<p>Any opinions on this school? I'm considering a transfer and have always known it was a decent school...in Santa Clara, but not much else. A friend of mine has urged me to consider it - just wondering what everyone thinks about SCU.</p>
<p>never heard of it... is it a UC school?</p>
<p>No, it's a private-Catholic school in the Bay Area; a member of the WCC. If anyone attends SCU feel free to opine.</p>
<p>SCU has been discussed before...briefly...</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=116305&highlight=Santa+Clara%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=116305&highlight=Santa+Clara</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=114544&highlight=Santa+Clara%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=114544&highlight=Santa+Clara</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=53133&highlight=Santa+Clara%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=53133&highlight=Santa+Clara</a>
<a href="http://www.scu.edu/news/releases/release.cfm?month=0805&story=U.S.News%5B/url%5D">http://www.scu.edu/news/releases/release.cfm?month=0805&story=U.S.News</a></p>
<p>Santa Clara is probably one of the better Jesuit Catholic schools, but faces the challenge of competing with Stanford (15 miles up the road) and UC Berkeley (47 miles away). It is well-respected regionally.</p>
<p>Other propaganda...uh, I mean, news...
<a href="http://www.scu.edu/news/releases/release.cfm?month=0903&story=gradrates%5B/url%5D">http://www.scu.edu/news/releases/release.cfm?month=0903&story=gradrates</a>
<a href="http://lsb.scu.edu/news/releases/releases0203.htm%5B/url%5D">http://lsb.scu.edu/news/releases/releases0203.htm</a></p>
<p>Santa Clara University School of Law is currently ranked number 8 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for intellectual property law. </p>
<p>About The Leavey School of Business</p>
<p>The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. Its undergraduate business program has been recognized as one of the best in California, and its MBA program has been ranked in the nations top 20 part-time programs. More than 80 percent of its 1,100 MBA students are working professionals in Silicon Valley.</p>
<p>About Santa Clara University</p>
<p>Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in Californias Silicon Valley, offers its 8,047 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus masters and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the fourth-highest graduation rate among all U.S. masters universities, Californias oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>Right now I go to Pepperdine - some have said transferring would be foolish, especially if I were to go to a less prestigious school - would Santa Clara be a "mistake" in this respect?</p>
<p>Well, what is the OP looking to major in? Undergraduate or graduate? I think it's a bad idea to make general statements about a school without knowing anything about what course of study the OP is currently pursuing. Schools often varely widely in quality depending on the department.</p>
<p>Undergradute majoring in Business Administration.</p>
<p>My exboyfriend goes there. He's a freshman and loves it, but he has some trouble getting his classes with so few credits. Business is its forte. It's an excellent school if you can deal with taking a few religion classes.</p>
<p>Just curious....why do you want to leave Pepperdine? I thought they had good business programs.</p>
<p>... and why would you want to leave Pepperdine and transfer to a school that you know very little about?</p>
<p>I don't know, I guess for a number of reasons.</p>
<p>My friends and family say that I am retarded because 1. it's Pepperdine and 2. I have 80% of total expenses (tution+room/board) paid by Pepperdine.</p>
<p>I guess I feel as if I am missing out on the whole college experience - there's nothing to do on the weekends and it doesn't scream "college" - more like a summer camp or something...I go to USC once in awhile, for example, and I get downtrodden because it seems like everyone there is just having so much fun. At this point, it looks like I'm going to return to Pepperdine, but I'm going to at least investigate some other colleges...</p>
<p>With Malibu, Hollywood and L.A. as your playground, how can there be nothing to do at Pepperdine? True, it is a conservative campus and definitely is NOT a party school, but there is nothing that you can't find SOMEWHERE in L.A.</p>
<p>What I have heard about SCU is that there is substantial drinking on weekends, but the campus can also feel very empty as dorm residents disappear for the weekend.</p>
<p>If what you looking for is more of a social, party school environment, Santa Clara may be better than Pepperdine, but definitely is no UCSB, SDSU or Chico State!</p>
<p>I know. I am retarded. Sometimes I think I just complain way too much. I'm a junior anyways so I will probably just stick it out.</p>
<p>I personally would get the H out of Pepperdine if my parents and other controlling factors let me get away with it. But then i wouldn't have gone there in the first place, so my analysis might not be relevant for you.</p>
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<p>OK...I'll preface this by saying I am NOT from California. BUT here was my impression of Pepperdine as it relates to the above places. 1. There is nothing to do in Malibu unless you like the beach. 2. Hollywood and LA are inaccessible unless you have a car...and even with that, they are not exactly a hop, skip and jump away. Depending on the CA highway traffic, and where you are going, you are looking at drives that can be as much as an hour each way. Plus...both Hollywood and LA are expensive places to go for a pizza or movie or concert. When we were at Pepperdine for the tour and info session, DD walked away with the sense that she would be trapped in a "country club" atmosphere, and decided not to apply there in the first place. She has been accepted at Santa Clara which is her top choice. She is not a party kid, but liked the small town and the fact that you could walk to places...plus the train station is a five minute walk from the campus making getting to other places easier without a car. Short answer...she liked the bay area location much better than Malibu...So...now I understand. I will say that as a transfer student you are unlikely to get the kind of finaid from SCU that you have at Pepperdine. If cost is a consideration, you may need to figure out where your social circle is at Pepperdine...maybe do the full year abroad as many students do.</p>
<p>Thumper,
Thanks for your impression. We are headed west for spring break and have both Santa Clara and Pepperdine (as well as U San Diego, and Pitzer) on the list. Originally USD was tops but now this child thinks the challenge will be greater at SCU than USD. Did you look at USD too?</p>
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If you're a junior its probably too late to xfer. Few colleges will accept transfers who will be seniors, but you should check with SCU specifically to see if that applies to them.</p>
<p>Oh..I missed the part about the OP being a junior at Pepperdine. The issue with transferring is that most schools require a certain number of credits to be awarded there. Transferring as a senior, it is unlikely that you would be able to graduate in one more year. Also, it is highly possible that schools would only take a certain number of courses to apply to your degree as a transfer. I guess if it were me...I would stick with Pepperdine for the one more year, and look to going elsewhere for a job or grad school. You've managed to stick it out for three years...one more is really only nine months.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insight.</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, I have been accepted at USD and already applied to USC - my dream school. I'm going to think long and hard about each, but in the end, I'll probably be back at Pepperdine. Good points about graduate school - if I decide to go, I'll make sure I'm going to enjoy it.</p>