[mai_ichihara]

I got rejected from UCLA =[
So I'm going to UCI
I've been there so many times for visiting, program training [red cross] and etc. that I'm getting bored of it.
I'm planning to dorm my first year and then commute later on. One reason why I don't like UCI is because its so damn close...and I'll be seeing a lot of the same people over again =[

Anyways, my major is biochem.
Anyone with that major here?

[mai_ichihara]

OHHH...im scanning over some soompier's post and i think someone mentioned Middle Earth. today, i went to UCI again...and was around that area. It seems pretty social and fun. Can anyone tell me about the dorming at UCI? where should i dorm?

[vc1188]

OHHH...im scanning over some soompier's post and i think someone mentioned Middle Earth. today, i went to UCI again...and was around that area. It seems pretty social and fun. Can anyone tell me about the dorming at UCI? where should i dorm?

I really like Middle Earth. It houses less people so it's a smaller, more tight-knit community. It has more community-based activities and events. Mesa, however, houses a lot more people and is physically a lot bigger, so it's more dead. Plus, they don't have as many community-based activities. Another thing that doesn't seem to be a big deal but is, is dining. Mesa ONLY has Mesa Commons, which seems to serve worse-quality food (even Mesa residents agree). Middle Earth has two dining halls- Pippin and Brandywine. The food there is better in my opinion, and there are more options. Brandywine also offers take-out lunches on weekdays which is a nice plus.

[lalaloo]

hello anteaters, i'm going to irvine in the fall too :D
and i'm confused about housing as well, i've never visited the campus so it's kinda hard to choose..
what's the difference between Arroyo Vista and Mesa Court/Middle Earth?
is it just that Arroyo Vista doesn't have dining?

also, they told us to choose "FYEP" for housing if you're going in undecided/undeclared..
do i have to choose a theme?...can i just....not? lol

ALSO! do you really need a car? cause they said you don't but i heard from EVERYONE else that you do.

[mai_ichihara]

I really like Middle Earth. It houses less people so it's a smaller, more tight-knit community. It has more community-based activities and events. Mesa, however, houses a lot more people and is physically a lot bigger, so it's more dead. Plus, they don't have as many community-based activities. Another thing that doesn't seem to be a big deal but is, is dining. Mesa ONLY has Mesa Commons, which seems to serve worse-quality food (even Mesa residents agree). Middle Earth has two dining halls- Pippin and Brandywine. The food there is better in my opinion, and there are more options. Brandywine also offers take-out lunches on weekdays which is a nice plus.

^ haha awesome! thanks for the info :] I'll probably sign up for Middle Earth, and hopefully i get it. Do you know if UCI allows requests for roomates? i really want to dorm with my friend =]

hello anteaters, i'm going to irvine in the fall too
and i'm confused about housing as well, i've never visited the campus so it's kinda hard to choose..
what's the difference between Arroyo Vista and Mesa Court/Middle Earth?
is it just that Arroyo Vista doesn't have dining?

also, they told us to choose "FYEP" for housing if you're going in undecided/undeclared..
do i have to choose a theme?...can i just....not? lol

ALSO! do you really need a car? cause they said you don't but i heard from EVERYONE else that you do.

hmm...i was planning to skatebord or skooter around to dorms/classes.LOL
a car would be good, but i dont think its necessary

Also, KFC and In and OUt is like within walking distance. its sorta far, but i did it!

[L0veLy<3]

i was thinking of housing in mesa. hmm..iono now. not exactly sure. but i'm just planning on getting a bike. can't use a car for everything. gonna get fat =[. lolx. iono really care where i'm dorming as long as its near walkin distance to places. i seriously hate walking or just having to go far for places.

[vc1188]

^ haha awesome! thanks for the info :] I'll probably sign up for Middle Earth, and hopefully i get it. Do you know if UCI allows requests for roomates? i really want to dorm with my friend =]

Yes, you can request specific roommates on the online housing preference form. Be VERY VERY CAREFUL to put the exact same info as your friend does or else you probably won't get that person.

Also there have been cases where two people would put each other down and also put all the same preferences and NOT get each other. So it's not 100% guaranteed

Oh, and you said you wanted to skateboard/scooter to class.. this year they started a policy where you can't bike or skateboard on Ring Road or else you might get a citation. It's really lame and a lot of students have been trying to protest but to no avail, it seems. It's okay really, because the Irvine campus is really small. It doesn't take more than 15 minutes to get to a class for me.

[neferteenie]

hello anteaters, i'm going to irvine in the fall too
and i'm confused about housing as well, i've never visited the campus so it's kinda hard to choose..
what's the difference between Arroyo Vista and Mesa Court/Middle Earth?
is it just that Arroyo Vista doesn't have dining?

also, they told us to choose "FYEP" for housing if you're going in undecided/undeclared..
do i have to choose a theme?...can i just....not? lol

ALSO! do you really need a car? cause they said you don't but i heard from EVERYONE else that you do.

Hi future anteater!
(and fellow suju fan. ^^)

Arroyo Vista is not right on campus.
You have to take a shuttle or drive to campus.
You can walk too, but I'm not sure how long that will take...
And yes, it also doesn't have dining.
BUT...it doesn't really matter, because you can dine at the dining halls in Mesa or Middle Earth, no matter where you live as long as you have a meal plan.

As for picking themes...
I don't know how it is for AV, but for Middle Earth and Mesa, you rank the themes/interests according to the ones you like best.
It helps them decide which hall to put you in, I think...

You don't really need a car.
Of course, it's more convenient, but you don't really need one.
Just make friends who do have a car. lol

[mai_ichihara]

haha sorry guys, but another question! are the bathrooms co-ed?
my friend who is going to berkeley is freaking out because of it and i'm like her. i think i heard for guys...the bathroom only have 3 walls so people can still see you? [i'm a girl though] but is it the same thing? i've visited the campus...but didnt get the chance to look at the bathrooms.

[neferteenie]

haha sorry guys, but another question! are the bathrooms co-ed?
my friend who is going to berkeley is freaking out because of it and i'm like her. i think i heard for guys...the bathroom only have 3 walls so people can still see you? [i'm a girl though] but is it the same thing? i've visited the campus...but didnt get the chance to look at the bathrooms.

No, bathroooms are NOT co-ed. ^^
There are doors on the bathroom stalls (I think that's what you're asking, right?).
The toilets are basically something you would see in a public restroom...except only used by you and your suitemates.
Also, they're cleaned daily, during the weekdays.

[mai_ichihara]

^ Oh WOOT! haha i'm relieved! hehe

[pikapika]

i dont go to uci but all my friends go to uci...cuz i go to newsong church thats like five minutes away from uci?


i remember it took me a couple of weeks to see a nonasian student there...

[mai_ichihara]

^ lol really? when i was at UCI just a few days ago...i saw several Caucasian students. there's a mixture of races..but just more asians. but wow, a couple of weeks.

[lalaloo]

Hi future anteater!
(and fellow suju fan. ^^)

thanks for answering my questions :D
i can't wait to go visit later, the campus looks amazing.
and the dorms look fairly new from the pictures at least. :)

so what do you guys do for fun there?

[TEMPO-NESS]

wow i just came back with my bro from a tour at UCI (i live in sacramento) and i was like . The campus was so clean!! seriously! I didn't see a single piece of trash on the ground, well except for the area where all the sororities and stuff hang out. also i noticed there was hella construction going on.

[jadey]

i was thinking of housing in mesa. hmm..iono now. not exactly sure. but i'm just planning on getting a bike. can't use a car for everything. gonna get fat =[. lolx. iono really care where i'm dorming as long as its near walkin distance to places. i seriously hate walking or just having to go far for places.

really??!! Me too!! I've seen the mesa suites and they were BEAUTIFUL!!! seriously! especially the outside where all the grass is trimmed really neat and stuff. also, its not so bad on the inside as well. But, one question, on average how many people can live in one mesa suite? This was really bothering me because i heard people say that up to 50 peeps live in one suite?!! <--- thats a lot of people.

[thealmightyGOD]

ZOT ZOT ZOT ZOT ZOT ZOT!!!

wow i just came back with my bro from a tour at UCI (i live in sacramento) and i was like . The campus was so clean!! seriously! I didn't see a single piece of trash on the ground, well except for the area where all the sororities and stuff hang out. also i noticed there was hella construction going on.

yep. the new student center is done i think. they tore down an ics building i think and they're building a newer one. the lecture hall there was old and crappy anyways. the building next to the construction site is new though, opened last quarter. the lecture halls there are nice.

^ lol really? when i was at UCI just a few days ago...i saw several Caucasian students. there's a mixture of races..but just more asians. but wow, a couple of weeks.

there's plenty of other races at uci. maybe you just don't notice them? [shrugs]

[bitterSWEET]

I was wondering can you guys give me the pros and cons of dorming in mesa courts and middle earth? I was doing some research and I was thinking about middle earth so i could meet people but also the quiet environment of mesa courts. Also is pricing the same for all dorms, resident's halls? I just want more input THANKS

[mai_ichihara]

there's plenty of other races at uci. maybe you just don't notice them? [shrugs]

^ yea. i was replying to pikapika's comment about how it took that soompier a couple of weeks to see a nonasian student there. when i went...there were hispanics, indians, asians, caucasians, etc. T_T

[pikapika]

^ lol really? when i was at UCI just a few days ago...i saw several Caucasian students. there's a mixture of races..but just more asians. but wow, a couple of weeks.

oh i think i should have mentioned that i only visited a couple of days a week...of courses theres a variety of races hahaha ^.^