Christina
The University of California, Santa Cruz, is unique in that it is located in the same community where my grandmother lives. Being raised on the East Coast, Massachusetts, I only visited with my maternal grandmother once a year during summer vacations. Once I graduated high school, I began my journey west towards California. After nearly ten years of travelling around the country and living in Colorado, I finally decided to enroll in college at UCSC. I chose to live with my grandmother, and I partially credit her support and friendship in inspiring me to succeed at the university.
Kathy
It's the largest campus in the nation. You live in the middle of the redwood forest, but still have the opportunity to go to the beach and participate in some city fun. We're very environmentally friendly; there are recycling bins galore. Students here tend to be very liberal, but open to different perspectives. There is a special residence system where there is a large university community, but you get to live in a specific college. This makes adapting to the school and making friends a lot easier. It has one of the top linguistics programs in the nation.
Brian
My school is unique in that it is set in a beautiful location. The environment around campus as well as off campus is very helpful as motivation to do well in my studies, as well as anything else I do. It is known for much of the research done about the environment, and does it's best in every way to be a green campus.
Emily
This school is unique because it does not have a football team and it is very spread out. We are surrounded by beautiful redwood trees while also being fairly close to the ocean. Our campus is full of enviornmentalists and there are a bunch of really fun clubs you can join. The downtown area is close and fun and there is a lot of activities always going on. There have also been some pretty cool concerts and parties to go to.
Sajira
I would say the entire college experience at Santa cruz is unique compared to any other college. Santa Cruz provides smaller communities within separate colleges and a beautiful campus that makes stress almost impossible to succumb to/
Fiona
When people step onto the UCSC campus it is almost as if they?ve stepped into a time machine instead. Everyone here invokes the spirit of the sixties by expressing love and tolerance of one another, and none are singled out for their oddities but are rather embraced. Though some might find this social behavior backwards, our campus boasts some of the most forward thinkers of our generation. By stressing the importance of being environmentally conscious and by pushing social boundaries to form a more unprejudiced community, UCSC fosters academically driven individuals who take action in that which they believe.
Antoinette
There is no shortage of animals there are deers and racoons and all kinds of bugs. The scenery is nice because you can see the forest as well as the beach simply by standing on a cliff and looking in a different direction.
brianda
enviromentally friendly, has ten colleges that focus on specific issues
Diana
The school I attend is very social, almost everybody gets along, living in the dorms felt almost like home because the people that I met there were very friendly. The school is enviromentally friendly and I love the fact that the beach is close by and that there are many tress on campus.