<p>Is UCM going to take the place of UCR as the “dumpster” school of the UC system?</p>
<p>Why do you automatically think it's the "dumpster" school? And any UC school beats most Cal states.</p>
<p>because next year its gonna be easy as pie to get into merced.</p>
<p>UCR now takes all the UC eligible students. Everyone says its the school where all the under qualified students go... I am just wanted to know if UCM will be taking these students as well...</p>
<p>I don't think Merced is going to have an actual policy of admitting all eligible students like Riverside does, but I'm sure they're going to admit them anyway.</p>
<p>Which location is more attractive UCM or UCR?</p>
<p>ive never been to riverside, but UCM is decent looking (off campus, when i visited the campus was closed). it was a lot of flat land and a couple trees that were obviously planted there... theres a lake like right next to campus, that might have some attractive scenery</p>
<p>UCM's campus is state-of-the-art. off campus there isn't much to do, well, compared to UCR. UCR is in a city and its students do make trips to LA and orange county. but if you appreciate clean air, UCM > UCR.</p>
<p>"UCM's campus is state-of-the-art. off campus there isn't much to do, well, compared to UCR. UCR is in a city and its students do make trips to LA and orange county. but if you appreciate clean air, UCM > UCR."</p>
<p>Do you think UCM is better academically?</p>
<p>First, I am sure that UCM is going to be a great public institution and will quickly find a spot in the top 100 public Universities. The UC system could have helped this new school off the ground with a policy that allowed the first few years of applicants to be easily transferred into the other UCs notably Cal and UCLA for their junior year if they had a certain cum and course requirements. I think this might have attracted some additional aspiring applicants for the opening class. After two years at the school a number of the students who applied with the intention of transferring would have decided to stay and the school would have a reputation of having top notch students.</p>