Which UC or Cal State? Need help...

<p>I posted this on the state forum and couldn't get an answer, hoping you can help me out.</p>

<p>Just wanted to get your opinion on which school would be the best choice for me. I have been accepted to UCR, Cal Poly Pomona, Fullerton, and still waiting for UCI. </p>

<p>I applied with a Criminology degree for the UC's and Business Admin. degrees for the Cal states. If I were to go to CPP I would want to switch my major to Computer Engineering since their engineering program seems to be well known. </p>

<p>My main goal is to become a detective eventually I have always striven for this and it's one of the only things that gives me passion. </p>

<p>I live very close to CPP and about 20 minutes drive away from Fullerton. UCI and UCR are about 40 miles away and I would have to commute to any school I go to.</p>

<p>What do you think my best options are? I personally think my best interest would have me either going to Pomona and working as a Police Cadet to get a head start and work part time, or go to UCI since it's a great school.</p>

<p>if you goal is to become a detective, why are you pursuing a degree in CS at CPP. your reasoning doesn’t make sense to me. if i got accepted at UCD, should I switch my major to animal science since UCD is known for this program?</p>

<p>It was just a thought. I could go into law enforcement with just about any degree, so why not get a degree that I could use elsewhere if I decided to drift away from Law enforcement?</p>

<p>Agree with the question about the different majors. Your best bet is to talk to some detectives and let them tell you what route they took. I would imagine there’s many paths to being a detective.</p>

<p>Since you live conveniently close to CPP, then is there a major there that would work well with law enforcement?</p>

<p>If not, then Fullerton would be a good choice…However, commuting to Fullerton would be awful since those freeways are busy, busy, busy during the rush hours that you’d likely be driving. you say it’s a 20 minute drive, but at what time of the day? You say that you live very near CPP, that suggests more than a 20 minute drive during traffic times. </p>

<p>Would your aid include enough for housing or would you commute? (oops, just saw that you have to commute…then UCI is definitely out…way too much traffic).</p>

<p>Look thru CPPs majors and find something that would work well.</p>