<p>what are UC’s?</p>
<p>I’m not sure. Is there a list of educational rankings within America?</p>
<p>^University of California schools</p>
<p>Of course not <em>all</em> your schools are atrocious. There isn’t a state (or even country) where every school is atrocious.</p>
<p>It’s just that the vast majority of students don’t attend these good schools. And that’s all that really matters: the average.</p>
<p>Look at the link I posted for objective data.</p>
<p>DC, LA, and MS are usually the bottom three in any education statistic</p>
<p>has anyone made a results thread yet?</p>
<p>What’s disappointing to me is that we HAVE the capability to improve education, we just don’t choose to, for some reason.</p>
<p>@Wartsandall</p>
<p>I know there are some schools in CA that are superb; for example, in my district, there is this one school known for its high SAT, bunch of APs, and strong academic.</p>
<p>However, the standards that CA is setting make education watered down and below proficient.</p>
<p>@thrill3nit3 I agree. Many students in America has so much free time that they can spend it to improve their education themselves. They can sit down and read a classic novel. Or they can go to the Internet and inform themselves of the latest scientific discovery. But overall, they just rather waste that time because they have “a life.”</p>
<p>Wow, we are ranked #46.</p>
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Education is funded by the government. The government is directed by voters. The vast majority of voters are old, with the largest voting demographic over 60.</p>
<p>wow, and into the negative range.</p>
<p>Now, California really needs to reform its education. Sadly, majority of students are not conscious of this.</p>
<p>hahaha this is quite ironic but ive lived on the east coast my whole life from new york to maine to now florida and all i want to do is attend a UC or USC lol. mainly ucla ucsd or usc (my top three choices for schools) next after those being nyu though</p>
<p>Well, its reformation will be a gradual process. Where should it begin?</p>
<p>Some of the UC’s are exceptional schools.</p>
<p>^^those are the better California schools. So, they’re like dream schools here.</p>
<p>Haha, they’re not “exceptional.” They’re pretty good, yes, but I wouldn’t call them exceptional. Especially with the budget cuts.</p>
<p>They’re certainly not as good as the northeastern elites.</p>
<p>You don’t think that UC Berkeley and UCLA are exceptional?</p>
<p>I changed my statement to “some,” but I would argue that those two are some of the higher ranked schools. The east coast does have us beat though, there’s no denying that.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley and UCLA - dream school of the many top students at California high schools. But more like a safety school for the truly elite who is planning to go to an Ivy school.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I am going to apply there.</p>
<p>I plan on applying to those schools as well. Even with the tuition increase, attending a school similar to UC Berkeley would save an in-state applicant about $20,000 per year.</p>
<p>Do you really want to go to a school where budget cuts are eminent at any point? With huge classes? With an adversarial relationship with the school faculty/administration?</p>
<p>No thanks. Especially since top privates are often cheaper anyways (good FA).</p>
<p>I think that depends on if you qualify for financial aid. </p>
<p>I also believe that varies amongst preferences. Some students find that environment to be preferable. Personally, I don’t find that setting to be ideal either. I think that one of the benefits in living in-state though, is that one is provided with financial options. If I didn’t qualify for financial aid at alternative universities, the UC’s would serve as a sufficient alternative.</p>
<p>Aren’t some of the top private schools are approximately $40,000/year? For example, Harvard with a tuition of $36,828.</p>