University of California-Santa Cruz Top Questions

We do care about the environment, and things are more close knit, but few of us are hippies. But it is sort of a culture to smoke pot in the woods, though it isn't required of people.

There are a lot of people who smoke weed at UCSC, however not everybody does. Yes, the weed here is dank and plentiful, and policies about smoking are relaxed, but it is easy to find people who do not smoke. In essence, the school is not filled with pot heads, although there are decent amount. Just as not everybody who attends UCSC is a stoner, not everybody who attends UCSC is a hippie. There are a few "dirty hippies" who come to class without shoes on, and some even live in the forest. But for the most part people shower regularly, and dare I say, dress trendy?

Absolutely not. Many of us come from different backgrounds and all viewpoints are respected within the classroom. Some of the students are more liberal than others. I guess if you want to call them hippies you can, but nobody goes to class naked. While we may have section outside sometimes on nice days, we don't sit in the trees.

yes, except the classes aren't quite as easy as expected

The stereotypes dealing with the campus itself are held in the organization of its ten "undergraduate colleges" which make up the University itself. The stereotypes with these colleges are only generally true and should not be taken as a rule. Crown College is the dork's playground, where world of warcraft is played on laptops in public dining areas, and ytmnd references are common; Cowell college, the first college, has a beach-side view and easy access to recreational areas, and so it seems to be a common place for the long-legged buffies and fraternity "bros" kick back; and so on. Not necessarily true, but there is some truth to these rumors none-the-less.

The stoner, liberal UCSC student is easier to fit into a stereotyped image but it is clear that the overpowering majority of students attending UCSC are incapable of being categorized into a simple group. On the same topic, UCSC students can actually be very studious and punctual. As for the LRDP, anyone who has tried to park on campus can attest to how potently UCSC needs more parking. As for UCSC students being liberal, we are living in a time when constriction to one side of the political spectrum or the other is a sign of fatal weakness. Intelligent UCSC students are carefully watching the shifting state of politics.

NO, students at every school do drugs and smoke pot.

Yes they are.

While there are definitely your fair share of potheads, partiers, and hippies at UCSC, there are also plenty of nerds, theater kids, and gamers as well. I would say that in terms of genres of students, UCSC has a pretty even distribution.

the stereotypes are as accurate as people believe...I will say however that there are a lot of liberals here. A lot of people smoke pot like they smoke cigarettes. There a lot of vegetarians/vegans; a number of students here don't identify as heterosexual; there are hippies but they aren't a significant chunk of the student body. People choose not to shower for their own reasons: water conservation (apparently we're experiencing a shortage), don't care to shower...I have seen people walking around barefoot but i've also seen a lot of people in shoes as well. the stereotypes about the colleges are accurate according to who you ask. for the most part, at least they are a accurate about the college.