<p>Hi,
my son has been accepted in both San Jose State and San Francisco State universities.
He wants to major in business (as of today...) and i was wondering if anyone has experience
or comments/opinion on which of the two universities is better for a business major.
We are in the SJ area, so SJSU would be less expensive as we do not have the housing cost.
We visited SFSU and it looks OK, while my son refers to SJSU as "High School part II".</p>
<p>We do not really care about campus life at this point, but mostly at which program is better and of course how easy is to get classes (Business is not yet impacted at SFSU, while at SJSU all majors are, but not sure how that will impact)</p>
<p>Again, this is specifically for advice on the the Business program.</p>
<p>Oh, another question....he was also accepted at UC Merced, and I was wondering what are the chances to get accepted in other UCs...I know Merced is the less selective of the UC, so that may already be the answer....</p>
<p>what’s his stats (GPA, SAT, class rank)? i don’t think there is much difference between SFSU and SJSU. How about going to DeAnza or Foothills for year 1&2 and then transfer to a UC?</p>
<p>GPA is 3.3 weighted and 1950 SAT…I prefer him to start and finish in one college though.
If he does not get accepted in a UC it is OK, I was just curious since Merced accepted him.</p>
<p>i am pretty sure with those stats, SJSU and SFSU are matches for him.
where he starts his college education shouldn’t matter. what matters is where he receives his degree. a 4 year education from UC is the same
as the combo of 2 Year at CC + 2 years at UC.</p>
<p>SJSU is a good choice for business majors since it is located in the middle of Silicon Valley and has strong relations with the business sector there. That means many opportunities for internships while a student and permanent employment after graduation.</p>
<p>I would not read too much into the acceptance at UC Merced since it pretty much accepts any minimally UC qualified applicant that applies while the other UCs are considerably more competitive in admissions. We live in California and my younger son had almost the same exact stats as your son. The problem is that even though their SAT scores would be acceptable at any of the UCs, GPAs below 3.5 make acceptance at any UC other than Merced unlikely. The UCs focus much more on high school record than SAT scores. My son is currently a Physics major at Sacramento State which is also well regarded in business administration.</p>
<p>Note also that not all of the UCs have business majors (just Berkeley and Riverside, according to [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ). Most business major bachelor’s degree programs at California public universities are at CSUs.</p>
<p>Impaction may be more of an issue if he wants to change major into an impacted major.</p>
<p>It seems there is so fare a slight slant toward SJSU. Now, while touring the SFSU campus, we got the information that almost 25% of the students there are pursuing a Business Major. That’s quite a lot…
In anyone has experience from SFSU business program please pitch in.
Thanks of course to all the kind people that are expressing their opinion here.
WF</p>
<p>As UCBalunus stated above, Business Administration has not often been a priority for the UCs. When the Master Plan for California Higher Education was implemented in 1960 it envisioned the UCs as research universities that focused on the Arts and Sciences and anticipated most graduates would pursue advanced degrees. The role of the CSUs was to as economically as possible prepare graduates for immeadiate entry into the labor force. At that time, nearly all Business Administration majors went to work in entry level management, accounting and finance positions in California’s rapidly growing private sector. While nearly all CSUs offer a range of majors now, my two sons are at Sacramento State majoring in Geology and Physics, and some CSUs even have Masters Degree programs now, I think you will find that the most common major at nearly all CSUs is still some area in Business Administration.</p>
<p>25% of students at SFSU majoring in Business is probably comparable to most other CSUs. The training is good and the CSUs are well known by California companies who recruit heavily at them for Business, Engineering and Computer Science majors who are ready to start work right after graduation. </p>
<p>While UC Riverside does appear to offer an undergraduate degree in Business Administration I doubt that it offers the same level of internships and permanent job possibilities as SJSU which is in the heart of Silicon Valley and has a long and close relationship with the business community there.</p>
<p>Also, while your son may consider SJSU as “high school part II”, if he goes to a community college he will probably start referring to his CC as “high school Part I continued”.</p>
<p>The best public school business programs are
Berkeley
SLO
Riverside</p>
<p>Lemaitre is right that most UCs do not offer a business program. Cal and Riverside are the exceptions as both have well-developed undergrad business schools.</p>