University of California-Irvine Top Questions

UCI students are nerds, the whole school is a spaceship full of them. The school lacks school spirit, all shops and restaurants close early, most students go home on the weekends. There are too many Asians on campus.

That UCI is a commuter school and that the student population is Asian.

Asian.

I think that many people assume that because UCI is in Orange County there are a lot of conservative or wealthy students. It's also got a reputation for other racial and political demographics.

The students that attend UCI and get involved are the stuck up individuals that don't associate with anyone that is not involved in an orangizations.

It is a commuter school. It's the UCLA "reject" school. The student body is all asian.

Predominantly Asian.

Mostly asian, mostly boring.

UC Irvine has a reputation for having a pretty quiet community to engage with--Bars close at 10:00pm, students drive home on the weekend and the bleachers are sparse at the basketball games. UCI students are known for being very academic and serious about finding careers in their field of interest--meaning a lot of time spent in the library. UCI also has a stereotype of being predominantly populated by Asian Americans.

surveys like these are the kind of things that perpetuate stereotypes - do something useful with your life and get a job instead of making up stupid surveys like these.

Asians.

Very studious and book worms - we picked a science library over a football team. That we don't know how to party since we don't really have a frat row.

-They are all Asian -They are all Bio Majors -There's nothing to do in Irvine after 8pm

Some stereotypes are that most of the students are Asian and that they are rich.

Stereotypes about UCI and UCI students: That UCI is just flooding with Asians and luxury cars, sometimes the two go together, sometimes not.

UCI is overpopulated with asians. It does not have a great social life. The students have no pride in their school.

Among the UC-schools, UCI has a good reputation but is considered boring. The students aren’t known for being politically active, nor controversial. People who want to go to UCI will do so mainly for the academics – the word “party” is never equated with the school. Because of this, students are considered academically-minded and socially-average. There is also a huge Asian-stereotype at the school because there is a large Asian-American population at the school. I’ve heard the school being referred derogatorily as “The University of Chinese Immigrants,” and new students on campus say as a first impression, “Wow, there are a lot of white people here. I thought I would see nothing but Asians and rice-rockets.”

Commuter school, rejected from LA, nerdy, boring.

-many Asians -mostly commuter campus, many people go home on the weekend -school for people who didn't get into Berkeley and UCLA

One of the stereotypes are that UCI is the "university of chinese immigrants," which basically means that UCI has a lot of asian students. Another stereotype is that UCI is full of rich, spoiled orange county kids who flaunt their money with nice cars and brand name clothes and accessories.