<p>I know it's not listed on CC but it's one of my son's possible choices. He's been accepted and is waiting for a letter from USC before he decides. He has two other acceptances but neither have the major so they're out. He's planning on Music Industry if anyone has any info to share.
Thanks!</p>
<p>I, too, would be interested in any info about Cal State Northridge. I was under the impression that it had a very large number of commuter students, but I could be wrong. Is very large school, +35000.</p>
<p>Current junior S is looking at Music Industry too. Any insight would be great.</p>
<p>I don't know about CSU Northridge in particular, but there are huge budget cuts contemplated in state funding for the coming year, and CSU's in general are being hit pretty hard. This could have a big impact on certain majors at certain schools -- that is, there may be "downsizing" or elimination of some departments. See: <a href="http://www.sfvbj.com/industry_article_pay.asp?aID=82251401.9837405.1600898.5137864.6936072.281&aID2=123137%5B/url%5D">http://www.sfvbj.com/industry_article_pay.asp?aID=82251401.9837405.1600898.5137864.6936072.281&aID2=123137</a>
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California State University, Northridge, has already ended some programs in light of the budget restrictions. The college recently announced that its Family Business Center was going on hiatus. Also, CSUNs graduate program in genetic counseling is not accepting students for next year.
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Paul Browning, a CSU Chancellors Office spokesman, discussed what else CSUN might have to sacrifice in light of the budget cuts.</p>
<p>Basically, things like services can be cut. Class sections could be cut, curriculums could be cut, part-time faculty could be, he said. Moreover, students involved in work-study programs, could be laid off.
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<p>There was another thread on this in the Parents Forum you can try to look up.</p>
<p>CSUN is mostly a commuter school. Though it has a nice campus, the overall location is NOT a nice one in the San Fernando Valley. It is in the middle of essentially nothing. Of course, it is still in the city of Los Angeles, with all the opportunity that affords.</p>
<p>It has some excellent programs, but I'd look carefully at the campus and think long and hard about your overall goals before moving to Northridge just to go to school there.</p>
<p>My D and I toured the campus last year. IMO, the dorms were large & clean.The campus was fairly large as well. Overall, I'd give it a B-. Safety was our concern, while there ,they had homeless vagrants perusing the dumpsters. We toured most of the lecture halls including the music dept. It was nice. Student union was large. Plenty of places to get a bite to eat on campus. Friendly atmosphere!</p>
<p>It is definitely a commuter school. It may be that living in dorms would give a sense of community but a majority of students do commute. Northridge is an OK location -- not particularly exciting but safe.</p>
<p>Having myself grown up in So Cal and attending Cal State Fullerton as a commuter, I don't have a problem with a commuter type school and I think he's okay with it. Son will be in the dorms and we were impressed with the suite style dorms and different themes such as the music building. I'm hoping he'll match up with roommates who won't head home every weekend.
We still would love to have him accepted to USC (and getting some $$ to cover cost, which I don't think will happen.) He really wants to be in the LA area and knows both CSUN and USC have internships at studios in LA.
Thanks for the heads up about transients, I'll check on security.
Any other feedback will be appreciated :)</p>
<p>During our visit, the campus was being used for a movie location. They were using the steps to the library for a film scene. It may have added to the ambience of the school.</p>
<p>I really don't think there's a safety issue at CSUN. That would be way at the bottom of my list of concerns. Earthquakes are an issue, as we all know, so I'd make a family plan for that, however.</p>
<p>It just goes to show you how first impressions are influenced by events that occur during the time of your visit. We also toured Cal State Fullerton which we both liked but housing was not guaranteed. This became the deal-breaker for them.</p>
<p>"We also toured Cal State Fullerton which we both liked but housing was not guaranteed. This became the deal-breaker for them."<br>
Yeah, when I went there in the early 80's there were no dorms so everyone was a commuter. I guess many lived in the surrounding apartments, though.</p>
<p>CSUN guarantees housing if you apply by 4/1. It's interesting though that the roommate match site only has maybe 100-150 listings and hasn't changed in more than a week. It tells each person's answers to certain questions (multi-choice) but not if they are freshman, etc. Also, you don't know their major unless they submit it.</p>
<p>"During our visit, the campus was being used for a movie location. They were using the steps to the library for a film scene. It may have added to the ambience of the school."
When we were there for auditions the first week of March there was filming on the library steps and over at the student union. We've since found a number of youtube clips of things filmed there. They had "The Office", and "Sky High" amongs others.</p>
<p>I'm wondering why it isn't easier to have other schools listed as topics here so we have a place to discuss them?</p>
<p>I do think it would be a good idea for the moderators to at least set up a general CSU topic in the "colleges" section.</p>
<p>I agree! I found tons of info on CC when my middle son was looking at UCs, but now that my youngest is looking mostly at CSUs, there is not as much info available. I know there are not as many CC kids looking into CSUs as UCs and privates, but I know they must be out there!</p>
<p>I graduated from CSUN many years ago and regretted the experience. I worked 30 hours a week at a grocery store and graduated with a double major in 4 1/2 years. Basically, had no time for anything but some fraternity fun and intramurals. The school has an excellent business department and its education department is very good. I actually grew up in Northridge so lived at home and rode my bike to school. No school spirit. CSUN got rid of football a number of years ago. The basketball team was good one year. You basically have 30000 students that are trying to get a college education while holding down a job or night students that work during the day and go to school at night. I am sure the state cutbacks will impact the availability of upper level classes. I never had a problem getting the classes I needed but I hear now it can take at least 5 years to graduate because of the difficulty of getting classes in your major.</p>
<p>A good friend of mine is a professor in the music department -- electronic music. The music program there seems well funded.</p>
<p>Agree with Redondo Dave's comments.</p>
<p>CSUN dropped football several years ago...the stadium needed major renovations anyways. Men's volleyball is currently ranked #2 in Div 1.</p>
<p>CSUN is first and foremost a commuter school. The area is nice, but it is mostly suburban. The campus was devastated in the 1994 Northridge earthquake and has been completely rebuilt with very nice facilities. Parking and traffic during peak times can be a pain. However, CSUN is aggressively building additional parking structures. The school recently adopted a long term master development plan, that is quite impressive.
CSUN</a> Enters One of Its Busiest Construction Phases Ever</p>
<p>Currently, the Music Lawn is being torn up for a new performing arts theater center...The goal is to provide a home for performing arts in the San Fernando Valley.</p>
<p>CSUN's business, engineering, music, and education departments are well known in Socal. The campus is also one of the few universities in the nation to have a Deaf studies center.</p>
<p>Campus activities are limited due to the commuter nature of the campus. The people are friendly though, and it is one of the most ethnically diverse student bodies in the nation.</p>
<p>The buildings have been featured in many Hollywood films...most recently, the lame Disney movie "Sky High".</p>
<p>Good images of the campus:
<a href="http://www.csun.edu/licensing/location.php?pid=3%5B/url%5D">http://www.csun.edu/licensing/location.php?pid=3</a></p>
<p>Several of my children's friend attend/attended/will attend CSUN. All lived at home and commuted there. The general view is that there are some excellent programs and instructors there. The music program has a good reputation. My daughter's boyfriend is a Junior and a bio major at CSUN. It's a challenging program and he feels he's getting a great education. He will graduate in four years and has had no problems getting classes in his major.</p>
<p>I don't think safety is an issue at all. The campus is surrounded by strip malls and middle class homes. Maybe not the most attractive surroundings but certainly not unsafe.</p>
<p>OK, so now I'm worried a bit about the dorms. He was accepted into the dorm for his major, although he requested the freshman dorm. The one he's in is right next to the construction of new dorms. The pool is closed and the other freshman dorm is way on the other side of the construction.<br>
If anyone here has a student in the dorms over there, please let me know how the construction is impacting dorm life?</p>
<p>Hi I am a junior and I am very interested in the tv cinematic arts program @ northridge, plus it's so much CHEAPER than all the other schools out there and it seems like it is a pretty decent program. But I don't know if I should go because I reside in MD and my GPA is 3.6 and weighted 4.1.
I don't really want to direct films or write them but I want to work on a T.V crew on a show or work on a movie set or something, or do something in visual effects, or stuff that helps the creative director achieve his vision. Or i might want to do the buisnesss side of things like market films or work in tv programming/ tv management.</p>
<p>ANY advice on what I should do? I just want a school that has good internships or programs to help me get in the door and secure me a job. ANY other programs out there as CHEAP as northridge?</p>
<p>I don't really want to go that far for school, but thats where the internships are; i have looked @ schools like ithaca, syracuse, temple but they all cost way too much, I am low income but even with financial aid i don't wanna pay that much!!!</p>
<p>My other option in state is university maryland baltimore (UMBC), they have media studies, but i don't know if it'll get me any where.</p>
<p>ANY ADVICE IS APPRECIATED!!!</p>