<p>Deciding what College to apply to at UCSC, and I am looking at Stevenson. Any tips? Any strong points/ weak points for that college? Is the location bad, people nice, etc.?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I took a brief tour inside the dorms at Stevenson. People there were really nice. The one thing I found negative was the hallways. I felt like I was in a mining tunnel, they were very dark and narrow.</p>
<p>Thanks! Would you say that the dorms are nice and clean?</p>
<p>Oh for sure. I can’t say this 100%, but apparently Stevenson repaints and recarpets the dorms more often than most. So they’re definitely in good shape. I think the only places that would truly outdo Stevenson in that aspect are 9/10, simply because of how new they are.</p>
<p>any good parties?
:)</p>
<p>Yea, how is the social life at Stevenson?</p>
<p>can’t comment on the current social life since it has changed in the last couple of decades but can tell you that the location is prime for easy and quick access to athletic facilities and has some of the best views on campus.</p>
<p>I’m not too familiar with the college, but I do remember being at the SIO overnight stay and having one of the Cowell students coming into our lounge (we were staying there for the night) and giving us his personal advice about the school in general. He said not to pick his college, but to instead pick Stevenson because “that’s where the parties are at”, or something to that extent. Take that as you like, but I personally really liked Cowell despite the apparent age of the college and complementary interior when compared to many of the others.</p>
<p>I think he may have been stoned too, but funny experience nevertheless.</p>
<p>Ha! Good story. Would you say that there are alot of “stoners” at Stevenson?</p>
<p>I wonder how hard it is to get into stevenson/cowell? Cuz those were my top two, and i heard they’re popular :/</p>
<p>Yeah. On the UCSC '13 FB group, most people are Cowell/Stevenson or 9/10 as their top choice, with the other ranked below. Crown/Merrill/Oakes, and even Porter are seemingly unpopular.</p>
<p>Well, I think somewhere on the UCSC website, it says that you have a 99% chance of getting one of your first 3 choices…</p>
<p>those seem like pretty good odds to me!</p>
<p>I heard that, too. I also heard that Stevenson has some of the best views on campus.</p>