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Close to Hollywood Means Great Nightlife

The campus and surrounding area of Northridge, Chatsworth, Granda Hills, Porter Ranch, Reseda, and Encino pretty much suck in terms of nightlife. Commonly referred to as "the valley" by locals, the valley is busy but dirty. It's worth the 15 minute drive in to Los Angeles and Hollywood and thats where the nightlife really flourishes.

Greek Life Is Alive...But Not Over Powering (NO GREEK ROW!)

Don't get me wrong, Cal. State Northridge is a good school with many great Professors who know what they're talking about. It's close proximity to Los Angeles and downtown has it dubbed "The Poor Man's UCLA", featuring one of the top 8 communication and arts colleges in the country. With that being said, the social life here is far sub par to that at many other universities in the area, and if you're looking for the "ideal" college experience, it should be noted that you should go elsewhere.

Greek Life flourishes here, but they only make up maybe 5-10% of the total enrolled population of 35,000 students.