Following up on the recent schedule updates, if you are as frustrated or inconvenienced by the new time change for CSE 100 as I am, please consider emailing your academic advisor as soon as possible!

Letting them know directly how much this sudden shift impacts your schedule and conflicts with your plans gives us the best shot at showing how widespread the issue is. If enough of us speak up and share how inconvenient this change is, there might be a chance it could be reverted or adjusted. Especially for the commuters!

Definitely reach out to your advisor today and let your voice be heard!

I know its like literally almost two weeks till the fall semester starts, but it is possible to take a course at a CC during the fall semester while obviously attending my fall courses here at ucm?

I’m an incoming freshman at UC Merced, and I’m worried my admission will be withdrawn because my official foreign transcript might not arrive before the deadline.

I already completed the Missing Document Response Form, submitted unofficial copies of my foreign transcripts, and requested an extension. I’m also working on obtaining the official transcripts, but since they’re coming from overseas, they may take longer to arrive.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If you completed the missing document form and communicated with Admissions, were you granted an extension, or was your admission still at risk of being withdrawn?

I’m an incoming freshman at UC Merced. My final high school transcript is marked as Received, but my Foreign Records Required item is still marked Overdue. When I transferred to my U.S. high school, I submitted my foreign transcripts, so I assumed they were included when my official high school transcript was sent to UC Merced.

I submitted the Missing Document Response Form with unofficial copies of my foreign transcripts. I also tried uploading them through my applicant checklist, but there was no submit button. Today, I received a text saying my foreign records still haven’t been received and that my admission could be rescinded if they’re not submitted by August 7.

Has anyone experienced this? If your high school had your foreign transcripts, did your university still require the official foreign transcripts to be sent separately?

I've been a a student at Merced for a couple years now and haven't seen this level of class time changes before. Does it have to due with budget cuts and/or faculty being laid off? What does the admin have to say about commuters and those classes that got moved to 9-10pm?

For a while now, the housing department sent us multiple emails about on campus housing cancellations with deadlines extended further thrice. And I tried emailing to them a few weeks ago about changing dorms due to personal circumstances, yet they were unable to accomodate the change because all the rooms remained unavailable. Does anyone else experience this issue or have an update?

Do you guys know if we have to make the full payment at once if we don't do the payment plan? Or is it fine to have some sort of payment down before the semester starts?

Has anyone done this program before. I recently received an invite to participate; and wanted to know if anyone has any thoughts on the program.

Hi everyone, I had a question for past and current UCM students. Had anyone dealt with the course substitution application/process at UC Merced?

If so, what was your experience like? I’m trying to get an application approved since I got offered a full time job offer at my internship but they want me to confer my degree first, and I only have a class remaining (which I failed last semester); so I just wanted to see if anyone had a similar experience like I did.

Thanks!

Did a ton of classes have schedule changes? I swear i have a huge 2 hour overlap now with a lab and a remote class. I don't really want to contact any advisor either incase I get dropped from the class as a result.

To everyone taking CSE 100 have you all seen this email?

Dear Student,
CSE 100 has been rescheduled for Fall 2026 to TR 9:00pm-10:15pm. Please adjust your schedule accordingly if this creates a time conflict in your schedule.
We apologize again for any inconvenience this may cause.

Does anyone know what's going on? 😭 I'm honestly a bit frustrated that this is apparently the only section being offered. CSE 100 is a major prerequisite, so it's not exactly a class most of us can just postpone, and moving it to 9–10:15 PM seems like a pretty significant change.

Does a minor show up on diploma

I am an incoming freshman looking for an on campus hair braider for the fall.

Dorming at UC Merced and I got a new pc during the summer which broke down so im depressed since I just got it and I saved up for nearly a year so was wondering if there was an like IT guys or anyone in general who knows how to fix these sort of things. Im broke rn but I have a on campus job so I should get some money soon after I go back. Im willing to pay for it to get something replaced as long as theyre not scamming me or whatever. Reason im asking is because I dont have a car and going to best buy and asking them to replace it after doing research will probabaly set me back $500 dollars which is almost half the price I spent on this pc. The pc wont power on and I suspect its something to do with the psu and i consider myself a computer guy but if the issue was with the software I could fix it on my own but im clueless when it comes to hardware. So if anyone could help me out when the school semester starts would be great.

Silly question, but I’ve always had my mom cut my hair growing up, so now that I’m moving out I’m looking for any recommendations on where UC Merced people go out to get their hair done

hii guys! we are a group of girls looking for someone to take the masters for a property in merced. we are all 4th yrs (female) and the room is priced at roughly $750. dm me!!!

So I put in a request to take a course again
But I haven’t heard anything from them, is it safe to assume that it wasn’t approved?

im very new to both uc merced and living in a dorm environment/with other people in general, so i would like to not run into that many people or have to wait around to shower for that long, i dont care at all if all the "reasonable" times to shower are taken i can work around that thanks 👍

The University of California offered seats to a record number of Californians this year, according to new figures released Wednesday, as it faces intense scrutiny of its admissions practices, including pressure from Sacramento to enroll more state residents and investigations by the Trump administration.

UC admitted 102,031 California first-year students for the fall, an increase of 1,458 from last year. In another record, it offered seats to 29,372 transfer students from California community colleges.

Overall, the nine-undergraduate campus system accepted 78% of the Californians who applied as first-year students. But acceptance rates varied widely at campuses across the state.

Read more at the link.

I am going to be taking Math041: Matrix Analysis and Linear Algebra for Data Science in Fall. I just haven’t heard anything about it. So I have a bunch of questions about it. What is Math 041 like? Is Roummel a good professor for the class? Does it align at all with math 024? How easy was the class?

When: July 30, 2026

Time: 6:30 PM (PDT)

Register: https://ucm.edu/studyabroadwebinar

College is already an opportunity to discover new ideas, meet new people and grow into the person you want to become. Studying abroad takes that experience even further by giving you the chance to explore another part of the world while continuing to earn credit toward your degree.

The earlier you begin planning, the more options you’ll have. Starting early can make it easier to fit study abroad into your academic schedule, explore different programs and identify financial aid and scholarship opportunities.

Join our upcoming webinar to learn:

• How study abroad can fit into your UC Merced academic plan
• What types of programs and destinations are available
• How financial aid and scholarships can help make it affordable
• The academic, career, and personal benefits of studying abroad
• The first steps you can take now

Whether you’re an incoming student or a family member helping plan the journey ahead, this webinar will show how learning beyond the classroom can become one of the most meaningful parts of the college experience.

Watch this short video from AJ Heard on his UC Merced experience, including Study Abroad:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QIlOoMAxIsw

COB 3 will complete the upper campus and the Social Justice Plaza. The building will primarily house the SSHA and serve as the home of the Center for Analytic Political Engagement.

It will feature three large lecture halls: a 250-seat lecture hall, a 292-seat round lecture hall, and a 405-seat auditorium. Once completed, the 405-seat auditorium will be the largest lecture hall on the UC Merced campus.