Hi. So, are the California State universities(not the UC-stuff) good schools? Especially for California State uNiversity of Los Angeles.
Well you have to give us a little perspective. Compared to Havard? No. Compared to your local community college? Yes. What are your stats?
Do you actually want to go to the school for one of it’s programs, or do you want to do your undergrad and be around LA? If you have good stats, you can always aim for UCLA, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, or USC. Even Cal State Los Angeles isn’t that cheap ($20-30k/year) for a undergrad student. I wouldn’t rack up debt until Grad School. It’s not worth the debt you get in exchange for the Los Angeles vibe.
Well, I think I’m above average but not the top student. And yes I want to go to a college either near Los Angeles or the ones that are famous in the medical field(for undergrad)
If you want strong premed preparation with many graduates going on to med school, CSULA isn’t that college. First, almost 90% CSULA students drop out or transfer out. Of the 10% remaining, I don’t think there’d be enough of a cohort to provide you with strong premed advising. (Premed classes are just a core of classes, what matters is support, resources, and advising.) Addtionally, about 50% CA residents need to find med schools outside of CA…
If you have the GPA and a-g classes, why not apply to UC Riverside and its many premed track programs?
Just because it has “LA” in its name doesn’t mean it’s Hollywood. Some parts of the neighborhood are tough or unsavory, and if you’re not from there you should know it’s primarily commuter so you won’t have more of a “college experience” than if you attended a CC. If you want a commuter school that’s easy to get into and is around LA, why not Northridge? If you can be flexible and attend a school near LA, there’s CSU Long Beach, also better than CSULA.
What are your stats? Are you a CA resident?
CSULB is a great school, although it’s one of the colleges that receives the most applications. It may be harder for you to get accepted if you’re OOS.
Make sure you can afford OOS costs, as CSUs give little FA to OOS students. I’m also interested in CSUs, but I have to complete my associate’s in-state for financial reasons.
CSULA isn’t terrible, although it seems to be the “worst” CSULA.