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hb1174
University of California - Santa Cruz '12
Majoring in Computer Engineering
Member since 11/25/2010
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Terrible Parking
Because of the lush landscapes on the campus, the places you can park are very limited. The remote parking lots allow you to park on campus, but you then must take the shuttle to your classes. There is metered parking littered throughout the campus, but be wary of your time remaining, as the meter maids love to give out tickets. Also if you are a freshman/sophomore, you cannot have a car on campus unless you have a specific reason (a job, disability).
Nov 25, 2010
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It Will Be an Experience You'll Never Forget
There are plenty of great and terrible things about this campus, depending on what type of person you are. There aren't many places where you have such a beautiful view of the ocean and surrounding coastline, with deer and raccoons scurrying about while you're walking to class. There are caves and a large forest to explore, and a pretty large farm as well. For those who aren't in tune with mother nature, this can be a major shock. I personally could do without the hippies and tree huggers (which are quite abundant on campus) but if you join a group of people, like a sports team, club, or fraternity, you will spend time working with the group instead of thinking about the minor issues.
Nov 25, 2010
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Greek Life Is Steadily Improving
I transferred to this college from another, and was pretty disappointed with the party scene; that is until I joined a fraternity. I've seen that many people have made comments that there aren't any huge parties off campus and that most people just hang out with 3 or 4 people in an apartment. I go to at least 1 party every weekend and somehow I haven't attended any frat parties that look like that...
If you're in a frat, you have access to pretty much every party on/off campus, in many ways. With so many people in a frat, you ALWAYS hear what/where/when the party is, and even if you don't have a car, someone will pick you up and take you. Also, while there isn't an official frat house, most people in fraternities and sororities live in houses and take turns throwing house parties. Most of the people that posted have never been to these parties, because we limit the number of people who can attend, so if we don't know you, you can't get in. Every party has top notch risk management; we keep people from hanging out outside the house and control noise pollution.
Some of you may have been to our Rush events or the rare party where anyone is invited and made a generalization of how Greek Life parties. If you were actually part of it, you'd see how much more you were missing out on. (A- for SC cops)
Nov 25, 2010
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