I was recently admitted to both Cal Poly SLO and UCSB as a Sociology major transfer. I have seen both campuses and love both equally and I know that both schools have good reputations. What university would be better for my area of study?
@CaliLivin123 Hi! I was a Sociology major at UCSB and the program is very strong with some great professors! Sociology is one of the largest majors at UCSB, so there are a wide variety of course offerings, and easy to minor in Global Studies, History, etc if that was of interest. There was a report in USNews that ranked Undergraduate Sociology majors and ranked UCSB #2 in the entire nation (#1 was UCB, #2 UCSB, #3 UCLA, and #4 Harvard). That being said, CalPoly is a fabulous school too and I don’t think it will make a difference long-term which program is better ranked. I’m not familiar with the Sociology program at CalPoly SLO, so you might want to look at the course offerings. Two great options— congratulations!