University of California-Santa Cruz Top Questions

I think the best thing about my school is the campus. It is an absolutely beautiful beautiful forest just a few miles from the beach, what more can you ask for? One thing I would change would be the increasing enrollment. Because the University of California keeps letting more people in than they can handle, there is an intense housing shortage on campus, making it so that only first and second years can get housing on campus. This makes the party scene a little crazier without older people to guide the younger ones in how to party safe. I think the school is just right in size, but the numbers of people coming to UCSC are increasing. When I tell people I go to UCSC, they ask if I am a pot-smoking hippie, but I just tell them that I am not and that I am very focused on my academics and that they shouldn't believe everything they hear about UCSC. I spend most of my time in my dorm room or near my dorm room studying outside. I am a Resident Advisor so my visibility in the community is important. UCSC's administration is interesting. Sometimes it seems like they don't care about the students, but it's not awful. The biggest controversy on campus right now is the expansion of the university. They want to tear down acres and acres of forest to build more housing and more academic buildings. While these sound like great things, tearing down our beautiful forest would be terrbile. As for school pride, I think we have a lot of it. People love this university and we wear out mascot (the Banana Slug) with pride! The thing that is unusual about UCSC is that there is no central location on campus to congregate. The experiences I will always remember from this university are the amazing classes I have taken under the Feminist Studies department. The faculty in that department are phenomenal and so intelligent, it blows my mind. The most frequent complaints from students include not being able to live on campus after the first two years (off campus is kinda far because the university is so secluded from the town) and that the dining hall food sucks. In my opinion, the food will suck no matter where you go.

The best thing would have to be the location and select faculty members. For the most part people react by saying "oh...." and trailing off, but most people don't actually know too much about the school. I spend most of my time at the Cowell Cafe or in the Science & Engineering Library and of course outside! Biggest recent controversy = tree sitters and animal rights attack on professors, just check out the local paper for more info Alot is unusual about the school, but I suppose our mascot and lack of a huge emphasis on sports surprises a lot of people. And first rain. I can't speak for anyone else but my complaint would have to be old, dingy, cramped classrooms (not all of them but a good portion). Lack of funding for the humanites. And of course overcrowded inadequate housing.

I love being close to the ocean and the crazt Santa Cruz locals that make this area unique. people believe we all smoke weed here when I tell them I go here, but not all of us do. I think it's pretty small here I always see the same people everywhere I go. e still Many complaints I here is that there is nothing to do here so many people go home. The recent controversy was the LRDP protest, where there are still tree sitters. I love the UCSC traditions like the first rain, 420, drum circles, and Tree Nine! I have school pride for UCSC, but I don't think all people feel that way.

I like the size of our university. We have lots of beautiful views and places to hang out or study. At the same time, the school is still small enough to where you'll recognize familiar faces everywhere. I spend most of my time at the International Living Center, where i reside. I go downtown once in a while, but since I am under 21, I don't find it all that exciting. The biggest controversy on campus is the LRPD trying to build a new biomedical building on Science Hill and causing protesting. I feel like UCSC students have pride, although it is harder to show it without the typical college football and other competitive sports. I don't think there is another college campus in the world quite like the beautiful UCSC. I love being surrounded by nature, it is incredibly peaceful. I don't know how living anywhere else will compare.

the campus is a bubble. it's in the middle of a forest. there are caves on campus. there is a tree, "tree 9", that people climb. it's 20 minutes away from downtown. kind of gets boring at times because it isn't a big city. def a college town. biggest recent controversy: tree sitters there is a lot of school pride. our mascot is a banana slug, how cool/lazy is that? thousands of people travel up here for 4/20

Best things: having a view of the bay and redwoods from my bedroom window last year. Change: more money to feminist studies. Too large

The campus is by far the most gorgeous campus there is. There are deer everywhere, the redwood trees are amazing, and the view of the Monterey Bay is to die for. One thing I would change, is the insane protest against development and expansion on campus. It should be a good thing that more people want to attend UCSC. I believe our campus is just right but it wouldn't be bad to have more students. Whenever I tell people I go to UCSC, they roll their eyes and mention something about hippies, liberals, no grades, no clothes.When I'm on campus I'm usually in class. There is no "college town." In fact the town hates the college. The UCSC administration is "eh." Biggest controversy = tree sitters protesting campus expansion. There is a lot of school pride. There are way too many things that are unusal about UCSC to even write. I think I will always remember my experience with "The First Rain." Students usually complain about some protests going on.

There is no football team which is a downside. It would be nice to have something rally around. I also wish the campus admins added more off campus shops and restaurants on campus because it would be a lot easier to spend more time on campus. The nice thing about UCSC is that you can be on campus, at the beach, or downtown and feel like your in entirely different places.

I love the wilderness. If i could change one thing, it would be that the faculty and those in charge of the school implement policies that reflect the needs of the students. We are known to be a very liberal accepting place, but i feel that the UC regents don't always adhere to what our students believe this school stands for.

The location is beautiful. I think it's a really good size. when i tell people i go to ucsc their first question is either, "do you surf?" or they make a reference to smoking weed. When the weather is nice i like to spend most of my time outside in the sun, other than that i'm usually at my apartment. there isn't any real central place for students to get together and socialize. not really a college town, but i think it's turning around. The administration is a little absurd at times, it's a real bureaucracy and can be a pain to get anything done. The latest controversy on campus is the protest to the building of a biomedical facility on campus. Students are still living in trees and at one point had completely taken control over a the parking lot where the facility is to be built, pulled several fire alarms in the neighboring classrooms and have recently broken into a professors home and harassed their family. There is school pride, but not a whole lot of it. I wish there could be more of it. One of the most unusual things about UCSC is it's mascot, the Banana Slug. But people tend to really like it. The most frequent complaints i hear from other students is the lack of classes and choice, and especially for the compacted majors like psychology and art. Also, the lack of any real athletic department.