter only with a couple rushing every quarter. If you know the one you want to join it's best to go out to a couple rush events and see if you like the guys and go from there. The better fraternities will obviously be more selective in choosing new members as they will have a larger pool of interested guys to choose from. The rush process for sorrorities is vastly different but I'd imagine the time commitment and all that is about the same.</p>
<p>i saw the response for the tuition thing. this question may be stupid but how would i pay it if i had financial aid paying it for me</p>