I am visiting California this Friday and wanted to see which colleges I should tour.
I have seen:
USC
UC Irvine
Passed by UCLA. Going to tour there.
I am thinking of looking at:
Pepperdine
Occidental
UCSD
UC Santa Barbara
University of San Diego
Any other suggestions? I am thinking of majoring in something business or political science related.
Also, I am visiting Northern Cal next month. Which to look there? Berkeley?
Of the colleges you listed, UC Santa Barbara has more of a reputation as a "party" school, and not so much for academics.
In Nor Cal, Berkley is an ultra, ultra liberal school. Otherwise if you can afford it add Stanford, and most of the area U C schools.
Just a suggestion. If you are going for a Baccalaureate Degree, or higher, you can save a ton of money by taking the Freshman & Sophomore years at any of our fine community colleges. Just make sure that all the classes you need will transfer to the U C School you plan to graduate from. Even with paying the out of state tuition rates you will still save a bundle (less student loans to repay).
Of the colleges you listed, UC Santa Barbara has more of a reputation as a "party" school, and not so much for academics.
In Nor Cal, Berkley is an ultra, ultra liberal school. Otherwise if you can afford it add Stanford, and most of the area U C schools.
Just a suggestion. If you are going for a Baccalaureate Degree, or higher, you can save a ton of money by taking the Freshman & Sophomore years at any of our fine community colleges. Just make sure that all the classes you need will transfer to the U C School you plan to graduate from. Even with paying the out of state tuition rates you will still save a bundle (less student loans to repay).
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In NorCal, check out Stanford and Bezerkley, er, Berkeley.
Take a good look at Oxy. Years ago, when I attended, I met this long-haired dude from Hawaii who hung out around Haines Hall… name of Barry Obama. He transferred to Columbia, and went on to become the 44th President of the United States.
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Pepperdine is a beautiful but expensive private school, its located in Malibu. Its definitely worth checking out!
UCSD is one of the top rated UC’s next to UCB & UCLA. Great weather, located in La Jolla, but the campus is kind of boring. UCSD has a really good poly sci program.
UCSB is definitely a party school. Located right on the beach. Going there will give you the whole college experience.
Occidental & USD are also great colleges but I don’t know much about them.
If your considering majoring in polysci, look into UCB, LA, or SD.
Berkeley is obviously the top ranked UC. I’ve heard that Berkeley is a really liberal area
Maybe you should have a look at UCSC while your up in NorCal, although its not the best UC out there, it has a gorgeous backdrop of the ocean & the woods, and everyone gets high there..haha
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I’m a high school senior applying to UC’s right now
CSU Long Beach ^-^!!
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I am pretty partial to Oxy myself, but in that same vein is the Claremont College group (Pitzer, Scripps, Harvey Mudd, Claremont, etc–its a group of smaller colleges making up a larger school–like the British system).
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Oxy Grad
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