Classroom size difference - UCs & CSUs

Transfer Students
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<p>so my dad lectured me saying that i should stick with sjsu instead of UCs (the path my sister chose). </p>

<p>one of the points he made was that at UCs, we are mostly being taught by TAs and it has a larger classroom size and less 1on1 time with professors if needed. is this true? for those in UCs or CSUs, whats the average UPPERDIVISION (since we won't have to take GEs anymore, or barely any) classroom size? 30, 50, 80? and do TAs really teach that often?</p>

<p>and as for other points he tried making (unrelated) was that better internships/job experiences in the bay area/silicon valley. yeah that seems true, especially cause my sister has had offers to all 4 'big4's' and numerous industry companies. how is the career/post graduation career opportunities down south (LA)?</p>

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<p>ah..i think UC is still a UC. and CSU is still a CSU. if you get what i mean. when applying for jobs, obviously a UC is inferior to a CSU in comparing applications. that's my opinion and i think it's pretty accurate.</p>

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<p>as i have learned from expereience UCs are not for everyone. It depends on what your looking for in your education and what you want to do.</p>

<p>There are a lot of TAs teaching stuff.... but i think this will also depend on the major you choose.</p>

<p>In a class of 300 its hard to get 1 on 1 time with your teacher.
right now i am enrolled in 3 classes, all are over 150 people.</p>

<p>But this will vary from major to major. </p>

<p>I think that if you want to go into the field upon gradution and not to grad schools CSUs are a better choice. If you want to go to grad school... then UCs will be better probably. (not all UCs)</p>

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<p>"when applying for jobs, obviously a UC is inferior to a CSU in comparing applications. "</p>

<p>??????????</p>

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<p>i think he meant superior instead of inferior. </p>

<p>malishka, what major are you in? </p>

<p>so prettymuch, if your major is impacted.. it's going to be a huge classroom..</p>

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<p>math/econ</p>

<p>i think csu better prepare you for a career, ucs prepare you for grad school and then ultimatley a career later on.. not to say you will not get a career out of ucla or ucsd or something... i just think your better preared from a CSU thats all. UCs give you theory and research. CSus i think give you more experience and hands on stuff.</p>

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<p>You can take a look at class sizes for many schools. For instance, for Berkeley, go to <a href="http://schedule.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://schedule.berkeley.edu/&lt;/a> and look at math and econ. Look at the courses you would have to take as an applied math major with a concentration on econ, or an economics major (or both).</p>

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You can take a look at class sizes for many schools. For instance, for Berkeley, go to <a href="http://schedule.berkeley.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://schedule.berkeley.edu/&lt;/a> and look at math and econ. Look at the courses you would have to take as an applied math major with a concentration on econ, or an economics major (or both).

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<p>Go back to your home forum. :mad:</p>