<p>I live in San Diego i don't know which one to choose.
I'm Undeclared also.</p>
<p>How about, I need more information?</p>
<p>How attached are you to your home location? Even though you are undeclared, is there a few fields you like, or is it you completely don't know? How do you like the scenery? La Jolla (and Mission Bay) is a nice place (you should know), but socially DEAD. UCSB is not, and jokingly called the University of Casual Sex and Beer. If you like ranking and prestige, I guess UCSD wins by a bit.</p>
<p>Info would be nice.</p>
<p>I'm from San Diego too and ended up staying here for college. It was a good choice, I love it</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you are into more. Wild, wild parties and studying or alright parties and studying. UCSD has a party scene you just have to find it, there is no equivalent of Isla Vista where u can just walk into a random house and party.</p>
<p>IV is pretty dirty because theres so many college kids there that dont care at all. I would say it gets old after a while.</p>
<p>If you are from a close part of town like university city or la jolla, living at home to save money might also be a great option</p>
<p>I had the same issue last year! Ultimately I chose UCSD because it has a much better reputation (for grad schools), no matter what the rankings UCSB will always have a 'party school' stigma attached to its name.</p>
<p>I'm currently making the same decision, and honestly it's annoying that everyone first thinks "party" when UCSB is mentioned.</p>
<p>IV is OUTSIDE of UCSB. Every school has parties, UCSB just has them all in one large area and it has a huge halloween bash so is more reputable as a party school.</p>
<p>But honestly, I know many people who went to UCSB who didn't party that often at all. It just depends on you as a person. You don't have to walk into IV if you don't want to.</p>
<p>It's annoying too when people think "study" as soon as they hear UCSD.</p>
<p>I say every college has its stereotype, whether fortunate or unfortunate..</p>
<p>^^Agreed.
10 char</p>
<p>Oh sorry, couldn't help it. Had to make a few stereotypes to get points across.</p>
<p>IV is pretty dirty because theres so many college kids there that dont care at all. I would say it gets old after a while.</p>
<p>While IV has it's issues, I don't think it ever gets old. I think living in IV is worthwhile because just of how unique it is, and also focused on the undergraduate students specifically. One of the reasons I chose UCSB is because I knew that IV was pretty much a once in a lifetime experience, and that I'd have the rest of my life to live in more "standard" locales. </p>
<p>I mean, you have 13,000 SBCC and UCSB students living in an 0.6 square mile, so all your friends are close and the campus (as well as soccer and basketball stadium) are close too. Everyone bikes. You have at least 3 eateries open 24 hours a day. Now that I'm back living in San Francisco I miss some of the conveniences...</p>