2008 Spring College Tour Student Quotes
(*All names have been changed to protect the students’ privacy)
“The field trip to Santa Barbara was a great experience because I never get to travel to
other cities or places. It felt great! I had a great time on the Santa Barbara trip.”
- Maria, grade 9
“I really like that (UC Santa Barbara) has an organization for every ethnicity: Latinos,
Native Americans, African Americans, etc. That’s pretty cool!”
- Eric, grade 10
“UC Santa Barbara is really different from Huntington Beach. I really enjoyed today
exploring new things.”
- Veronica, grade 9
“The people (at UC Santa Barbara) were very cool and very nice. They treated us like we
were students. I’m considering looking into more information about the school. I really
like it a lot.”
- Jonathan, grade 12
“I really enjoyed this field trip. Hopefully I get to go next time if there is a next time.”
- Andre, grade 9
“CSU Channel Islands is the most unique college I have seen… This will probably be a
college that I can have in my plans to go to. I want to go here because it’s a small school
and I’m not really a big school person.”
- Jamie, grade 9
“It was fun getting to know the college. (UC Santa Barbara) is really nice. I would like to
apply (to both UC Santa Barbara and CSU Channel Islands).”
- Christina, grade 9
“UCSB is really big and really nice. (UCSB) has a Mechanical Engineering Department
(which is good because) I want to become an engineer.” “CSU Channel Islands reminds
me of when we went to the Northern CA trip last year because this school reminds me of
Santa Clara University and Stanford. All three of these schools (look like missions).”
- Allen, grade 10
“I hope I can come to (UCSB) again. Hopefully someday I’ll go visit Santa Barbara with
my family. I enjoyed walking around and learning things about the school that I had
never known.”
- Jessica, grade 9
“On the UCSB tour I learned about EOP (Equal Opportunity Program) and the admission
requirements… When I saw the dorms, it got me excited for college life. This was a very
great experience for me.”
- Shawn, grade 11
“I loved the experience at UC Santa Barbara. It was cool getting to know (CAP students)
from other communities. My day was very good.”
- Sharon, grade 11
“Visiting (CSU Channel Islands) inspired me to come here. The population is about the
size of a high school.”
- Chris, grade 8
“By going on the trip I learned that it is good to ask for college information so you can
learn more about (the different college systems).”
- Tracy, grade 7
“The trip was a learning experience because I learned many things. For example, I
learned about careers, clubs and organizations. I learned how E.O.P. helps you (buy) your
books and gives you scholarships… UC Santa Barbara is a university I see myself at in
the future… I would love to come to this university.”
- Karen, grade 7
“CSU Channel Islands is a very pretty school that may be on my list of schools that I
would want to go to. I really liked this school because it is small so you have more
advantages to get to know your teachers.”
- Linda, grade 8
“I liked (CSU Channel Islands). I would like to come here because I will be able to get
more help from my teachers (since it is a small school).”
- Tyra, grade 8
“I really liked this trip. It reminded me a lot of last year’s Northern CA trip. I want to
thank Monica and all the advisors for all of their time and for taking us to all these places.
Thanks Stepping UP staff!”
- Leonard, grade 12