<p>I was recently admitted into the Social Ecology program with my major being Psychology & Social Behavior. Can anyone shed some light on this department? How are the teachers? Is it ultra-competitive?</p>
<p>Also, how is the transition from HS to college at UCI? I'm from Northern California and not all too familiar with the SoCal area (just know a few cities like Anaheim, LA, Downey, Irvine, etc).</p>
<p>Any help would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>UCI is in a hardcore suburban area. there aren't many green open areas because orange county has been heavily developed, mostly in the last 10 years or so. the area around UCI is basically one of the richest neighborhoods in the country. if you go southwest from the campus you'll find roads leading into newport coast, where the median price of a home is 3 million (and dropping =P). there are also a LOT of people here, all buzzing around in their bmws and mercedes. however, some of the beaches are absolutely beautiful. one of my favorites is crystal cove, the beach right in front of newport coast. at sunset it is breathtaking. crystal cove is about a 5 minute drive from UCI. so that is basically it. oh, dont go to fletcher jones mercedes because the back bay really stinks =)</p>
<p>Im in social ecology major!!!! i might c u there</p>
<p>The psych and social behavrior major is really popular on campus. I don't know much, but I hear that it's one of the stronger programs on campus. The transition to the college life is definitely an interesting experience. I'm from NorCal myself and it took me awhile to settle down with the fact I'll see my school more than I see the home I lived in for many years. College is also another chance to change your ways and head towards a new (hopefully better) direction in life. Anyway, since you live in NorCal, bring a car. It'll make your experience here much better since it's a suburban area. If you are more of a walker and a person that isn't used to driving, a car might not be necessary.</p>
<p>im a PSB major. school of social ecology is pretty lax in terms of requirements and stuff .. such a chill major but the required classes are interesting. but you just can't do much w/ the major unless you go to grad school</p>
<p>A lot of psychology majors do a lot of service work that requires a degree. A lot of them also go to management too. I heard Enterprise (I don't know why) loves to recruit the psych majors on cmapus. They're supposed to be the best sellers with their knowledge of psychology haha.</p>
<p>applied as a criminology, law and society major...still haven't heard from admissions..is that a hard major to get into?</p>