<p>Hi all. Now, normally I wouldn't be asking this question as we do live in the age of google/search engines, but for some reason my research couldn't come up with anything definitive. </p>
<p>First off, I'll give out my background. Since my back injury that occurred back in 2008 working for Dish Network, I've been looking at various career options before deciding that going back to school for at least a Bachelors may be the way to go. So besides the lower back issue, I do have other disabilities mainly due to severe social anxiety and possible Aspergers Synrdrome. I'm also 36, so that does put another issue into the career dilemna cauldron. </p>
<p>With that said, I'm currently at my local community college, and plan to transfer hopefully at the beginning of Spring 2015 semester with an emphasis on English major. </p>
<p>So my question is, what state college has the best program as far as English majors are concerned? The partying atmosphere I'm not concerned about as I'm 36, and obviously my partying days are way behind. But I'm also looking at cost, as I grew up poor, and well, I'm still poor. </p>
<p>Any advice would be great. Thank you.</p>
<p>p.s. I'm looking at Sonoma State University, Fullerton, or Long Beach. </p>
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<p>If you are poor, note that both the UCs and CSUs have good financial aid for California residents. Use the net price calculator for each campus to check. For some situations, UCs may be lower cost than CSUs.</p>
<p>“If you are poor, note that both the UCs and CSUs have good financial aid for California residents. Use the net price calculator for each campus to check. For some situations, UCs may be lower cost than CSUs.”</p>
<p>UC cheaper than than CSU? Last time I checked, UC’s for usually five thousand more expensive than a CSU at least for tuition. I’ll check again. Wish my community college had better information for all this stuff…</p>
<p>UCs have higher list prices, but also tend to give more financial aid money. Use the net price calculators to get estimates.</p>
<p>You don’t need the best English department to be a very good English major, but you must love to read a lot, talk about literature a lot, think about literature and ideas a lot, and constantly improve your writing. As much as any major, it’s not where you go but what you DO there. The school is not going to give you an education; you’re going to educate yourself. If you cannot work hard in all the above areas, you will not be a best English major. As an undergraduate you don’t need to get caught up in the anxieties grad students have about picking the right grad program for them. Just find a school that fits you for cost, size, etc., and go to school and work your butt off. You can get a superb education at hundreds of departments. Don’t spend more money than you have to. Go visit the campus and talk to the department chair and/or undergraduate studies about having students like you in their department and how you’ll fit there, and sit in on classrooms and talk to students about their studies and homework. </p>
<p>SFSU is supposed to have a very good English dept. But then again, most colleges do.</p>
<p>UC’s will meet your FAFSA EFC…CSU’s don’t make this promise.</p>