question about the dorms - santa catalina?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>so i'm pretty sure that i will be attending ucsb this fall! but first i have a question about the dorms. santa catalina seems like a good pick for me, even though it's a mile away from campus, because it houses 1/3 of the freshman, it's set up suite style, and it has many appealing amenities. so i guess my only concern is, is it too crazy? i've read online that it has settled down a bit in the past years, but i just want to make sure i'm not going to regret picking it. i definitely want to have fun in college and make tons of new friends, but my studies are also important to me. i'm leaning towards santa catalina right now, but i want to know that it's an okay balance..</p>

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<p>I’m moving there this fall.</p>

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<p>I lived there.
If you don’t mind the distance, then it’s a great place to live. It’s not crazy. It’s not out of control. You can ‘do you own thing’</p>

<p>Problem is that you may feel differently about the distance once you start commuting every day to campus AND back.</p>

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<p>My question is are the bike paths to and from Santa Catalina longboardable?</p>

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<p>Another question…how often does the bus come around for rides to the campus? Thanks!</p>

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<p>what does ‘longboardable’ even mean? o_o
i’m also lookig towards santa catalina, it looks like the best place to socialize with other freshmen =]
but i’m also gonna seriously study so i think it’ll be possible to work hard & party hard ;]</p>

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<p>pretty self explanatory… able to be longboarded, longboardable.</p>

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<p>a longboard being?
i’m from out of town ok ;]</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.longboarddirectory.com/images/reviews_loaded_vanguard_3.jpg[/url]”>http://www.longboarddirectory.com/images/reviews_loaded_vanguard_3.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
More like out of country? haha :P</p>

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<p>lol- i feel like i’d rather be closer to the beach and the actual campus so as to be able to go back n forth easier and santa catalina just feels like it wouldn’t deliver as much of the campus feel just like a warehouse of people
–but that’s my opinion and since i haven’t visited yet i prbly dont really kno wat im talking about.</p>

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<p>I’ve heard it sucks to bike back and forth on rainy days. I was thinking about FT as well ( I hear everyone calling it FT so that’s what I call it haha) but I think the distance thing kills it for me. Although you do get to bring a car if you live there so I haven’t taken it off my list yet.</p>

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<p>I raced someone on their longboard when I was on my bike. He pretty much beat me.</p>

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<p>@itsrichardd try out of continent lol
yeah i’ve seen those but we call it something else here =P</p>