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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I was initially very excited about attending UCSB. The campus is gorgeous, the city of Santa Barbara is really awesome. After attending for awhile, I was quite disappointed. My profs didn't really care about me, and I had a really difficult time connecting with any of the other students. The partying was ridiculous. If you value your partying more than your learning than you will probably like it at UCSB. I actually ended up transferring because I was so disappointed with the school. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 13 2010 2nd Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65921&uid=204'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Philosophy  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This place is OK. The party scene is bro-filled but can be entertaining, the people are OK (still haven't meet anyone particularly interesting/approachable to me, and I was pretty social in high school), the classes are OK although registration is a pain due to funding. Everything here is basically just "OK", not phenomenal, not horrible. Overall I just don't think college and academia are for me, I respect people who 'do' things more than people who study them, so part of my apathy might be a general dissatisfaction with our educational system. I'm sure this review will be a minimal help to anyone reading it. Campus Aesthetics: A, Individual Value: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 21 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64262&uid=204'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright (parent perspective)My son is a freshman at UCSB this year (now a sophomore due to AP credits). He was accepted to Berkeley, Pepperdine, San Diego State, and Cal Poly SLO. All excellent schools. UCB seemed to be the obvious choice when all the letters came in. However, after visiting and staying for a couple days at all of the campuses, he chose UCSB. At first I was very unhappy with his decision because I wanted him to go to Cal. BUT, We let him choose UCSB. He attended the SB Summer Start program and is almost done with the Fall session. We have visited him a number of times. His grades are very good and he loves it. We have gotten to know the school and his friends. What a great place with fantastic kids! We are certain now it was a fit. The education, housing, food, location, people, weather, beach, and social life couldnt be better. Do the kids party??? YES. But, the vast majority seem to manage their time properly. No wonder it takes a 3.8 to 4.0 GPA to get in. No one probably ever wants to leave! Campus Aesthetics: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 27 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62613&uid=204'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Math  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright UCSB is without a doubt my favorite place in the entire world. I'm writing this review right now and looking out my dorm room window at the pacific ocean. There are too many good things to say about UCSB to get to all of them, but I'll tell a little. The best part of UCSB is the people. There are so many strange and interesting people here in the dorms, classes, and around town. One of my favorite parts of UCSB, which others might disagree with, is the fact that we live in a town that is almost 100% college students and university employees. No where exemplifies the college town like IV. Let me tell you a little about Isla Vista in case you haven't heard. IV is basically a small neighborhood situated next to campus, where most upperclassmen live. This is where Santa Barbara's party school reputation arises. When you put 20,000 college students in a 1 square mile radius, they're gonna party hard. And we do, I'm not going to candy coat it. Friday and Saturday nights in IV are probably the most ridiculous spectacles I have ever witnessed in my life. Any night of the week there will be one or two parties that kicks any party from your hometown's butt, but on weekends there will probably be 20 parties on a single street. Besides partying, IV provides everything a student needs to live. Liquor stores, markets, and amazing local food. For parents who are concerned about the partying, it really isn't as bad as I make it out to be for your kid's study environment. I study here more than I ever did in High School, despite getting straight As throughout and not partying that much. The classes at UCSB have the pros and cons of any major university, so I won't go into too much detail there. Housing is absolutely amazing. I'm in FT, which is the freshman dorm, and I more or less feel like I live in a hotel. The RAs here are much more like older siblings than parents (although some will crack down). One more note on UCSB, we have the most attractive people in the world. In a perfect world this shouldn't matter, but the girls here are just ridiculous. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 05 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! 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