Where to transfer? CSUF, SDSU or UAF

Transfer Students
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I’m struggling right now. Could use some help and/or advice. I have 3 universities lined up and can’t decide on which one I should attend. I’m an accounting major. On one hand I have a good business school that is also local (Less money, can live at home). This school is San Diego State University. The other school is also a good business school, but this one is very good at getting students a job after graduating. This school is CSU Fullerton. Now my last option is not as good as these. The school is The University of Alaska, Fairbanks. It’s a geophysics school for the most part but it does have an accounting program and it is accredited in accounting. Problem is, I really want to go to Alaska, but I also want to return here to California to live after I’m done. So my problem is that I’m afraid I will have a hard time finding a job here when I come back because firms will prefer students from local universities. I’ve lived here my whole life and don’t want to stay, I want Alaska but it probably isn’t the best choice career wise. I also plan on getting my CPA. What do I do? Should I stay local and go to SDSU or Fullerton. Or just take the chance and go to Fairbanks. I don’t want a commuter school and I’m not a party guy so Fullerton and SDSU are not appealing to me. But they are the best for my career. :frowning:

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I’d do SDSU if I were you.

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Okay I’m in a similar situation as you. I have lived in Orange county most of my life and looking for a change. After commuting to a community college for four years, goin to a local university can seem like the same thing. So I went to a counselor and she made some good points.

  1. Where do you want to live? Where do you think you'll be the happiest? College is the time where you can experience a different place and know that it's not forever if you happen to not like it. Youll most likely come home after college.
  2. My counselor suggested looking at the classes each college requires for upper division for your major. Personally I am deciding between SDSU (local) and Northern Arizona. I found that SDSU has more clinical classes, while NAU has more academic classes. Since I want to go to graduate school, I'm leaning more towards NAU so I'll be fully prepared. But that decision is entirely your own.
  3. A degree definitely matters and from where you got it. But it shows you finished your program and stuck it out. Your personality and character is what's going to get you a job. If you're educated and just so happen to be charismatic, then who wouldn't want to hire you?

Best of luck!!!