Worst of University of California - Santa Barbara

Drugs at UCSB

UCSB has a huge alcohol abuse program. It's students are known for drinking to the point of blacking out Thursday-Saturday night. While not all students take part in this party scene, a large amount of students do. The study drugs come out mostly during midterms and finals weeks. Quite a few students go on these drugs while at the library, but peer pressure doesn't seem high.

Greeks Aren't Big

Most houses aren't that nice. Greek life isn't that big. Many parties to compete with the Greek houses

Housing Pros and Cons

There are so many close apartments and houses available for rent close to campus, but a lot of them are not affordable for me. I subleased from some friends in the summer and their landlord did not care about their complaints at all (mice, broken sliding doors and windows). The community of Isla Vista is also sort of scary to me because of occasional violence related to parties and all of the noise. There are some options of some nicer apartments owned by the university.