University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

I don't have enough information to accurately answer this question. I'm also biased, given that I am in a sorority and only represent a portion of the UCSB students. In my opinion, the majority of UCSB students often takes part in the IV night scene, which includes a great deal of social networking and drinking alcohol, therefore confirming that particular stereotype. In addition, I am in a sorority and the major difference I would indicate is the ability to participate in added social events during the week and dress-up in themed clothes. As for promiscuity and substance usage, it depends on the individual, which wouldn't differ from the population outside the Greek community.

No, I believe that UCSB has a good balance between people who like to have fun and people who like to study.

To a certain degree. We do party hard, but people forget that we are also one of the country's top research institutions and we have an extremely impressive faculty.

Being in the greek system it is hard to tell, but talking to other students in greek systems at other schools, i believe it could be said that we do party a lot more than some other schools, however almost every school has students who party, and i believe that being a student here has forced me to learn how to balance my social life with my studies, a also believe that santa barbara has very intelligent students who for the most part have learned to do the same.

sometimes i feel like they are. there is a lot of emphasis on partying on this campus but there is plenty of other stuff too if you just look a little harder and lots of nice genuine people

As a matter of fact, UCSB is a party school, but it differs from other party schools because it is actually really hard to get accepted into UCSB. We are proud to say that we go to the most intelligent party school in the nation Everyone who goes here is extremely intelligent, but at the same time know how to balance their academic lives with their social lives. Every girl in my sorority seems to have had at least a 4.0 in highschool and was involved in sports, student government etc.

In my experience, the positives much more than the negatives-except yes a profuse amount of drinking. I mean it's college though c'mon.

No, i feel that students here take school seriously. They may go out a lot but they also work a lot. It goes both ways.

for some people yes, but there are plenty of students that do not drink or party.

nope, there are all sorts of different people here and different activities that allow everyone to find their niche. i am one of the beach lovers, however not remotely hippie-ish and am so happy with my choice to come here that even my mom is cared that i wil never come home!