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The University of California Riverside - Surrounding City Ratings
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By Gender  | | Male | C | | Female | C+ |
| By Major | | Art & Design Department | D | | Biology | C+ | | Business - Management and Administration | C | | Chemical Engineering | A+ | | Chemistry | A+ | | Computer Science | F | | Economics | C | | English | C- | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | D+ | | Math | B | | Mechanical Engineering | B+ | | Philosophy | F | | Physics | B | | Political Science | C | | PreMed and Medical | D- | | Psychology | A- | | Sociology | C- | | Undecided | B- | | Video/Media | C |
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Quotes touching on Surrounding City | “... Parking is ridiculous, most undergrad commuters can count on walking around a quarter mile before actually walking past a school building on thei...” |
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5) City - Riverside, as a city, is DEAD ...” |
| “... The real action begins when it’s time for the student panels, comprised of members of each ethnicity giving their two cents (clearly an overva...” |
| “... The city is dirty, the air is dirty, and quite a few of the permanent residents have multiple felony convictions ...” |
| “... the people aren't fun, the campus is ugly, riverside is a really crappy city ...” |
| “... ) and a particular affinity with the City of Riverside for some reason (I'm not sure why most people would, my ex-girlfriend got out and has staye...” |
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CITY IS GHETTO, CRACKHEADS WALKING AROUND AT NIGHT IS EXPECTED ...” |
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The city itself is a smothering wasteland, the most sprawling suburban area in the country according to one study ...” |
| “... However, Riverside the city is horrible ...” |
| “... One cool thing about Riverside is that the city is rather large 280,000+ (top 10 city in California) so there are plenty of malls, retail shops,...” |
| “... However, Riverside the city isn't too nice, and there seems to be a lot of poverty and crime past a one-mile radius of the campus ...” |
| “... I didn't have trouble registering for my classes, I was able to actually have fact time with my professors, and the city is a great study environ...” |
| “... I know a UCR alum making $50, 000 a yr working for the city of long beach as a result of an internship ...” |
| “... I have so many memories from the school and city and have made life long friends ...” |
| “... The city is currently underway on huge infrastrucutre projects and there are things for students to do both night and day, like the UV ...” |
| “... and ppl seem to somehow connect the city of riverside with the school it self ...” |
| “... This is the simple truth (if you can comprehend it); Riverside as a city ranks low in the so-cal social stratosphere (caste) ...” |
| “... I understand that many young people want that 'fairy tale' college experience where you go to the ideal school in the ideal city and you hang out...” |
| “... im from a suburban city up north, and riverside isnt the slightest bit scary ...” |
| “... Social life in Riverside can seem none existent at points because the city of Riverside itself, I have to admit, can get a bit dull at points ...” |
| “... The city of Riverside can get a bit dull but that is on my part because I have not been to a lot of places in Riverside ...” |
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The surrounding city is not as pretty as the campus ...” |
| “... i personally loved the city ...” |
| “... City has profound pollution problems, and is chock full of gangstas, drug hotels, and methamphetamine ...” |
| “... Furthermore, the city is always up to support a student by providing internships (although these positions are often not paid unless you have a...” |
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The actual city of Riverside is rather dull and well, kind of ugly ...” |
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The situation is definitely not alleviated by the city and campus aesthetics ...” |
| “... Finally, the book-sourced multiple choice exams test your capacity for memorizing the sheer volume of all this useless crap over the course of t...” |
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