<p>Having a full on African name is awesome! The community is generally accepting to anybody. The BSU (Black Student Union) is pretty active if you are interested.</p>
<p>Dorming-- depends on which side you are in ME MESA and what kind of phase your building is, etc. but be prepared to share bathrooms with 10-20 yeah.</p>
<p>Interracial dating is very common at UCI. And no they won’t be turned off.</p>
<p>I guess its adequately hard to get into…? There’s a lot of factors that come into play here, and hard is subjective.</p>
<p>Yes, an English Major exists along with those two.</p>
<p>Best housing for freshmen… subjective again but if you’re going to be a humanities major then Mesa is probably better for you.</p>
<p>Party scene is what you make it.</p>
<p>Rape/Date Rape happens anywhere… but UCI is generally pretty safe, just make friends with the right people.</p>
<p>Roommates can be random or you can request. Rooms depends on which ME/MESA, phase, etc. but MESA rooms are considered more spacious.</p>
<p>Not even going to answer this question…</p>
<p>On-campus is more expensive (esp. dorming), but there are also cheap on-campus housing options (e.g. Campus Village)</p>
<p>I’ve seen ppl get in with high EC’s and low SAT/GPA.</p>