<p>Hi! I went to California last week but didn't get to see UCSD, so I have a couple questions about it.
1. What do you know about La Jolla? Rumors about it?
2. How far is it from San Diego?
3. What kind of transportations are offered for people without cars? Can freshman have cars?
4. Is it a commuter school?
5. How big is Greek life? Are there sorority/fraternity housing?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
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<li><p>La Jolla is one the richest/most expensive places to live in the country. People sometimes complain because there are a lot of rich white people. Honestly I love it because everything in the area is super nice and its a really safe area! Way better than the ghetto imo lol There is lots of stuff to do since we are pretty darn close to the ocean, the mall and downtown la jolla has stuff to do as well (and nightlife if you’re 21!).</p></li>
<li><p>Its maybe a 10 minute drive north of San Diego.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes freshman can have cars but parking is a pain in the butt. You get to ride buses in the area for free! Personally I prefer using Zipcar (google it… its awesome) but if you want to know more about public transportation look here. [Public</a> Transportation Serving UCSD](<a href=“Transportation Services”>Transportation Services)</p></li>
<li><p>Yes it is a commuter school but I think we have been trending away from that in recent years. More and more people are opting to live on campus and even stay there on the weekends! ;)</p></li>
<li><p>Unfortunately La Jolla does not allow greek housing but the greek community doesn’t let that stop them! Some chapters have “unofficial” houses where a bunch of members get a house together or something. The greek community is still very active despite that and about 15% of the school is affiliated!</p></li>
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<p>Thank you so much! Is La Jolla more urban or suburban? After visiting over 20 colleges, I found that I like an urban college with a campus. Also, what is one thing that students complain about?</p>
<p>UCSD is not a commuter school. 95% of the Fall 2012 entering class of freshmen were housed on campus in residence halls or apartments. Only 19.5% of students are from San Diego and Imperial counties.</p>
<p>I would say that La Jolla is more urban- while it is a neighborhood within San Diego, it is north of the downtown area. However, it does have its own town which sits against the coast. There is also free bus service around La Jolla and into downtown San Diego, so it is easy access to a lot of nightlife and activities. The campus sits against the coast (you can see the beach from some of the dorms). The town of La JOlla is beautiful with a cove from which you can kayak, scuba dive, watch sea lions, etc. There are a lot of restaurants and shops. There is a gliderport across from the campus where you can go eat lunch and watch (or rent) paragliders off the bluffs). It is not a commuter campus- like warrenfresh. said, most freshman and many soph. live on campus. You are within minutes of professional football, concert venues, and zillions of other activities. </p>
<p>Some people complain that it is not as social a campus, but with 25,000+ students there is always something to do.</p>
<p>1) La Jolla is an affluent neighborhood in north San Diego. It is a beautiful city with great beaches. People that live in La Jolla (non- UCSD students) are generally older, white, and upper class. UCSD is not rural at all, but I wouldn’t call it urban. It’s a suburban area and school.
2) Despite the name and different zip code La Jolla is San Diego, but it is about 20 mins by car from downtown San Diego. It can be about 2 hours by bus/ trolley from UCSD. Downtown San Diego is more fun if you have a bit of money and you’re 21 (nice clubbing and bar scene.)
3) There is the MTS bus system that will take you all across San Diego. There is also the trolley to go further south and east (but it takes about 45 mins to get to the trolley). There are also zipcars: [UCSD</a> | Zipcar](<a href=“http://www.zipcar.com/ucsd]UCSD”>Zipcar at UC San Diego) which allows you to pay and borrow a car.<br>
4) It is not a commuter school, a lot of people are from norcal and the LA area. A good amount of people go home over the weekends- esp during freshman year.
5) I think about 20% of students in USCD are in Greek life- it is increasing. There are social, multicultural, and professional fraternities and sororities at UCSD. However, there is no frat row or frat and sorority houses. It’s actually illegal to have a sorority house in La Jolla because it is considered a brothel. There aren’t really traditional frat houses but generally guys from a fraternity will get a large house about 10 mins outside of La Jolla and throw parties there. If you want a good Greek scene head over to San Diego State.</p>
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<li><p>What do you know about La Jolla? Rumors about it?
It’s a pretty quiet city in my opinion. It depends some people like it some dont. I bet you have heard that UCSD is socially inactive. I would say it’s somewhat true. Might be because of La Jolla atmosphere. Without cars, you can’t go that far. You can pretty much visit the beaches, La Jolla shores, local grocery stores, and UTC mall.
IDK I guess I kinda like it. I am used to living this kind of quiet life during the weekends.</p></li>
<li><p>How far is it from San Diego?
With car, you can go anywhere in San Diego. I don’t have car so idk but I guess it should be less than half and hr drive. I never take the bus or any type of public transportation there though I heard it’s like 1 hr or more.</p></li>
<li><p>What kind of transportations are offered for people without cars? Can freshman have cars?
Freshmen can have cars as well but I heard that UCSD charges the most student parking fees compared to other UC’s. Buses are cool as long as you stay within La Jolla. There are the ones that take you out to SD or Amtrak in Solana Beach but it usually takes very very long.</p></li>
<li><p>Is it a commuter school?
Not so much I would say. People from SD commute after their first year, like one of my friends. I’ve read from somewhere that around 2/3 of the students live off campus. There are still many of us living on campus.</p></li>
<li><p>How big is Greek life? Are there sorority/fraternity housing?
There’s NO sorority nor fraternity housing at UCSD. One of the orientation leaders told me that it has to do with some like of law, policy in La Jolla which idk.
Not a lot of students here join Greek, as usual.</p></li>
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<p>I think that’s an over approximation. It probably takes about an hour and a half on weekends and 30 minutes on weekdays. Still long but eh, you get there.</p>