University of California-Riverside Top Questions

School will be a breeze if you take advantage of resources. Adjusting to college work will be easy if you stay on top of your work. On campus there is tutoring literally for everything. Their are tutoring centers for students spread through out campus offering guidance and assistance. Best of all the tutoring is free. They provide everything from proof reading of essays, to group sessions of tutoring in physics. In addition, professors have office hours to help students and offer extra guidance. Failing here is not an option. You may be in a classroom full of 300 people, but you have the power to be the one student the professor remembers desired to succeed.

School will be a breeze if you take advantage of resources. Adjusting to college work will be easy if you stay on top of your work. On campus there is tutoring literally for everything. Their are tutoring centers for students spread through out campus offering guidance and assistance. Best of all the tutoring is free. They provide everything from proof reading of essays, to group sessions of tutoring in physics. In addition, professors have office hours to help students and offer extra guidance. Failing here is not an option. You may be in a classroom full of 300 people, but you have the power to be the one student the professor remembers desired to succeed.

The Science programs are definitely rigorous, but a lot of help is offered. Professors seem very inpersonable with the student body..almost robot-like. We pay so much to attend UC's you would think their would be more interaction. On that note, we are overpaying and we still manage to not get the classes we want or become wait-listed.

It really depends which classes you take or what major you are. It also depends on what topics you find interesting. There are some hard professors and there are some professors that aren't that harsh on their students. Most of the funner classes are easier than say science classes. In the smaller classes it is most likely for your professor to recognize you than in a larger lecture, unless you go to see that teacher in their office hours.

Academics at UCR are very commendable. They are well known for certain majors, like for Business, Psychology, and the Sciences. I am a business major, with a minor in dance who is considering double majoring in Linguistics as well. The classes are generally geared towards educating the students for the sake of learning and retaining information, but most professors also put it into perspective for the real word as well. I have found the professors to be very honest, and generally pleasant to talk to. I have gone to many of my professors' office hours, and they are always glad to see students and have the opportunity to discuss things one-on-one and hear each individual's story. Many of the general education classes are fairly big, so it isn't often that a teacher will know your name, unless you make the effort to talk to them. In that case, they often remember you and are very helpful in any way they can be. They seem to highly enjoy being able to help a student in whatever they may need assistance in. The professors are also pretty good about getting students to participate in class, which is refreshing. Some professors are a little boring when it comes to lecturing, but what lecture isn't a little boring at times? The students are mostly open to all their education, and I have surrounded myself with students that enjoy having intellectual conversations outside of class. I'm sure it depends on who you hang out with, but if the student makes the effort, they will find the people they fit in with.

The classes are huge so if students don't go to office hours, their professor will never know them. My favorite class was Religious Myths and Rituals, the diversity at UCR is quite large so this was a really interesting class. Participation in class is quite common. People study often, most people really do try to keep up their grades. Although there is partying on Thursdays, for the most part, the other days are fairly quiet. There are many intellectual conversations outside of class, as random as they may be. Students are very competitive. I am a Neuroscience major and the advisors and everything about our Psychology program is amazing. I often go to my professors' office hours. Academic requirements are reasonable. Our school is really geared towards what you make it geared towards.

You'll get some good professors and some bad professors but the best part about it is you only have them for about 2 months and the good professors are so good, you will never forget them. We are a smart crowd here, we take education seriously and the school has many branches in which they help us to succeed and make our goals. My first year I took an entomology class. A class about INSECTS! Yes! Its was by far the most interesting thing I had ever done and professors are pretty much available all the time and are quickly responsive to emails and hold office hours a couple days per week. At UCR they try to give the students a voice and make sure that were accommodated to the best of their abilities.

Its hard for me to say what the academics are like in general because I've mainly studied clases in the Humanities district. The amount you learn from our campus definitely depends primarily on you. There weren't many professors that I could truly consider as a "bad profesor." If you're the type of student that consistently attends class and remembers big due dates, then you should be fine in the academic department. Almost all professors and teaching assistants are free and willing to talk to students with any questions or concerns that they might have. The best way for me to describe the academics on campus is to say that it's fair. You honestly feel that you earn the grade that you receive. The marketing classes I took here were my absolute favorite classes. They were engaging, interesting, and just fun. In your undergrad year, you'll be taking classes of all different subjects. I've taken science classes, math classes, english classes, foreign languages, history classes, etc. So you'll definitely have time to find something that might interest you. Talk to your professors as often as you can. They can become such a vital network for you and they are always there as a resource for the class you may be taking.

Classes in UCR are huge. For undergraduate classes, it is usually 50 plus students. For upper division, the number is narrowed to between 20 and 40. The Professors have a hard time learning everyone's name- however, they do make an effort. They are also very accessible. They have specified office hours and they also make appointments with individual students. They are also welcoming of students coming up to them after class and conversing with them. One of my favorite classes that I have taken here, was my Baroque Architecture class. The Professor was very clear about the lessons, he was very approachable, and went out of his way to prepare us for exams. I will never look at buildings the same way after this class. My least favorite class was my Booms and Bust class- just because the teacher was a bit unorganized. I did learn a great deal about banking and economic bubbles! As you can tell, I am a history major. I love the classes that I have taken so far and would take them again in a heart beat.

The STEM subjects are what UCR is the best in. The professors, if they see you a lot, will take the effort to know your name. As a computer science major, with each passing year, I get more comfortable with the faculty. Half of my professors and TAs know that I have test anxiety. More than three have actually taken the time to send me a long email, with more than two paragraphs, trying to help me with my testing anxiety. And my grades improved after that. It isn't hard to find caring professors if you apply yourself. Visit their office hours. Get to know them. If you just want to pass with the bare minimum, don't expect them to care about you so much. As an engineering major, students tend to study a lot. There is an excellent study atmosphere. There aren't a lot of things to distract you from studying besides video games. At UCR, students are very cooperative and NOT competitive. In fact, so much so, that the CS department has ruled "direct collaboration with programming assignments" as cheating to encourage students to come up with their own unique solutions instead of working with their classmates. The academic requirements for engineering are rigorous. It also takes a lot of creativity. Curves might be given for subjects and areas that are known to be especially challenging but don't count on it. The CS/CE department definitely doesn't "hand out degrees". You have to earn it, and it is hard. It will require dedication and sacrifice. Most engineering majors drop out of the university or change majors to either humanities, business, or sciences to escape the requirements. If you are not dedicated to being an engineer, they will weed you out. But the rewards are great. The education is definitely leaned toward getting you a job. Within 6 months of graduating, 9 out of 10 CS students get jobs. The other students either go to grad school or take a year off before entering the job market. So, if you get a degree from here, you will get a job so long as you don't forget everything you learned.