<p>Its what you make of it.</p>
<p>There are people from CSUs who have top jobs that make a boatload of money and make them super happy, and there are people from Berkeley and UCLA who are hobos and don’t do anything they enjoy. CSUs are great for people who want to get a job straight out of college because their majors can be so specific. UCs are great for post grad study. Do whatever you want!</p>
<p>I agree, bunnybee13! But I do have to confess that I never thought I’d be applying to a CSU. Reality hit us hard when our family’s finances went down the drain so even CCs are looking really good to us now. Money IS a BIG factor, especially for people like me. My grades were greatly affected by our circumstances so I was no longer eligible for merit scholarships. </p>
<p>I don’t wish on anyone what we’ve been through - all I know is that I will never ever look down on CC or CSU students. Never.</p>
<p>*I don’t wish on anyone what we’ve been through - all I know is that I will never ever look down on CC or CSU students. Never. *</p>
<p>Same here. It’s almost amazing, looking at some of the responses on this thread and realizing that these are future UC students. Maybe it’s because they’re still young and have some growing to do, but I certainly didn’t know a lot of people like this back when I was transferring a few years ago.</p>
<p>This is off topic, but I didn’t want to start another thread…</p>
<p>Do any of you know if you need to update your application for Cal States too (by January 31st like UC’s)?</p>
<p>One of my friends told me you didn’t have to, but one of my friends said he got rejected last year for not updating any of his information, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ll never look down on a person for the college they attend. I think what really changed my perspective was a college seminar I attended a few years ago. There were presenters there from Berkeley and Yale and Hopkins, but they were all pretty stoic and dull. However, this one guy from a community college was an affable, energetic person and his presentation blew my mind away. Perhaps I’m a romantic, but I believe that he’ll become more successful than any of the others there.</p>
<p>What college you attend doesn’t determine your worth as a person.</p>
<p>I happen to know two sisters who went to Chico, both in their 20s now. One teaches Algebra in France at the American School in Paris. She lives close to the Eiffel Tower and makes a bundle of money. Her sister got her Registered Dietitian degree and works for an MD who specializes in gastroenterology in the heart of San Francisco. She also does okay for herself. </p>
<p>Their dad was my classmate in the ‘60s and he’s a UC Davis alum. He and his wife wanted their girls to attend a UC…had heard about the “party reputation” at Chico, etc. But then he remembered back how they used to party at Davis, too:). Well, they ended up at Chico and couldn’t have been happier. It was small enough that they got to know some of their professors well enough to eat dinner at their homes and go out for coffee and so forth. So in the end, their parents were pleased they attended Chico and didn’t feel like they lost out by not attending a UC. Another classmate of ours who happens to live down the street from these folks also encouraged his daughters to attend Chico after hearing about the other girls’ good experience. One is a senior now and the other is in grad school OOS.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I’ve met two other women who went to Chico. One is an ESL teacher at a community college. Not sure what the other one does. The point is, you can go to Chico and excel and come out on top. By the same token, you can attend a prestigious UC and basically blow it and end up doing nothing afterward or flunking out. It’s all relative.</p>
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<p>they’re easier to get into for sure, but some like SJSU and the Cal Polys are really good for engineering and probably other programs. But others, like Chico, are filled with average people who party like nobody’s business</p>
<p>agree with chococookie, don’t let college prestige define your self worth. that’s a terrible outlook on people and in life.</p>
<p>Not me. I would attend Cal Poly SLO over many UCs. The valedictorian from my daughter’s h.s. is a freshman at CPSLO and she was accepted at UCLA. She felt Cal Poly was a better fit for her and her major.</p>
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<p>I’d go to Riverside over any CSU.</p>
<p>^ Same. I really like Cal Poly.</p>
<p>For me, it’s something like:
<p>All I know, is I have some friends who are quite possibly the dumbest people on earth, and they all go to CSU’s. I’m sorry, but I’ll drink with them, but I would never study with them.</p>
<p>Well, looks like the moderators cleaned up some of the replies on this topic, good for them. And I’d just like to echo what (most of) the replies above me said. Maybe it’s more specific to my line of work, but being out in the work world a couple of years, I’ve never seen people care about schools as much as some people do on this forum. We have equally capable people from UC Berkeley and Sacramento State, and while I think a UC degree may give you somewhat of a boost during an interview, having a CSU degree certainly doesn’t hamper your chances.</p>
<p>this is what I’ve found, could be wrong and I’m locally biased since I’m in orange county…</p>
<p>UCB/LA>UCSD>UCI/D/SB/Cal Poly>SDSU/CSULB/CSUFullerton>UCR/UCM>other CSUs</p>
<p>with each bracket sliding one way or the other a bit depending upon the major. I don’t know anything about SQ or Northridge and I generally consider SLO>Pomona. This is just based on the reputation that I have come to know and I’m not an expert. My dad went to Cal Poly SLO, my uncle got his masters from UCI, my grandfather to CSULB and on my mother’s side I have an uncle who got a masters from Fullerton. I don’t know what’s wrong with the women in my family, they generally seem less intelligent and I feel myself inferior to my father and uncle for having had my prowess muddled with the lesser genes of my mother(but still I love the woman dearly) who only gave me a ridiculously fast metabolism which I hate and only contributed an intellect of the 70th percentile or there about.</p>
<p>In general, I agree with this…
UCB/LA>UCSD>UCI/D/SB/Cal Poly>SDSU/CSULB/CSU Fullerton>UCR/UCM>other CSUs</p>
<p>but I would also say that it depends on the major… for example, I think if your career is to become a teacher, social worker, etc… then the CSU’s are just fine, but if you want to say work in finance, be a MD, get a JD, etc… then I think you gotta get a degree from UCLA, UCB, UCSD, etc…</p>
<p>In my case, I’m 31 and I have 10 years work experience, and hold a manager title…I’ve asked around and everyone says it wouldn’t matter if I went to UCSD or CSUN…the only schools that would stand out at this point are UCLA and UCB. So if I don’t get into UCLA or UCB I’m not going to move for UCSD…I’ll just go to CSUN. Just remember, don’t bash the CSU’s and everyone’s cituation is different!</p>
<p>I would alter your list slightly. </p>
<p>UCB>LA>UCI>UCSD</p>
<p>There ya go, all better. UCI needs to be before SD, and UCB is the Number one UC (and ranked by some as the Number 1 public university in the nation).</p>
<p>UCSD is way above UCI, and it’s ranked 7th in the nation for public education. Why would you place UCI in front? For the record, UC Davis is ranked 11th and UCI is 14th.</p>
<p>These UCI ppl crack me up!! While UCI is a good school it still comes after UCSD…it’s more like UCSD>UCD/UCSB>UCI</p>
<p>Uci is #1 in terms of campus safety. That’s bout it. It’s below Davis sd and sb but above sc r and m. In terms of ranking. But ranks don’t mean that much. Prestige of school doesn’t determine the quality of student</p>
<p>Can ppl stop acting like UCI is the third best UC without any proof. Uci is at best tied for the 4th best UC, and current rankings put it behind Davis.</p>
<p>HAHAHA!!! These UCI guys always crack me up! How many times are they going to try to push it as the third best UC? UCSD is behind LA and Berk but it is a good legnth in front of all the other UC’s…it’s not even a matter of debate! What UCI should be debating is that they are the 4th best UC, because the major ranking systems think they fall 5th behind UCD. There was even a UCI guy last year that tried to claim it was above UCLA, I almost wet myself! lol! Now it is true that people on this forum put too much into ranking schools and considering “prestige” but let’s not be silly…</p>
<p>because the major ranking systems think they fall 5th behind</p>
<p>Actually 6th, behind UC Davis and UCSB.</p>