<p>Haha, i remember me and another member used to answer questions for newbies when they were getting accepted and stuff. I figure I would give back to UCI (because i love the college so much!) So post any questions you have regarding anything about UCI here.</p>
<p>About me:
-Second year at UCI
-Lived in Mesa Court last year
-Originally from San Jose (nor-cal babyy)
-Intern at prestigious wealth management firm
-Business Economics Major</p>
<p>how hard is it to be an RA as sophomore? im really looking to try and get that. is the CHP worth the extra work? especially since I’m a chem major, most of my classes are dictated in terms of what order/when I’ll be taking them, so I’m not sure if early registration is worth it (that is a benefit of CHP, right?)</p>
<p>Flemmyd: Its usually very hard to be an RA as a sophomore (I don’t know any1 my year thats RA’ing in the dorms.) Usually, you go through the dorm positions (mesa court council, or PICCL for middle earth), then you have experience and they will be more likely to hire you. As for CHP, im not exactly sure since i am not one. My friend is one but she doesnt seem too badly stressed, but of course the perks (early registration and stuff) are awesome, i’m envious of her.</p>
<p>EDH: I think this differs from dorm to dorm, but SADLY YES LOL. Where i lived, lotsa ppl went home on the weekends, but that leaves a smaller but tighter knit group to bond. Usually by winter/spring quarter ppl start manning up and decide its not worth the trouble.</p>
<p>I’m more asking about the quality of the education; do these people teach because they ultimately love and care for the student’s futures or do they teach just because of the paycheck.</p>
<p>I’d like to have a really open relationship with my professors, is this the school for that?</p>
<p>Some professors are there just to teach you because they have to. They go up on the lectern, speak, everybody copies notes, he finishes, class is over. Unfortunately, i think these professors outweigh the ones that are more passionate about their subject. For example, one of my bio teachers was EXTREMELY passionate about the environment, and urged us to take action and all sorts of crazy stuff. Usually lots of the profs are down to talk about their field of study.</p>
<p>lol shutup shoefactory dont cloud incoming freshmen’s judgement on stuff.</p>
<p>Anyways, some professors just think teaching is a ‘hinderance’ because their primary job at uci (a research university) is.. well, research. They have papers to publish and stuff. Most professors are tight though. I just went to go talk to my econ professor during office hours and shes hella funny haha.</p>
<p>Thanks for the offer to respond to questions about UCI. I’m transferring from a Community College and am really leaning toward UCI because of location, safety of city, and financial aid/scholarship that I’ve been offered there. I have some questions and would really appreciate any information..</p>
<p>Do you know anything about the “Literary Journalism” major? Is it big/small? Do the students in the major like it? How are the professors?</p>
<p>I’m contemplating between living at Arroya Vista and living at Campus Village (because of its central location). Which would you suggest? Why?</p>
<p>I want to double-major. Is it do-able at UCI? Are the professors/administrators supportive of double majoring?</p>
<p>Hey Third year transfer:
I don’t know much about the literary journalism major (i’m just a lowlife business econ major :P) but i do know a friend in it. She seems pretty content in it, think she writes for the New University (campus newspaper). i assume its pretty small because i rarely hear about anybody it. However, the writing major at UCI is TOP NOTCH, so i dont know if that trickles down to LJ. </p>
<p>AV and CV are a coin toss. AV are like dorms (without commons food), while CV is more the apartment side. Whatever floats your boat. or is cheaper. </p>
<p>Yes, double majoring is easy if you put enough effort into it. I know several members in my fraternity who are double majors with a minor. The dean of students should have no problem signing your double major petition if they think you are worthy bwahhaha..</p>
<p>Oh yeah, congrats on making it to UCI. Since you’re a third year transfer, im going to assume you have a fresh network you have to get to know. Join a club, or a fraternity (and if ur not into that stuff, a professional or service one). GOOD LUCK!!!</p>
<p>hi iloveants
i’m also going to be majoring in business economics! is business econ a competitive major and are the courses tough? and how do you become an intern? did uci offer jobs, and is it based on how good your gpa is? </p>
<p>and! When i visited mesa court it seemed extreeeeemely far from everything, is it a hassle to walk back and fourth from the dorms and classes everyday? and how far is it from the ARC? i think i want to go there at least once or twice a week</p>
<p>Sup Fabulousxp, welcome to the school of social sciences
Business econ i would say IS a competitive major, in terms of jobs and such just because its like the biggest major here. The school of social sciences is the largest, i believe. The courses aren’t tough (i think ppl talk **** about econ because its like a slacker major), but of course you still gotta study as well. For the intern, a member in my fraternity told me about the position, and i applied for it, destroyed the interview, and was offered a position lol. HOWEVER, UCI itself also offers a lot of jobs (there are plenty of places to work on campus), but there is a very useful resource called Zotlink. Basically, employers go to UCI and tells them that they’re hiring, gives them the info, and it gets put into the Zotlink database to pair up students. Some jobs look for GPA, some dont. It depends on the employer. </p>
<p>Mesa is a little far from the classes but nowhere that cant be accessible within a 10 minute walk. Crystal Cove auditorium, a popular lecture hall, is literally right next to mesa. BOOYAH, middle earth losers!!!</p>
<p>However, mesa IS far from the ARC grr. everytime i went I would board (i invested in a longboard back then, but bikes/boards are banned now) to middle earth, meet up with my friends, then go to the ARC (from middle earth its like 5 minutes away). Then i would freeride downhill all the way back to mesa heheh. Shouldn’t be a problem though, i went like 3 times a week. </p>
<p>Historically, biological sciences is the most common major among incoming freshmen students, but overall, social science is indeed the largest school for undergraduates. However, looking at the accelerated trend of social science majors, it could be the most common major among incoming freshmen students for 2008 - 2009. Take that however it implies.</p>
<p>another question: I’m a little confused about entering the CHP if i wasn’t admitted as a freshmen. do i not have to completely fill all the honors breath requirements because i might have done so already? can i try and get in when i go to register at SPOP?</p>
<p>also, when it comes to doing research, do you have to do the entire research sequence of classes? (i.e. for a chem major, would i have to do chem 180 A-B-C? thats a whole year! could i just do B-C in my last two quarters as a senior?)</p>
<p>also, is there a real difference between the various econ majors? specifically the regular and quant. econ?</p>
<p>also, what do you think would be harder/more worthwhile? majoring in a science like chem/bio and graduating from CHP or a double major from chem/bio and one from the school of social sciences/humanities? i dont think i can do both (CHP and double major) and just want opinions from some people. Is econ impacted? </p>
<p>lastly, what is the bio core that many people take to get ready for med/pharm school? bio 97-98-99? what about the bio 93-94 sequence?</p>
<p>thanks for trying to field answers. i know my questions are pretty specific to science majors/my situtation, so please don’t go jumping through hoops or anything funky to find answers for me.</p>
<p>EDIT: sorry to ask, but typically, what majors are competitive/graded on a curve? excluding the intro bio classes i guess…)</p>
<p>every class excluding some humanities are pretty much graded on a curve.</p>
<p>For the core bio classes, 93 and 94 are only required if you got lower than 5 on ap test (maybe 4 but i dont remember). 94 is useless, 93 is more useful.</p>
<p>bio 97,98,99 required i believe.</p>
<p>research? I don’t know what youre talking about with the 180..
I went straight into research at the end of spring quarter… Bio 199.</p>
<p>CHP and major in science ftw. Be wary of hum core though, its a GPA killer. </p>
<p>I don’t know what youre asking when you ask about entering CHP. Youre exempt from hum core if you dont enter CHP as a freshman.</p>
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