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School Slang
  • Dark side: The North Side of campus, which tends to be quieter and less social
  • Grey side: A section of off-campus housing in between the "light side" and "dark side"
  • House names ("Peach," "Stucco," "Billboard," "Yellow," etc. ): Most off-campus houses are given names that are either totally random or correspond to a noticeable aspect of the house, like the color.
  • Light side: The South Side of campus, where most of the parties happen
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Having a car makes your life a lot easier.
  • How expensive the Bay Area is
  • Parking can be expensive and hard to find.
  • Which dorms are best for freshmen
Tips to Succeed
  • Attend class regularly and participate as much as you can. Most professors assign a significant chunk of your grade to participation, so skipping class or staying quiet can hurt your GPA.
  • Get to know your professors by taking advantage of their office hours. They can be great resources and are usually some of the most interesting people you'll meet on campus.
  • Join a club or organization that interests you. Getting involved on campus is a great way to meet people and looks really good on a resume.
  • Stay on top of your work. The quarter system moves quickly, and it's easy to fall behind on assignments.
  • Take advantage of the resources at the Career Center; you never know what cool internships could be out there!
  • Take advantage of the Writing Center or Drahmann Center for help with papers and homework.
  • Take classes that you're interested in, even if they don't fulfill a major or University requirement.
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mcdonell52

Political Science and Government '15

4.6
A

Silicon Valley

Billionaires come and talk at the school all the time. Companies recruit on campus a lot. Internships are very easy to come by. For convenience of finding an occupation, there is nothing like going to school in the Silicon Valley.

Jan 05, 2012

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ntudhope

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '15

3.5
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Marking Yourself for After College

Santa Clara often has programs with successful businessmen that ask to speak to our students and aid in teaching us how to market ourselves in the professional world. Living in the valley definitely has it's perks if you are going into a career in science or technology. Starting your freshman year, you have the opportunity to aid in an professor's research projects and gain hands on experience.

Dec 28, 2011

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bronco413

Mechanical Engineering '13

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The Social Scene

It is tradition to name your off-campus house and decorate it to the theme. example: Boardwalk, backyard is filled with sand and has a boat on the roof with a surfboard with a sharkbite that has "Boardwalk" written on it. Bermuda: decorated like Bermuda obviously. etc.

Dec 13, 2011

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User rating for Santa Clara University - Inside Scoop is 4.6 out of 5 based on 17 user reviews.

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Traditions
  • Bay to Breakers: Every May, swarms of SCU students dress in ridiculous costumes and take the Caltrain to San Francisco for the annual Bay to Breakers race. Students join the 30,000 crashers who party behind the 20,000 registered runners while wearing crazy outfits (or no outfits at all).
  • Celebratory couch-burning: It's recently become a tradition for students to burn a couch in the middle of Market Street whenever Santa Clara beats Gonzaga in basketball.
  • Dads and Grads: On graduation day, The Hut offers students and their dads discounted mimosas and Bloody Marys before the ceremony begins at 8 a.m.
  • Library streaking: Every spring quarter during finals week, a group of seniors paints their bodies and streaks throughout the library.
  • Midnight Breakfast: During finals week, student organizations put on Midnight Breakfast with free eggs, tater tots, and juice for those in need of an energy boost.
Urban Legends
  • It's rumored that Santa Clara professors grade more harshly than those at Stanford; apparently, Stanford professors freely give out A's to students who have already "proven themselves" by getting in.
  • Twenty years ago, Santa Clara and USC hired the same architect to design a new dorm. Rumor has it that he or she confused the schools' acronyms and mixed up the blueprints. As a result, some believe that the smaller Spanish-style building intended for Santa Clara now resides on USC's campus in place of the 11-foot tower now known as Santa Clara's Swig dorm.

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