University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

not entirely. you have to be smart and well-rounded to get into this school in the first place! students come here to do well and get a great education..partying is just sort of like a part time job..but something we enjoy!

I would have to say that although we do have a great time, party lots and have college experiences that are a little wild, we are students just like others who will go through the stages of learning our alcohol tolerances, etc.

There are some spoiled white rich kids, but i wouldn't say that's the majority.

yes

In reality, yea, we party a lot, but we all get our work done too. I believe it's a balance between social and academic life that puts us ahead of everyone else in the real world. When it comes to finding a job, lets be real- it's primarily networking, ability to work well with other, and people skills that are huge factors in job selection, rather than what classes you took in college.

They are accurate if you want them to be. I know a lot of people who party on weekends but also a lot during the week. I don't do much of that because I am on the crew team and we pledge to be dry for most of our season.

Maybe for some people, but not the majority.

No, although Isla Vista has many parties, almost everyone i meet at UCSB is very intelligent and focused. The difference is that these kids have an ability to be social and complete their school work successfully. It is great to see the same people you are out with on saturday night in the library the next night studying for hours.

Yes.

Though it may be true, the majority of the student population is extremely academic, so I would say no. We do have many Southern California student with blonde hair who live by the beach, myself included, but we came to college to go to learn and that is our priority.