<p>Cal Lutheran isn’t getting any attention, but I want to say that it is a great school. Nice campus, dorms and small classes. Individual attention. People often say, I wish I had known about this school when I was looking at colleges. One day it will get more publicity, I suppose, and then it will be too hard to get in. For now, those who attend have a great thing going. (One of my children is a student at CLU and loves it.)</p>
<p>I'm intrested in cal lu, what's the surrounding area like ?</p>
<p>kekeo008, CLU is in a nice, quiet area of Thousand Oaks. It is really a "bedroom" community, and very safe. If you are looking for big city excitement, you will have to drive to L.A., but there are plenty of restaurants and movie theatres and hiking trails, etc., to keep you busy. My daughter has gone snowboarding several times over Christmas break. (Mountains are a couple of hours away.) The beach is half hour or less drive. Check out their web page and come for a visit! (You can live without a car on campus, but it will of course be more fun with one.)</p>
<p>how is it for out of state students ? because Florida to California is a long trip.</p>
<p>Students at CLU come from all over the US and the world. Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, England, Russia, China and on and on. There is no "in-state" advantage like the UC's and CSU's because it is a private university. I am not sure what you mean by "how is it for out of state students", but if a private, christian education in a nice, quiet area is what you are looking for, then CLU is an excellent choice. It is an expensive university, but CLU has a generous scholarship program for good students. I appreciate how hard it is to "look" at schools so very far from Florida. Good luck in your search.</p>
<p>kekeo I think a student from Florida would feel right at home at Cal Lutheran. It is within an hour of Santa Barbara, one of the prettiest places on the planet, and within an hour and a half of LA....depending on traffic. The campus itself is lovely, tree covered and small in a nice community. Check out the website for more detail.</p>
<p>Hi, our son has been accepted to CLU but is taking it off his list as he says it's too small and will feel like H.S. He loved it when he visited it but now has changed his mind. Is anyone attending or have kids there that have outgrown it after a year or two?</p>
<p>I just decided to attend CLU in fall 2008. I am super excited, and I totally agree that the school does not recieve the attention it clearly deserves. While it is not exactly rigorous to recieve acceptance, I have heard great things about the caliber of classes they offer. =]</p>
<p>Hi chels1746: Great decision on your part. It is a great school and I think with the new president it will only get better. We are actually leaving this afternoon and will spend the day there tomorrow. I am hoping my son decides to attend CLU as well as I think it's a great place for him. Did you join the admitted students chat site? My son is on the list of members. You can PM me if you are interested in his name, etc.</p>
<p>How is CLU? Have a junior with possible interest, looks like a great place, is it?</p>
<p>Mindy Sue it is a very nice place. The community, campus and programs are great. I encourage your D to check it out fully and do an overnight if possible.</p>
<p>i actually plan to apply to CLU for fall 2009.. does anybody know how good is the engineering department? (im really interested in bioengineering)
thanks!</p>
<p>Does anyone know the most recent acceptance rates of transfer students to CLU???</p>
<p>very easy school to get into. youll have no problem.
you should of heard by now anyway ha</p>
<p>Just look on collegeboard.com and they have it in the “at a glance” section. If not there, try the other links, it is there!</p>
<p>We just visited yesterday and really like Cal. Lutheran! It is a bit pricey, however. How is the financial aid there?</p>
<p>Hi MindySue!</p>
<p>Cal Lu has a bunch of scholarship programs and opportunities depending on your GPA. The CLU Guarantee offers you the ability to go to Cal Lutheran at the same costs as either UCLA or UCSB if you’re admitted to either one. My son received this scholarship last year. After being admitted to UCLA and CLU, it was no choice. He’s in Math classes with 15-20 students rather than 500. You can read all about it here: [CLU</a> Guarantee Scholarship - Financial Aid | Cal Lutheran](<a href=“http://www.callutheran.edu/financial_aid/undergraduate/CLUGuarantee.php]CLU”>http://www.callutheran.edu/financial_aid/undergraduate/CLUGuarantee.php)</p>
<p>If you didn’t get accepted to either UCLA or UCSB, there are other scholarships that are renewable for all four years, depending on your high school GPA. You can read about them here: [Scholarships</a> - Undergraduate - Financial Aid | Cal Lutheran](<a href=“http://www.callutheran.edu/financial_aid/undergraduate/scholarships.php]Scholarships”>http://www.callutheran.edu/financial_aid/undergraduate/scholarships.php)</p>
<p>Good luck, and I hope you choose CLU!</p>
<p>CLU has the major I’m going for; chemistry, but I was planning to minor in Japanese or Asian studies but it doesn’t have this.</p>
<p>Also, my EFC from FAFSA is $0, the total cost of attendance 2009-2010 is around $43,000 but they only offered me around $34,000 (with little grants and scholarships but huge on student loans and parent loans). I’ short on almost $10,000 for the rest, and that’s not even counting the loans I have to take out in the offer of $34,000 they gave me. I was planning on going, but this just clearly pointed out I won’t be able to. </p>
<p>I also qualified for perkins loan at all colleges I applied to, and CLU was the only one not offering it.</p>
<p>How much emphasis is there on religion? The school looks interesting but DS is hesitant about schools affiliated with a religion.</p>
<p>Like many schools with a religious foundation, CLU has mostly a historical affiliation but for those looking for more it is available. The Core Curriculum requires two religion classes one, Religion 100 is the history of Christianity and the other is student choice and though many of the course offerings are largely Judeo-Christian in orientation there are also offerings in eastern faiths, global and environmental ethics, and a variety of other spiritual realms.</p>
<p>I know students often rebel at the thought of being required to take religion classes but if you and your S like everything else about CLU the religion requirement shouldn’t stand in his way. Try to help him see that it really can be looked at as a philosophical/historical requirement with a religious subject matter. </p>
<p>As far as the students, they come from a variety of faiths though Lutheran is the most common it isn’t exclusive.</p>
<p>Oooodles of schools have religious roots and it doesn’t make sense to toss out a school for that reason w/o giving it a closer look.</p>
<p>My D almost refused to apply to one college because it was rooted in a particular faith but in the end it was her #2 choice. Make sure he knows that colleges affiliated with a faith fall along a spectrum and for many that faith had a historical not a contemporary influence on that campus.</p>