校园发展之前

在西班牙殖民之前，阿瓦斯瓦斯民族的 Uypi 部落居住在现在的 UCSC 校园内，该校园讲奥赫隆人的 Mutsun Costanoan。在西班牙殖民期间，该部落的成员被作为奴隶带到圣克鲁斯特派团。在此期间，圣克鲁斯传教士的传教士烧毁了森林的一部分，在现在的大草原上建造了葡萄园。

加州淘金热之后，许多矿业公司来到该地区。直到1920年为止，考维尔石灰厂都在现在的圣克鲁斯校区的整个区域内运作。

选址和校园规划

尽管一些最初的创始人早在 1930 年代就已经制定了类似 UCSC 这样的机构的计划，但是直到圣克鲁斯市在中旬竞购 UC Regents 之前，实现他们的愿景的机会才得以展现。 1950 年代，在圣克鲁斯山麓的城镇外建立校园。在 1950 年代中期，公众舆论普遍支持在原伯克利大学校园以南的某个地方建立新的 UC 校园。 经过一年的学习，摄政王最终选择了圣克鲁斯作为下一个加州大学校园的所在地。

>但是，圣克鲁斯之所以被选中是因为其位置的美观而不是实用性，并且其偏僻的地理位置决定了开发一种可以容纳大多数学生在校园内住宿的住宿学院系统。圣克鲁斯校区的正式设计过程始于 1950 年代后期，最终达到了 1963 年的《远程发展计划》。

该大学的建设始于 1964 年，该大学于 1965 年容纳了第一批学生（尽管住在现在的东田运动场上的拖车里）。该校区旨在展示当代建筑，渐进式教学方法和教学方法。本科研究。根据创办人院长迪恩·麦克亨利的说法，分布式大学系统的目的是将主要研究型大学的收益与较小型大学的亲密感相结合。

“圣克鲁斯梦”

克尔在回忆录中叙述了自己和麦克亨利在建立新校园时所犯的无数错误。他们创建了圣克鲁斯大学，作为加州大学校园中的“最具实验性”，但为了让他们珍惜的“圣克鲁斯梦”在 1960 年代的反主流文化中而及时开放。圣克鲁斯迅速成为“反文化校园”，那里的学生和教职员要么在红木之间“融化”，要么变成了“激进激进主义者”。

1970 年代，随着这一代学生越来越多地选择在实验性较低的UC校园升学，主修工程和工商管理等学科（圣克鲁斯都缺席），加州大学圣克鲁斯分校新生的入学质量下降。导致质量下降的另一个主要因素是在圣克鲁斯周围发生的一系列“严重谋杀案”，在当时被称为“世界谋杀之都”。加州大学圣克鲁斯分校新生的平均 SAT 分数从 1970 年代初的 1250 下降到 1980 年代初的 1050。

辛斯海默改革

财政大臣罗伯特·辛斯海默实施了一系列重大改革，其代价是使圣克鲁斯的实验性和常规性降低。1981 年，在进行了两年的战斗之后，该学院以微弱的优势投票通过，让学生可以选择代替圣克鲁斯的传统叙事评估来首次获得成绩。到 1984 年秋天，圣克鲁斯大学中有 45％ 的学生已经主修科学，那年，该校区首次将计算机工程学作为主修专业（以利用其毗邻硅谷的优势），随后一年后根据商业经济学。1985 年 5 月，分子生物学家辛斯海默欢迎多位科学家来到圣克鲁斯，这是第一次讨论人类基因组计划的想法的会议。

辛斯海默作为 NCAA Division III 的一部分，首次使圣克鲁斯参与了大学间体育运动。 1981 年，他支持学生运动员偏爱海狮作为校园吉祥物，但在 1986 年，当学生团体投票支持香蕉sl时，他被迫退缩。

到 1990 年代初，该校区的效率仍然很低，与其他 UC 校区相比，平均教学负荷仍然很轻，但是 SAT 成绩已不再下降，教师进行了出色的研究，并且该校区的大学排名开始提高。1997 年，一所工程学校终于成立。

在 2019 年，美国加州大学圣克鲁斯分校被选为美国大学协会（AAU），美国研究型大学最负盛名的联盟。与 UCI 一起，加州大学圣克鲁斯分校是加入 AAU 的最年轻的大学。

加州大学圣克鲁斯分校学生办公室主任促进个人发展和校园生活的成功导航，从而增强学生的体验。我们通过促进合作伙伴关系，制定政策，创造有意义的机会并提供直接支持来建立充满活力，健康和包容性的 UCSC 社区来做到这一点。

加州大学圣克鲁斯分校校徽

加州大学圣克鲁斯分校的著名校友包括黑豹党的联合创始人Huey P. Newton （1974年文学士，1980年博士学位）；女演员兼喜剧演员Maya Rudolph（文学士，1995年）； Huffington Post和BuzzFeed Jonah Peretti的创始人（1996年文学学士）；电影制片人Cary Fukunaga（文学士，1999年）；海洋生物学家和麦克阿瑟奖学金获得者Stacy Jupiter（PhD 2006）；著名的作家和文化理论家的钟形钩（PhD 1983）；以及几位获得普利策奖的记者。著名的参与者包括演员和喜剧演员Andy Samberg和电影制片人Miranda July。

Your personal insight questions should be exactly that – personal. This is your opportunity to tell us about yourself, what matters to you, your hopes, ambitions, life experiences, and inspirations. Key points about the personal insight questions include:

• Freshman applicants choose four out of eight questions to answer.
• Each response is limited to a maximum of 350 words.

1.Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes or contributed to group efforts over time.  

Things to consider: A leadership role can mean more than just a title. It can mean being a mentor to others, acting as the person in charge of a specific task, or taking the lead role in organizing an event or project. Think about what you accomplished and what you learned from the experience. What were your responsibilities? 

Did you lead a team? How did your experience change your perspective on leading others? Did you help to resolve an important dispute at your school, church, in your community or an organization? And your leadership role doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to school activities. For example, do you help out or take care of your family?

 

2. Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.

Things to consider:What does creativity mean to you? Do you have a creative skill that is important to you? What have you been able to do with that skill? If you used creativity to solve a problem, what was your solution? What are the steps you took to solve the problem?

How does your creativity influence your decisions inside or outside the classroom? Does your creativity relate to your major or a future career?

3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time?  

Things to consider: If there’s a talent or skill that you’re proud of, this is the time to share it. You don’t necessarily have to be recognized or have received awards for your talent (although if you did and you want to talk about it, feel free to do so). Why is this talent or skill meaningful to you?

Does the talent come naturally or have you worked hard to develop this skill or talent? Does your talent or skill allow you opportunities in or outside the classroom? If so, what are they and how do they fit into your schedule?

4. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.

Things to consider: An educational opportunity can be anything that has added value to your educational experience and better prepared you for college. For example, participation in an honors or academic enrichment program, or enrollment in an academy that’s geared toward an occupation or a major, or taking advanced courses that interest you — just to name a few. 

If you choose to write about educational barriers you’ve faced, how did you overcome or strive to overcome them? What personal characteristics or skills did you call on to overcome this challenge? How did overcoming this barrier help shape who you are today?

5. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?

Things to consider: A challenge could be personal, or something you have faced in your community or school. Why was the challenge significant to you? This is a good opportunity to talk about any obstacles you’ve faced and what you’ve learned from the experience. Did you have support from someone else or did you handle it alone?

If you’re currently working your way through a challenge, what are you doing now, and does that affect different aspects of your life? For example, ask yourself, “How has my life changed at home, at my school, with my friends or with my family?”

6.  Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom. 

Things to consider:  Many students have a passion for one specific academic subject area, something that they just can’t get enough of. If that applies to you, what have you done to further that interest? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had inside and outside the classroom — such as volunteer work, internships, employment, summer programs, participation in student organizations and/or clubs — and what you have gained from your involvement.

Has your interest in the subject influenced you in choosing a major and/or future career? Have you been able to pursue coursework at a higher level in this subject (honors, AP, IB, college or university work)? Are you inspired to pursue this subject further at UC, and how might you do that?

7. What have you done to make your school or your community a better place?  

Things to consider: Think of community as a term that can encompass a group, team or a place — like your high school, hometown or home. You can define community as you see fit, just make sure you talk about your role in that community. Was there a problem that you wanted to fix in your community?

Why were you inspired to act? What did you learn from your effort? How did your actions benefit others, the wider community or both? Did you work alone or with others to initiate change in your community?

8. Beyond what has already been shared in your application, what do you believe makes you stand out as a strong candidate for admissions to the University of California?

Things to consider:  If there’s anything you want us to know about you, but didn’t find a question or place in the application to tell us, now’s your chance. What have you not shared with us that will highlight a skill, talent, challenge or opportunity that you think will help us know you better?

From your point of view, what do you feel makes you an excellent choice for UC? Don’t be afraid to brag a little.

Your statement of purpose will be used in conjunction with your application for consideration for graduate admission and financial support. Specific requirements (500 word limit) and prompts are listed in the application and include

• What is your purpose in applying for graduate study in your specified degree program? Describe your area(s) of interest, including any subfield(s) or interdisciplinary interests.
• What experiences have prepared you for advanced study or research in this degree program? What relevant skills have you gained from these experiences? Have your experiences led to specific or tangible outcomes that would support your potential to contribute to this field?
• What additional information about your past experience may aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UCLA?
• Why is the UCLA graduate program to which you are applying is the best place for you to pursue your academic goals? If you are applying for a research master’s or doctoral program, we encourage you to indicate specific research interests and potential faculty mentors.
• What are your plans for your career after earning this degree?

Instructions are provided in the application and include a 500 words limit (approximately 1-page, single spaced, using 1-inch margins and 12-point font)。

Prompts:

• Are there educational, personal, cultural, economic, or social experiences, not described in your Statement of Purpose, that have shaped your academic journey?
• Describe challenge(s) or barriers that you have faced in your pursuit of higher education. What motivated you to persist, and how did you overcome them?
• How have your life experiences and education informed your understanding of the groups that are underrepresented in higher education?
• How have you been actively engaged in programs or activities focused on groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education?
• How do you intend to engage in scholarly discourse and engagement during your graduate program that has the potential to advance diversity and equal opportunity in higher education?
• How do you see yourself contributing to diversity in your profession after you earn your advanced degree at UCLA?