<p>Darlin’, if being a few hours from home is scary to you, it’s a very good thing you’re going! You will be just fine.</p>
<p>I very much doubt that overall you will find SB an intellectual place. And it is more white than the other UCs and is very middle class. All that said, that describes most colleges. But at most you can also find like minded friends. So be active in joining clubs with an intellectual bent, live in honors housing, seek research opportunities. </p>
<p>It will be what you make it.</p>