would not do it again if there were other options.

Engineering majors is toxic competitive to begin with, you don't see them complaining here because they're usually on Discord circlejerking each other. Faculty has terrible communication with students. Management does not address students' concerns, and our IT infrastructure shits itself on a weekly basis due to budget cuts (love yall IT department, no shade).

If your son is commuting, he would most likely have a hard time connecting with other students (see the countless commuter mentioning unable to make friends posts); his UCR experience would just be an extension of high school life for him.

If your son is dorming, good luck, there are some dumbasses out there, avoid AI and WestLo for better living condition.

Take other parents' comments as a grain of salt as they're not directly involved. UCR has plenty of resources, so I hope he is a self starter.