Cal Poly/ U Washington/ UCSB

kschall
Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:36:26 +0000

I have a daughter in her senior year at UCSB. She has no interest in business, so I can’t speak to that, but I can speak to her overall experience at UCSB. It’s a beautiful campus, peaceful. Students who attend are very bright, but studies are balanced w extracurriculars. Athough UCSB is a research institution, they have a huge focus on undergrads–much more so I think than many of the other UC’s. Her professors have been very approachable!
I, as a mom, was also concerned about the party rep (my daughter was not a partier). What we have learned is that if you want to party, you can party–IV has thousands of college kids in a very small area, so everything is amplified. BUT, there are many kids who prefer to explore the area on the weekends–hiking, beach sports, biking, etc. But part of the charm of UCSB IS the fact that most of the college kids live on campus or a short bike ride to school.
She loves UCSB and will miss it when she graduates! Good luck to you wherever you go!