UC Riverside alumnus from way back in the day when there were only five thousand people on campus (West Lo represent)! Great people and Top 100 US News ranked programs at one of the fastest growing UC's for a reason still having that personal touch! Received a great education/college experience at UCR...go Highlanders!!
@@gavindye4584 I swear to god this guy @Todd Befield is everywhere and spams the same message on most UCR videos, this gives UCR an extreme fking warning sign to not attend.
Riverside is working hard to transform Highgrove neighborhood into like Irvine, hopefully. Spring Mountain Ranch new homes area at the east is a good head start.
UCR is my top and I just recently got accepted. Honestly the IE area has really bad weather but it’s much cheaper. If I get accepted to UCSD then I’ll just go there since it’s in my home county. I’m a transfer btw
i was wondering if you were a part of the honors program? i’m hesitant to fill out the application because i haven’t seen many others talk about it and don’t really know what to expect.
I personally wasn’t in the program but was in the form building where all the honors kids lived for CNAS and it seemed important to them but I don’t think it was too beneficial, I always saw them stressed or do extra things that didn’t necessarily help them be a better student. But since I wasn’t in it myself Please take my advice w a grain of salt. Hope that helps!
this video is super helpful! i am also debating between a cal state and UCR. how is the social life at UCR? do you feel like it is a school that provides the whole college experience?
Danielle K the social life is definitely there if you’re looking for it, lots of groups/clubs/frats I would say everybody almost knows everybody or knows someone who knows them so pretty social and not too big of a school even though there’s 25000 undergrad! Super diverse!! Dm me if you have any other questions!! Ig: adelenehyn
the area is such a huge turn off for me and im terrified abt dorming but im stuck between UCR and CSUF. i live 20 minutes away from fullerton and its wayyy cheaper. im still thinking abt UCR since their bio program is better compared to fullerton. ahhhhhh this is so hard
Step onto the campus. Look on Instagram for pictures. Also, UCR is known for its biology and research. Walk there too! Check my Instagram for pics: austin_in_3.2.1
If ur scared Bc if the area. Then everyone who goes to UCS is stupid. Nah the area is fine. There’s no reason u would be walking alone at night anyway.
kat I did Biology but have a lot of business major friends and they enjoyed their time at UCR, both schools are great but it’s about what type of college environment you’re into! Dm me if you have any questions! IG: adelenehyn
kat me too! i’m more into kinesiology though and i got in for csuf but i did pre business for ucr. i don’t know how i’ll like ucr cause i feel like it’s so quiet and not cery social
Adelene Huynh thank you! I have been doing research and I know both business schools are good so i’m in a pickle lol. I’m just trying to differentiate it like, UCR is quarter based (faster but gets more credits done?), CSUF is semester, UCR has less students than CSUF, UCR is more in the middle of nowhere (not rlly, but Fullerton is like 12 min away from disneyland and not far from LA). The main thing that is though is that UCR is a UC and i guess it’s more prestigious? I don’t know though because this company that I hope to work for recruits at Fullerton and idk if they recruit at UCR.
kat hey so for semester vs quarter it doesn’t really matter about the units because you can convert them and you basically graduate the same time regardless of which type of school as long as you’re on track. Quarter is faster because you take less classes at a time and there are more quarters a year. I’m not sure about business programs and recruitment because I’m a science major so I’m sorry I can’t help you with that. But I do know that UCR is in the middle of nowhere ish but is close to a lot! It’s in between LA and Irvine and SD and Disney is only a 45 min drive if you’re into Disney!
I am currently a freshman at Cal Lutheran University. I got accepted to UCR as a senior in high school. I feel like I may have made the wrong decision and want to look into transferring but also learning more about UCR. I’m not sure which to pick.
Do your research in terms of what you want from a school like programs, research opportunities, etc and go from there, I am not familiar with transferring because I have never gone through that process but if you have questions about the school DM me on IG: adelenehyn !
Hello! So my first year I didn't have a car and tried 6 months to get an account with ZIP car and would call to ask why I was never approved (I have no tickets/accidents) but they were useless, so I highly do not recommend it. You might be better off with bringing your own car or using Lyft(:
Hello! I am actually not too sure between the two schools. But my roommate was PolySci and she really liked it here, I would research a little and find the differences if I were you, sorry I couldn't help much!
can you take classes outside of your major? for example i am a biology major that possibly wants to try acting or the arts. got accepted for fall 2021 and im deciding
Hello! I have a few engineer friends and they like the program at UCR, it is a rigorous course though, but I hear SLO is also a very good school for engineering, I highly recommend doing your own research because I personally do not know too much about engineering programs in general, but if you have any other questions feel free to DM me (: IG:adelenehyn
I’m from this area and hearing someone not from here talk about the weather is interesting haha, but understandable since norcal’s freezing for me lmao
Bio is super impacted for both schools, is there anything in particular you were conflicted about? Also if you had specific questions shoot me a dm (: IG: adelenehyn
I'm sorry I only took one history class and do not have any history major friends, but the one class I took was great because the prof was a really good lecturer (Eacott)
Hi (: I can’t say much about business, but something you should keep in mind is the location/ environment that each college offers! This definitely will impact your experience, and it’s something I didn’t keep in mind when I was choosing! ❤️❤️
UCR and UC in general is terrible if you are not a STEM major. Both my parents are tenured professors at UCSD and I know everything about the UC system. Don't come to UCR unless you have a specific plan for a STEM job after college or you will regret it. I've lived in Riverside for the past decade. If you are not working on a long term goal and taking advantage of the cheap housing and easy 9 to 5 job offerings in the area this is the worst place to be. If you don't have a car you will end up walking in 110 degree weather for half an hour to an hour just to get to the grocery store. If you have a car there are many scenic areas and the sunset here is top 10 in the world if viewed from the highlands but aside from that its ghetto as fuck and no one wants to be here for any longer than they have to be. People like to use this as a cheap home base which is only an hour and a half drive from both San Diego and LA.
Funny how life works. I’ve been in socal my entire life and dread the weather here. Wanted to go to a school in norcal, but my parents insist I stay near them
hey, i'm transferring to ucr in fall 2020. I am unsure of the difficulty of the science classes. I'm going to take ochem , bio 5A. how was your experience with these classes:)
Hi! I personally had a hard time with those classes because they are considered "weeder" courses and the prof are expected to fail 30% of the class but just try your best! Ask lots of questions and try not to fall behind on material or it will really add up.
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank you, really appreciate your advice. their should be more almumni or a community that transfer/incoming students can reach out to like this platform. i went to ucr's transfer ig page and they never responded. thank you:)
@@adelenehuynh5997 tbh, i felt that ucr was more of a safety school at first. i even tried hard to transfer out. went to a community college after a year at ucr but honestly ucr is a pretty good package deal. It's close to home, good financial aid, and has my major. I just wish people didn't look down on it so much. it would really change people's perspective if there wasn't so much neg bias against the school because overall it is a decent school. sorry for the rant hehe
Hello! I know its a super tough choice but transferring majors usually isn't hard in the beginning but it can be if you want to be in an impacted major. So I recommend not transferring too many times or it'll be hard to take the right breadth courses!
so I’m having a hard time deciding between UCR and CC... Is UCR worth 70-80k in debt? Whenever I talk about going to cc all my friends are like ur wasting ur life 😭😭I know u don’t have experience with cc but like what’s ur opinion
Hey man, CC is definitely not a waste of time if you do things right and go into it with the right end goal which is transferring to a better school. I went to Santa Monica College and I just heard back from UCR as a transfer so I’m looking into it. I would say to first think about what cc you have close by and how does it rank in successfully transferring students. For me, SMC is the best around the LA area so I travelled there and back everyday through 2 hrs of traffic cuz its worth it. CC isn’t shit like what most people think though its definitely not a UC by any means. Get involved in leadership or look into internships and stack up all the good things Universities want to see when you apply. I went into CC feeling like shit because all my friends went directly to UC’s or privates. I chose CC instead of another Uni to save money and stack on good looking experiences for when the time comes to apply. Once I gave it a chance, I found lots of clubs and eventually became club president for the Latino/Latina club. Eventually I ran for student government and was elected. All this helped me get into UCR and UC Berkeley cuz my grades weren’t the best when I applied as a freshman. If you really want to go to another UC or private, don’t count yourself out of ever reaching that. I wanted to get into a better business program than Cal State LA so even though I did 2 yrs in CC, now I can go to UCB and I’d say it was worth it. If UCR is a school you would want to go to, then go for it. You already got it in the bag i assume? If you want to give yourself another chance, then go to CC, focus/stack up on good grades and get leadership experience from a club or something. To be honest, being part of clubs and student government isn’t my thing and I would be lying if I said I did it all for the sake of doing it. We all want to transfer and get into the school we want. I do enjoy being involved around campus and everything but I also know that stuff like this would earn me major points when applying. So i did my best to learn all the skills I needed for that. With that said, you don’t have to do everything I did but focusing and getting good grades to then apply to the school you really want to go to is possible at a CC.
UCR integrates well with CC, especially if you have been a California resident for at least 5+ years. Also, if your family income is under $80k, then tuition is usually paid fully by grants (as long as you apply for FAFSA and CAL Grants).
Hello! Regarding the food in the dining halls, because they have food on rotation, there are healthy foods offered, but there's also a lot of unhealthy favorite that they serve quite often like grilled cheese sandwiches. They do have a salad bar every day though!
Advice Queen I think I’ve seen homeless people walk around once or twice but it’s not a prominent issue. As for the food being healthy, they have multiple options for you and there’s also a salad bar available if you do not like the food they’re having that day, you also have lots of options like food trucks and many dining areas so it’s up to you whether or not you want to have “healthy” food or not! If you have any other questions feel free to dm me on IG: adelenehyn
Odalys Pineda hi! Both are really great schools, what in particular are you torn between? Dm me on ig: adelenehyn if you have questions and we can chat there!
Monica Fullido I definitely think that you’ll get a great education either way! But it’s up to the type of environment you want for your college career! dm me on IG if you have any questions! IG: Adelenehyn
UC Riverside alumnus from way back in the day when there were only five thousand people on campus (West Lo represent)! Great people and Top 100 US News ranked programs at one of the fastest growing UC's for a reason still having that personal touch! Received a great education/college experience at UCR...go Highlanders!!
@@gavindye4584 I swear to god this guy @Todd Befield is everywhere and spams the same message on most UCR videos, this gives UCR an extreme fking warning sign to not attend.
Riverside is working hard to transform Highgrove neighborhood into like Irvine, hopefully. Spring Mountain Ranch new homes area at the east is a good head start.
UCR is my top and I just recently got accepted. Honestly the IE area has really bad weather but it’s much cheaper. If I get accepted to UCSD then I’ll just go there since it’s in my home county. I’m a transfer btw
i was wondering if you were a part of the honors program? i’m hesitant to fill out the application because i haven’t seen many others talk about it and don’t really know what to expect.
Ya same I have no idea who if it’s even worth applying
I personally wasn’t in the program but was in the form building where all the honors kids lived for CNAS and it seemed important to them but I don’t think it was too beneficial, I always saw them stressed or do extra things that didn’t necessarily help them be a better student. But since I wasn’t in it myself Please take my advice w a grain of salt. Hope that helps!
do you mind doing more about the academic part of UCR? Or is it a great school? Have you regretted going to UCR?
this video is super helpful! i am also debating between a cal state and UCR. how is the social life at UCR? do you feel like it is a school that provides the whole college experience?
Danielle K the social life is definitely there if you’re looking for it, lots of groups/clubs/frats I would say everybody almost knows everybody or knows someone who knows them so pretty social and not too big of a school even though there’s 25000 undergrad! Super diverse!! Dm me if you have any other questions!! Ig: adelenehyn
the area is such a huge turn off for me and im terrified abt dorming but im stuck between UCR and CSUF. i live 20 minutes away from fullerton and its wayyy cheaper. im still thinking abt UCR since their bio program is better compared to fullerton. ahhhhhh this is so hard
Step onto the campus. Look on Instagram for pictures. Also, UCR is known for its biology and research. Walk there too! Check my Instagram for pics: austin_in_3.2.1
If ur scared Bc if the area. Then everyone who goes to UCS is stupid. Nah the area is fine. There’s no reason u would be walking alone at night anyway.
WAIT OMG IM ALSO DECIDING BETWEEN UCR AND FULLERTON RN AND I LIVE CLOSER TO FULLERTON WHAAAA-
I’m debating between csu fullerton and uc riverside for business!
kat I did Biology but have a lot of business major friends and they enjoyed their time at UCR, both schools are great but it’s about what type of college environment you’re into! Dm me if you have any questions! IG: adelenehyn
kat me too! i’m more into kinesiology though and i got in for csuf but i did pre business for ucr. i don’t know how i’ll like ucr cause i feel like it’s so quiet and not cery social
Adelene Huynh thank you! I have been doing research and I know both business schools are good so i’m in a pickle lol. I’m just trying to differentiate it like, UCR is quarter based (faster but gets more credits done?), CSUF is semester, UCR has less students than CSUF, UCR is more in the middle of nowhere (not rlly, but Fullerton is like 12 min away from disneyland and not far from LA). The main thing that is though is that UCR is a UC and i guess it’s more prestigious? I don’t know though because this company that I hope to work for recruits at Fullerton and idk if they recruit at UCR.
Mia Huffman oh i think i’ve heard that before... yeah it’s a lot to think about tbh
kat hey so for semester vs quarter it doesn’t really matter about the units because you can convert them and you basically graduate the same time regardless of which type of school as long as you’re on track. Quarter is faster because you take less classes at a time and there are more quarters a year. I’m not sure about business programs and recruitment because I’m a science major so I’m sorry I can’t help you with that. But I do know that UCR is in the middle of nowhere ish but is close to a lot! It’s in between LA and Irvine and SD and Disney is only a 45 min drive if you’re into Disney!
I go to UCR, almost done with my first quarter and I already want to leave and go back home. I rather go to community college instead, to be honest.
Can I ask why? I’m debating between ucr and sdsu rn
@@tanvik8501 same lmao I got into sdsu and idk if I should go over UCR
I am currently a freshman at Cal Lutheran University. I got accepted to UCR as a senior in high school. I feel like I may have made the wrong decision and want to look into transferring but also learning more about UCR. I’m not sure which to pick.
Do your research in terms of what you want from a school like programs, research opportunities, etc and go from there, I am not familiar with transferring because I have never gone through that process but if you have questions about the school DM me on IG: adelenehyn !
Great video, I was wondering what was your opinion on ZIP Car. Is is available frequently or are they hard to obtain.
Hello! So my first year I didn't have a car and tried 6 months to get an account with ZIP car and would call to ask why I was never approved (I have no tickets/accidents) but they were useless, so I highly do not recommend it. You might be better off with bringing your own car or using Lyft(:
Adelene Huynh thank you so much this really helps
Hi! Do you know if UCR is better than Cal Poly Pomona for political science?
Hello! I am actually not too sure between the two schools. But my roommate was PolySci and she really liked it here, I would research a little and find the differences if I were you, sorry I couldn't help much!
That’s my decision too lmao for the same major
poli sci major here, ucr is around t40 for poli sci, pomona isnt even ranked
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank you! 😊
@@clouds758 thank you sm!
Hi!! Do you know anything about the psychology program at ucr? Are the classes difficult?
can you take classes outside of your major? for example i am a biology major that possibly wants to try acting or the arts. got accepted for fall 2021 and im deciding
Yes of course you can! And you have to because you need breadth courses so you can take whatever you want (this applies to most/all schools)
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank you so much!
Hi! i am debating between UCR and Cal Poly SLO for engineering!
Hello! I have a few engineer friends and they like the program at UCR, it is a rigorous course though, but I hear SLO is also a very good school for engineering, I highly recommend doing your own research because I personally do not know too much about engineering programs in general, but if you have any other questions feel free to DM me (: IG:adelenehyn
I’m from this area and hearing someone not from here talk about the weather is interesting haha, but understandable since norcal’s freezing for me lmao
I’m debating between UC Davis and UCR for biology
Bio is super impacted for both schools, is there anything in particular you were conflicted about? Also if you had specific questions shoot me a dm (: IG: adelenehyn
Definitely agree with most of these!! Great vid
im debating between UCR and CalState majoring in history. Have you heard anything about the history program or history classes at UCR?
I'm sorry I only took one history class and do not have any history major friends, but the one class I took was great because the prof was a really good lecturer (Eacott)
Hey b0ss i am deciding to major in business information systems which do i choose cal poly Pomona or ucr?
Hi (: I can’t say much about business, but something you should keep in mind is the location/ environment that each college offers! This definitely will impact your experience, and it’s something I didn’t keep in mind when I was choosing! ❤️❤️
UCR and UC in general is terrible if you are not a STEM major. Both my parents are tenured professors at UCSD and I know everything about the UC system. Don't come to UCR unless you have a specific plan for a STEM job after college or you will regret it. I've lived in Riverside for the past decade. If you are not working on a long term goal and taking advantage of the cheap housing and easy 9 to 5 job offerings in the area this is the worst place to be. If you don't have a car you will end up walking in 110 degree weather for half an hour to an hour just to get to the grocery store. If you have a car there are many scenic areas and the sunset here is top 10 in the world if viewed from the highlands but aside from that its ghetto as fuck and no one wants to be here for any longer than they have to be. People like to use this as a cheap home base which is only an hour and a half drive from both San Diego and LA.
Funny how life works. I’ve been in socal my entire life and dread the weather here. Wanted to go to a school in norcal, but my parents insist I stay near them
hey, i'm transferring to ucr in fall 2020. I am unsure of the difficulty of the science classes. I'm going to take ochem , bio 5A. how was your experience with these classes:)
Hi! I personally had a hard time with those classes because they are considered "weeder" courses and the prof are expected to fail 30% of the class but just try your best! Ask lots of questions and try not to fall behind on material or it will really add up.
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank you, really appreciate your advice. their should be more almumni or a community that transfer/incoming students can reach out to like this platform. i went to ucr's transfer ig page and they never responded. thank you:)
@@adelenehuynh5997 tbh, i felt that ucr was more of a safety school at first. i even tried hard to transfer out. went to a community college after a year at ucr but honestly ucr is a pretty good package deal. It's close to home, good financial aid, and has my major. I just wish people didn't look down on it so much. it would really change people's perspective if there wasn't so much neg bias against the school because overall it is a decent school. sorry for the rant hehe
@@adelinepangilinan2979 The FB groups for UCR are way more popular and useful!
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank you!!!
Debating wether to go to UCR or UCSC, I got accepted into UCR as film major not a psych major though :( is it possible to change majors??
Depends, are you transferring or first time freshman?
Hello! I know its a super tough choice but transferring majors usually isn't hard in the beginning but it can be if you want to be in an impacted major. So I recommend not transferring too many times or it'll be hard to take the right breadth courses!
This was a very eye-opening video :O
so I’m having a hard time deciding between UCR and CC... Is UCR worth 70-80k in debt? Whenever I talk about going to cc all my friends are like ur wasting ur life 😭😭I know u don’t have experience with cc but like what’s ur opinion
Hey man, CC is definitely not a waste of time if you do things right and go into it with the right end goal which is transferring to a better school. I went to Santa Monica College and I just heard back from UCR as a transfer so I’m looking into it. I would say to first think about what cc you have close by and how does it rank in successfully transferring students. For me, SMC is the best around the LA area so I travelled there and back everyday through 2 hrs of traffic cuz its worth it. CC isn’t shit like what most people think though its definitely not a UC by any means. Get involved in leadership or look into internships and stack up all the good things Universities want to see when you apply. I went into CC feeling like shit because all my friends went directly to UC’s or privates. I chose CC instead of another Uni to save money and stack on good looking experiences for when the time comes to apply. Once I gave it a chance, I found lots of clubs and eventually became club president for the Latino/Latina club. Eventually I ran for student government and was elected. All this helped me get into UCR and UC Berkeley cuz my grades weren’t the best when I applied as a freshman. If you really want to go to another UC or private, don’t count yourself out of ever reaching that. I wanted to get into a better business program than Cal State LA so even though I did 2 yrs in CC, now I can go to UCB and I’d say it was worth it. If UCR is a school you would want to go to, then go for it. You already got it in the bag i assume? If you want to give yourself another chance, then go to CC, focus/stack up on good grades and get leadership experience from a club or something. To be honest, being part of clubs and student government isn’t my thing and I would be lying if I said I did it all for the sake of doing it. We all want to transfer and get into the school we want. I do enjoy being involved around campus and everything but I also know that stuff like this would earn me major points when applying. So i did my best to learn all the skills I needed for that. With that said, you don’t have to do everything I did but focusing and getting good grades to then apply to the school you really want to go to is possible at a CC.
UCR integrates well with CC, especially if you have been a California resident for at least 5+ years. Also, if your family income is under $80k, then tuition is usually paid fully by grants (as long as you apply for FAFSA and CAL Grants).
I’m wondering if there is any Asian restaurant within campus area
Thichin Lai hello! Yes, there’s a bunch of Asian restaurants within a mile ish radius, my favorite is Royal Thai off of university (:
Is the food healthy at all?
Hello! Regarding the food in the dining halls, because they have food on rotation, there are healthy foods offered, but there's also a lot of unhealthy favorite that they serve quite often like grilled cheese sandwiches. They do have a salad bar every day though!
have u ever had to deal w homeless people on campus? i've heard that's kinda common in UC's
Advice Queen I think I’ve seen homeless people walk around once or twice but it’s not a prominent issue. As for the food being healthy, they have multiple options for you and there’s also a salad bar available if you do not like the food they’re having that day, you also have lots of options like food trucks and many dining areas so it’s up to you whether or not you want to have “healthy” food or not! If you have any other questions feel free to dm me on IG: adelenehyn
@@adelenehuynh5997 thank u so much! this was really helpful!
i hope i get in
I’m debating between csuf and UCr for education
Odalys Pineda hi! Both are really great schools, what in particular are you torn between? Dm me on ig: adelenehyn if you have questions and we can chat there!
I'd go with UCR, but that depends on what you're looking for
Damn me too CSUF and UCR lmao
Crimsons Edge and Edward Enciso Yeah I’m leaning more towards Riverside!!
Edward Enciso me too and there was another comment on ucr and csuf haha
Should I go to a calstate or UCR?
Monica Fullido I definitely think that you’ll get a great education either way! But it’s up to the type of environment you want for your college career! dm me on IG if you have any questions! IG: Adelenehyn
thank you girl!!!
The food is good iv heard
boba places?
Brooklyn Elise they’ve got a few 7 leaves, ding tea, zero x, plenty but there’s other places if you drive out a little!
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