Chelsea
There are many people on campus who are definitely really concerned about academics, but there are probably just as many people who also like to have fun and be social. My first year I lived off campus, and that was HORRIBLE. I would definitely recommend that if you want to avoid having no social life at UCSD, to live on campus at least for your first year and to get involved as much as possible.
Parker
I don't feel that this stereotype is accurate because there are plenty of things to get involved in on campus. If you get involved then it opens up the possibilities to socialize but if you don't get involved in student organizations then there really isn't anything else to do and you will end up just sitting in your dorm room studying.
amber
In part, yes. UCSD is less social than other universities. However, you can definitely find fun, especially if you are involved in greek life. You just have to look a little bit harder than you may at other "party schools". There is a diverse population of students at UCSD, although there are a lot of science majors, there are people of every major all over the place.
Torry
I think I would have agreed with these stereotypes my first or second year, but I have really seen an all-campus effort to offer more programming for students. During my final year, bear (beer) gardens were reintroduced... making alcohol somewhat more available here on campus. Diversity means a lot of things, but when it comes to ethnicities... there is a very small population of African Americans and Hispanic & Latin Americans when considering the makeup of California. And yeah, UCSD students as a whole are smarter than the other campuses.
Jennifer
In some sense, yes, this stereotype is accurate. UCSD can be really boring when you compare it to other colleges, however UCSD is what you make of it. If you get involved and take the extra initiative to put yourself out there, it definitely will NOT be boring. For example, I got involved in almost anything that I found interesting and now my schedule is so packed at times that I hardly have any time to myself! If you get involved, you'll have more fun and you'll probably like UCSD a whole lot more!
wendy
they are all smart, you have to be pretty smart to get into ucsd. a lot of people can surf, but not everyone. it is not that we are anti-social, but a lot of people do not want to come out to events because they rather study. but we have a lot of on campus events that are very social and fun.
Ami
No. I think that UCSD has a very active social atmosphere. There are times where students can be caught up in their classes but that is understandable in a quarter system. The women here are beautiful, too. We are just smart and beautiful, which people don't see much of so it throws them off.