<p>Hello, I've recently been accepted to UCR and plan on attending in the fall. With my first quarter just two months away, I've begun to feel uneasy about my choice in schools. I don't care about the rank, I'm not that type of person. However, while at orientation the RD made me feel like UCR wasn't the most safe place to go to school. I'm from a little town that's super sheltered so I don't know if the whole safety issue is typical, or if I should be looking into a first year transfer. Any input about UCR or any other UC would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>If you grew up in a very low crime area, you may have to get used to normal security habits for most areas, including most college campuses.</p>
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<li>Lock your doors and windows when you leave your place.</li>
<li>Do not leave easily stolen valuables (phones, wallets, laptop computers, etc.) unattended.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note that college campuses may attract thieves simply because there are enough students who grew up in low crime areas who make their property into easy targets.</p>
<p>Thanks. Just in case it ends up not working out, what do you think my odds are with Berkeley (lets just pretend I pull off a 3.8+ my first year at UCR)</p>
<p>If you consider UCR unsafe, you’re really not going to like Berkeley.</p>
<p>Transfer into UCs and CSUs is predominantly at the junior level; chances of lower division transfer admission are low or none, depending on the campus.</p>
<p>Many of the areas around the Berkeley campus are not low-crime. There is a reason why they have [url=<a href=“http://police.berkeley.edu/programsandservices/campus_safety/index.html]BearWALK[/url”>http://police.berkeley.edu/programsandservices/campus_safety/index.html]BearWALK[/url</a>].</p>