<p>i was accepted to both cal poly and santa clara and i can't decide which one to pick. neither of them were my top choices when i applied to a bunch of schools, but i got waitlisted to all my favorites so i'm stuck choosing between these two. i like them both, but they both have a lot of negatives and i can't decide which negatives are less bad if that makes sense haha.</p>
<p>cal poly:
-LOVE the location and the downtown
-everyone that goes there seems very happy
-bio program doesn't seem good enough to get me into medical school
-it's really hard to get the classes you want
-changing your major can be difficult
santa clara:
-it has the nicest campus of any college i've seen
-small classes and it's easy to get the classes you want
-ridiculously nice facilities and students
-really close to home (about an hour, i'm from the east bay)
-it seems like there's not a lot to do there
-i strongly dislike san jose, which is the big city next to it
-not enough of a change of scenery, their weather is the same, their radio stations are the same, etc</p>
<p>basically it's coming down to whether i should pick based on school or location. i think i prefer santa clara's programs and campus to cal poly, but i prefer cal poly's students and location to santa clara. another important thing is that i'm not 100% sure i want to do biology. i'm pretty sure, but there's still a chance that i'll end up switching, and i know that cal poly isn't a good school for someone who isn't positive about their major. however, if i switched my major there's a good chance that i'd do animal science, which cal poly IS good for (better for than biology at least) and santa clara doesn't even offer it. i'm not sure if that should affect my decision though since it's just a possible back up major.</p>