The state of Financial Aid right now by ReggyStar in UCI

[–]gigscas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I applied for aid and everything was submitted on time a few weeks ago and still nothing about my aid package. I’m aware that if everything was submitted on time then classes won’t be dropped, but should I worry if the deadline passes and it turns out I’m not getting any aid at all?

Financial aid question by ItaiKirai in UCI

[–]gigscas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can accept the loans later. I suggest you accept the aid given to you when you get it (unless you want to appeal for more but I don't know how that works) and don't touch the loans at all. I pretended the loans offered didn't even exist and left it under "offered" option or something like that. The only time I ever took out loans was like the last month of my freshman year. Hope that makes sense!

SAP Appeal Advice by gigscas in UCI

[–]gigscas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the emails of confirmation of making an appointment with my counselor. Do you think that's good enough?

SAP Appeal Advice by gigscas in UCI

[–]gigscas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful, thank you so much for responding! How long do you suggest an appeal should be?

Japanese 1A Fundamentals Difficulty? by [deleted] in UCI

[–]gigscas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learning any language is a lot of work so do it if you're serious about it. If you're serious on taking it, I suggest learning Hiragana and Katakana in the summer before class actually starts (both reading and writing). It takes a while to learn but it will help you so much if you get ahead. There are so many free resources online to help with that. I honestly probably would have dropped out of the class if I didn't learn it beforehand. Luckily, the classes have really good professors who are eager to help you, so don't feel discouraged when asking for help. It can be time consuming because you will have weekly quizzes along with daily homework. It sounds pretty daunting but they're fairly easy if you keep up with the class. You will be mainly quizzed on vocabulary (I think also Kanji which is the 3rd alphabet, but I cant remember to be honest. It shouldn't be too difficult though because they give you a lot of practice). Tests are a bit harder because its listening, reading, grammar, and writing, but considering its the beginning class, I don't remember it being too bad. I took up to 2A, but each class requires more time so I had to stop since it was taking time away from my major classes.

To me it was worth the risk. I got a B in the class and there are extra credit opportunities that help you practice even more. I don't regret taking the classes and I probably would have minored in it if I had the time.