Peer Academic Advising

Peer Academic Advisors are juniors and seniors who are rigorously trained in academic counseling. The information we provide students comes from our personal experience as successful UCI undergraduates as well as from our intensive training. We are available during most drop-in hours in SE I, Room 102.

2007-2008 Peer Academic Advisors for the School of Social Ecology

Name: Melissa Seng
Major: Criminology, Law, and Society & Psychology and Social Behavior
Year: Senior
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Hobbies & Interests: going out to eat, dancing, working out, laughing until I cry, and being with my friends and boyfriend
Campus involvement: I work too much to be involved in anything else
Reason for choice of major: I rather want to go into the legal field or become a school counselor!
Plans after graduation: Get a job and make some money!
If there is one piece of advice I could leave Social Ecology majors: Live, laugh, and learn.

Name: Christopher Lew
Major: Psychology and Social Behavior
Minor: Management
Year: Junior
Hometown: Hacienda Heights
Hobbies & Interests: Eating, Sleeping, Exercising, Basketball, TV
Campus involvement: CA Basketball, KCCC, UCI Legal Clinic Advertising Intern
Reason for choice of major: I thought it was interesting.
Plans after graduation: Hopefully by then I'll know what I want to do with my life. I'm still undecided about my career path, but finding a fulfilling job and making good money would be nice.
If there is one piece of advice I could leave Social Ecology majors: I have three things I recommend: Study abroad before 3rd year, be truly involved with some type of organization on campus, and never burn bridges.

Name: Floyd Tran
Major: Psychology and Social Behavior & Criminology, Law and Society
Year: Senior
Hobbies & Interests: Eating delicious food, sleeping in, listening to music, dancing the night away, hanging out with my buddies, shopping for clothes I clearly cannot afford, meeting new people, and pretty much everything else a normal college student likes to do.
Campus Involvement: ASUCI Student Services Chief of Staff, Career Center Peer Consultant, REACH Peer Facilitator, Cross Cultural Center volunteer, Thai Club at UCI.
Why you love UCI: Because we are AWESOME ANTEATERS! Students here are not only ranked high academically, but we know how to have a good time. We are definitely the hotties of all the UCs!
If there is one piece of advice I could leave Social Ecology majors: GET INVOLVED! Join a club, organization, sport, or anything other than just taking classes. College is not just about taking tests. It's about broadening your perspective on the world and learning from diverse individuals that have the same passion to be successful in life as you do.

Melissa Seng Floyd Tran Chris Lew

Congratulations to Katy, Amira and Natalie - the new Peer Advisors for 2008-2009! More information about the new peers is forthcoming.