<p>I am planning to apply to uc( and i will no matter what your cooment are), but i was still wondering are the colleges ..well...good? I have a good chance of going there, but is ti worth it?</p>
<p>It's a good deal if you're in state.</p>
<p>i am out of state, but really want to go somewhere in california.
PS: planning to major in psychology</p>
<p>There is Stanford and the Claremont colleges. Look into some other options; the UCs probably aren't the best deal for California unless you're instate, because they have an overflow of students and ridiculously large class sizes. But, generally, they are seen as excellent schools to attend, so I definitely would encourage you to apply.</p>
<p>If you can get financial aid for USC, it's also a good University took look at.</p>
<p>From the most recent Common Data Set published by the prospective colleges:</p>
<p>Berkeley:</p>
<p>Classes under 30: 74%
Classes over 100: 7%</p>
<p>Stanford:</p>
<p>Classes under 30: 79%
Classes over 100: 5%</p>
<p>I think two types of colleges, in general, exist. Those that are large and part of larger universities, like Berkeley and Stanford, or those that are very small, and usually a college in and of itself, like the Claremont colleges and LACs. The UCs are indeed very large, but I don't think that it's that different from other private Universities like Stanford, Cornell, U Penn, U of Chicago, etc. etc. in that the difference isn't readily noticible by a student.</p>
<p>Some people may like a small environment like that which the Claremont schools, or CalTech, provide. Personally I do not like being with the same handful of people for four years in a small enclosed area; I go for the vibrant large-city feel of the bigger Universities. They offer so much in terms of variety and quantity. Of course, there are definite advantages to the smaller environment such as more personal attention, and it really depends on what type of person you are. But if you are like me and prefer a larger University, the UCs are a pretty darn good bet. Just keep the other (private) universities in mind as well.</p>
<p>$40K for a UC for oos is probably not worth it and they only give aid to oos students with VERY top grades. They are also hard to get into oos, so you will end up and one where your stats are much higher than in state kids. Considering all that, I'd look at the Claremont colleges, USc or some others depending on your stats.</p>
<p>Well, it depends on your financial situation. If you are poor I'm sure the UC will give you some financial aid. And that's in addition to the Regent scholarship which you might earn if you have top grades. And I wouldn't say the OOS kids have stats that are "much higher." If I remember correctly the acceptance rate for OOS was around 21% and the acceptance rate overall this year was 23.6%.</p>
<p>23.6%? maybe for the very top UCs but others take 80%. And there is almost no need based qaid for oos students, no matter how poor.</p>
<p>Oops, sorry the statistics I offered was for UC Berkeley. I guess I didn't mention that. For the other UCs I'd imagine something similar...I don't have the data with me sorry.</p>
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<p>Except that Cal and UCLA are both pretty good as far as class sizes go. Oops. But that would've involved, oh I dunno, research and actually not using wide brushes to paint your pictures.</p>
<p>Yes, that was snarky.</p>
<p>The stats she gave on another thread would preclude Cal and LA. We're probably looking at the lower 3. I think she can do better for the money. USD, Whittier maybe?</p>
<p>You should consider Occidental College as well.</p>