<p>Okay, so it's beautiful.</p>
<p>Besides that, what are your favorite things about SCU?</p>
<p>I figured I'd start a new topic...</p>
<p>Location (Bay Area)</p>
<p>The students. I heard they were preppy and snobby and almost didn't apply, but when I visited I met a super fun and incredibly laid back group of kids.</p>
<p>I second Timb's comment. While I look for a good education (SCU seems the type of school to beat the smart into you if you take the right classes), my other high priorities were the weather and the personality of the student body. I do best surrounded by friendly cooperation - not cutthroat competition - and general down-to-earth attitudes. Everything about SCU is appealing and, for lack of a better word, "nice". </p>
<p>Er, everything except the price, that is.</p>
<p>Agreed! The price is lame! I'm a little nervous about it, but I have a feeling it will be worth it. My weekend there was incredible.</p>
<p>Timb025 - if u wouldn't mind, could you elaborate on your weekend at scu?</p>
<p>No problem. I got there and met up with a friend, who took me on a tour around campus. At first I was underwhelmed due to the sketchy surroundings. I had been at Whitman a week earlier, which is in a picturesque small town and resembles an east coast college. In my first minute or so I thought it wasn't for me, but at least I could have fun when I was there. However, once we got inside the campus my friend began introducing me to a ton of people. I thought the people there would be slightly vapid and preppy, without any diversity whatsoever. Everybody I met was incredibly friendly. I probably shook 50 hands in two days. As I walked around the campus, I was amazed at how laid back everything was. the kids seemed to be having a lot of fun. It felt almost like a resort full of really chill, smart kids. There was a lot more diversity than I expected. All the students I met struck me as being very intelligent, yet they weren't competitive or antisocial. As the weekend went on I got a really good feel for campus life. I felt like I would be lucky to go there, as if it was almost too good to be true. Its hard to explain, but I definitely knew it was right for me. Everyone was just so happy to be there.</p>
<p>thanks. ya, i have to completely agree. though i have only visited the campus once (and it was only for like 4 hours or so), i found EVERYONE i met and talked with to be extraordinarily friendly and down to earth. it makes for such a great atmosphere.</p>
<p>Oh gosh. Timb, thanks for elaborating, I'm more excited/nervous than ever.</p>
<p>^hahaha. man (or woman, who knows), you gots nothin to be worried about with that monster SAT score. just out of curiosity, what other schools are you applying to?</p>
<p>(Woman!)</p>
<p>I've already applied to UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego, UC Davis, and USC. I'm finishing up my Stanford app (and by finishing, I mean staring blankly at the screen and wondering if I can get that 75 dollars back because, ew, I don't want to attend a school which makes me write a fillion essays just to get IN) and next month I'll send in apps to William and Mary, University of San Diego, and University of the Pacific.</p>
<p>I'm a California girl, just in case you didn't catch it. ;)</p>
<p>You?</p>
<p>cool. im all over the place. i applied ed to cornell but got rejected, ea to scu obviously, and these are the ones to come: bc, tufts, wake, vanderbilt, maybe vassar washu and pepperdine.</p>