The UCI Arboretum is a 12.5-acre botanic garden and research facility located about a mile off campus on the corner of Jamboree Road and Campus Drive in Irvine.

Art tour (ArTour): Inspired by UC Irvine campus walking tours, the art tour puts listeners in the middle of a group of parents and students following along who ask humorous and unexpected questions.

Lee is plenty knowledgeable about the UC Irvine campus, as a two-year RA as well as a campus representative who does tours. But she was still happy that her room wasn’t on Kounalakis’ itinerary.

Irvine was third in applications, behind UCLA and UC San Diego, when transfer, out-of-state and international students are included. More than 117,000 applied to UCI, a campus record.