Margaret
The campus is beautiful; we are in a forest, and you can't go more than five minutes without being stunned by the veiw, whether it be of the ocean or of the redwoods. Also, it is a fantastic school; it is rated as the first schoold for research influence by Times Higher education just in 2014. Our astrophysics and computer engineering majors are amazing, and our humanities majors are fantastic as well. Also, the Bioengineering major has the most cutting edge concentrations in California, including Assistive Technology Cognitive/Perceptual, and Bioelectronics, and Biomolecular concentrations.
Bailey
My professors and the reading material that was assigned. I have lent many of the books from class and love being able to bring something I learned in lecture to a conversation. It happens more often than not. I miss the campus a lot. It is beautiful with all of the redwoods and view of Santa Cruz.
Kyle
I talk about the natural beauty of the campus, the adventures to be had downtown, and the awesome classes I've had. There's really something for everyone at UC Santa Cruz.
Alex
The location and beauty of the school.
Kristen
The campus setting is in Santa Cruz. The campus itself is set in the beautiful forest of the huge redwoods. Less than 5 minutes away on bicycle are the magnificient beaches of Santa Cruz that include awesome surf spots, sun bathing sandy beaches, and dramatic cliff faces.
Zoey
I met the best friends of my life at this school. Santa Cruz is the coolest place ever to go to school. It was close to everything, but far enough away to escape from big city life. And I mean, you're going to school in the forest, while the beach is 10 minutes away -- how could it get better?
TRINH
the friendliness, liberal, acceptance of all
Sharena
The ocean is amazing and can be seen from campus even some on campus housing units.
Tony
When I'm with my friends I mainly brag about my campus' easy going surrounding and how it changed my lifestyle with education. Though the campus limits biking and driving, it gives us(students) a feeling of being at ease and relaxation everytime we look around. Being around trees and the forest everyday puts peoples mental state, including mine, in a stressfree state because everywhere you look is beautiful and puts your thoughts in the right zone to get work done. I always feel less stressed out compared to friends at other campuses.
annette
the beautiful campus and top notch faculty.
Jessica
When I tell my friends about my school, I brag about the class sizes and personal attention we get. We have the best of both worlds; lecture classes with the professor that have anywhere from 150-300 students, and a corresponding ?section,? taught by a TA, with 20-40 students. Not only do almost every one of our professors give the lectures, but they establish office hours so that we can get one-on-one time. There is so much help, from professors, TA?s, and peers in section, that it is actually difficult to do poorly.
Leia
Santa Cruz is more than I could ever ask for. When my friends ask me what my favorite aspect of attending school at UC Santa Cruz is, a plethora of various characteristics run through my mind. The people are friendly, laid-back, and open minded, but my favorite part about being a student at UC Santa Cruz is the beautiful campus enviorment. I am surrounded by towering green trees, clad with a variety of different plants bordering the beautiful hiking trails, and all of this wonder is amidst a hilltop. I am truly blesssed to attend UC Santa Cruz.
Carli
I love the classes offered at my school. They have very interesting subjects and they all are very enjoyable.
Jennifer
When talking about my school to my friends, I inform them on how multicultural the campus is. The whole campus is split into ten different "colleges", each having its own image. There is something very beautiful and unique about the types of people that attend each college, which makes UC Santa Cruz have a variety of different people. Each college has its own stereotype, which isn't always true for every person, but is true regarding a big percentage of the whole college. It goes from computer geeks at Crown to hippies at Kresge to Asians at College Nine.
fernanda
the location and the interesting classes.
jackie
how my campus is covered in redwoods and the professors wear hiking boot to lecture. perfect location plus theres a niche for everyone. i get to surf, mtn bike, and study rocks all in one place
Nicole
I mostly brag about how beautiful it is. You can get lost in the redwoods while walking from one class to the next.
Edward
The beautiful view of the Pacific ocean in any time of the day is breath taking.
Antoinette
Nothing because there is very little to brag about and/or be proud of.