wow thank you so much for this! I'm going to be a freshman this fall and this really made me feel better about irvine. Also love how you went straight to the point.

I like how you went off then started getting happy 😭

Don’t trust the bio sci counselors, they’re ready to tell you what you CANT do, BUT research opportunities for undergrads are insanely amazing, great video!

Very worthwhile video with a good reality check on bringing a car to campus if one dorms on campus.

As an alumnus from the class of 1981, I’m saddened by the large class sizes, parking fees and all the other cons that made UCI a PRO back when I started in 1977. Few had cars. Parking was free. Dorms (just Mesa Court& Middle Earth) had 2 to a room. I see pics of sometimes 4- 2 bunk beds! I lived my first year in Lago & my second year in Otero. I moved to Park West apartments after that cuz I DID have a car. Tuition was $234 for one quarter for CA residents which was still not a lot of money back then. BTW and FYI, it was in 77-78 that we voted on making the Anteater name official.

Really great video considering I am a prospect student next fall!

Another con is the lack of a social life. I recommend looking into Sorority and Fraternity Life if you’re extroverted cuz a lot of you guys who partied in HS will be disappointed. Even if Greek life isn’t for you find something to get involved with on campus, I promise you it makes the experience there way better. They have an involvement fair in the beginning of Fall, 10/10 you should go to that if you’re a UCI student.

This is such a good video, thanks!!!

Current student at UCI and can confirm the class sizes are fairly large for the GEs and prereq classes. My physics class was around 350-400, same with my calc 2 and chem 1a classes. It also really depends on the class itself and what prof you get since some limit their lectures to 150 with 1-3 TAs. Highly recommend checking out all the asian food in the area! Ramen, soon tofu, korean fried chicken, dim sum, etc.

I'm a junior transfer and this is my first year at UCI. Regarding the class size, I've had one that had 16 students only (me included) and I'm taking one with 12 other people. So what I'm saying is that it is possible to be in smaller classes. However, most of my classes are usually 100-300+

I am a transfer student at irvine (bio major 4 th year) and I live a few cities down. An all day parking pass is 13$ per day. Food: For those of you that dont know, there is a university town center right next to irvine within walking distance. Some stores next to campus that are really convenient include: Chick fil A, in n out, taco bell, jack in the box, blaze pizza, chipotle, KBBQ to go, poke, rame, sushi, monster (ice cream, boba, and macrons sold here), tender greens, luna grill, trader joes, and indian restuarant (ashya? or something like that), a pizza place, GNC, cookies, cha for tea, sharetea, a nail salon, a clothing store, Target, dunkin donuts, the market place, an edwards theatre, and there is much more. Thats just a jjist of whats near by. going down a few blocks or so is an albertsons and a whole bunch of restaurants! The campus itself has about three or more starbucks and some small coffee stands around. Vending machines are scattered on campus and there are about three cafeterias (i think) maybe one more. Some restaurants/fast food includes: wendys, wahoo fish tacos, subway (2), panda express, jamba juice, organic greens to go, einstein bros, and more. There are also a few convenience stores around campus to go to. They sell pretty much everything a student would need (i.e. hygenic products/frozenfood/fresh food/ supplies/ scantrons). There is a beautiful park in the middle of campus shaped as a circle and all the class buildings around the circle. Many events take place in or outside the rings of the circle and. Study locations: There are plenty of study spots. the libraries are open 24 hours during finals week and there is the gateway center that opens from 8am to 3 am i believe. We have two libraries. One Bio sci library and the langson library. The bio sci library closes earlier. Both libraries and the gateway center along with the student center all have rooms that you can borrow with made apointments. Professors: Many of the professors here I have had for my core classes are relatively good. Use rate my professor to kinda get the feel of how a prof teaches but DO NOT RELY entirely on this website because some teachers may have bad reviews but it is only in a certain class that they are graded horribly but in other classes they could be godsend/incredibly easy. Same for professors that have high scores on RMP because they could be ass at teaching but are generally liked due to their charm/humor. Ask people in your classes what they thought of certain classes that youre interested in. GE classes- Many classes are actually pretty easy if you just look up the professors on RMP. I have had wonderful professors for all of my GE classes (even for the harder classes that I took). Many were boring but still passionate about the subject. On average, the class size tends to be around 100-300 depending on what class it is and the demand for the class (i.e. introduction to anthropology or economics). Summer session: One great thing that UCI offers are the summer classes. First of all, they only make you pay per unit and the max you have to pay for is 8 units (and you can take 10 units max per summer session with a total of 20 units over two summer sessions). Each summer session is 5 weeks long. A regular quarter costs around 5.2-3 grand while summer session costs about only 2.3 grand!!!! That is a bargain. As a bio major, i feel that they off adequate amounts of labs and lectures. Summer session is a great way to get earlier enrollment windows because assigned enrollment windows is BASE ON HOW MANY UNITS YOU HAVE TAKEN AT UCI (unless you are a transfer). Research opportunities: There are so many research opportunities offered to students. It is up to the student to fill out a packet of your information about a quarter beforehand, and contact the professor for which study/research you are interested in. FYI, many of the professors here are doing research and the research positions are offered/ can be found online (this should be stated in orientation). Personal experiences: Not gonna lie, as an introvert I had a really hard time transitioning to UCI from a city college. I had anxiety attacks and imposter syndrome. i did horrible my first year here but now my grades are getting better. I didnt really have any friends but over time i got used to the quick paced (10 week) quarter system and eventually got comfortable. I have met a lot of cool and nice people here! I do not think I have even experienced anyone that has been REALLY rude or mean to me once while attending here.

Thanks for all your points！！ By the way, I have a small question that since I am Chinese, do the last pro about job opportunity also support us?

I am a senior in the bio sci and so far I only had like 5 or 6 classes that were less than 300 students lol

I graduated from UCI 2 years ago, it wasn't too bad, solid campus and good opportunities for partaking in research. I did Social Sciences but spoke with some Profs. in the Hard Sciences areas. It was good place man. Plus the crazy rich Asians and their cars, it was alright.

Current senior would have graduated last year and i can confirm that these are all facts

I currently go to UCI and have no problem with the class sizes. Go to any prestigious school in the rest of the country and you'll see large class sizes. Virtually all of the "good" UCs have large class sizes for general education classes, this is quite frankly because they are easy and required. My largest class size was 500 and my smallest has been 80, and to be honest I have not really felt like one class was harder to get a hold of the professor or get questions asked more than the other. The canvas discussion board and a simple email goes a long way, large class sizes aren't a con and if you are going to a great University you will be met with this.

possibly applying next year, im so scared

I pray that you all are safe and healthy. I just want to say keep your head up. No matter what you are going through, God will bring you through the storm. He has done it millions of times before. He created you. You are valid and worthy. He is the strength in our weakness. Boast about that weakness so that Christ’s strength May rest on you amen. He is also the light that guides you in darkness. Have faith, trust, and never lose sight of God for he is the way the truth and the life always. The only way to heaven amen. I know sometimes pain hurts, but know that if God woke you up this morning we love you and there is a reason for that pain. God is always good. Give your life to him and allow him to work through you. Al praise to God. Have a blessed day God will keep us together amen🙌🏽 for the fruit of the spirit is love,joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.(Against such things there is no law. He is the way the truth and the life our God and no one gets to the father but through him. He is the only way always amen. Blessed is he who died for our sins. He is good always

You're stressing me out, I'm still waiting on this one

He died for our sins so that we would be with him. I will always defend his merciful name. He died so that we would not slaves to sin but instead followers of Christ. His grace is merciful and his grace is sufficient. He is love and strength in our weakness. When you give your life over to Christ you become someone New and the old self is done away with. I pray are all safe and healthy. God is good always amen. Blessed is the name of God amen. He is our savior, our redeemer, and creator of all. All things are possible through God amen if we put our faith in him alone. God bless you all. Trust and follow the ways of the Lord for he directs our steps and guides us with his light and we shall follow.

My classes are still big as a fourth year but my professors are my homies, I am a bio major and I feel like a lot of my professors were really good, only had a couple that really sucked, for the most part they were a million times better than my high school teachers and it’s cool that a lot of them are famous in their field

Day pass been $13 since Fall

super helpful!

What about dorms? Is there any single room?

Thanks, great video.

I just graduated from UCI and I disagree with some points. You can get to know your professors/TAs if you constantly go to office hours. I went all the time and got excellent Letters of Recommendations. College classes are never about being in an intimate setting tbh. That's more for liberal arts colleges because almost all class sizes there are small. Can't expect small classes and to get intimate with professors if you're at a public university tbh

Would you say living away from campus and taking a train everyday is better than paying for housing?

Thank you!

Does anyone know a girl named Aeysa? She already studied at this university. Have some pictures of her on Google!

How's the party scene? Is it really that boring, decent, or way better than people say?

Idk I would want to dorm there which is like $17,995 but also take my car as a method of transportation but that’s like another $1200.

Thanks! 600 students? I'll stick to ivies.

Yes!! Parking was indeed expensive and you couldn't just park in any zone you want unless it was after a certain time. :(

What’s an OC?

They don’t give 2 shit about there employees students are not aware of it. Yes even employees have to pay for parking it’s $70 a month. I was a former employee they also don’t sanitize there housing very well at all. Again I witness this stuff first hand.

ALL TRUE

Hi!! Im UC Irvine droup out. Ughh

as a 4th yr ... i agree. I actually don’t think I ever had a class with less than 80 people lol. Regardless, I wouldn’t trade Irvine for any other place, I had a great 4 years.

wow, you talk sooooooo fast!

a day pass is now $12

I liked the vid but dude why do you talk so damn fast

Also we have coronavirus!

this place is depressing, go to a cal state your mental health will thank you- a third year mathematics major