University of California-Davis Top Questions

Honestly, I wish I knew more about what classes UC Davis offered. Even though they have such a wide variety, I felt like I couldn't find as many classes that I liked as I thought I would. Its hard to pick lower division classes that appeal to me since UC Davis has a large science area and I'm not a science major.

Advice I would give to incoming students would be to take AP courses and the tests, it really helps save time and money later on. If passed, one can pretty much skip all the GE courses such as basic History, English and Science courses. Definitely worth the effort before college to take them.

I wished I had known about academic programs like STEP, EOP, and the Davis Honor Challenge program. These programs give students the opportunity to receive help in classes by providing them with co classes which go over material that was not understood in lecture. Students in these programs receive more help in academics than the rest of the students. These programs are very beneficial to freshman students.

How amazing everything is. Although I had toured this campus, I never realized how dynamic they make it for students. This school is about what they can do for you,. You are more than a check. The resources they offer you are amazing. Davis is a university, but in a safe and homey enviorment.

Before coming to this school, I wish I had known about the various resources that were provided to me as a student. Such as the Student Health Center, the ARC which is almost like a gym, and especially the resources provided in the library. It shocks me to see how much students pay for these resources, yet know little to none about it.

I wish I known how the colleges worked. As a first generation in a University of California, I did not know how college life would be like. I wish I known how the classes were run and how to manage my time better. One thing that I found hard was trying to find time to study for all the classes I am taking.

The one thing I wish I knew was how rigorous and fast-pace speed the quarter systems are, opposed to semester system schools. The quarter system gives students the opportunity to register for various classes in the same given time as a semester system however that forces the quarter system classes to be condensed in the shorter given time. The fast pace speed is something that I will adjust myself to willingly. Everything comes with a sacrifice though, and I view this fast pace system as a challange; for me to rise to the occasion and earn my education.

I wish I had known that you have to put in such an effort to get an "A" in your classes. You have to give everything that you can to pull the grades that you want. In college, your performance reflects your effort much more drastically than in high school. I wish that I had known that freshman year of college is "College, year 1" and not "Grade 13."

I wish I knew what I wanted to major in so that I could have chosen a college that was good for what I wanted to do. It is better to choose a college based on what you want to major in so that you won't have to waste time and transfer out if the college you randomly chose does not have the major you want.

That fixed-gear and road bikes are the best when going about the campus.