UCSD or SDSU

<p>I'm a history major and I don't know if I should go to UCSD or SDSU. Community college was so easy, if you did the work you got an A, and I don't know if that prepared me at all for a four year university. Really I'm scared that UCSD will just kick my ass. I was never a model student, on the other hand I thought the last year of community college was a joke, but many of my classmates struggled... so I'm not sure if I am smart or if they are just dumb. </p>

<p>I would like to know how hard the transition was for those who went from a CC to a UC, how easy was CC compared to your UC. </p>

<p>Also how easy is it to study aboard in Tokyo, Japan with a history major at UCSD.</p>

<p>I’d suggest going to UCSD. I don’t have any personal expierence I can share to you about transferring since I’m trying to transfer myself next year (Fall 10’). The transfer I’ve heard is pretty easy, it maybe a little tough if you’re doing the semester system at your community college. Since quarter system is a bit faster but if you try hard enough like you have during community college to transfer than I’m sure you’ll do well there. I don’t really suggest you going to SDSU just because of the reputation they have there which can hurt trying to get a job, applying for grad school, and etc. compared to someone who went to UCSD.</p>

<p>I’d definitely recommend spending a little time at both and seeing which you fit in better at, when you graduate you’re going to get a job based on how you performed during college, not which college you went to (unless that college has a specialty in your field, like UCSD’s medical school).</p>

<p>To the poster above me, I’d like to know which employers said that SDSU’s incidences in the last year influenced their decisions in hiring any employees?</p>

<p>However, I have no idea which history program is better… I do know that SDSU doesn’t specialize in it. However, it is also EXTREMELY easy to study abroad here, the program is amazing.</p>

<p>I do think it comes down to what I first said though, if you can apply yourself better at one school than the other, then that’s where you need to go. If you graduate from either school without applying yourself and meeting many people in your prospective field than you’re much worse of than if you had gone to the other school and really enjoyed yourself and shown how well you can do.</p>

<p>Good luck with whatever you choose to do! Both are cool schools!</p>

<p>Does anyone know how difficult is it to get into the the study abroad programs at UCSD?</p>