Srontgorrth
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So how is it, and what are you majoring in? I have to basically choose between that or UNLV (or waitlist@ UCI).
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It's good.
Campus is a damn good size (1,112 acres/4.50 km2), and the freeway offramps were designed really well, there is damn near no congestion (fucking unheard of in Riverside/California/anywhere heading towards L.A.)
I can't comment on living here because I don't - I drive 100 miles a day (which is why the first thing I mentioned is the damn offramp
), but the surrounding area is damned nice. The student apartments are cheap (and one complex is built into a move theater), situated in a huge area filled with restaurants. The campus is clean, and I haven't met anyone who is flat out fucking stupid in any of my classes (breadth or upper-division). Even the larger scale breadth classes max out at about 500-550 people, but the seating situation and the T.A. system they have here makes it simple to situate and compose oneself. Typical class sized range from ten students to at most twenty five/thirty.
I'm a philosophy and genetics major. We have quite a few world renown professors in every department, and it seems that every one of them that I have met have either come from Harvard or Yale. Most left teaching at those schools because they didn't like the environment.
Plus it's a quarter system, so each session lasts just ten weeks. They have a myriad of programs depending on the type of fields you are in, usually ending in Ph.D's.
All in all it is a pretty damn good school. Tuition is only about $2600 for me (I'm not sure if they passed the 30% increase in tuition fee's - so if they did expect more) - but the cost of tuition covers all unit costs, so in essence you could take either 4 units or twenty and it would still be the same price.
I should also mention that the college itself is divided into three main disciplines. There is CHASS (humanities and arts subsection), the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and the Bourn's College of Engineering. Most of the time you will be doing your research in these subsections of the school unless you are interdisciplinary, and they are all very well set up. Each college houses it's own giant library complex, and each individual building on campus also houses another library dealing with specific literature relating to the field the building is designated for. The school is also opening the medical wing for medical doctorates by 2012, so if you plan on taking that route it will be open to you.
Honestly, it's a damn good place to get your B.A/S. or Masters. It doesn't have the greatest name (like any of the ivy league's, M.I.T. or Berkeley) due to funding issues (no where near as many anonymous benefactors, so the budget is no where near those schools), but that doesn't make it any less of a damn good institution. In my opinion, it's a good idea to come here, finish up to your masters (if that's what you wish) and transfer to a school to start your Ph.D if you care about the name of the school you graduated from. I have to admit though, the doctorate programs here are not "shoddy" when compared with any other school.
Weather wise: It's California. Right now it's raining, next week it will be sunny. Riverside has some moderate to high temperatures - as expected with summer approaching; it will definitely be cooler than Nevada.
UCI... is a damn beautiful school (the surrounding cityscape stomps Riverside and most of California to dust - the school itself looks like UCR though), and is rated one of the highest in my field (for logic). It's damn near crime free, but when a crime does occur it is always on par with the most famous of serial killers/sniper shootings - I'm not exaggerating. One thing that sucks about Irvine though is that it is so damn expensive to live there; I would need to triple the amount of my student loan just to live easily there for each school session. Also, it's kind of boring; I've heard they have a good "greek life", but I don't give a shit about that. UCR has a huge "greek life" too, but I'm more interested in the campus talks from authors and famous scientists and all the other jazz that goes on that happens on a daily basis.
Campus is a damn good size (1,112 acres/4.50 km2), and the freeway offramps were designed really well, there is damn near no congestion (fucking unheard of in Riverside/California/anywhere heading towards L.A.)
I can't comment on living here because I don't - I drive 100 miles a day (which is why the first thing I mentioned is the damn offramp
), but the surrounding area is damned nice. The student apartments are cheap (and one complex is built into a move theater), situated in a huge area filled with restaurants. The campus is clean, and I haven't met anyone who is flat out fucking stupid in any of my classes (breadth or upper-division). Even the larger scale breadth classes max out at about 500-550 people, but the seating situation and the T.A. system they have here makes it simple to situate and compose oneself. Typical class sized range from ten students to at most twenty five/thirty. I'm a philosophy and genetics major. We have quite a few world renown professors in every department, and it seems that every one of them that I have met have either come from Harvard or Yale. Most left teaching at those schools because they didn't like the environment.
Plus it's a quarter system, so each session lasts just ten weeks. They have a myriad of programs depending on the type of fields you are in, usually ending in Ph.D's.
All in all it is a pretty damn good school. Tuition is only about $2600 for me (I'm not sure if they passed the 30% increase in tuition fee's - so if they did expect more) - but the cost of tuition covers all unit costs, so in essence you could take either 4 units or twenty and it would still be the same price.
I should also mention that the college itself is divided into three main disciplines. There is CHASS (humanities and arts subsection), the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and the Bourn's College of Engineering. Most of the time you will be doing your research in these subsections of the school unless you are interdisciplinary, and they are all very well set up. Each college houses it's own giant library complex, and each individual building on campus also houses another library dealing with specific literature relating to the field the building is designated for. The school is also opening the medical wing for medical doctorates by 2012, so if you plan on taking that route it will be open to you.
Honestly, it's a damn good place to get your B.A/S. or Masters. It doesn't have the greatest name (like any of the ivy league's, M.I.T. or Berkeley) due to funding issues (no where near as many anonymous benefactors, so the budget is no where near those schools), but that doesn't make it any less of a damn good institution. In my opinion, it's a good idea to come here, finish up to your masters (if that's what you wish) and transfer to a school to start your Ph.D if you care about the name of the school you graduated from. I have to admit though, the doctorate programs here are not "shoddy" when compared with any other school.
Weather wise: It's California. Right now it's raining, next week it will be sunny. Riverside has some moderate to high temperatures - as expected with summer approaching; it will definitely be cooler than Nevada.
UCI... is a damn beautiful school (the surrounding cityscape stomps Riverside and most of California to dust - the school itself looks like UCR though), and is rated one of the highest in my field (for logic). It's damn near crime free, but when a crime does occur it is always on par with the most famous of serial killers/sniper shootings - I'm not exaggerating. One thing that sucks about Irvine though is that it is so damn expensive to live there; I would need to triple the amount of my student loan just to live easily there for each school session. Also, it's kind of boring; I've heard they have a good "greek life", but I don't give a shit about that. UCR has a huge "greek life" too, but I'm more interested in the campus talks from authors and famous scientists and all the other jazz that goes on that happens on a daily basis.
Srontgorrth
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Thanks a lot for the response, interesting stuff! And yeah Irvine is a great area, I literally lived across the street from it in Laguna Hills a few years ago. I looked at pricing for the UCI area and its pretty frightening ($1,000 a month for a 1bd apartment wtf).
Riverside seems pretty nice though, and do you know how the Psychology department is there? Thats my planned major. And do you still get the full credit amount in a ten week session or what? How does that work? Here (at CSN, I'm in hs and college) the courses run 16 weeks and the 3 credit classes are basically 3 hours a week.
If tuition would be that low for me I would go, but sadly the out of state tuition cost is $30,000+, but I'm still waiting to see what I get in financial aid. My gf got her aid package from UCI and they gave her $20,000 in grant money cause of her financial situation, but theres still a tuition difference of around $11,000 and the housing costs, plus personal expenses, and textbooks.
I really hope I'll be able to get a good amount from UCR, but at least UNLV will only be about $500 per semester based on the scholarships I get.
Riverside seems pretty nice though, and do you know how the Psychology department is there? Thats my planned major. And do you still get the full credit amount in a ten week session or what? How does that work? Here (at CSN, I'm in hs and college) the courses run 16 weeks and the 3 credit classes are basically 3 hours a week.
If tuition would be that low for me I would go, but sadly the out of state tuition cost is $30,000+, but I'm still waiting to see what I get in financial aid. My gf got her aid package from UCI and they gave her $20,000 in grant money cause of her financial situation, but theres still a tuition difference of around $11,000 and the housing costs, plus personal expenses, and textbooks.
I really hope I'll be able to get a good amount from UCR, but at least UNLV will only be about $500 per semester based on the scholarships I get.
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yeah, i celebrate, but with it:
You celebrate it with just candy? I think that is candy. I don't know. Sounds cool though.
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Dehydrated chicken stock tablets, salt licks, bouncy balls, small bombs.
I mean who knows what a bon bon is? I don't.
I was charged with about $17k for tuition when I first applied (lost my FAFSA on top of it, long story). If you plan on living on campus or in California - which you will be if you plan on going to school here - just tell them you are in the process of moving in and I'm sure they'll wave the out of state fee.
I have no experience with the Psych department here, but here is their page with the faculty directory, might as well email the emiretus: Link
I just ordered my wooden gauges, I am so happy.
And no, I don't think that (now). I Googled it and it is chocolate. I had no idea what it was. Dang.
And Eligos, I didn't know that is what chocolate.
And no, I don't think that (now). I Googled it and it is chocolate. I had no idea what it was. Dang.
And Eligos, I didn't know that is what chocolate.
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Srontgorrth
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Would that really work? And if so, any idea what tips on going about doing that? I thought that since I'm out of state, and went to/am going to a Nevada high school that there wasn't much to be done. I read the stuff about establishing residency and it seems easy to do once I'm there and whatnot, but if they would waive the out of state fee, then why don't most people have that done?
Oh and do you have any of your own pics of the campus?
Edit: Also, do you know where the BA/BS Psych degree requirements might be located at?
watching duke+refs vs butler in the ncaa finals
you'd think butler would be getting blown out with the refs on dukes side, but it's actually been really close all game
you'd think butler would be getting blown out with the refs on dukes side, but it's actually been really close all game
I meant to say "I didn't know that it was chocolate."
I had to hurry up with it all and I got all retarded sounding when I typed it out. I know what chocolate is, I really don't need the history on it, but thanks.
panzerfaust666
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I have none, but if I can I will try to take some pics tomorrow.
B.A. Psych req's click here, It should be some sort of interactive flash/pdf looking thing, but it has the req's listed.
You can also email the undergraduate councilor and ask him for a copy of the req's here
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