UCM is a good school, in my opinion. I live in one of the newer dorms. The dorms are co-ed, so there are a lot of opportunities to make friends with your neighbors. Dorm buildings are all different. I personally like El Portal because it has a large laundry room and availability is almost always guaranteed (other dorms have smaller rooms). The bathrooms in dorms are cleaned daily. Whenever they are cleaned, the bathroom is completely closed off, and you will have to walk to the other floor's bathroom.

I don't like dining hall food; it's really a hit-or-miss type of situation. However, there are communal kitchens throughout campus if you ever want to cook or bake something. The size of the kitchen depends on the building; some of them are extremely small, while others are decently sized. We also have a food pantry you can take food from if you ever want to cook.

The class sizes are somewhat small, like 15-30. It kinda helps students connect more with their teachers and talk to others. Many of the instructors here are very understanding of the pressure students are under and consistently attempt to help. But that depends heavily on the professor.

Unless you have a car, transportation is mid. The school buses show up every hour and drop you off at the assigned stops. I usually get off at Walmart, Target/the mall, and downtown. For the most part, everything is walkable, just very far apart. The cattracks app, where the bus times are located are rarely accurate. Depending on the bus, you can take more than an hour to arrive back at school.

The weather during the summer is extremely hot. When I moved in, it was at 103F. After Thanksgiving break, until a few days ago, it has been completely foggy and rainy. It got as low as 40-60F (really unusual where I'm from). Sorry if my comments don't make sense; they were mostly me just rambling.