<p>I need your guys opinion on this. I can't make the decision on where to go. I've narrowed my choices down to the University of San Diego and the University of San Francisco (Ive been accepted to both of these btw). Both are private (Catholic and Jesuit respectively). I can't decide on which school to choose as I see them both pretty equal. I am a 19yo male from San Jose, CA and am a Business Admin transfer student. I saw that USD got ranked on business weeks top 100 undergrad business schools but I like the internship possibilities by living in SF. What are the pros and cons of going to USF and USD? Ive read many bad reviews about USD students being very superficial. I like the fact that USF is located in an urban environment and that I would not need my car anymore (gas is freaking outrageous) but at the same time I want to get out of the bay area. I am also not looking forward to driving with SoCals horrible traffic jams. What do you guys think of the education, internship/job recruitment opportunities, and quality of life of either schools? Any information is very much appreciated to help me make a choice. Thanks!</p>
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<p>Although I personally like the city of San Francisco, I definitely think that USD is the better school, at least academically. USD has the #46 ranked business program according to BusinessWeek as well. I will agree that I have heard the "superficial" tag on USD students, but then again, you get that a lot of SoCal private schools (see: USC, Pepperdine, etc.).
I am pretty familiar with both schools, and I think that especially for a business major, USD is the easy choice. Good luck.</p>
<p>I would agree with WestCoast. USD definitely is the superior choice in terms of academics. Just wanted to add that </p>
<p>(1) the traffic to/from USD is, in my opinion, much better than the traffic in SF :)</p>
<p>(2) San Diego actually has loads of internship opportunities for business majors, and USD does a pretty good job of hooking students up with internships </p>
<p>(3) Housing in SD is somewhat cheaper than SF - that's important if you plan to live off campus as an upperclassman (housing for upperclassmen at USF is also extremely limited)</p>
<p>(4) The distance between USF and downtown SF is about the same as the distance between USD and downtown SD. It is very easy to take the trolley from USD right into downtown or over to the SDSU area (USD runs a shuttle to the trolley stop at the bottom of the hill, so you don't even have to walk there) I would not term either school "urban" as they really are both set about 10 minutes outside of the true urban center of their respective cities. </p>
<p>(5) In my opinion, the students at both schools are very similar in terms of overall personality. You'll find "superficial" and well off people at both schools, but not everyone is superficial or well off. The main difference is that USF has a larger Asian population whereas USD lacks much diversity. </p>
<p>(6) One really cool thing about going to school in San Diego is that there are over 50,000 college students here in town. SF has SFSU and USF, but otherwise you have to head over the bridge to Berkely and Palo Alto.</p>
<p>(7) Picture this: It's February. Would you rather be sitting on the lawn at USD in a tee shirt soaking up the sun, or bundled up in the damp fog at USF?</p>
<p>Thanks for your guys help. I ended up choosing USD because of their scholarship package.</p>
<p>USD is very close to downtown SD (max 5 min drive) and there are tons of internship opportunities there. Outside of Los Angeles, i would argue SD and SF would have the next most internships within california (i believe both cities are in the top 5 most expensive large cities to live in, in terms of real estate prices). Both are big cities, SD 1.3 million people, SF 750,000 people. Both USD and USF are very close to their respective downtowns. Living is very expensive in both areas obviously, with SF being slightly more expensive. USD has a slightly better academic rep, although neither school is known for its academics. I have lived in SD for 4 years, LA for a couple of years, grew up in OC and visited SF for about a month numerous times, and I enjoyed my time in SD the most. Great climate, large and growing downtown, plenty to do. I think youll love your time in SD. Best of luck!</p>