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jeremy m · 04-22-2006, 11:13 AM

actually, in some of the classes the student ratio is 1 to 11, and the professors do teach, not the TAs. In my personal opinion, the small classes that uc merced offers make learning much more enjoyable and exciting. Whole classes even set up study parties, meetings for breakfast, lunch, dinner ect.

Honestly, the professors at UC Merced are some of the best professors. A great percentage of the professors come to Merced after teaching from Berkeley. A big chunk of the professors have taught at Stanford, and some have even taught at Oxford. Not only that, but they're extremely nice! and very accessible. In fact, a friend of mine is taking independent study and being taught by a professor in the library, and he's getting two credits for it. Another fellow freshmen student, actually a handful of students, are going to be doing research with some of the professors this summer in applied mathematics and some are doing research at the sierra nevada areas (mountains). Its a chance to become recognized! The professors are easy to talk too, I know some of them personally. Its not uncommon for a professor to ask the student to be an aid or do research for him/her.
As for the clubs, UCMerced does offer a great number of clubs, but it has a lot of room for more. Its actually easy to form a club.
And the library is awesome! its huge, its about four stories tall. the library even has its own little private rooms that small study groups could study in. and each one is equipped with classroom size white boards and markers, and about five comfortable chairs and a table! tall cielings too, white, cool (comfortable chilly temp) rooms that the voice kinda echoes in. So if you need to study physics or just to show off your skills in physics on the whiteboard with some friends, for example, i recommend these rooms. Most of the time, one (or more) of these rooms are vacant.

Nice chairs, whiteboards, small classrooms, cool dorms, parties on thursday, clubs, accessible and brilliant professors, and research opportunities.....
a lot of fun and sure makes learning a hell of a lot more enjoyable.

04-22-2006, 11:13 AM	#38
jeremy m New Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24	uc merced actually, in some of the classes the student ratio is 1 to 11, and the professors do teach, not the TAs. In my personal opinion, the small classes that uc merced offers make learning much more enjoyable and exciting. Whole classes even set up study parties, meetings for breakfast, lunch, dinner ect. Honestly, the professors at UC Merced are some of the best professors. A great percentage of the professors come to Merced after teaching from Berkeley. A big chunk of the professors have taught at Stanford, and some have even taught at Oxford. Not only that, but they're extremely nice! and very accessible. In fact, a friend of mine is taking independent study and being taught by a professor in the library, and he's getting two credits for it. Another fellow freshmen student, actually a handful of students, are going to be doing research with some of the professors this summer in applied mathematics and some are doing research at the sierra nevada areas (mountains). Its a chance to become recognized! The professors are easy to talk too, I know some of them personally. Its not uncommon for a professor to ask the student to be an aid or do research for him/her. As for the clubs, UCMerced does offer a great number of clubs, but it has a lot of room for more. Its actually easy to form a club. And the library is awesome! its huge, its about four stories tall. the library even has its own little private rooms that small study groups could study in. and each one is equipped with classroom size white boards and markers, and about five comfortable chairs and a table! tall cielings too, white, cool (comfortable chilly temp) rooms that the voice kinda echoes in. So if you need to study physics or just to show off your skills in physics on the whiteboard with some friends, for example, i recommend these rooms. Most of the time, one (or more) of these rooms are vacant. Nice chairs, whiteboards, small classrooms, cool dorms, parties on thursday, clubs, accessible and brilliant professors, and research opportunities..... a lot of fun and sure makes learning a hell of a lot more enjoyable.