<p>I visited Berkeley when I was eight, and visited stanford right after that, so my impression of Berkeley was skewed at a young age. It’s not dirty… and I grew in SF, so I guess I’ve been desensitized to the homeless. But it’s not a bad place to be, certainly.</p>
<p>and lax, I wasn’t directing it at you =p</p>
<p>I thought ucsb was ugly…the area was nice though</p>
<p>UCSB had a nice location…right on the beach, cant really beat that haha. How far is UCLA from the beach? Who’s doin summer sesh C @ ucla??</p>
<p>ucla is like 10 mins away from the beach, if you take the 10 freeway towards malibu.</p>
<p>lax: are you going to go to ucsb? and do you surf?</p>
<p>lax, didnt u think ucsb’s buildings were tore up?</p>
<p>No I’m goin to UCLA, and I’m from east coast and have never tried surfing, but I want to learn reeeeaallll bad haha…just gotta find someone who’s willing to go w/ me everyday until I get the hang of it :)</p>
<p>The buildings at cal are really impressive due to their architecture; however, In my opinion, the UCLA campus is much nicer. I have been on all the UC campuses except Merced and I believe UCSC is #1 and UCLA #2.</p>
<p>LAX - Find a nice shore break like Hermosa or Newport (depending where you live) and just start riding the white wash.</p>
<p>Mojo, ya the architecture wasn’t what I thought it would be. My wording about ucsb was a bit skewed, as the main draw was being able to look out on the coast and see the ocean…not so much “the campus” perse, but more the location/surroundings.</p>
<p>lax i want to learn how to surf too!! if i end up going to la, i am definitely doing that. the water in sf is way too cold</p>
<p>has anyone seen berk’s surrounding area? is it ghetto? whats so ghetto about it?</p>
<p>Ha nelle you can be my surfing partner!! I’ve wanted to do it for awhile haha. Looks like fun :)</p>
<p>ya i live in san diego bummer the waves in LA are ok but traffic getting there sucks. you should try it, and yes water in sf is cold, heavy, and sharky=sketchy</p>
<p>I think ppl are intimidated by the little indian shops around berkeley lol</p>
<p>LAX - Just avoid beaches like Venice and Huntington. There is a huge localism mentality.</p>
<p>verdt: where you going next year?</p>
<p>makes me think of hookah diamond…</p>
<p>hahah one more reason why i should go to la. and i can’t wait to facebook everyone from CC haha</p>
<p>oohnelle, um, you havent turned in the SIR for ucla yet? It sounds like you have made a decision already.</p>
<p>DM - Berkeley if I get in (I want to move out of so cal and experience nor cal)… </p>
<p>I will miss my beaches and weather… Plus looks like I will be in a full suit year round up there. Damn that water is cold. Plus Berkeley is 45 minutes from Santa Cruz and 1 hour from Mavericks! That is NICE!</p>