<p>UC Santa Cruz is pretty much my dream school. The Santa Cruz mountains have been my favorite place to be since I was young. UCSC has a great psychology major (my desired major). But I've been doing some reading, and talking, and I want to know how liberal is liberal. If I'm not a flaming feminist, will I be ostracized by my female peers? If I choose not to partake in "herbal vacations" will I be left friendless on friday nights?</p>
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<p>im also wondering this. but dont worry u wont be friendless i bet there we be a lot of people like us at UCSC.</p>
<p>Just because you're not a flaming feminist and choose not to partake in the herb does not mean you won't be able to make friends. There ARE people at Santa Cruz who like to do things besides partying on Friday nights.</p>
<p>I agree with what Vicious said. In general, public universities are almost always liberal campuses. UCSC is a bit more liberal than the rest, but it is not like EVERYONE is super liberal. I for one am not, and I plan to find others like me too.</p>
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<p>I agree with Vicious and Cali Trumpet. </p>
<p>One of the good things about a large university like UCSC is that as long as you find your niche, the 'average' vibe of the campus won't matter much.</p>
<p>And its not like you can't be friends with people with different viewpoints. At SC, I know several people who are probably polar opposites as far as politics go, but they still hang out and drink together.</p>
<p>Check out the facebook group. there are a lot of stoners, but there are also a lot of people looking around and wondering if its okay if they dont smoke.</p>
<p>you will not be alone. Santa cruz is about making EVERYONE comfortable, including you.</p>
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<p>The liberal vibe in UCSC is prevalent but not as overwhelming as they would have you believe.</p>
<p>At Santa Cruz, they're very open about their bud, but it's not a peer pressure thing. I, for one, don't smoke, drink, or partake of any drugs. </p>
<p>Over summer session, I learned that people asking "do you blaze?" five minutes into conversation is normal. I also learned that hearing "naw, man, not my thing" is usually met with "that's chill". </p>
<p>Yes, a lot of people talk funny. And it's not super liberal. I wouldn't try to set up a pro-McCain booth, to be honest, but I don't think you'd get beat up for it. </p>
<p>I'm not a "flaming feminist". For instance, I care about sexism against men, which is normally overlooked, and I don't consider women BETTER. I'm an equalist. And that's completely cool as far as I can tell.</p>
<p>So you ought be fine.</p>