University of California-San Diego Top Questions

that we are really smart, mostly asian, boring, nonsocial, and unattractive

Some of the stereotypes I heard prior to attending UCSD was.. -a lot of asians -a lot of biology majors -nothing to do (socially) -everything is really far away, car is of necessity -campus is large (in terms of distance) -triton eye -no spirit -lack of good sports programs (no football team) -up and coming (the next) ucla -very competitive

nerdy, uncool, into studying, not that cute--but generally nice. A lot of asians (esp from my high school)

They are unsocial, losers, study all the time, boring

The stereotype is that UCSD students are nerdy, studious, and have no social skills.

Stereotypes for UCSD in general include that the school is "socially dead" and there is no fun to be had here. Many assume that because we do not have a fraternity row or because we do not have a football team, there is no school spirit and no social life. UCSD student stereotypes are that everyone is 'nerdy' and 'super smart'. Because students here are serious about there studies, they obviously have no time for fun.

That there aren't a lot of campus wide activities and that people here mostly keep to themselves and that the campus isn't very social.

UCSD --university of california, socially dead. There's nothing to do at UCSD and the people are anti-social. No one cares about UCSD sports and the only thing that people do is study.

Nerdy, academic.

UCSD is boring. UCSD students are all nerds and are generally unattractive.

UCSD is stereotyped as being not very social and boring on the weekends.

ucsd is anti-social

They study all of the time, they aren't social, there is no sense of school spirit at UCSD.

People study all of the time There is no social life It is the UCLA, UC Berkeley reject school

asian, nerdy, study a lot and don't party or have fun

That its a lame school and people dont know how to have fun.

UCSD is UC Socially Dead. All UCSD students are Asian. However, every UC school is predominantly Asian, except UCSB.

UCSD is sometimes called "UC Socially Dead." They say that the students here are all nerds and Berkeley rejects.

That we are cut-throat competitive people. It's true. Although people that are not aware of the academic rigor of this university are under the false impression that UCSD is a party school because we are next to the beach. This is false.

We're boring, all we do is study, we only do research, we're geniuses, we're engineers or sciences majors only, etc.

SD = socially dead, just a bunch of smart asian kids who don't know how to have a good time...

Non Social, Boring

UCSD are portrayed in a rather harsh light--the student here are said to be extremely nerdy (or intelligent, depending on your outlook) and very anti-social, prompted by a campus that was specifically designed to be an unsociable. Since UCSD is a research institute, the public thinks that all students are committed to academic excellence and nothing more. Student here are also considered to be the ugliest of all students in the UC System for whatever reason, and I believe we are also referred to as the Weed UC (although it’s strange to beat UCSC in this respect).

The students at UCSD have no social skills or social life. They are mainly geeky, unattractive, Asian, and badly dressed. UCSD is the best science school, especially for pre-medical students. The campus has the best dining hall food and a really religious/conservative atmosphere. There is no sense of unity since there is no football team.

It is socially dead.

Stereotypes about UCSD is that it is a strictly research university. Stereotypes about UCSD students are that they anti-social nerds and mostly asian.

Boring, competitive, nerdy

Students don't do anything but study. Everyone is pre-med.

anti-social, nerds, not diverse

nerdy, study all the time, anti social, socially dead, commuter school

Egotism.

triton eye. we're the weed campus. we dont have a social life. we're very nerdy.

Most of the stereotypes that I have heard are that UCSD is really boring and everyone is nerdy and there is never anything fun to do.

nerds unsocial pot-heads math and science geeks unattractive

that UCSD has no social life.

Nerdy school of all engineering, medical-related, and science majors. UCSD students don't have fun or party. The school is dead on the weekends. Everyone just studies.

All Asian, nerdy, not a whole lot of student life

Well, I suppose the name "UC - Socially Dead" epitomizes the stereotype of UCSD. Also, a lot of people think there is "no diversity" at UCSD. When talking about San Diego colleges/universities, people distinguish UCSD as the "smart ones" in comparsion to USD and SDSU.

The biggest stereotype at UCSD is that it is socially dead and that all the students are really big nerds.

they are all smart, science majors, unattractive, everyone can surf, not very social

That we are socially dead, and never have fun. Also, that most women that go here are ugly.

A lot of people will say that UCSD is full of nerds that have no life, that's there's no social life on campus and that UCSD students have no school spirit