<p>I've been admitted to both colleges. I thought I would know for sure in which one I would best fit after touring both of them, but it made it harder.</p>
<p>I know the acceptance rate at SLO is lower than SC, but SC is a UC and they have such superiority over cal states. But SLO has a good academic reputation. </p>
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<p>I guess my burning question is, which school is most prestigious in environmental science/studies?
That kind of sounds bad- which one looks better on paper?- but that's what it really comes down to I suppose.
Any other comments on either college would be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>First off, you should go to whichever one you want to go to more. </p>
<p>Secondly, Cal states all have a reputation for pumping people out into the workplace. They prepare you for entering the workforce. In other words, if you plan on only getting your undergrad, a degree from SLO will look much better. I would even rank it as a better school overall. Though, I’m not so sure exactly for environmental sciences.</p>
<p>SLO is an exceptional school, especially for engineering. Never discount that. The differences between UCs and Cal states are very important though. If you want to do research, go to grad school, challenge yourself, learn about environmental science instead of learning how to use it, then a UC will be better.</p>
<p>Of course these are all just generalizations, I know little of the environmental studies programs at both schools. Do some research; find out which one offers what you’re looking for. I bet you’ll see a vast difference just in the curriculum alone. See which one offers more classes that you would want to take.</p>
<p>This is vague and sort of dumb, but what is research compared to hands on learning?</p>
<p>Vague yes, dumb no. Research is a type of hands on learning. If you do research, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge to real-world problems. I would consider hands-on learning your typical lab that you do in high school, like a titration for chemistry.</p>