<p>I posted this in the College Life thread but thought i'd get more responses here.</p>
<p>So far I got UC Santa Cruz which is both diverse and laid back but it's also real expensive. Then there's Oregon and UNC-W which are supposed to be real laid back.</p>
<p>Temple most definitely fits that description.</p>
<p>university of hawaii-manoa</p>
<p>definitely laid back.</p>
<p>Brown comes to mind?</p>
<p>I think UCLA is very laid-back for such a competitive school. Also check out Oregon, UCSB, and Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>Check the Princeton Review's top ten schools that do not study. That will give you oversight on some chilled and relaxed schools that has students that worry little about homework and grades.</p>
<p>UCSC expensive? Perhaps in comparison to the really cheap (and mediocre) state schools that no one has heard of...</p>
<p>Stanford is known for being diverse and laid-back, but it's a school that one would consider "expensive." (Then again, it does have excellent financial aid even for middle-income students.)</p>
<p>LOL, take the Princeton Review lists with a grain of salt. First, they only list select colleges, and second, I have talked to soooo many college students who said that their colleges were misrepresented on those lists. Besides, 'schools that never study' isn't a good indicator of a laid-back atmosphere. Number one, not studying does not indicate that most students are not high-strung about other things; and two, I know of a lot of colleges (including my own) where students study a lot and yet are described as laid-back.</p>
<p>I would NOT say that Brown is laid-back. More laid-back than the other Ivies, but not in general.</p>
<p>^Well, ppl all have differing experiences and interpretations of what is laid back. I think of laid back as lack of cutthroat competition, just chilling out and doing nothing.</p>
<p>Hampshire College - both diverse and laid back even in NE</p>
<p>Most schools in the west might be considered "laid back" in attitude and outward appearance but does not mean they are not competitive and/or ambitious. I geuess the question is, is it directed towards their neighbors or themselves?</p>
<p>What about UMBC? In state for you?</p>
<p>I'm trying to get out of state.</p>
<p>UCSC is over 40,000 if you figure in room & board and fees even though tuition is under 21,000. At least that's according to their website. Same with UCSB.
Here is the link: UCSC</a> Admissions - Tuition & Fees</p>
<p>Maybe they're overestimating on purpose???</p>
<p>By laidback I mean l refer to personality. Definitely does not mean that they don't study. But probably means very little frat presence. And maybe it's a commuter school like Univeristy of Washington (but big enough so that there are still a ton of people on campus over the weekends). I really want the coursework to be rigorous I don't want it to be high school again. </p>
<p>Laidback purely refers to social life and social life only.</p>
<p>Hampshire college looks pretty good but it's expensive.
Guys, i'm not a hippie lol. I eat a lot of meat and I am republican. Not that I wouldn't mind going to a school like Oregon...just not a really activist school like AU because I think that would get pretty annoying.</p>
<p>UCSC (and other UC's) cost a total of about $25,000 if in state and cost about $40,000 if out of state. In any case, $26,000.00 per year is not chicken feed... I would have to earn at least $40,000.00 to get that amount after taxes. I know a lot of families earning six figures who think $26,000.00 after taxes is a lot of money and many who have to borrow to pay for their kid's college expenses. UCSC is laid back. I wouldn't call UCLA laid back, but perhaps the California vibe makes it seem like it is. Depends on your major, I suppose. UCSB= laid back. I think U of Oregon may be laid back as well. University of Arizona/Flagstaff is also laid back. Stanford MAY be laid back, but it's hard to believe that the kids who did what they had to do to get into Stanford all of sudden changed upon admission and are now just chillin' at the farm. Don't know for sure though, as my kid chose UC Berkeley instead. (Grrr).</p>
<p>When I used to work as a volunteer at college fairs, I got to know a number of recruiters from Hawai'i Pacific University. Every single student in every single photo in every single publication on their table looked tan and happy. Not just generic happy college student happy, but truly happy.</p>
<p>Here's the website:</p>
<p>Hawaii</a> Pacific University</p>
<p>The weather is really nice there too!</p>
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<p>Saying "UCSC is expensive" seems to suggest that it's meant comparatively. Sure, 26k is not chicken feed, but higher education in general is expensive (except for CC). UCSC offers a great education at a good price. If you want to talk expensive, point to private schools.</p>
<p>46,000 a year though... what non california schools would you compare UCSC to in terms of educational quality?</p>
<p>Hampshire for certain. Look at Warren Wilson in NC. I'd suggest Goucher but you want to get out of state, so.....</p>
<p>Marylandmike i'm looking for similar things as you.</p>
<p>Cool we'll keep each other updated. I'm looking for an unsmall school by the way. Anybody know naything about University of Washington?</p>