University of California-San Diego Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at University of California-San Diego? Is this stereotype accurate?

Maria

The stereotypes of UC San Diego are mainly, competitive, anti-social, nerds who all eventually become beach bums and surfers. The classes at UCSD are all mostly based on a curve so competition is a true characteristic found in students here. There are a lot of students who are considered anti-social and like to stay in their dorms/apartments to study but there are also A LOT of people who socialize in different students organizations, frats and sororities. Students devote a lot of time to their studies mostly due to the speed of the quarter system so perhaps yes, we're kind of nerds. Last but not least, not everyone likes to go to the beach or ever learn to surf while at UCSD; usually people who are involved in those activities had those interests prior to coming here.