The deadline is in 3 days and I still am having a hard time deciding where I want to go…I don’t really know what I want to major in, so that doesn’t help at all, but I applied Undeclared-College of Letters and Science.
I would go to UCSB, but the only problem is that from what I’ve heard about it, the majority of the students there are very social and party/drink a lot, which I’m not opposed to, but it’s never been something that I’ve actively participated in. Idk, I just feel like I wouldn’t really fit in there, since I’m kind of socially awkward and quiet and have a bit of a nerdy streak. If there’s a place there for people who are sorta offbeat, I haven’t heard about it 😛
UCSC is apparently full of people like me, quirky, kinda weird, but still down to have a good time. It’s a gorgeous campus too (though it sort of pales in comparison to UCSB haha). It’s a lot farther away but I have family in San Jose so I would always have someone close by, not to mention that I have a couple of friends who are going there. The only thing is I feel like my family has turned their noses up at it because it’s not as prestigious as the other UCs, and I can kind of see why. Academics have never been hugely important to me but I do understand that UCSB is a great opportunity that I shouldn’t just throw away.
I guess what I’m basically asking is if there’d be a niche for me at UCSB? The only thing stopping me from going is that I’m worried I wouldn’t fit in since I’m not super popular/sociable, but maybe I’m just freaking out over nothing 😛