University of California-Santa Barbara Top Questions

Excessive emphasis of the student body on drugs and alcohol. Also, intertial attitudes towards what is happening on campus. The focus as to what people want to do with their lives could definitely be stronger.

If you are not a member of the honors program, it can be difficult to get all of the classes you need for the coming quarter. There are simply too many people who want to get in to the lower division major or pre-major requirements. However, I hear that as you progress to upper division, class size and difficulty of obtaining classes becomes less of an issue.

There is to much drinking outside the school from the greek life groups. It doesn't really appeal to me much! The financial aid office is at times helpful but not that much!

The worst thing about my school is the close proximity to the beach. There is always temptation to go tanning, surfing, or playing volleyball at the beach instead of actually doing homework. It takes a lot of self motivation to be a good student at this school.

The price of housing. It's really expensive to live in the dorms and live in Isla Vista after your freshman year.

Reputation as a party school makes people look down upon it, even though it is really accademic

The worst ting about my school is the budget cuts that are happening right now. Also the chancellor did not let students and grad students know about voting for financial aid and the budget cuts.

Big social life, less serious dating

The worst thing about my school is that it is more research based and doesn't offer a lot of practical majors, such as business.

The partying around here can be a bit much, though students seem to find a balance and get their work done and get good grades. Partying can be an annoyance because most students live in a small community adjacent to campus (Isla Vista).