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[xrangerx]

This school will skyrocket in the rankings once the med school opens

[hinduman123456789]

So i was really bummed out about going to UCR...but ever since i got here this September I have been having the best time of my life...there have been soo many parties...Princeton Review calls UCR 6th most boring school in the nations...but it's really not...UCR gives the most financial aid out of any UC...i'm paying $911 a quarter for everything and i'm having a great time...if you are debating between a cal state and UCR definately choose UCR...people talk a lot of crap but that's cause they

[usernamethatismine]

@xrangerx the medschool has been delayed :/

[usernamethatismine]

They are tearing down and buying out all the "ghetto" areas by campus just like they did at UCLA and USC. I go to UCR and it is a bomb school. It's in the middle of everything, and the city itself has a low cost of living. It's still a UC so the education is amazing. Sure, there are good and bad teachers at UCR just like any other school you go to, but overall, UCR is the shiznat! :]

[ripperduck]

What UCR has going for it is relatively low cost of living. Every other UC is in very expensive neighborhoods which make it very hard on the average student. Riverside is very cheap compared to the other campuses. That's why I went there for awhile until we moved. And the campus has great places to study, which was perfect for me as an older student, my party days are pretty much done. But college may be a waste now. WAY too expensive and it'll be hard to pay back the 40k in student loans.

[ripperduck]

@norcaljorge Riverside and Fresno are pretty similar. Dry, dusty and hot, very hot! The problem is that the UC's are jacking up tuition over 30% this year and who knows how much in the near future. So are the CalState's. I'm not sure college is the way to go anymore, unless you get mega scholarships.

But as far as the city is concerned, it's not entirely safe. High drug usage, gangs and lots of crime. But if you stay close to campus, you should be okay. Downtown is cool, quiet. I liked it.

[turtle951ie]

cool nights... yeah right. When it's 70-75 at midnight when you're trying to sleep it isn't cool lol.

[norcaljorge]

@hinduman123456789 im exactly in that situation, i dont know if i should transfer to UC Riverside or Fresno State. I have been to Fresno State many times and i kind of like the campus and the city, I havent been to Riverside so i have no idea how the campus might look like. is it a safe city? I'm interested in UCR because of the potential financial aid they can provie me there. is the weather extreme during the summer? how about winter? does it get cold? Please reply!

[amoalalo]

Im probably going there, mainly because of the medical school that will open in 2012. Its going to be good.. Its paired up with UCLA's medical school and we all know that its great.

[HermitintheRain]

@volcom4380 You forgot a few areas: arlanza, hill side and east downtown and downtown too and rubidoux. One of the best ways to tell is with a simple question: if you are a parent, which high school would you feel safe sending your teens to? They all have gangs, drugs and you name it. From Ramona to Poly to North to La Sierra and all the rest.

[arcadefire1027]

Riverside is a safe and friendly city, haha. Very untrue. It gets pretty ghetto in some places. The Canyon Crest shopping center area right by campus is really nice though. I want to move over there for next year.

[volcom4380]

Its pretty easy, Riverside is safe as long as you stay out of the northside and CB other than that its pretty much just the ghetto ass apartments on olivewood. they need to shut down the low income programs and push that shit to mo val and back to LA. I would have to say Riverside is alot safer than LA, we dont have as many gangs or areas like south central.