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Date Posted: 05/14/03 11:32am
Author: zzzza
Author Host/IP: 68.6.61.35
Subject: Re: Come on BMF...
In reply to: oldpostplayer 's message, "Re: Come on BMF..." on 05/14/03 10:02am

Son is interested in computer science, politial science and law. My only concern about UCSB is that it has been described as a "party school" in some circles. I'm not sure this is what we are looking for. Bryan Whitehead is from the area, so UCSB is not out of the picture.

I think UCSB's heaviest partying days were in the 80s. Since then it has levelled off a bit, although the small town of Isla Vista--where most students live--can get pretty wild. I think it may be a little tamer because of the increasingly elite level of students coming UCSB every year. Re: computer sci...I'm not as familiar as some with the program, but I know there would be real-world opportunities to learn/intern/make connections at the many tech companies that surround UCSB on "Silicon Beach."

The bball program is very academically-oriented. I'm amazed at the students that Coach Williams brings in--most have numbers like your son. Chemistry is also extremely important to them. Anyway, I'd contact Coach W. if you want the complete picture.

I was born and raised a Gaucho fan but ended up getting my degree at Poly. You can't go wrong at California Polytechnic. It's a great school filled with cool people in a great town (too small for some--I liked it though). The "learn by doing" philosophy may sound like lip-service, but it is taken seriously and makes for a *much* better experience than sitting/sleeping in lecture halls for four years. I think that and the fact that Poly's roots are...well..."polytechnic"...creates more of a blue-collar situation. There's no Ivory Tower in SLO. The professor's aren't as involved in research as other schools, which leaves them time to (...surprise...) teach.

The competition for students is tough. I was in the College of Business and last Fall's average incoming frosh had a GPA of about 3.95 and some ridiculous SAT score. Most of the other colleges are the same and that goes to show the type of people your son would be working around and with. I believe the computer science program is pretty highly regarded (Colin?).

Poly has a heavy undergrad focus, which was great from my point of view. It may not be beneficial if a student is looking to climb the academic ladder or is involved in heavy science though. I'm not sure how it would play out if a student is on a pre-law or pre-med track. Anyway, a nice fringe benefit to this is that TAs are rare. I transferred in basically as a junior and never had a class taught by anyone but a PhD. Perhaps that isn't the case for the lowest of the low GE stuff (like at UCSB...or UC Anywhere come to think of it).

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