My college experience has been all over the place. I started off at CSUF out of high school as an undecided. After a year though I still wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go in so I moved back to my hometown in NorCal to go to community college. I went there for 3 years while bouncing around lots of different major which lead me to unenthusiastically landing on computer science.
Anyways the year after I decided I wanted to move to SoCal again and was going to go to another community college for a year while going through the transfer application process. Not knowing much about the area I only applied to UCSB, UCI, and CSUCI for computer science. My heart was set on UCSB but unfortunately I was only accepted into CSUCI.
When I applied I thought I would be okay with going to CSUCI but I just don’t feel like I really am. I know it’s not a terrible school but I just don’t have my heart in it. After being at a community college for 4 years I would really like to be at a big campus again and feel like I’m at college. Whereas I feel like CSUCI is such a small campus it will feel more of the same. Also I feel like if I go to CSUCI it would only be to finish school and I would be missing out on a “college experience” of sport, campus events, greek life etc. I’m wondering if I might be better off going there for a year while going through the application process again to go to a school I would feel happier being at, and with a better computer science program.
If I were to transfer again, as of right now I have a 3.75 GPA, and was thinking of applying to CSUF, CSULB, CSUN, Pomona, and UCSB. Anyone with personal experiences with any of these schools especially their thoughts on the computer science programs? Also any thoughts on the computer programming department, or thoughts in general on CSUCI?
On one hand I want to finish up with college as soon as possible since I’ve already been in school for 5 years, but on the other hand it would mean a lot to me to be at a campus I feel proud to be at.
I’m just so confused. Any advice appreciated.