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<p>Every single UC campus is amazing, as are the faculty. Anyone who denies this is a fool. That being said, the students differ on a LARGE degree. Sure, there are students at UCLA who do hardcore drugs, but i guarantee you that the vast majority do not. Most people spend their time studying very difficultly in addition to attempting to balance their life with work and family. UCSC is largely known as a pot smoker school. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with that, but in general, its students are going to be viewed as less competitive than their other UC student counterparts.</p>
<p>as much as we’d like to deny it, prestige DOES make a difference. A degree from berkeley for example will mean more than one from UCSC, and i would be willing to bet that most employers would take someone from UCLA/Cal over someone from UCSC anyday.</p>
<p>all in all, if you’re very well motivated, you’ll get far in life, no matter wherever you go. People are going to hate on whatever schools they’re going to hate on. UCSC is probably an amazing school, but it’s the students i’d say who are bringing it down.</p>
<p>Also, most classes at SMC aren’t as rigorous as any at UCLA. If they could even compare, it would only be for summer. However those 16 week semesters vs 10 week quarters are no joke. From someone who spent 3 years at CC, and one at UCLA, there’s only one class at my CC which even compared to any class at UCLA (intro. to bio.) the rest were a complete joke in comparison.</p>