UC or state school?

[Cypher.]

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

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.

Zot zot.

[Chaboo_Cleric]

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

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.

Yep I am in CC currently. I got about 3 semesters left before I transfer.

[Cypher.]

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

Yep I am in CC currently. I got about 3 semesters left before I transfer.

What is your major, out of curiosity?

[Chaboo_Cleric]

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

What is your major, out of curiosity?

Right now I'm leaning towards Business Admin or Engineering.

[entruil]

zot , zot... no idea.. but chab... hahahha... gl man keep fightin...

[Chaboo_Cleric]

Yeah UC Irvine is a nice school , other that Ant Eater reference =P

When I visited there to see friends and bang chicks back in the day, it appeared to be dominated by Asians.

[Lune]

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

Yeah UC Irvine is a nice school , other that Ant Eater reference =P

When I visited there to see friends and bang chicks back in the day, it appeared to be dominated by Asians.

It most definitely is and was, but that's typical of UC's. And I never saw it as a bad thing.

[skarlorn]

do you know how much you will actually invest yourself into academia? if u gonna go hard, i'd go to a UC, otherwise CSU

[Chaboo_Cleric]

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

do you know how much you will actually invest yourself into academia? if u gonna go hard, I'd go to a UC, otherwise CSU

Exactly, I think I missed the boat on this when I was 18. Now that I'm 28, the years after, I take into account heavily. Add that with having full custody of an eight-year-old, I don't see myself just doing school for the next billion years. I wish I could though =)

Overall, I see myself attaining my BS Degree and pursuing a masters slowly for the first year- while working. Then maybe, eventually stop working again and going full fledged into my masters.

As much I would like to just keep going to school, I'm a bit worried about having such a large gap in my employment history. Right now I got 10 years of work experience admin, management, and sales. My current position is an Account Executive with an international Sign company that specializes in Architectural designs.

I don't feasibly see myself making more than I do now even with a BS or Masters, but I want the education for own self-interest , as well as other options.

Right now I make 80 - 95k a year. As my job does have profit sharing and commission incentives. My base annual rate is 70k a year, which isn't too shabby for only a high school diploma.

The problem is, my choice of major preferred is Engineering , but getting an undergrad in Engineering won't yield me any work , as the work experience i have is more towards business admin , which is my second choice of major.

So between choosing my major and school, that leaves me figuring everything out as I go. So far this is my analysis.

[entruil]

couldnt even read if you were real you would not have shit to do....