<p>What does SCU have that would make me want to go there? </p>
<p>Well, I have to make a decision of what university I will attend within the next few days. I am considering SCU (bioengineering), UC Davis (biochem & molecular biology), and UC San Diego (Biochem & Cell biology). I've visited all 3 campuses and can't deny that SCU is the best of the 3 campuses, but I feel I shouldn't base anything on this alone.</p>
<p>So I wanted to put it out there in case anyone could help me out. What is there in SCU, and maybe also specifically for a potential bioengineering student, that I can find in SCU that I wouldn't in any of the other two universities I'm considering?</p>
<p>I can't deny that I feel SCU is a less known school for a lot of things (i.e. science) and feel hesitant to select SCU over the other 2 I'm considering simply because it's not too well known compared to the others. For instance also, many of my peers don't regard SCU as being ..."anything at all" or so as to say not very good but I don't think it's really like that. I know SCU is a good school and I know that there come certain perks that come from going to a private school over public. How good is SCU at bioengineering (since I notice the biorelated industry is in southern california, not so much silicon valley, but I may be wrong)? How good is SCU at the sciences? In SCU student's opinion, should I even be considering SCU for a science or science-engineering as is for my case?</p>
<p>That's pertaining to my major. Apart from this, what is life like at SCU? What's there to do in the weekends or when you're hanging out just in general (since the campus doesn't seem too big)? My notion, which if I'm right, I like, is that at SCU most students study hard and work hard for everything but I'm also wondering about other aspects of life at SCU.</p>
<p>If you've gotten this far, thanks for reading my inquiries and I hope (a) SCU student(s) can give me honest responses so that I can make a better decision in choosing a university soon.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!!</p>
<p>Hi-- I’m in the same exact predicament. I have two days left til SIR and I have to pick between UCSD (molecular bio) and SCU (bio). I have grown up around SCU all my life and the school I go to, which is private and catholic, is pretty much a feeder school into SCU.</p>
<p>Here’s what’s on my mind: bio majors at scu are not very well known, but there is no doubt that their program is awesome. they have qualified teachers and they are actually the ones teaching the classes. they will know you by your first name and they have the hookup for internships, research, and all that good stuff. the silicon valley is where you wanna be for bio, if you arent gonna be in SD. it’s a hub for bio/bioengineering, pretty much because we’re such a huge place for technology and new innovations.</p>
<p>i understand that santa claras campus is small but its very homey and theres a tight knit community. it’s personally what i’m used to, which is why i like it. ucd and ucsd are obviously huge compared to scu, and i dont know if that is what you may be comfortable with. theres some fun stuff to do around. the beach is nearby, there is a theme park called great america, and the town is like mid-sized so you can go shopping or whatever. there are always concerts and events at the hp pavilion and shoreline amphitheatre and other clubs around town. it’s just a good place to chill. the campus is also very accessible in terms of you can do whatever you want there, and they have buses to go out and around town.</p>
<p>in terms of going to a public school, youre gonna have a hell of a lot of competition for bioeng at ucsd. like, job opportunities and research will definitely be more difficult to get there than at scu. scu has a smaller student body to cater to and as a private school you will have more connections in the workplace. you can network to get what you want. public schools obviously have the prestige of like the uc system and biochem at ucsd and thats what gets to me a little bit too, thats why im on the fence between ucsd and scu. and i think its your decision whether you want scu and a polished education or a uc in a dog-eat-dog place where you may or may not come out successful. i know i make uc schools sound bad but it is what it is. and i still cant make up my mind for myself. hope this helps :/</p>