CONS of UCR

These are just a couple of the things I wish I knew about UC Riverside before attending and it definitely has more cons than pros but this is just some of the things I wish someone had told me so I could come in prepared before attending UCR!

[toddbefield]

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!!

[waltchan]

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.

[andreacortes]

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

[Domolover]

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. this is so hard

[bellechiu]

do you mind doing more about the academic part of UCR? Or is it a great school? Have you regretted going to UCR?

[joselynmartinez]

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.

[kaylaeisen]

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.

[hotmamalee]

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.

[kat-zjoh]

I’m debating between csu fullerton and uc riverside for business!

[galilearios]

Hi! Do you know if UCR is better than Cal Poly Pomona for political science?

[drandrewsanchez]

Definitely agree with most of these!! Great vid

[daniellenicole]

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?

[melany]

Hi! i am debating between UCR and Cal Poly SLO for engineering!

[grahamyodude]

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.

[caitlin]

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

[ana-pipp]

Hi!! Do you know anything about the psychology program at ucr? Are the classes difficult?

[adelinepangilinan]

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:)

[outdoornora]

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

[judymercado]

I’m debating between UC Davis and UCR for biology

[sararaymundo]

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??