Social Life Building

UCSD is renown for its lack of a social scene (see the urban dictionary definition online) but in all reality, finding other people who share your interests and making friends is super easy- you just have to not be a hermit.  Admittedly, there are those on campus who don't go the extra few feet required to meet someone (outside their dorm), but for those of us who like to be social, there are a wide variety of activities and social clubs on campus.  If you're an athletic type, I would encourage you to find a sports club, a school team (the crew team takes walk ons I hear), or one of the many intramural teams.

 Clearly the greatest club sport available at UCSD is lacrosse and our team is looking forward to a great year.  If you like to stay in shape and even if you have no idea what lacrosse is or how it's played, come out for the team next year.  Currently, we are having 7Am workouts 3 days a week and practice every day mon-fri, but this crazy schedule is only for january (preseason training) and you'll find something similar in nearly all sports teams.  For those of you who have never played, we have a wide range of skill levels and although it takes some practice to pick up, lacrosse is a sport that incorporates technical skill and team strategy similar to basketball and is played on a field resembling a hockey rink, but the size of a soccer field, so it's awesome.

Additionally, it's a really great way to make a lot of friends and meet new people.  So far, we have met several other club teams, so not only do you get in great shape, you meet lots of other people who share similar interests.  So play lacrosse next year.  And,
Stay classy San Diego.