University of California-Santa Cruz

Pros: Conveyer belt is a good idea, Food is great except for breakfast but I usually eat cereal anyway, staff in Merrill is nice, both halls are very clean and tidy
Cons: Crown people are nasty, Breakfast sucks

I have been envolved with UCSC for many years. I would attend their John's Hopkins CAA/CTY camps about 5 to 6 years back where they would have different classes, and their program was to teach kids more about learning. Cty stands for the Center for the...

Pros: Merrill 2nd floor is tight, reading material outisde the windows, tv's and phones in our hall, close to Merrill dining hall
Cons: Gayln is in the quad where the girls are, gayln is a little cleaner than Merrill

I had been living in Merrill because of a program I was attending in UCSC, and I just thought my hall and my dorm people were really cool. I was living on Merrill 2nd floor, and it was an awesome experience. There were so many pictures, quotes, and...

Pros: large rooms, quads, nearby coffee house, view
Cons: noise, far east portion of campus, long walk to bus

Stevenson college is broken into 8 houses, each with 3 floors, and about 20 rooms on each floor. Each house has at least one living room which usually contains couches, tables, and a TV with VCR. Although on the outside this sounds like wonderful...

Pros: Not many distractions, beautiful place, good learning environment.
Cons: Isolated, rather homogeneous student body.

I chose to go to Santa Cruz for three reasons: 1)I wanted to study music (they have a new $30 million facility) and Russian Literature (a program for it exists still, remarkably, and is excellent); 2) friends going to other UC's I was considering...

Pros: Beautiful campus overlooking the ocean. Great educational programs.
Cons: No Football teams, no frats. (Not missed by most students).

It has been three years since I spent four years at UCSC, and the memories still remain deeply engraved into my mind. What an experience both personal and educational! UCSC opened my mind, not only to the life long friendships I still hold, but also to...

Pros: everything within walking distance, great atmosphere
Cons: isolated campus

The University of California at Santa Cruz is worth checking out. UCSC has been stereotyped as a laid back university full of hippies that smoke weed. Well, that may have been true a couple years ago, but today the atmosphere of the university has...

Pros: Supportive community
Cons: NA

As a senior at UC Santa Cruz, I have been through almost four years of college and have realized just how much my college, Merrill College, offers to its students.

Even before you leave home to go to college for the first time, friendly...

Pros: Very Accepting
Cons: Isolated City

I am a third year student double-majoring in Politics and Legal Studies. I was surprised when I entered into UC Santa Cruz and was immediately accepted by the people. Right from the start, I made many new friends of all grade levels. I am affiliated...

Pros: The fresh air, the redwoods, and blue skies!
Cons: More and more construction against the will of the tree hugging community (i.e.the students).

My major is marine biology and UCSC is famous for its program. What I want to talk about though is its beautiful campus. That was one of the things that brought me here. Imagine this: You are sitting in the middle of tall magnificent redwoods, then you...

Pros: Beautiful housing an magnificent views in some colleges.
Cons: The dorms rooms are average quality.

I live in Merrill college at UCSC. UCSC is divided into 8 colleges (soon to be 10). They are as follows: Merrill College, Crown College, Stevenson College, Cowell College, Kresge (apartments only), Porter College, College 8, and Oaks College. The Village...

Pros: Beautiful campus, good academics, character-building experiences
Cons: Conservative individuals might feel vastly outnumbered

The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) is, by far, the most beautiful college campus I have ever seen. It is nestled in the edge of the redwood forest and much of the 2000 acre campus is covered by redwood trees. The library on a misty day is...

Pros: comfortable living setting
Cons: none that I can think of

As I enter my fourth and final year at UCSC and Merrill college, I can't help but look back and remember all the wonderful experiences that it has offered me. I can't help but remember the college that has housed me and I can't deny I wouldn't want to...

Pros: ethernet, good living space, personal authorization code
Cons: students become non guaranteed depending on their year

If you want a detailed report about what housing is like at UCSC, especially at Merrill College, you've come to the right place. As an orientation leader for Merrill College in UCSC, I can tell you that housing is good, but it's getting pretty tight....

Pros: we have the residential life office, themed floors
Cons: it's on a hill

If you want to read a brief bit on all the dorms of Merrill College, read my other epinion. If you want to read about the dorm I would live in again, then this is the right epinion to be looking at!

I came in a student in 1997 and got a...

Pros: Helpful people all along the way, Excellent course material
Cons: none!

As a Politics and Legal Studies major, I tend to thrive because of the help I receive from the Politics department. The Politics department houses many "high level" professors who genuinely care about their students. These professors have...