University of California-Riverside Top Questions

I believe a huge stereotype at our school is the stereotype that everyone here is for Science. Although the Agriculture department is huge on campus due to the abundance of citrus groves near campus, we have huge programs in English and the Arts, not to mention a prestigious pre-business program and pre-law program. We have numerous majors to choose from and although our College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is huge, it is not the only thing that is offered or looked highly upon at UC Riverside.

I can't recall ever hearing any kind of generalized stereotypes with regards to the students at UCR. However, I did have presumptions about the citizens of Riverside based on personal experiences; assuming that a great deal of UCR students were Riverside residents, I expected there to be a heavy amount of ecstasy consumption along with raving. To my surprise, there isn't. Of course, like any other university, there is a presence of drugs, however nothing in excess.

Surprisingly, I haven't heard any stereotypes about the students that attend UCR. Students and staff are very welcoming and accepting of all cultures and ethnicities. There is a little bit of every kind of student attending this school. For example, we've got the students who love partying, the students who love studying, the athletic students, the nonathletic students, the wealthy students, the unwealthy students, and we even have international students. There honestly isn't any room for stereotypes because UCR is the most diverse UC in California.

If there was to be a common stereotype of the students at UC-Riverside, it would not be the usual stereotype that you came across in high school such as the jocks, frats, stoners, geeks, etc. At UCR, those stereotypes fail to reign supreme on campus because there seems to be a pretty even number of people in each of these stereotypes so one stereotype is not more noticeable than the other. However, if UCR had to have a main stereotype, that stereotype would be the strong Asian/Asian-American presence on campus. With 40{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the UCR campus being of Asian/Asian-American race (Source: diversity.ucr.edu), UCR being a strong Asian-populated campus is not unheard of. However, with UC Riverside being one of the most racially diverse universities in the nation, this demographic is no surprise! The students of UCR take pride in our racially diverse and accepting campus.

A lot of people believe that the University of California Riverside is a sort of consolation prize of a school for those who applied to the more prestigious universities in California like UCLA. However the stereotype that the students at UCR are simply not as good, smart or talented and that we spend our time partying instead of studying because of this is ridiculous. Professors at UCR are still working in the field and students are always given the most up to date knowledge in their field. The students at UCR study just as hard, work as hard, and can get any job done as well as any student from a more prestigious institution.

We may not be the main players on the stage, but we have built the stage on which you play on. Under-rated: the ones who were accepted after all the top schools said no, but we are proud of that. There is strength in the pursuit to prove to those "top schools" that we can still achieve more than them. And we have. Multi-cultural: a mush-pot of a little bit of every culture you can think of. We are definitely not one color.

There isn't much of a stereotype about my school that comes to mind. What I do hear about my school involves the students as a whole, which is that Riverside is a reject school that everybody can get into, but from my understanding people this year were rejected. Other then this, everyone is very accepting and there is no judgement

As a university with an unusually high rate of commuters, as well as a location in a not-super-fancy-city, UC Riverside is often deemed a "ghetto" school. They say that it takes three UCR students to screw in a lightbulb: one to steal the lightbulb, one to screw it in, and one to drive the getaway car... But personally, we like to consider ourselves "ghetto fabulous." We take pride in the fact that we're from varying socio-economic backgrounds, and it's these experiences that make each & every student unique. We've got our hood rats, our sorority girls, our Honors brainiacs, and everything else in between. UC Riverside is an exceptional university because of its melting pot of people, all mixing together to create an outstanding education.

As a university with an unusually high rate of commuters, as well as a location in a not-super-fancy-city, UC Riverside is often deemed a "ghetto" school. They say that it takes three UCR students to screw in a lightbulb: one to steal the lightbulb, one to screw it in, and one to drive the getaway car... But personally, we like to consider ourselves "ghetto fabulous." We take pride in the fact that we're from varying socio-economic backgrounds, and it's these experiences that make each & every student unique. We've got our hood rats, our sorority girls, our Honors brainiacs, and everything else in between. UC Riverside is an exceptional university because of its melting pot of people, all mixing together to create an outstanding education.

As a university with an unusually high rate of commuters, as well as a location in a not-super-fancy-city, UC Riverside is often deemed a "ghetto" school. They say that it takes three UCR students to screw in a lightbulb: one to steal the lightbulb, one to screw it in, and one to drive the getaway car... But personally, we like to consider ourselves "ghetto fabulous." We take pride in the fact that we're from varying socio-economic backgrounds, and it's these experiences that make each & every student unique. We've got our hood rats, our sorority girls, our Honors brainiacs, and everything else in between. UC Riverside is an exceptional university because of its melting pot of people, all mixing together to create an outstanding education.