Gah! Can't decide, one week left :(

College Search & Selection
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<p>My choices so far are LMU, UCSB, UC Davis, NYU. </p>

<p>Cost - The 2 UCs will be almost free, just a tiny bit of loans. LMU will have around 16k of loans per year and NYU 26k per year.</p>

<p>AP Credit - LMU I get about a semester, same for NYU. The UCs I will technically be a sophomore upon entering.</p>

<p>Location - Hated Davis, SB is pretty nice but nothing I'm not used to, LMU is close to me, NYC is great, I've visited before, but never to NYU's area and I liked it more than the rest of the city.</p>

<p>Rigor - Not so sure about how hard the UCs are, LMU seemed like they purposefully will make the school harder to seem better, NYU I'm in LSP which I hear is easier to get a good GPA on. I'm planning on going to law school.</p>

<p>Major - I'm doing Politics and Philosophy. UCD is real good at Polisci, UCSB is not known for it. LMU its decent, NYU its awesome. At NYU I may even do an individualized major centered around Politics, Law, and Philosophy.</p>

<p>Internships - NYU wins hands down</p>

<p>Alumni networks - UCs are pretty weak outside of the state, LMU is strong in LA, NYU is weak in LA. I plan to stay in LA.</p>

<p>Final comments - I enjoyed my time at NYU, the school seemed great, but didn't really interact with the people much. LMU seemed way to conservative and religious (the kids) for my taste, and so many from my high school are going. UCSB was awesome, not too much partying, teachers and chancellor were great. UCD was just a mess, the people seemed too concerned with getting drunk and not being at a college. I will drink when I go off and I drink now, but I don't make it part of my goals of the day to get drunk and go wild.</p>

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<p>100k debt at graduation is way too much. Stick with the UC’s. I see no reason for you to attend LMU (Loyola Marymount University according to google).</p>

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<p>Yes the 100k is a huge deterrent and I too see no reason for LMU.</p>

<p>My top two are really UCSB and NYU, but looking strictly at the facts between the 2 UCs then Davis wins, but I really disliked the campus along with the area and the drive up from LA.</p>

<p>For my future, I plan to do law school and eventually end up in politics. I want Obama’s job.</p>

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<p>Because so much politics is local, it doesn’t hurt to have UC as undergrad, coupled with an excellent law school. Your debt for undergrad, plus law school debt could mak you have to setle for a corporate job that you hate down the line to pay the bills. UCSB is a great place. If you do extremely well there, you have the option to transfer to a more prestigious college.</p>

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<p>UCSB would be my easy choice here based on a combination of location and quality of school. LMU does not belong in this conversation with the other 3. NYU is nice but way too expensive.</p>

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<p>lol I know about LMU, I’d go to SMC over LMU.</p>

<p>While UCSB is a awesome school, it doesn’t really cater to my major and interests and doesn’t have the internship opportunities like NYU. I wonder which is easier to score a better GPA in, since that’s critical for law school.</p>

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<p>Still can’t figure out where I want to go. Everyone I have asked for advice gives good arguments for their choice and its looking to be 50/50.</p>

<p>UCSB or NYU, I need to decide in 24 hours :&lt;/p>

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<p>It is pretty simple to cross off LMU and NYU. NYU is too expensive, and not worth that expense for your goal. Use every penny you have for law school instead, and just get the best grades and LSAT.</p>

<p>I have met many people from CA who disliked NYU after 1st year starry eye stuff. and LMU while it may be nice, is not quite in same league as UCD or UCSB. So that leaves UC’s. If your research indicates that Davis is the better school and you can’t suck it up and go there, then I don’t have any hope for your chances in law school, seriously. Plus, you will find whatever you want there and whatever kind of people you like. Easy to mostly avoid the others. You can get into good law school from USSB also, just watch the gpa. P.S. law school is a really bad path right now, didn’t anyone tell you? Try to approach it in a circuitous fashion.</p>

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<p>Well I’m not going into law for money, I want to do public service, as in a publicly hired attorney.</p>

<p>I’ve already crossed LMU off and I just did not like davis, at all. I don’t see myself there and happy.</p>

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<p>seems like UCSB it is ;)</p>

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<p>Maybe so…</p>

<p>I can always get strong internships in politics at UCSB.</p>

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<p>UCSB has a great pre-law program.</p>

<p>[UCSB</a> Law and Society Program :: Undergraduate Program](<a href=“http://www.lawso.ucsb.edu/undergraduate_program.php]UCSB”>http://www.lawso.ucsb.edu/undergraduate_program.php)</p>

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<p>You will have a great experience at UCSB!</p>

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<p>I think UCSB has won, NYU can be for law school.</p>

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<p>congrats !</p>

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<p>All everyone at Davis wanted to do was get drunk? You sure you were in the right town? I’ve been there twice now and am considering it for my undergrad and I live an hour and a half from the college and have friends and professors who have gone there. Davis is FAR from a party town and to be honest the #1 party school in California is UCSB. If you think your going to escape that crowd there, you have another thing coming because thats where it’s most prominent. Davis is on par with UCSB rank wise, for political science I’d say they definitely have the edge. And as far as an atmosphere that will be conductive for learning, Davis all the way. Oh, and the town is 1/4 as expensive (Santa Barbara is one of the most expensive places in the United States) and its quite safe with a tight knit community. Whatever you decide, I wish you luck.</p>

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<p>BTW I have a friend who does law school at NYU, he loves it. Thats a great place to choose for law!</p>