<p>Well, let me start off by saying, I visited UCR this summer, and I thought the campus was great, the people that gave us the tour were informed and helpful. Anyways, I figure that I will get into UCR, and I just wondered about the enviorment.</p>
<p>I know you can't judge a campus (well most) based by one type of student, but how is the atmosphere. For the most part, do students like to study hard, party, or both, or something else. Because I am a pretty smart guy, but even at school, I don't seem to fit in with alot of the smart people, as most of them are more concerned about their school work than having fun. Thanks</p>
<p>If you want to study you can study; if you want to party you can party. And if you want to do both you can easilty do both. </p>
<p>Now if you consider yourself smart I would look into the university honors program, in which I am currently enrolled. There are definately a lot of smart people in here, a good majority here because UCR offered them fulls whereas more prestigious colleges such as Stanford, MIT, etc cornholed them financially. We also get a great deal of perks that makes it a sweet bargain, and of course many hold to the idea that they will xfer in 2 years after milking lower division education and said benefits (but everybody seems to change their mind). And all of us get a 2k stipend and first choice on </p>
<p>And in college I really have not noticed '[people] are more concerned about their school work than having fun" being a problem. It may be true that things are taken very seriously, but there is always time for fun, especially since you get to choose your hours of focus and life is made easy by the dorms (if you wish) and the fact you specialize your subjects to things you actually like. Also the honor's dorms seems to be addicted to constant games of texas holdem and hookah, with parties causing us to break apart now and then. </p>
<p>Uh and since perspective is different for situation ill give a rough academic bio:
HS GPA: 5.13 (w) 3.99 (uw) APs taken/passed: 11/11 with 4.2 avg
UCR GPA: 4.0 Major - Physics
Full Tuition Scholarship (oh this helped the decision)
Other college options: UCLA, Cal, Harvey Mudd</p>
<p>The student body as a whole is SUPER. By this I mean UCR has some of the nicest students within the UC system. Well atleast between UCI and UCLA. Spent lots of time between these 3 campuses. Well this is all I got to say!</p>
<p>From my experiences I would say that UCR does NOT have the nicest students. I spent a couple of days there and some of the random people in the halls were very rude and very immature.</p>
<p>Yea, I know what you mean. People in the hall can be immature, etc. I guess they want to be "cool" :D This is just an opinion, but the older students seem very mature and very approachable at UCR. I'm comparing students from UCI to UCR cause I've been a student at both schools. </p>
<p>However, I've realized that a lot of the students at UCR aren't very motivated. By this I mean many students, especially the freshmans, seem to screw around too much academically. But its all good, they usually get weeded out by their second year.</p>
<p>the minimum 3.2 gpa requirement to stay keeps most people on their toes. although because im typically around mostly honors students I cant really judge the general UCR populous. </p>
<p>oh and try not to pay too much attention to 16399</p>
<p>If you've gotten a full ride to UCR like Seiken, then, of course, you should consider UCR.<br>
However, all financial stuff being equal, I would say avoid UCR. I know people who decided to go to UCR over more "prestegious" schools, and they regret it now; EVERY one of them wants to transfer as soon as possible.<br>
But if you're there completely free then I don't think you have much to complain about.<br>
Keep in mind that Seiken isn't an "average" UCR student; like he said, he can't really judge the "general UCR populous" since he lives and is mostly around honors students.</p>
<p>do you even have any first hand experience with UCR? If not, you should shut it. People continue to rag on a school that has a reputation spoiled by rumors and dim wits that love to gossip.</p>
<p>As I already said, I know people who decided to go to UCR over more "prestegious" schools, and they regret it now; EVERY one of them wants to transfer as soon as possible.</p>