UCSC vs SDSU

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<p>Hi, I'm pretty conflicted for which school I should attend so here is some background knowledge if you wouldn't mind helping me!
UCSC: I am in love with this school, every college matching quiz I take Santa Cruz is on top (that is how I first found out about it) and every visit has made me want to go to this school even more. They are suppose to have a good human bio major(If you can offer any info about this I would appreciate it) and I want to get to medical school so it would be helpful. Also I think that it will provide a good studying environment for me where I can be more successful. I plan on going to crown and being in a study intensive dorm, but taking breaks to play video games and other nerdy things. Unfortunately its is relatively impractical as I will come out in potentially 20-50k of debt depending on future scholarships and jobs during school. I will also be far from home and I am close to my family so this is also a negative. </p>

<p>SDSU: The biggest factors are saving money and being with my family. I could potentially come out of college with 0-10k of debt. SDSU is a party school and I'm not a big fan of that, I also feel like I will not be able to be as focused on my studies if I go to this school. This school does have a decent biology program but I do not think it is as good as the one at UCSC.</p>

<p>Overall it seems that I am having an issue between comfort and being more adventurous. understand that many people say that everyone needs to have that college experience but many also say that college is not worth the debt. It may seem as though I already decided UCSC just from the length of their descriptions but I truly am undecided. Thank you I appreciate the time you take to read and response to this!</p>

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<p>@daintypaws:

  1. It really irks me when people say that SDSU is a party school. You can find a party at any school if you try. If you are not into the party scene, do not participate and there are many students that feel that way. Also, any school that has a average student GPA of 3.8 can’t be full of partiers.
  2. You should go to the school which fits you and has the best program for your major as long as your financial situation is manageable.
  3. Being away from your family is hard and it does take you out of your comfort zone, but that is part of growing up. My older son attends UC Davis, 6 hours away, but is able to come home during breaks and we Facetime once a week. He really hasn’t had any problem being homesick.
  4. If you go to SDSU, will you be commuting?? Why wouldn’t you be able to focus on your studies?? If you can do it in high school, why would it be different in college?
    Go to UCSC since your post pretty much sums up your true feelings… My 2 cents worth.</p>