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Get the inside scoop on UC Riverside admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The admission process is quite basic as students apply to UCR through the University of California application. This application is used to apply ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I transferred it, and it wasn't too hard.   READ MORE
Current Student
While not very selective, the school is gradually becoming more competitive. I transferred in and through my own fault did not have prerequistes ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The University of Calfornia, Riverside used to have an open admissions policy where any student meeting minimum admission requirements for the Uni...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The quality of the classes for Business Administration is highly quantitative and analytical. The teachers are quite young because of the UC syste...   READ MORE
Alumni
Pretty good professors (those who spoke English). Large classes. I never had a problem getting any class in the business major that I wanted.   READ MORE
Current Student
There are many impacted majors at this University; if you've got a low G.P.A. good luck getting the classes you want, be happy IF you get the ones...   READ MORE
Alumni
I enjoyed most of my classes, although I found the required breadth classes to be a waste of time in most cases (requiring a political science maj...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
None here. The career center is a joke. It is not that respected in terms of campus recruiters or career placements.   READ MORE
Alumni
They have a great career services office, but I think a lot of companies do not yet recruit at UCR. I received a job offer before graduation.   READ MORE
Current Student
The school is not very prestigous as far as UC schools go, but there is a lot of active recruitment by companies for graduates at this school. Severa...   READ MORE
Alumni
The university provides several on-campus recruiting fairs per year for a variety of majors. I had the opportunity to complete an internship through ...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Housing is easy to get. There is many dorm and apartment facilities provided by the school. The part of the city where the University if located l...   READ MORE
Alumni
This was great! I stayed in a brand-new, clean dorm. Great facilities and beautiful campus. Great dining hall. I always felt safe and they pro...   READ MORE
Current Student
This is the area where riverside is lacking. It is a commuter school, the majority of students go home for the weekends leaving you with next to ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The area immediately around the university is relatively safe and nice; however, several blocks from the university in the Eastside Riverside are...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Almost nothing in this area. The only thing that UCR has is the Greek system. No good restaurants or cool places to hang out. Hardly any special e...   READ MORE
Alumni
This part was awesome. The Greek system there was small and a great community to be a part of. I attended UC Santa Cruz for 2 years, and the soc...   READ MORE
Current Student
I have never seen so many poor and stuck up people in my life. The people are clicky and judgemental. Only 10% of the school is in the 'Greek' s...   READ MORE
Alumni
The Barn on campus provides decent food during the day and serves as a bar at night with some local acts playing on occasion. Riverside and the s...   READ MORE

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