<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 youâre not a flaming feminist and choose not to partake in the herb does not mean you wonât 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 âaverageâ vibe of the campus wonât matter much.</p>
<p>And its not like you canât 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, theyâre very open about their bud, but itâs not a peer pressure thing. I, for one, donât smoke, drink, or partake of any drugs. </p>
<p>Over summer session, I learned that people asking âdo you blaze?â five minutes into conversation is normal. I also learned that hearing ânaw, man, not my thingâ is usually met with âthatâs chillâ. </p>
<p>Yes, a lot of people talk funny. And itâs not super liberal. I wouldnât try to set up a pro-McCain booth, to be honest, but I donât think youâd get beat up for it. </p>
<p>Iâm not a âflaming feministâ. For instance, I care about sexism against men, which is normally overlooked, and I donât consider women BETTER. Iâm an equalist. And thatâs completely cool as far as I can tell.</p>
<p>So you ought be fine.</p>