UCSD vs. UCSB Pre-Med

Merle123
Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:42:48 +0000

you cant go wrong with either choice, but id say the schools are kind of social opposites. While UCSD has the advantage of having a medical school, UCSB has pre-med frats/sororities, clubs, advising, etc. I believe our pre med students intern at goleta valley cottage hospital which isnt too far from the campus. If i was you I’d pick based on which school fits you better. I am a ucsb student so i can talk to you about that campus.

As far as party school goes, ucsb is not the school it used to be. We are no longer a playboy level school but the party scene is pretty active. Theres no official frat row or anything so party houses/streets change from year to year within IV. If you dont want to party it’s pretty easy to get away from it. As a first year, dorms wont be crazy so if you stay in you’re in the clear unless your roommates are loud. From second yr on if you live in IV, depending on where you live you might be by some loud houses. Noise ordinance is at 10pm on weekdays and 12am on weekends and it’s followed very strictly here. If you want quiet before the ordinance takes place, the library is open 24 hrs for students and there is the pardall center in iv to study at.

People here are generally pretty nice and laid back. Lots of surfers, greek life, international students, etc, etc. I was choosing between UCSD and UCSB as well and something that was a big factor was the reputation UCSD has for being a very cut throat competitive school. Of course UCSB is competitive as well but depending on your major you’re usually not working against each other (untrue for a pre econ major!).

Living in IV after your first year is really fun and im not sure if UCSD has something equivalent. Imagine a pretty small town (everything in walking distance) completely full of college students. IV does get heavily regulated during certain times of the year though. We dont really have a halloween weekend because of the mass amount of cops out/road blocks/etc thanks to previous riots and whatnot. It’s celebrated the week after/during the week though. Deltopia brings a lot of cops around as well.

Our campus itself i think is really pretty. I believe we are closer to the beach than UCSD, some freshman dorms are across the street from it. Weather is about the same for both.

If you want the ability to go out and party casually, laid back peers, college town life, etc, Id pick UCSB. Maybe someone from UCSD can compare the two based on what I’ve said! If you’re interested in something else just lemme know!