University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

somewhat; there is a lot of partying and a drug presence but that with a majority of colleges. and yes UCSB is the "whitest" UC

No, see above.

yes, but they are a little extreme

Unfortunately, these stereotypes are incorrect, or at least from what I can percieve. Most all students who attend this university have an above average gpa, are involved in many extracarriculars, and know how to balance their academic and social lives.

for some, yes. There is a lot of partying that goes on, but not ALL the time. You can choose not to go out, if that's how you feel.

Not at all! Coming here opened my eyes to how different people actually are! There are the beautiful people that people expect, but most of those people are more dedicated to their work than the others. If you want you can go drink any night of the week, but doing that for 2 weeks results in a need for seriously hibernation.

No! It's definitely a different way of life out here, life is good! Everyone knows how to have a good time and stuff is always going on. But people I meet here are brilliant. Students just balance out how much we have to study with how much we like to have fun! I'd say a majority of people are super involved, work, go abroad, and there a lot who double major.

A little, we do party a lot but school is really hard and the students here are very smart.

Both of these are accurate. D.P. (Del Playa), is packed nearly every day of the week. Don't let anyone tell you that UCSB is not a party school, because they're lying. Just keep in mind that nearly every other University in America parties just as hard.

Not really. Some students do party a lot, but many people get good grades, or else they wouldn't be here.