Hi,
Our son was accepted to these schools, still waiting on a few more. He’ll major in English. I’m not sure how he’ll support himself when he graduates with that major, but it’s what he wants. We’ve been to all 3 campuses. SLO the city and the school are both very nice. Pomona is very urban. Riverside is somewhere in between. We want our son to stay in the dorm and be involved and integrated with college life. Which of these schools is more “college” and less of a commuter school? Also, academically, which would you prefer for your kid?
Thanks,
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Per the respective CDS’s, the % of freshman living on-campus:
CPP 44%
UCR 14%
SLO 99.7%
My D has been accepted to these 3 schools also and SLO is the easy winner, so far.
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Sushiritto,
Thank you for your answer. If you don’t mind, what will your daughter be majoring in? I didn’t mention in my post, but our son also got accepted to a few other CSUs and UC Merced. So far he likes SLO the most. We’re waiting on the higher tier UCs. UCLA is a reach school for him. UCSD and UCI are a tiny bit more realistic. We’re not sure which we would recommend to him IF he gets in UCSD and UCI. Do you have any thoughts on those 2 vs. CSU SLO?
Thanks,
You may want to join the Cal Poly SLO Parents Facebook group to get ask questions about the English program at SLO and the lifestyle questions. There are lots of parents of current and former students and I’ve found it to be very helpful in getting more information.
My son has also been accepted at all three of the schools you mention (he is EE major) and is not considering Pomona or UCR, but more for academic reasons than lifestyle.
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When it comes to College choice, your son should be the one to lead the decision unless there are issues with affordability. He will be the one attending the school for 4 years and needs to find his best fit and a place where he can thrive.
SLO would be the most residential out of all the choices including UCI and UCSD but he should also compare the English curriculum for each school of interest. Check out the career centers for each school, see which employers recruit and possible internships/job availability.
With all things being equal, I would hope the final decision is up to him unless he asks for your input.
Wishing him the best of luck and joining the Facebook groups for any these schools could offer a better insight on which campus would be his best choice.
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D is waiting more UC decisions to come as well.
SLO and Pomona have the major she desires, Animal Science, and SLO is also a “lifestyle” choice as well. The town of SLO has been voted one of the happiest places in the US. There are lots of trails for hikes, new dining hall, newer recreation building, the “learn-by-doing” philosophy, 10 minutes from the beach, cute town, and it’s a smaller public college with less of a “rat race” feel for us.
I don’t really have any thoughts on UCI or UCSD, but maybe someone else can chime in here and give their thoughts.
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Thank you for your input. Definitely, we’ll visit the campuses and he’ll be the one making the final decision. Unlike our older son, this one is kinda nonchalant about where he goes. He asked us for our opinions. So far, we and he, like SLO the best. If some other UCs accept him, he’ll go check it out in person.
My daughter is graduating from UCR with a degree in English. She had to choose between that or CSUs (except slo, she wasn’t accepted there). Her requirements were to stay in campus dorm and avoid commuter schools, that’s why she chose riverside. Most of the CSUs are pretty commuter and weekends aren’t as lively. As far as her major goes, she’s graduating with just three years with riverside, given she started with about 40 ap credits that puts her in sophomore status after her first quarter with riverside. She never had a problem getting classes she wanted, probably thanks to her major. UC does cost more than CSU though so please keep that in mind. We do not regret choosing UCR because she got everything she wanted out of her college experience. I hope this helps.
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What are her plans after graduation? Will she pursue more education or get a full time job? Will either path be related to her English major?
Thank you!
She’s going to law school in the fall.
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UCR’s CDSes are here: Common Data Set (CDS) | Institutional Research
The newest one has the 14% of frosh on campus in section F1, but the previous ones show about 70% of frosh on campus. Perhaps the newest one of 2020-21 is based on the COVID-19 situation.
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