<p>2nd year UCSB student here, and I’m not a liberal arts major so I can’t really say, but if you’re a political science major I CAN tell you this is an extremely politically active campus. It won a national competition for college voter turnout, with about 95% of students voting. In general there are a lot of opportunities to stay active with what you’re interested in here. Of course the social scene is also very active, I personally am not a big partier so I feel slightly out of place, but to be honest from my visit at Cal Poly, the social atmosphere seems about the same its just they don’t have Isla Vista. </p>
<p>Just visit the campuses, look at the programs, and really, go where you think makes you happy. That’s probably the most important aspect to your college career success.</p>