We are still waiting on UCSD’s!
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lol My DD the same… “Not even a sticker?!” But still grateful for the offer.
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Ha! Right? Especially since my daughter says that UCI is now famous for its annual school sticker “run”! Who knew?? All About Petr: The Stickers That Stole Hearts At UC Irvine — Unfiltered Life at UCI
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Hmmmm trying to review DD’s FA package… however there is a disclosure information box hovering right above it that I can not close or move 
Tried using a different browser with no luck. Anyone else experiencing the same>?
Even UCSD does not send stickers. DS21 had to cut stickers from other UCs to make it look like UCSD on his laptop 
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Boo! We want stickers! 
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In 2020, UCSD sent stickers. 
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I just checked my financial aid for uci and didn’t see the middle class scholarship despite qualifying for it for the other UC campuses. Does anyone know if they award it later or if I just didn’t qualify?
Not Brentwood, Brentwood is too rural compared to Irvine. There is no place really like Irvine in the Bay Area, the closest might be the tri-valley? Pleasanton, Dublin, and San Ramon, or Sunnyvale and Mountain View.
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That sounds about right to me. Maybe San Ramon + Danville but by the beach. 
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Unlike Pleasanton or Mountain View,
- Within 15min drive from Irvine, you have beautiful so-cal beaches and Newport Beach town.
- Within 30min drive from Irvine, you have Disneyland.
PS: SF Bay Resident
True – but I think the attempted analogy wasn’t so much about location but rather about the type of community layout/design/vibe that it has.
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Thanks for the info and link! lol
DD is walking around wearing her Banana Slug “ears” from UCSC and commented they “moved up in her rankings”
Geeeez just give these kiddos a sticker! :)))
D’s friend lives in Brentwood and we don’t consider that the Bay Area 
Hubby says Irvine is in Orange County like it means something to me. Politically he says it leans a certain direction. But lots of places lean that way and again that didn’t help.
D is really bad at texting back so safety is top of my list more than rankings. Both town and campus.
Irvine is nothing like SF. The city reminds me of the movie “The Truman Show”. It is a very expensive master planned development. Excellent school district and well maintained community. SoCal can be chaotic, however this area has a calm. I guess this is why tons are willing to battle the freeways each day to come home to this city. The town is large so you do not feel “surrounded” by other towns. Folks pay a premium price to live in this idyllic bubble and they like to keep it that way.
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What’s the relationship like between the town and the college? Someone may have mentioned it? Is it like Davis and the college?
The Middle class scholarship is awarded in the summer after they see how many students qualify. Some schools include an estimate in their FA package and some do not.
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Not like Davis where the town is an extension of the campus and fully integrated into campus life. Irvine is a typical suburban city which happens to also have a University within its boundaries.
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We didn’t get the Middle Class Scholarship until the Fall after all fees were due. They sent it in a refund check.
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We got stickers when we went for the local event from UCI here in Seattle.
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