College Spotlight: UC Santa Barbara

Liam Bird, Photo Editor • April 26, 2013

Great weather, nice beaches, and a serene atmosphere are just a couple of things that make Santa Barbara so great. In addition, Santa Barbara is home to one of the nicest schools in the UC system, UC Santa Barbara.

UCSB is a popular school in the UC system and it is the sixth largest school in the UC system when it comes to enrollment. UCSB is ranked 10th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report, and 35th worldwide among public and private universities by theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings. It also ranks number two in the world when it comes to impact in sciences.

UCSB’s athletics are also great. The university is best known for their women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams. This college also offers a wide range of intercollegiate and intramural sports, with anything from soccer to fencing and even alpine racing being offered to students.

Santa Barbara offers over 80 undergraduate degrees, and 55 graduate degrees with focuses on the arts and sciences, and it is considered to be a “Public Ivy.”

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“Santa Barbara is such a nice school, its got a nice looking campus, dorm live is easy going, and the campus has an overall calm atmosphere. even with all the partying we still manage to get work done,” said Arun Bird, 2012 Dublin High graduate.

Also, aside from being an awesome college, UCSB is located in a great area. Even if you aren’t a beach bum, there’s lots to do in Santa Barbara. There are museums you can visit, zoos, and even land and sea tours. Being on the coast, you could expect the weather to be very nice.

“Going to UCSB was a great experience for me, I liked warm the weather, enjoying Halloween responsibly, and overall I liked meeting new people there one of which was Mr. MacDougall, ” said English teacher Mr. Aminian.

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Liam Bird, Photo Editor

My name is Liam Bird and I am a junior here at DHS. What I like the most about Journalism is the fact that I can freely write about what I want and what interests me and getting to know teachers and students better through interviews. My favorite thing about DHS is hanging out with friends at lunch because after all the stress and work of class, it’s nice to be able to chill for an hour with friends. Two of my favorite places in Dublin are Hacienda Crossings because it’s a nice environment and a perfect place to hang out with friends and the Dublin Library because it’s the place where I can study in peace and quiet and manage to get a lot of work done. In my freetime, I like to hang out at a friend’s house or walk around in Dublin.