<p>actually USD has the reputation for attracting people who didn't get into USC.... cuz at my school, people put USD over UCSD (we hear UCSD has no social life b/c everyone studies so much for premed) .... basically no one who got into UCSD is going to it cuz they hear how boring it is
And i got into Boulder for Business, USD for business, and UCSC for psychology.
but I HATED UC Santa cruz soo much when i visited. the people and atmosphere are so strange...</p>
<p>Have to side with katliamom. </p>
<p>In the Pacific Northwest, at least, most tend to pick either the University of Colorado or UC-Santa Cruz over USD. It could be that the first two are a bit more liberal than the latter. As for friends from the East Coast, University of Colorado-Boulder and Santa Cruz are both better known than USD. That is, however, from my prep school and college friends. </p>
<p>Again, just an opinion.</p>