<p>Do you think employers in NY and other major cities outside of CA know the difference between say Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine or UC San Diego? lol I've always worked for companies in which corporate was in NY, therefore I wonder if they would even know the difference between a UC (besides UCLA and Cal) and a Cal State.</p>
<p>I feel like they've only heard of UCLA, Cal, San Diego State, etc because of the football teams. I know this may sound silly to some, but I'm just curious to hear your thoughts.</p>
<p>Hey! Well I’m def not an employer haha, but I can at least give you my perspective, as someone who moved here not long ago from Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>Everybody knew of UCLA, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and absolutely nothing else. I knew also about UC Irvine for some reason, but until I moved here, had never heard of UCSB, UCSD, UCSC, etc. All new to me, and I’m glad I learned about them!</p>
<p>Most people in NYC I have known who might be in a position to hire have heard of UCLA and Cal (i.e. UC Berkeley) but are confused about the distinction between the UCs and Cal States. I suspect there is a similar confusion on the west coast between the SUNY university centers and the SUNY colleges. I know several well educated New Yorkers, as well, who were under the impression that USC was part of the UC system.</p>
<p>I just moved to LA from washington DC about 3 months ago so i could go to a CCC and then either UCLA or CAL and i can tell you no one has heard of the UC’s other than LA and Berkeley, and USC because of football i had not even heard of CSU until i got here.</p>
<p>But i have seen the same thing happen here no knew the VA schools out of Tech and UVA – a couple knew of George mason but only because of the NCAA final four run they made a few years back, and no maryland schools outside of John Hopkins and UMD-college park, but for some reason they seem to know about a good chunk of DC Schools Georgetown, George washington, and American.</p>