<p>I've Just Recently Graduated High School in Orange County, CA & I'm Scheduled To Attend Orange Coast College (Community College) This Fall & Looking To Transfer To a 4 Year University after 2 Years. I Plan in Majoring In Computer Engineering/Science but don't know which schools I should start researching now that I've got time. Because of Financial Reasons, I'd like to transfer to a CSU but have no problem attending a UC. I'd like to attend a university with a great on campus social life (No Commuters), but also get a quality education. I've Heard Cal Poly Pomona, San Jose State & CSFullerton have great Computer Engineering Programs. I would appreciate any insight into these schools & or any others which you feel meet these requirements.</p>
<p>I would avoid CSUs because it is very difficult to get classes there, though I’m not sure about upper division classes. You should also look into Cal Poly SLO.</p>
<p>Which one you get into will depend on your GPA in CC, I would recommend coming back here and asking this again when you have a steady GPA.</p>
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I think that’s one of the things major impaction is supposed to prevent. The general word I get is that it’s tough (varying degrees from school to school) in the general ed and lower division courses, but gets much easier to get the classes you want/need in the upper-div. If the OP attends a CCC, then most likely they can be IGETC/CSUGE certified and have all of their major pre-reqs done by time they would want to transfer. This would mean that they wouldn not have to take any gen ed courses and take little or no lower-div courses (most CSUs don’t even accept lower-div students, determined by the amount of credits obtained by matriculation).</p>
<p>Therefore, I don’t think the OP would have too much trouble once they transferred.</p>
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All of those CSUs do have good CS/CE programs, although SJSU is definitely a commuter campus, but they probably have the most internship and employment opportunities for prospective graduates in those fields because of their proximity to tech companies in the South Bay. CalPoly SLO would be one of (if not, the) best education for your major, but you will need to have a high GPA since I don’t think you’re in their service area, and those majors are impacted at that campus: <a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf</a></p>
<p>For now, just focus on getting credits under your belt and maintaining a high GPA. Soon enough you will have to make an intended major decision and if you choose computer science or an engineering field, then it will most likely be suggested that you do not follow CSUGE or IGETC (ask your CC about those), but will only need to make sure you get all the major pre-reqs for your major based on the classes offered at your CC and the CSU you would like to transfer to. Updated lists of those classes can be found at [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>Just click your CC from the drop down list and then the CSU/UC you’d like to transfer to and see which classes are offered at your CC that will cover those pre-reqs.</p>
<p>If you make the qualifying grades for a TAG into UC Irvine, I’d strongly recommend adding that school to your list. If financing is an issue, you could always live at home and commute.</p>
<p>I would like to suggest either of the Cal Poly’s. Admission is selective. As a transfer student, I’d suggest you get your general education classes out of the way and as much major preparation classes you can take at your CC. Honestly, as a math major I was ahead of all the others that were still registering for lower-division classes they had to make up such as Calculus III, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, the physics sequence, or a computer science course. I simply enrolled in my upper-division classes and enrolled in the one lower-divison class they did not offer at my CC. </p>
<p>Your first quarter at Cal Poly might be rough but it varies widely. After that, you should be able to get the classes you want and there are plenty of programs that allow you to get priority registration. I had no problem getting classes I needed for my major. As far as Cal Poly Pomona is concerned, I just attended their orientation yesterday and every student I met there is definitely eager to get more involved with the campus. A lot of students have to commute for a variety of reasons but that doesn’t stop them from doing activities on campus and participating in the events that go on. There’s been a huge rise in school spirit it seems like and even though I hate sports I actually signed up to simply hangout with people to go see games. They had a club fair and I wanted to join many of the active people there that were very enthusiastic, friendly, and helpful.</p>
<p>A lot of my friends with a 3.6 or lower were rejected from SLO but that depends on major, I think. In particular, my two friends both applied as computer science majors to SLO. One was rejected with a 3.6X, one accepted with a 3.7X. In the end, they both went elsewhere (UCSD and UCB, respectively). </p>
<p>Cal Poly’s do have connections with the job market and do help you get jobs, internships, etc. I think UC’s are more of do it yourself type of places. If you want to go to a grad school for CS, I’d say go UC. If not, a Cal Poly would give you good prospects I would think.</p>
<p>Thanks for the knowledge CalDud, both of the Cal Polys are on the top list but I’m also interested in San Diego State, CSFullerton, & San Jose State. Do you have any knowledge on these universities’ Computer Science programs?</p>
<p>It doesn’t really matter where you get an undergraduate CS degree. SLO might be a little more respected than other CSUs, but beyond that, all CSUs look the same on a resume. And all the CS programs I’ve seen cover pretty much the same material. That even goes for the UCs.</p>
<p>After your first couple jobs, employers outright don’t care about where you went to school. It’s all about your real world experience, and what you know.</p>
<p>Chico State might be worth considering. I’ve worked with several CS grads from that university, and they all seemed to be pretty happy with the place.</p>
<p>SJSU will be relatively convenient for both companies and students in terms of recruiting by the numerous computer companies there.</p>
<p>SJSU also has a software engineering major which is similar to the computer science major, but substitutes some additional software engineering methods courses for some computer science courses. The computer science major is probably a little more desirable overall, but the software engineering major is less selective at both the freshman and transfer levels. See <a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1015.html[/url]”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1015.html</a> for transfer admission GPA thresholds at SJSU for fall 2012.</p>
<p>About half of SJSU freshmen live in the dorms (which is required for most freshmen from outside a 30 mile radius), but only 14% of students overall live in the dorms (presumably, most of the non-commuter students are living in nearby off-campus apartments and the like).</p>
<p>Use [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to see what courses you need to take at your CC in order to transfer to any CSU or UC campus in your desired major.</p>