<p>UCSB did not rank on Playboy's 2009 list of top 10 party schools. This is a welcomed change after years of hearing about how the education provided by UCSB is somehow tainted by this list. I hope that this will start a trend that will eventually remove the "party school" label that follows UCSB.</p>
<p>It’s still #12:</p>
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<p>I don’t think it’s a big deal anyway. The reason the school is so popular is because it provides an incredible social atmosphere along with serious academics, and the school manages to woo great professors because of it’s location. The only people who say anything about the education being tainted are uneducated high school students or students of other UCs who are jealous about missing out on UCSB’s social atmosphere. As a recent grad (who has gone through a lot of interviews in this economy, heh), I’ve never felt it affected me among employers.</p>
<p>I think this is good for the university. I really hate people calling UCSB party school.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>Me too! Especially when they also add how I will “get a STD” if I attend there. It bugs me, but I always just say that they’re jealous UCSB as a social scene and has it’s own beach. :P</p>
<p>Hey…Be proud of our academics, social environment and the ocean. Let your game speak…</p>
<p>We need to work on this rating… By next i year i want to be back up in the top 5 at least :)!! but seriously, that sucks we dropped 10 spots? hmmm</p>
<p>A welcomed change? Speak for yourself! >:[</p>
<p>HAHHA i love it
next years freshmen class is gonna bring it</p>
<p>i second that std thing. my reply is always “damn i really wanted to sleep around too!”
lol</p>
<p>UCSB will be in top 5 in 2 years!</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>May be we should aim to improve our academic rankings?</p>
<p>^ We should aim for perfection in ALL categories!</p>
<p>^ how about student diversity hahah</p>
<p>i think ALL encompasses everything
academics are important obv</p>