Jordan Bentley, who majors in business information management, had a feeling UCI would be the perfect fit, but the Los Angeles resident held off on making a decision to be sure he wasn’t just caught up in the excitement of being accepted. After attending iRISE, an overnight program in which newly admitted students explore the campus and experience UCI’s strong minority community, he immediately submitted his intent to register. Bentley, an entrepreneur with his own clothing company, Hypland, says UCI was his first choice because of its respected business school, student diversity, and easily approachable faculty and staff. Though there were many factors that “sealed the deal” for Bentley, he said he was drawn to the campus because he saw an opportunity to get plugged in and build strong bonds with his peers and professors He’s also a second-generation Anteater – his aunt and uncle are alumni.