Welcome to UCSB – I hope you are ready to fuckin’ party! You probably have a lot of worries right now – moving away from home, buying books, finding your classes, etc.
Welcome to college. Unless Mommy and Daddy are as generous with their cash as a bored college kid is with a poke button, you will hereby be broke for the next four years. It doesn’t matter if you work, it doesn’t even matter if you have savings. Between beer and books, be prepared to spend most of college strapped for cash.
UCSB is not only well known for its famous party scene and world-class academics, but also for the natural beauty surrounding its campus.
Long distance relationships are easy. A couple can survive any prolonged separation if they have two things: trust and a very lengthy penis. My story should be enough to convince anyone.
With their pads, pens and pensive expressions, music journalists are an easy group to spot at any concert.
Although its reputation as a party school precedes UCSB, those of you tired of friends’ and relatives’ jokes will be happy to learn that the university is highly competitive academically.
In these last few weeks before you have to load up Mom’s minivan and make the drive here to UCSB, let me give you an packing important tip: Leave your romantic baggage at home. Coming to college with a long distance relationship will cause unnecessary clutter and stress in your life.
Freshmen, get used to the word “travel.” Over 14,000 bikes call UCSB home and a vast array of skateboards in varying shapes and sizes can be seen cruising the sidewalks. Even the occasional inline skater or scooter rider can be spotted.
Welcome to UCSB. The University of Casual Sex and Beer? Definitely.
Applying to UCSB: $40. The cost of your first year at UCSB: $25,000. Knowing where to find the cheapest burrito in Isla Vista on a Saturday night: priceless.