Emily
New students are not always the best bike riders so accidents can happen for the first month of school while everyone is getting adjusted.
Leslie
The financial aid counselors are incompetent and inconsistent with their answers. I visited their office and spoke with many of their representatives on separate occassions for my financial aid package for this year's summer courses, but they told me at the very last minute that their grants were depleted. Despite registering early to be eligible for financial aid, I had to drop all my classes. They kept on telling me that the aid packages would be finalized in a few days, but days turned into weeks and my package still wasn't done.
ThanhThanh
The quarter system goes really fast and you have tests almost every week or every other week. YOu will definitely fall behind if you don't study every single day.
Desiree
The most frustrating thing for me during my freshman year is the fact that there are thousands od students on class. Because of this, you are constantly competing against other students in order to get in classes. Most students do not get the classes that the introductory classes that they need for their major because everyone is trying to get into that class. My suggestion to prevent this would be to join a club that provides priority registration, such as TRiO or EOP.
Jessie
How complicated the online systems for billiing and signing up for classes are.
Katie
The focus on greek life, though I am oversensitive to it. I generally don't have tolerance for fraternities and sororities, I know there are a lot of schools that have a much heavier focus on them than Davis. I do find, though, that almost every person I meet has some sort of greek affiliation.
Maria
The registration process for classes is frustrating. There are pass times in which you have to wait to register and by the time you can register the classes you want to take are full. As a freshman, it is very frustrating.
Je'Tai
The most frustating thing is the dining commons. Its true that UC Davis offers a wide variety of food but overall they just do not know how to prepare their food very well. The chefs should really work on their seasoning. Another factor about the food is that UC Davis tries to focus on being vegan and vegetarian friendly which causes them to push these types of food upon students, they pretty much push aside the needs of students who actually enjoy meat.
La
The most frustrating thing about my school is the lack of financial aid and scholarships available to low-income, disadvantaged students without parents. My mother died when I was five and I never knew or met my father. According to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and my university, I had to file as an independent student because I did not have parental income to file as a dependent student. As a result, I received less grant money and more loans than my dependent counterparts. This is a flaw in the system that needs to be fixed immediatly!
Yu
The campus is too big and roads are really intricate. It is super easy to be lost there.