<p>Hi, new user here.</p>
<p>Well I am currently trying to decide between the two schools. Which is the better school? I also have an undeclared major, but I plan to switch it to biology.</p>
<p>CSU Long Beach is considered a “top tier” CSU. </p>
<p>LB would likely have the stronger Bio program.</p>
<p>Is Northridge necessarily a bad school though? I know I hear all these things about you aren’t able to get the classes you need to graduate at CSUN, but wouldn’t Long Beach have that problem since that’s an impacted campus as well?</p>
<p>I was also accepted to both CSUN and CSULB as a psychology transfer. I am an older student (39 years old to be exact). I have researched both schools extensively and the statement that Long Beach is a “Top Tier” school is misleading. CSULB is a top tier school for a masters degree, as well is CSUN according to US News and World Report. If you look up CSULB in the US News Tier 1 Undergraduate School report, CSULB is not there. CSULB has become competitive due to its campus popularity, not for its academics. And since most of CSULB’s majors are impacted, classes are a ***** to get just like at any CSU. Please research the 2 schools thoroughly before making your decision. Choose the school that feels right for you. I am probably going to go to CSUN since Long Beach is a lot further for me to drive. </p>
<p>What is your major?</p>
<p>Good Luck!!</p>
<p>CSULB was the first CSU to be allowed to grant doctoral degrees. (Education) It is considered the “Crown Jewel” of the CSU system and the ONLY CSU considered for UC status.</p>
<p>Vociferous, you actually quoted a disreputable, miscellaneous person off of the “Ask Yahoo” site. Your quote was one person’s opinion. CSUN and CSULA both now offer a doctorate in education also.</p>
<p>Actually I read it here although it does say “one of the first” so excuse me, but don’t make assumptions unless you know what you are talking about :-)</p>
<p>[CSULB</a> News and Events](<a href=“http://cf.papubs.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=562]CSULB”>http://cf.papubs.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=562)</p>
<p>hello,
i am 2 weeks away from finishing up my undergrad at CSULB double majored in sociology and business management. I saw your comment on comparing CSUN with Long Beach. I’m originally from the Valley and all my friends go to CSUN so that was where i originally wanted to do. Also because CSUN has a “good business program” I talked to my mentor he helped me do lots of research on both the schools. and I chose CSULB. WHY? Because The classes offered at long beach are much more detailed then those at CSUN. For example my friend is a sociology major at CSUN when comparin our classes and the amount of work we have to do. ALL her classes were jokes. The subject is great, but the professors can not teach, they are very uneducated on the subjects they teach. My fiance attended there for a graphic design major and the school only offers ONE web design class. For this reason he can not find a job today because the school sucks and couldn’t add more web design classes. CSUN’s reputation is down the drain. Everyone just looks at that school as a last resort “let me just et a BA to say i did” people there do not try as hard, don’t do any homework, and graduate with good grades, then they get a job and they are so stupid they get fired. </p>
<p>WELL GOOD LUCK AT CSUN! And remember if your placed on the deans list, that means if you came to CSULB you would be just another average student.</p>
<p>Both schools are comparable. Although, CSUN does have more of commuterish feel. New parking structures have helped kids find parking more easlily but classes are kinda a pain in the ass to enroll at both schools.</p>
<p>CSUN was revitalized after the 1994 earthquake with lots of new buildings. I wouldn’t say its reputation is “down the drain”. CSUN is currently building a Performing Arts Center and new Recreation Center that’ll be “free” for students (you pay thru increased fees)…the facilities look really nice:</p>
<p>[Campaign</a> for the Valley Performing Arts Center](<a href=“http://www.campaign.valleyperformingartscenter.org/]Campaign”>http://www.campaign.valleyperformingartscenter.org/)
[Recreation</a> Center](<a href=“http://usu.csun.edu/rec/index.php]Recreation”>http://usu.csun.edu/rec/index.php)</p>
<p>Michael Eisner donated huge money to the Education Department;
There is also a new science building just dedicated last week:
[Chaparral</a> Hall Dedication | Daily Sundial](<a href=“http://sundial.csun.edu/2010/04/chaparral-hall-dedication/]Chaparral”>Chaparral Hall Dedication – Daily Sundial)</p>
<p>CSUN’s future is bright.</p>
<p>@vociferous, if you’re still there, where did you hear CSULB was considered for UC status. Sounds like wishful rumors to me.</p>
<p>Hello everyone, I’m a CSULB aerospace engineering student and I will give my opinion on the school. I transferred from a CC and chose Long Beach out of convenience rather than academic rankings. I worked full-time in the Long Beach area before transferring. When I first started at CSULB, I was surprised at their engineering program. We have a lot of good professors and some lousy ones. A lot of big corporations recruit from CSULB due to the proximity to nearby companies. We have a Boeing lab on campus with Boeing engineers and a bunch of interns. The Boeing location in Long Beach has a lot of CSULB students working as interns. I’ve worked there myself and came across students from other schools. I told them about the engineering curriculum and our curriculum and job fairs were slightly better than other schools that rank higher. CSUN may be better than CSULB at some programs and vice versa. I don’t think it matters a whole lot what school one chooses and the academic rankings may not be accurate. With this economy, even Ivy League alumni have a hard time finding a job without experience. My advice to anyone planning to go to any of these schools is to look at the big picture and see which one would lead to better job prospects. One should start networking while in school. I don’t mean clubs where you socialize but internships, co-ops, or even full-time jobs. I am about to finish my bachelors but I’ve worked through school and I’ve seen a pool of workers composed of Ivy League and state school alumni work for non-degreed managers.
A degree helps you get your foot in the door but after that we’re not entitled to anything and we’re on our own no matter how much we spent on school.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that I’ve also heard about CSULB possibly becoming a UC. I heard that a couple of times at the community college I attended prior to transferring. We have a couple of PhD programs which I was not aware of until I started school there. We even have a PhD program in engineering as well. I know that we have good programs in the Arts, Nursing, and Business. We’re not known for engineering but from my experience we may have a better program than Cal Poly Pomona which is known for their hands on engineering programs.</p>
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<p>it’s possible, but pretty unlikely. Both schools are far too close to each other. UCLA represents the Los Angeles metropolitan area well, with students coming in from the city limits, Pasadena, Riverside, and probably Long Beach; It already enrolls the most students of any university in California.</p>
<p>Another reason is that the UCs have since been gutted from their public funding. Any additional funding for UCs would probably be used to fund current UCs. </p>
<p>In addition, even if the idea were feasible politically (which it probably isn’t) UCLA would probably lobby pretty hard against it since it would want to utilize the money that would go to CSULB.</p>
<p>It’s likely that this was just said by CSULB alumni/faculty in order to boost the university. But you never know. The nearest two UCs are UCI and UCR (~45 miles) but UCLA and CSULB are around 33m. SO it’s certainly possible for a UCLB to succeed a UCLA ;)</p>
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<p>That’s probably unlikely too. For two universities that are essentially at the same level, I’d be surprised if a non-technical university was better than a technical one for a technical subject.</p>