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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is just no way that all the secondary and tertiary UC schools are as good as their USNWR ranking. I have several colleagues from CA, and they just laugh. One colleague mentioned that UCSB used to be known as a stoner school. [/quote]

Those days are long gone. You need to look under the superficial stereotypes. It is true that UCSB is surrounded by the Pacific on three sides with a majestic mountain backdrop that is relaxing. There are more bikes than cars around campus.

It has very competitive admission even though they have programs to encourage high levels of admissions of first generation, Latino and veteran military undergraduate students. It ranks #10 best college for veterans, #10 for best ethnic diversity and #9 for promoting social mobility.

Their institute for advanced physics (Kavli  Institute for Theoretical Physics) is top notch.  UCSB is ranked number 5 among public universities. Seventeen UCSB researchers have been named among the most influential scientists in the world according to Thomson Reuters tracking of widely cited researchers.

UCSB has a post graduate program for undergraduates (Center for Creative Studies) that allows top students in 8 different disciplines (hard sciences and the arts) to take accelerated classes in their disciplines. They are mentored from first year. Many students admitted to this elite program choose it over the Ivy League schools for undergraduate but end up at Ivy League and top programs in their fields for post graduate studies. CCS students can take post graduate classes by their chosen discipline by third undergraduate year.

UCSB also has the largest recreational sports program in the country that still allows for both healthy non competitive sports and competition in national level sports.

The student health service was phenomenal when our DC attended.

UCSB flies under the snob radar in DC area, but it is truly a wonderful school that fosters excellence in academic research and access to hig quality education for many different types of people.

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Plus quantum infinity .., Go Gauchos! / you forgot to mention quantum computer physics being awesome at UCSB … plus nice down to earth school culture … [/quote]

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