#highlanderpride

Regardless of how many units you are taking, tuition each year is $15,211 to be a full time student. If you break it down per quarter, each quarter comes out to a little over $5,000 (summer is not included). So the price per class really changes depending on how many units you are taking. If you are taking 12 units/3 classes, or 20 units/5 classes, you would divide the quarter cost by how many classes you are taking. Here is the link for tuition costs at UCR. Hope that helps!

I signed up for my classes at orientation, and I realized that my lectures also have a discussion section linked to them. What exactly is the purpose of these discussion classes? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm just not used to these different classes since I was homeschooled in high school

This isn’t a dumb question at all, a lot of incoming students actually have this question! So lectures normally have a lot of students (some classes can have up to 300!), which doesn’t allow a lot of one on one time with the professor to ask any questions you may have. The discussion is a smaller classroom setting, with around 20 students. Your discussion is led by a T.A., who will be able to help you with any questions, since it might be a little harder to ask your professor directly.

I'm planning to dorm in Pentland (double) and I was wondering if we're allowed to get bed risers to lift our beds? I just want to make sure that I can fit all my storage without making my room look cramped.

Here is a copy of UCR’s residence hall handbook. I believe you’re allowed to get bed risers, but the beds at Pentland are already risen really high, enough to fit storage bins and all the things you need under your bed. I even brought a step stool because my bed was so tall I couldn’t get on without help! LOL

Can incoming freshmen already start applying for jobs at UCR? And where?

Take a look at ScotJobs, it’s never too early to start applying!

Does the financial aid office have summer hours? Or is it the regular 9-5?

If you’re visiting campus, you can stop by the Highlander One Stop Shop (HOSS) on the first floor of the Student Services Building anytime between 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. If you can’t make it in, go ahead and give them a call at (951)827-1012. 

I'm really nervous about living on campus. I got guaranteed housing, but I chose Pentland as my top choice. I just got back from orientation, so I kind of got to see how the showers/bathrooms work. Is there ever an issue with the showers filling up fast and having to wait until someone gets out? What should I do to make myself feel more at home once I move-in?

Don’t be worried about living on campus! Living on campus will help you make friends and adapt to college life. When I lived at Pentland, there were never problems with the showers filling up because we all had different time schedules. To make yourself feel more at home, I would bring photos of family and friends and make sure you decorate your space so it feels comfortable to you. What worked well for me was bringing blankets from home because it didn’t feel like I was in some foreign, new space with all new furniture and decorations. 

If I apply for fall 2018, when do I need my 60 transferable credits by?

As a transfer student, plan to complete 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter units) by the end of the next spring term, or the spring of 2018. Here is a transfer admission checklist for UCR! 

I have just finished my first year here at UCR. I have to admit this past year was tough. Between family issues and getting in trouble with the school for plagiarism, I am determined to make my second year better than the last year. However, I have been talking to a friend who goes to another UC . Lately, Iv'e been thinking that maybe I should transfer there. It would be a great opportunity for me but Riverside is all I have known. What should I do ?