Can you convince me into going to UCSC? I have to decide if I should leave Southern California [a place I love and currently live in now] to go to university in Santa Cruz. I've never been to Santa Cruz and I don't think I can visit there before the May Register deadline. So I essentially need your help.
Questions to answer:
How is the weather over there?
Good city for family/parents?
Cheap/expensive?
How are the people there?
Life changing experiences?
Fair academic programs?
Housing?
This is much appreciated!! Thank you!
2007-03-26 18:26:24 · 1 answers · asked by llala 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Weather's quite nice. Just a touch cooler than SoCal and a lot wetter. Not necessarily a bad thing depending on where in SoCal you are.
Err, the UCSC community is fairly known for drugs and some partying. Marijuana is as abundant as water. Depending on your views about this, you may or may not think it's a good place for families and little children.
Housing is about average. Think $1000 for a 1 bedroom.
Academics are ok. You should have a decent idea. Until we know where Merced falls, it's the second lowest ranked UC. RIght above Riverside. THat's not a big secret. They might still give out paragraph assessments of you instead of normal grades. Makes things a little difficult when applying to grad schools and shows you a bit of how hippie the culture is there and how much ganja even the school officials smoke.
2007-03-27 04:42:00 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋