I transferred to UCSC from a CC ! I got into UCLA but UCSC brings so much life to me. UCSC has it all the nature, people, diversity, and not a so competitive atmosphere. I am a junior right now and so far it is great! The professors are amazing and although it is not a high-rank UC like Berkeley or UCLA, it is still a college and a UC! This school does not even compare to UCB or UCLA because those schools only care about your money where as UCSC cares about there students

Ah, watching this brings back so many memories of my high school days where everyone wanted to go to the "best" college when it didn't really matter. I agree that being able to go to college is a privilege. Thank you for the reminder. :') UCSC is beautiful. I love all the nature there!

Ahh yes I am guilty of thinking like this back in high school. I also remember that my high school was sooo competitive and going to schools like UCSC or UCR or UCM meant that you weren’t that great in your studies 😖 And then now, realizing that college itself is a privilege!! I’m sooo happy you’re sharing this and that you had an amaaazing time at UCSC! education is education, and now companies are looking for job experience & personality, not what school you went to. Thanks for sharing!! ☺️

Your high school sounds identical to mine. All competitive California high school students must have the same mindset about the UC system... Even the kids with 3.8-4.0s will be rejected from UCs and that comes to a surprise to a lot of people, and it did for me honestly. I underestimated the number of qualified applicants I would be going against. As a junior I would’ve looked down on someone who only got into UCSC, UCR, or UCM, because those are seen as easy schools to get into where I live. The mindset of going to a competitive high school is sort of like, “if you don’t get into a school with an acceptance rate under 35% you might as well just got to a community college and transfer as a junior.”

Thank you so much for making this video. I got accepted into UCSC as a transfer student and your video really helped me feel more excited about it :)

Thank you for sharing this Carolyn, timely for us since we’re preparing my daughter’s college entry next year. The fact that you are in one of the UC schools is already awesome! 🙌🙌🙌 the nature in UCSC is something for us check on . Z❤️

Thanks for sharing this! I remember watching this video beforing committing to UCSC and now I'm here

Got into UC Davis, UCSD, and Santa Cruz. Love Santa Cruz and want to choose it over the others, but my family wants me to go to Davis because of this same reason but I just love the atmosphere and nature at Santa Cruz so much. Really agree with this video a lot!

This is the video I needed right now. I have to commit soon and I'm struggling in choosing between UCSB & UCSC. I have the exact problem you're talking about in the beginning, I applied to Berkeley but go rejected. And UCSB is the closest to that, but I just can't see myself going there. Thank you for this

This is one of my daughter's choices on her list. Another one is San Jose State but looking at the website of UC Santa Cruz makes me wanna go even though college ended for me over 25 years ago, haha, the environment looks peaceful, although the housing situation is something she has reservations about. My daughter will be in her senior year this fall and is already tired of some of her high school friend's teen relationship drama, lol. She is ready to meet new people. She is excited about starting this process. Thank you for the info and good luck with your future endeavors!

The overcrowding thing is definitely an all-UC issue because I went to UCSD and it went from 33,000 my freshman year to 40,000 when I graduated, and you could see just how much more crowded everything became.

I got accepted into ucsc a few days ago and totally had that same mindset because some videos on youtube talk about the cons. I was seriously not considering it but after this video it’ll definitely be a option :)

idk what UCSC was like a couple of years ago, but I'm a second year rn and I loved my experiences!! Only had 2 quarters on campus before covid :( but honestly those 6 months were like the happiest i had ever been. The people are soooo down to earth, classes are fun, campus is amazing, lots of good study spots, and just everything was awesome :') . it is a little crowded/expensive, but honestly i like that theres a lot of people, it makes it easier to find friends. and i might be naive but i think its worth the money too.

relatable D: best part of UCSC is definitely the environment and the peoples! where else are you going to get your combination of chill people, nice beaches, local businesses & communities, trails, forests, 420, and waterfalls?

Just got in! I am looking forward to attending! thanks for the video.

Okay, this title totally caught my attention LOLOL. I actually enjoyed my time at UCSC, even though it wasn't my dream school that I wanted to go to! A majority of students were friendly and approachable and I don't regret my time there at all :) But yes, I had the "shameful" mindset as well in the very beginning. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

That's true, it's what you make of it! 🥺i remember bussing down the hill after classes and you'd have an overlook of the sea as the sun sets @A@ that's therapy

There are tons of kids who don't even get into the UCs. There are kids who get into Cal-State and still get good jobs. So much of the "shame" is manufactured and un-necessary.

I graduated from UCSC but also did a quarter at UCR, took classes and stayed at UCLA, visited UCSB and UCI for extended periods. I would not trade my experiences and education from UCSC for any thing else!

still debating if I wanna apply to ucsc, I love the campus sm and it seems like an enviroment I would thrive in but at the same time I have heard a lot of bad things about like diversity, housing, facilities, food, etc and I can't tell if its worth it

I quit work overseas with the US Military / Industrial Complex to expand previous higher education. Finishing UCSC in two years to enter the public sector anew. I've retired knowing UCSC had been the best decision to attend my interests.

this is so reassuring as an incoming ucsc freshman, can I ask if you were able to land a good-paying job? I'm worried about it being hard to land a good job after UCSC

college is definitely how you make of it!!

Would you recommend going here? I got accepted to UCSC, Reed, and Lewis and Clark (and UW, UO). I genuinely can't decide. Any suggestions?

My story is a little different but I feel like sharing so here it is haha My high school was competitive as well but as long as you go to a UC, you’re like “cool” and “qualified”. I mean Berkeley and LA is like superior and ideal but as long as it was a UC, then you’re good to go. The city I live in is a 15min drive to Irvine so everyone’s ideal was UCI to save on dorms and stuff cuz commuting is cheaper so Irvine was the ideal and the next closest after that would be San Diego which is about 1hr away. One school that was everyone’s safety was CSULB, because it was a cal state and “everyone gets in” so if you go to Cal State Long Beach people just shrug their shoulders and ignore you :/// this is where I go right now and tbh….. I do get that shameful feeling and it bothers me still to this day even though I’m a second year, almost halfway done with my second year. However, actually studying at Long Beach, I really like it here, the weather is nice, the beach is close, and it’s a pretty cool place to be. Some of my professors teach at UCs (so they only teach part time at Long Beach) so I am getting that UC experience but at a cheaper price soooooo who’s the winner now? Haha. Yea one of my professor used to teach at UCLA and he had such highhhhhh standards for my class but I did well in it and it felt so good. And then my anatomy professor teaches part time at Long Beach and then her other part time job is being a MEDICAL school professor at UCI school if medicine. Sooo I’ve met some amazing people and am getting a good education I believe. Yes college is what you make of it and if I spend my entire four years being ashamed… that’s kind of a waste….. and also it is a privilege to be here so I wanna make the most of it :)))) Thank you for reading my story

As someone who is thinking about committing to UCSC after not getting into some of my top choices thank u

Thanks for the video. Can you please tell me more why did you parents happy with your brother in UCR?

wow now i kinda wanna go to ucsc sounds kinda litty

I am currently considering going to UCSC over UC Berkeley because I have housing here. I'm afraid people will think I'm crazy for choosing Santa Cruz over Berkeley, but I also don't want to spend a fortune on housing or commute for hours. Today is my deadline to accept.

Nice video!

i got accepted into ucsc, ucr, calpolyslo and thats it for computer science. this year has been tuff all of the uc's rejected me.

Got accepted to UC Santa Cruz and east bay and got rejected by Berkeley and UCLA but the funny thing is i didn't really care about colleges long as I got accepted lol

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It’s so funny-back when I went (Class of ‘91), UCSC had less than 6,000 students, it didn’t have grades, and it was very selective because of the size and its status as the “UC alternative school”. I was the only one of my 5 friends who applied to UCSC who got in-and we all had >3.8 GPAs and very high SATs.

I went to ucsc and well the college life is nice but I messed up and lived downtown. Lots of weird people, transients, drug addicts, that whole "keep sc weird" aestheitc. I would recommend staying on campus and not doing the whole living downtown thing. So much violence down there. But the campus is very safe. I do regret that the housing administration kept housing me with transfer students. They were too old for a young adult on their own for the first time. If you like ucsc go, but avoid the weirdos.

I agree that college is an amazing experience. I am currently a sophomore and sadly it’s affected by the pandemic but I really can’t wait to go bk cuz I just love the environment/friends/ activities!! People are lesss judgier too compared to high school ☺️❤️new sub here! I also have a channel!

uc santa cruz does have some bad teachers (im an alum) but idiots are plentiful at any university in the world. Prestigious or not. Getting into stanford or uc merced does you no difference as long as you are able to get a job after college. That's what college is. An investment in yourself. As long as you net positive after you get out, you're a winner.

College is definitely what you make of it. UCSC was awesome! 🐌💛

Did you go to Dublin High lol

lmaaa wdym it didnt get as good, im a freshmen at ucsc 0.0

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