We visited UC Davis so my daughter could take a look at the campus. It's one of the schools she is…read moreconsidering applying to. This is the largest and most spread out campus we visited. There is a lot of walking involved. This is the place to rack up Fitbit steps. Many students ride their bikes around campus, and there are many bike circles (roundabouts) at intersections to help keep traffic flowing smoothly. I think everyone should come here to learn how to manœuvre around a roundabout (especially people who shop at Costco Santa Clara because they can not figure out the new roundabout they installed in the parking lot). The campus has changed quite a bit over the decades. There are many new buildings, and many old ones being demolished. There is a large new visitor parking lot and a nice Visitor Center near it. The visitor center is a good place to grab a map and make a comfort stop before exploring the campus. You can also schedule a tour before you arrive. There is a mini gift shop at the Visitor Center. I suggest going to the store at the MU for a larger selection of gifts and souvenirs. Check out the arboretum (near the Visitor Center) if you have time. The Memorial Union is the center of the universe. You'll find student services, a place to pick up or return Amazon packages, the bookstore/gift shop, the game room (it's downstairs; has bowling, billiards and gaming computers), and most importantly food and coffee. Another place to find food is at the Silo, where there are some food vendors indoors and food trucks outdoors. We visited various dorm buildings on campus and also off campus housing. We even saw cows near Tercero (dorm). And also checked out downtown Davis, which is no longer the "sleepy" downtown I remembered it to be decades ago. There's definitely a wider variety of restaurants in Davis today. Trader Joe's is near campus, how cool is that? The Chem 194 building (large lecture hall) has been renamed to Rock Hall. The steps out front leading up to the front doors seem much shallower than I remembered them to be. In my mind, the steps were more numerous, similar to the steps in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (think: Rocky movie). Ok, my memory must be fuzzy, after all, it was a long time ago since I was an undergrad here.... This would be a good place to go for the college town experience, with the pleasant side effect of graduating with a decent education... but does this really matter? How many of us go on to do something that is related to what we studied in college? It's more about the journey, the experiences we have and the people we meet along the way. .

2/18/26- Just found…read moreout my oldest received his email of acceptance into the M.S. program!!! I am so happy for him! He's worked so hard and this was truly a joyous moment.. He applied for another program, so I'm hoping that arrives soon.. He does have other applications that he submitted so, we will see where he goes.. If UcDavis can provide what he needs, this will be the first choice.. (his goal: to go to the Okinawa Institute )..! Thank you for allowing my son to truly venture out into this world with so many opportunities..

I took classes here this past semester and it was surprisingly easy to locate around. To be fair, I…read moregot lost my first and confused the other building for it. There's a lot of parking and it's pretty quiet. Across the street is a small cafe and there aren't much people around on Fridays.

So in my final lecture of the semester after a spotty dictation of text copied and pasted (from…read moresaid website), a line from a student presentation has decided to haunt me for the rest of my days at this institution: "...and the website didn't say anything else so that's the end of my presentation." *crickets chirping*

Thought this would be a more reasonably priced place for my dogs TPLO surgery due to it being a…read moreteaching hospital. I was very disappointed with the quote I was given.

$300 for emergency care because my dog was having seizures. I was there for several hours and left…read morewith nothing but oral medication. After I left my dog had another seizure (his fifth that day).

Ive been on hold for more than 55 mins and the phone will randomly hang up?? no follow up calls not…read moreeven saving my space in line its so stupid

I am completely shocked and disappointed that such a large university would run their financial aid…read moreoffice so poorly. I am a parent who contacted the financial aid office with a question on 2/9/2024. The student who I was unfortunate enough to talk to, Claudia had no idea how to answer my question. Instead of just telling me she did not know, she kept repeating herself with the same useless information that had nothing to do with my question. When I asked if I could speak with someone else who may be able to answer my question she became extremely rude. She refused to let me talk to anyone else and told me she was the only one who could help me and no one else worked in the office except supervisors who were busy and could not speak with me. I asked if I could make a future appt to speak with someone and she said "no". How could a university a large as UC Davis have a financial aid office run by such a rude and uninformed student. This student should not be working with the public or parents or be representing the University in any way. So disappointing, especially for an office as important as financial aid at such a large university.

Vastly overpriced, but that is to be expected given that it is a college store meant for excited…read morestudents and parents. Good place to get something in an emergency (like if you forgot a calculator and have an exam), but you will likely be charged well over market price. The store has a wide variety and nice selection of goods. You can find plenty of products from most categories. Academic supplies, clothing, food products, books, toys. In terms of service, I really wouldn't expect anything one way or another. Not because they are bad or anything; the employees here are predominantly students of the school itself. This means employment is a bit of a revolving door, so they may not be able to help if you need something specific. Overall, I quite like this place. It isn't cheap, but it is certainly useful and convenient.

Love this store! We can always find discounted merch and everything UCD. We couldn't help but get…read morean Aggie sweatshirt, cap, and a few souvenirs on our visit.

The GSM's Full-Time MBA Program could best be characterized as a dumpster fire placed within a…read morefire-proof Ikea box. On the outside, it looks approachable, legitimate, and while not a Top 25 FT MBA Program, still reputable as UC Davis is objectively a good school. The program typically draws a small cohort of bright students from Sac and the Bay Area along with some very talented international students. Yet once you bypass the superficial protective outer layer, you realize the reality is a program rife with complacency, lack of accountability, and absolutely not worth the ROI. A lot of GSM's flaws are not unique - they can be found in probably the vast majority of b-schools, even highly ranked ones. However, the main issue here is GSM's entire foundation is faulty and due to their lower ranking, there is no incentive to improve or be held accountable. If you are going to a FT MBA program seeking to change careers, unless you want to work in finance for Intel, Keysight, Anthem, or Kaiser, GSM is not going to have the pipelines, resources, or even basic will to help get you where you want to go. No one expects GSM to have T20 recruiting pipelines, but the reality is pretty sobering. Staff and key administrators see these job hunt struggles every year. They are used to it. They ultimately do not care. GSM's FT MBA is barely clinging to the fringe of relevancy and its alumns are fragmented. To use a popular boxing idiom - GSM punches below its already underwhelming weight and simply fails to even show up to the boxing ring, opting instead to eat Sbarro pizza at a regional mall and miss the fight altogether. If you have more than $500 to your name, I guarantee that you have more money than GSM gets on average from each alumni class annually in terms of donations/gifts. I'm now 5 years removed from graduation and while I'm proud of my career accomplishments, I feel GSM destabilized me more than it did successfully enable career transition or get me on the right track. I was trying to transition from multi-sector advertising/ marketing into more strategic product marketing. That is not a stretch or an unrealistic career transition. If anything it should be a layup as far as career services is concerned. GSM's emphasis right now is on growing its MSBA program and launching its new MS in Management programs. MPAc will always be stable because of the demand for accountants. GSM's FT MBA is an afterthought and its main purpose is to enable the existence of the PT and Online MBA Programs. Poets and Quants just honored GSM's Dean with Dean of the Year accompanied by a lengthy hero worship article highlighting how he's "leading a revolution." The FT MBA is not mentioned once - since the publication, the Dean, and anyone with half a brain knows GSM's FT MBA is fading into obscurity as the top schools further consolidate the majority of applicants and it's harder than ever to justify ROI from lower tier schools. Won't stop GSM from milking it for all it's worth though on the way down. GSM has been proudly highlighting growing overall enrollment, while conveniently omitting how the FT MBA is falling in all major annual rankings. U.S. News and World Report is widely regarded as the definitive b-school ranking, and GSM's FT MBA fell out of its Top 50 several years ago, which is frankly embarrassing. Now GSM highlights 3rd tier rankings that either emphasize only public unis, aren't participated in by most of the top 20ish schools, or that prioritize student to faculty ratio, which GSM knows it can game due to its small cohort sizes. That Top 20 Public FT MBA from Bloomberg 23-24 they highlight? They just dropped 26 spots in the 24-25 edition. They'll keep featuring 23-24 though hoping no one notices. Grasping at straws. I learned a lot and made some lifelong friends in the program. I think GSM's FT MBA cohorts are very smart and it was truly an honor to learn with them and from them over the course of those two academic years. However - I cannot recommend their FT MBA Program for all the reasons stated above.

The school of management here at my alma mater is very polite and provide quality communication and…read moreservices. The 4/5 star reflects the inflexibility of touring a course on the day of. Disappointed but happy about their quality service despite my ruthlessness. Kept it 100% professional. Much respect and hope we gain some rankings in the future! Bless up. PS: On second thought they might've wanted to prepare a course befitting and reflective of the quality they provide. 5/5

Another aging building on campus. Compared to Shields Library, it's smaller and feels more…read moreinviting. The 2nd floor is great for group work while the third floor is great for a more silent environment. Large tables are everywhere and the chairs are slightly padded. I feel like bathrooms are something UC Davis always skimps on. Old buildings always seem to undergo some type of minor renovations but it always excludes the bathrooms. Consequently, the small tiles have gathered decades of grime and filth. It doesn't help that they only seem to be cleaned once a day. There's only a single occupancy restroom for men on the 2nd floor.

Nice and quiet. Great place to study and lots of plugs. I…read moreused to tutor in here simply because we could have a giant table on an empty floor, though it seems to be a little more busy recently. Even if it's busy everyone is very quiet, not like Shields with all the chatter. Just not a fan of the computers not being part of the normal page printing. They're a part of repro so you end up having to pay a minimum of $5 even if you want 1 page. They're also extremely extremely slow, I don't think they've updated the computers in over a decade. I just complain because they're the closest to Mondavi and I sometimes have to print and don't want to walk all the way to Olson, it's probably not a problem for most people. I've never used them, but they have legos to play with when you walk in, seems like fun :)

Okay who designed this building. Even with a map I still get lost. Maybe that's why everyone calls…read moreit the DEATH STAR. I know i'm not the only one who gets lost here. I see people wandering around all the time. The SS&H building is the home of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology and a Psychology Lab. AKA College of Letters and Science & History. You can also find offices, classroom, computer labs and a very nice library for Agricultural and Resource Economics. The Ag & Resource Economics library is on the 5th floor on the west side of the building, from there you get a great view of the campus, and if you can get past the locked door you could get roof access. Other then schooling this building is a great place to play ditch, capture the flag & have nerf wars. A little side note: The DEATH STAR is said to be the secret headquarters of the Campus Crusade for Chaos and Confusion. A secret group on the UC campus.

Oh keane, you so crazy…read more So they told us that it was to facilitate communication that they designed the "death star" the way that it is. But what I heard is it actually was part of a scare about students rioting, and making sure they are easily contained. You will see similar buildings on most college campuses, usually just 1 or 2 because the riots stopped and they realized how stupid the design is. You can also tell if the administartion is scared of protests/riots because they will remove a handle from one side of a double door, this is so they can not be chained together. Anyways, the only thing good about the "death star" was to play tag or hide and seek. Make sure to not break a leg. . . they may never find you.

Got to take a tour of the RMI facilities for the first time as part of a work conference -- this…read moredefinitely was not around when I attended UC Davis! First stop was the Sensory Theatre to hear about the Olive Center and do a few olive oil tastings. We also stopped at the pilot winery, pilot brewery, tomato/peach processing labs, and dairy lab to hear about all the work they're doing there. I hear you can also do tastings at the Honey and Pollination Center. It really is a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified facility for both Viticulture and Enology, and Food Science and Technology. Walking tour lasts an hour or so for groups of 15 or more, can be setup through their website. Parking nearby includes the Gateway Structure, or parking lots #1 or #2, permits can be purchased. Located at the south side of campus by the Mondavi Center, Alumni Center, and Conference Center, it's a very nice addition to the ever-growing University. Makes me proud to be an Aggie!

Gorgeous new facility for the advancement of the science and art of winemaking. Set on the edge of…read morethe UC Davis Campus, this new state of the art food science facility has several labs for advancing the food science, brewery technology and winemaking. UC Davis' annual open house, Picnic Day, is a great opportunity to visit the center and see what it is doing for these areas of science that are so important to California's economy.