UC or state school?

[Chaboo_Cleric]

UC or CSU

University of California VS California State schools.


I myself see the benefits of both , but I'm pro UC

[Cypher.]

I went to both.

My feeling is that the CSU set me up better in terms of practical knowledge and was less expensive than the UC. I, however, knew I would be going into industry directly after my BS and getting a MS later down the road rather than jumping straight into grad school after undergrad. If someone wants to get into academia or pure research however, UC is the way to go.

[entruil]

no influence chab but do what you feel ... seems to me your trying to better yourself... do it how you see fit... continue...

[Pokesan]

instead of either you should kill yourself

[entruil]

pocket usted... no...

[Chaboo_Cleric]

Originally Posted by Cypher. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I went to both.

My feeling is that the CSU set me up better in terms of practical knowledge and was less expensive than the UC. I, however, knew I would be going into industry directly after my BS and getting a MS later down the road rather than jumping straight into grad school after undergrad. If someone wants to get into academia or pure research however, UC is the way to go.

Yeah, It's a tough choice for me based on whether or not I want to go after a graduates degree right away. I don't see it being a practical option at my age. Then again, I already have acquired work skills in one of my chosen majors.

I just see myself wishing I had gone to UC instead of the state school later on in life.

[Sirban]

Go to sac city bro. Save yourself tons of money

[Lune]

I went to a UC (Irvine).

CSU's are a better deal for probably 2/3 of students. However, at a UC, the ceiling is higher, and there are more resources and opportunities for those who are resourceful enough to utilize them. I got an incredible education and that's with me being an unmotivated slacker who wasted much of what I was offered. A CSU would have been a better choice for me at the time because I was too immature.

The best course of action though if money is an issue (it wasn't for me) is to find a good CC and do your general ed there and transfer. I took some grad school prereqs at my local CC and the quality of instruction in my core sciences was better than I received at the UC pretty much just by virtue of the access we had to the (highly qualified) professors. 300 people shoved into a lecture hall with grad students running the labs vs. 30 students and 1 professor who also does the labs and knows every student quite well. Letters of rec were a breeze.

[Cypher.]

At times I still wish I would have applied/graduated from Cal Poly but I'm far enough along that that feeling is fading fast. You just need to remind yourself that school is just a stepping stone into a career and after a few years of establishing yourself professionally, the usefulness of school and the name brand get left by the road (with some exceptions).

In my opinion, if you can easily bankroll it and you're in a good spot for getting a job after graduation (re:internships) then go for the UC. Otherwise, pick one of the better ranked CSUs for whatever your career path is. Unless it's Riverside cause fuck that place.

[Chaboo_Cleric]

Originally Posted by Sirban [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Go to sac city bro. Save yourself tons of money

Money isn't too big of an issue. I sold my house so I could pay for school outright. I don't plan to work at all during my two years at a state or UC. The question being is if I want to go do a masters program after or go back to work.

I'm not sure if I want a 6-year gap in my employment history. I think If I go back to work for a year than perhaps pursue my masters It'll be better. Course I'll have to get opinions from many scholars and colleagues before I make that choice.

Just taking it one step at a time, and I'm interested in peoples opinion about the two different school structures.

Either way, I'm looking at staying local in San Diego. I got Riverside area schools to choose from along with UC Irving, UCSD etc.