UCSB vs UCSD?

[Anonymous]

UCSB has it all. I live in So Cal. It’s a fantastic thriving campus, kids are happy. You must visit.

I give the nod to UCSD on job placements. But many kids dislike the campus.

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Anonymous wrote:UCSD has the residential colleges so a student gets a smaller college within a college. For science majors UCSD is excellent for premed and has a lot more research opportunities.

But half of them are ancient, and the worst sixties architecture.

[Anonymous]

La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

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Anonymous wrote:Visited both with older dd, who is a freshman at a private college on the east coast. I’d go to UCSB in a heartbeat, the buildings aren’t anything special but can’t beat living on the beach. I don’t think you get more college town ish than Isla Vista, and SB proper is a free 15 minute bus ride away.

UCSD disappointed us. I think it would be better to live there than tour, La Jolla itself is great. But darn if half the college aren’t built in the most despressing style possible.

100% agree with this.

UCSB is such a beautiful place to go to school. We also say UCSD on the same trip and the contrast was stark. We didn't even finish the tour.

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

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Anonymous wrote:Visited both with older dd, who is a freshman at a private college on the east coast. I’d go to UCSB in a heartbeat, the buildings aren’t anything special but can’t beat living on the beach. I don’t think you get more college town ish than Isla Vista, and SB proper is a free 15 minute bus ride away.

UCSD disappointed us. I think it would be better to live there than tour, La Jolla itself is great. But darn if half the college aren’t built in the most despressing style possible.

100% agree with this.

UCSB is such a beautiful place to go to school. We also say UCSD on the same trip and the contrast was stark. We didn't even finish the tour.

I went on a UCSD campus tour about 10 years ago and it was just depressing. But I did like the Giesel library. Visited UCSB on the same trip and it was a complete 180. Cohesive campus and super vibrant. Colder than I expected though.

Don’t know anything about the academics of either school but they seem to be rated highly on various websites.

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

Yes, it's more popular and wealthy now, but still a party school, and mentality. Don't kid yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Visited both with older dd, who is a freshman at a private college on the east coast. I’d go to UCSB in a heartbeat, the buildings aren’t anything special but can’t beat living on the beach. I don’t think you get more college town ish than Isla Vista, and SB proper is a free 15 minute bus ride away.

UCSD disappointed us. I think it would be better to live there than tour, La Jolla itself is great. But darn if half the college aren’t built in the most despressing style possible.

100% agree with this.

UCSB is such a beautiful place to go to school. We also say UCSD on the same trip and the contrast was stark. We didn't even finish the tour.

I went on a UCSD campus tour about 10 years ago and it was just depressing. But I did like the Giesel library. Visited UCSB on the same trip and it was a complete 180. Cohesive campus and super vibrant. Colder than I expected though.

Don’t know anything about the academics of either school but they seem to be rated highly on various websites.

The world doesn't need more brick, all of the campus is awesome and beautiful suited to the fog.

[Anonymous]

When firing, Campus Point right off of UCSB is one of the best rights on the Central Coast. Only problem is when it's firing everyone including the profs. miss class and paddle out so it's insanely crowded. That dreamy wave alone (maybe too many crazy nights in Isla Vista) was enough to make me do 5.5 years there.

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

Yes, it's more popular and wealthy now, but still a party school, and mentality. Don't kid yourself.

A lot of UC kids are spoiled and wealthy— I don’t think it’s specific to UCSB. UCs (all campuses) are also starting to take in more first gen kids. I mean, at any university there will be spoiled kids and also humble ones?

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

Yes, it's more popular and wealthy now, but still a party school, and mentality. Don't kid yourself.

It’s hard for generalizations like this to be true when talking about schools with tens of thousands of kids attending. Two points in favor of UCSB are it’s smaller size and College of Creative Studies.

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

Yes, it's more popular and wealthy now, but still a party school, and mentality. Don't kid yourself.

A lot of UC kids are spoiled and wealthy— I don’t think it’s specific to UCSB. UCs (all campuses) are also starting to take in more first gen kids. I mean, at any university there will be spoiled kids and also humble ones?

It's the clean-cut baked kids. Many steps up from ASU but same mentality. Of course, there are exceptions, but if your kid is one, that's what they're up against. UCSD has more serious students, cf the 'campus is dead' comments.

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Anonymous wrote:When firing, Campus Point right off of UCSB is one of the best rights on the Central Coast. Only problem is when it's firing everyone including the profs. miss class and paddle out so it's insanely crowded. That dreamy wave alone (maybe too many crazy nights in Isla Vista) was enough to make me do 5.5 years there.

When it breaks clean it's as smooth as Spicoli's 67 VW split window. A lot of hate for the Gauchos here.

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Anonymous wrote:In Socal, most kids would choose UCSD over UCSB, but the real prize is UCLA.[/quote]


Disagree. and I'm a californian. But it's all irrelevant because OP is trolling. No kids is in such a place right now so just stop wasting time on this thread

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Anonymous wrote:La Jolla is strictly geriatric, but UCSD has great access to Little Italy which is where SD nightlife has shifted. UCSB probably is more fun, more spoiled kids actively hostile to learning.

Spoiled kids? Hostile to learning? I don’t know what college you’re thinking of, but it’s not UCSB.

Yes, it's more popular and wealthy now, but still a party school, and mentality. Don't kid yourself.

Of selective colleges, UCs are some of the most economically diverse. “Spoiled” just doesn’t fit with UCSB or any UC. Of course, it’s a large university so I am sure there are spoiled students who attend, but certainly less than at other institutions.