What school is harder to get into?\nWhat school provides better education?\nWhat school is socially more fun?\nWhat school will look better on a job resume?
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A college education is as good as you make it to be.  It does not matter if its a state school of Havard.  If you are a slacker at Havard you'll learn less then a person that applies themselves to learning at the lowest ranked school in the land.  \n\nBest advice:  SAVE YOU MONEY and APPLY YOURSELF TO LEARNING ALL YOU CAN
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Morristown is a nice place, but I would check with some people who have direct contact or expereince with the University,  I generally like the feel of smaller liberal arts schools myself, and find that some of the best and healthiest student-teacher-school relationships are found there.  Not saying anything bad about big-box schools, it is all about what is best for you. Oh, and please for the sake of your future don't for a second take anything in US News and World Report's "college rankings".  Those rankings are compiled with one thing in mind only, making USN&WR money, not trying to help you find the right place for you.
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What school do you think is going to be better for you academically? Also, if yo know what field you are going to go into, which one has a better handle of that area?\n\nAlso, remember that you are probally going to make new friends. Maybe you should go to the school wwhere 5 of your friends are going, because you and your best friend are mostl likely going to keep in touch no matter what. Do you also really want to be clinging to one person as you adjust to high school? What if you have no classes together? \n\nBut in the end, it's really up to you.
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You'll survive. You'll meet people in your classes, and get to know people, and make friends. Even if your shy, you'll find people. I went to a high school that had over 3000 students. You only notice that at assemblies because the rest of the time, you are in classes of about 30 students. Relax, it'll be fun, and you'll make friends.
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I just recently graduated..... is it popular? I don't know.\nAnyhow, here's the classes.\nThe "losers"/rejects, the goths, the rednecks, smart kids/geeks, band kids, sports stars and their girlfriends, the druggies (which also fit in the last category), skaters and the tough kids.\nI was a highschool band geek and smart kid. Smart kids had a higher social standing (barely) to the banders, bc they could actually be of profit to other social classes.\nI wouldn't change, all my best friends are in my "class" and most people liked me.
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While a school's reputation with employers is an important consideration, a MORE important consideration is how well a particular school fits you. To use an exaggerated example: What's the use of going to Harvard if you hate it? What's the use of going to Harvard if you dislike it so much that you end up failing? Wouldn't you have been better served by going to a less famous school that was a better fit, and loving it, and acing your classes because of that? \n\nI think you should listen to what your gut is telling you to do. If UC Davis has a slightly better rep, but it's not a good fit for you, and you aren't happy... And if San Jose State is a good school, and you think you'll be happier closer to home... Then transfer. \n\nMost Freshmen do go through this sort of thing in the first month or so of school, but now it's three or four months in. By the end of that first term you should be able to tell if your school is a good fit for you. I think you've spent enough time at UC Davis to know if it's a good fit. And from what you're saying, I don't think it is. \n\nIf you go to San Jose State and are happier there, you'll probably do better in your classes and extracurriculars than you'll do at a school which doesn't fit you. When you graduate, your grades and experience will probably be better than they would have been at UC Davis. So even if UC Davis does have a better rep, your strong resume from San Jose State will get you that job.
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Between UC Berkley and Stanford, it would be easier to get into Berkley.  Small prestigious schools are hard to get into, if they were then they wouldn't be SMALL AND PRESTIGIOUS.
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USC is good.  Check out UCLA also.  Think about this.  What kind of resources will be available to you if you go to school right next to hollywood.  Some people may say that if you enter into Hollywood, you are going to sell out or be part of some conformist machine.  Not true.  Sure Hollywood puts out a lot of crap, but you can really learn some good stuff, and most importantly make contacts.  Your professional network is really important to any career.  You should be working on this when you are in school, so when choosing a school, look at more than just academics.  Look at what extracirricular opportunities the school can afford you.  Good luck in your decision.  I have heard good things about Columbia.  If you choose Chicago, it will be a good decision.
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There are too many colleges and universities out there to tell you which school you should attend.  There are many questions that you need to ask yourself when choosing a college (location, size, majors, weather, etc.)  \n\nCollegeboard has a great College Matchmaker program that allows you to pick your preferences and then you'll get a list of all of those that fit your preferences:\n\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool.jsp\n\nHopefully this will give you an idea of what schools you would like.  Also, before you make your final decision, try to visit any school that you are thinking about... the people that work at that particular university will tell you have great it is and the pictures are going to be beautiful.   However, you'll never know if it is the right school for you until you step on the campus.  All campuses do campus tours... you just need to call the Admissions Office at each university that you're interested in.\n\nGood luck!
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Here are a few of the favorites I used when I was interviewing.\n\nTell me about something you have read recently, and how you would apply what you learned from it to this position.\n\nExplain how you would address diverse needs in your class.\n\nHow would you ensure parents were well informed of your class objectives and the progress of their children?\n\nWhat is your opinion on mainstreaming, or inclusion, and how would you approach your class if there are students with learning disabilities?  (or autism, or spina bifida, or whatever is appropriate to the situation)\n\nWhat do you bring to this position that you believe no other candidate can offer?\n\nExplain your philosophy on student assessment as it pertains to social studies.\n\nHow would you incorporate technology into your social studies classes?\n\nWhat support would you need from me (or the priincipal, or consultant, or school district, etc., as appropriate) to be successful in this position?\n\nDescribe your preferred approach to classroom management and discipline.\n\nDescribe how you could contribute to the overall climate of our school, including staff and student morale.\n\nThere are so many possibilities.  I hope this helps.
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UCLA has a better reputation when it comes to general education. USC is better when it comes to Football. If you are deciding on which college to pick. This should based on your future major. If you have no idea, then you might pick UCLA and go to the USC football games. UCLA will get you further in interviews in other areas related to getting a job.
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From what I've heard, William and Mary is a very academic place where many people are working hard to do well in their chosen fields.  I would guess this is most apparent in the dorms, with some people wanting to work and some (probably less) wanting to party.  There is a Greek life (see below), but it doesn't seem to be as popular as on a campus like UVA.  As for parties, there are probably some, but they're probably not as easy to find as in a place like Virginia Tech (partly due to the sheer volume of people).  I hear bars close early and there aren't many.  Sports are probably easier to get into since it's not as competitive as bigger schools.  There are tradeoffs to going to a college with an excellent academic program, so you should decide what is more important to you--going to a school that has great academics, or going to a school that has a great campus life.  Many would say that if you have the ability to go to a more highly ranked college you should take it, but that is a choice that you need to make yourself.  There is something about watching huge college football games with thousands of students or meeting all kinds of different people with different non-academic interests that really energizes some people.
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How much longer is the commute? Would it be burdensome? Are you social and would you make new friends?\n\nI think you should stay at the school. You have your teachers there still, and your records. You want to be able to transition to college well, so think about where you can take the best classes and most easily process your transcripts. You need teacher recommendations. Just make a list of the pros and cons and go with whichever seems best.
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California has a lot of wonderful colleges, and there is no "best" one, with one possibile exception that I'll talk about in a moment. Mostly, I will suggest the things you ought to consider in deciding what is best  for *you.*\n\nThe first question you should ask yourself is what kind of environment you want.  Your main question refers to the best college, and the additional information says that you are interested in going to a university here.  In the United States, "colleges" and "universities" are not exactly the same thing, even though we often use the terms interchageably.  Generally, a place that calls itself a "college" will be smaller, with only (or at least mainly) undergraduates.  Colleges offer fewer students in a class, more interaction with professors, and a more intimate environment.  Universities are larger, and California universities are often especially large. This means big classes, especially in introductory courses.  More than 100 students in a classroom can be common, and 500 is not unheard of.  But because universities have major graduate programs, they also have more research going on, and they often attract the most famous professors. And their large size can be a virtue.  What you give up in intimacy you gain in diversity.  A university with 30,000 or 40,000 students will almost certainly have groups with interests like yours, no matter what those interests are.  A college that has only, say, 1,500 or 2,000 students cannot support as many clubs, activities, and groups.  \n\nThe other major consideration is what you want to study.  Few institutions--college or university--are equally strong in all subjects.  That requires research on the particular subjects that interest you.  You might want to start by asking what are the best schools for psychology, or physics, or engineering, or business, or whatever.\n\nThird, how hard do you want to work?  Some colleges just attract students who want to spend days, nights and weekends studying.  At the opposite end, there are places where the attitude is so laid-back that weekends effectively begin on Thursday and end on Tuesday. Only you know how much energy you are prepared to invest in study time, so only you know where you fit on that spectrum.\n\nNow for my actual recommendations.  Remember that I said there was one exception to the rule that "no school is best?" If you are a science student, and if you are prepared to work your butt off, Cal Tech (the California Institute of Technology) simply cannot be beat by any other school in California, and probably not by any other school in the world.  It has world-class professors, many of whom are Nobel prize winners, plus small size (unusual for a top-rank science institution) and pleasant weather.  But Cal Tech is not for literature majors or anyone outside the sciences.\n\nBeyond Cal Tech, here are my personal recommendations as schools that I would want a child of mine to look at if they were going to school in California: \n\nLarge public colleges:  University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, and University of California at San Diego.  There are other public universities with wonderful programs in specific areas, however, and you should not limit your search to these if you want something in particular. (UC at Irvine has a program in beer and winemaking, for example, that is unique.)\n\nSmall private colleges:  The Claremont Colleges, 5 separate but related schools in and near Claremont, California.  Each has a particular focus (history and law, science, a women's school, and so forth), but each enrolls its students separately.  Also, for women, Mills College.\nLarge private university:  Stanford.  This is probably as close as any California institution comes to being all things to all students.  It is medium sized, has a world-class reasearch program, and even has highly competitive sports program, if that is signif
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How about designing a game.\nI presume from your question that some universitys are easier to get into now.
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Private schools are not always better than public schools.  Research both school and compare/contrast the pros and cons of attending that school.  Do what would benefit YOU the most.  Family and friends might not be there for you 20 years down the line... Education will...
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If you can get into Yale or Stanford by all means shoot for the stars because it will get you that much farther in life. Which one will suit your future more? Are you going into law?\n\npersonally, I go to san francisco state. love it. transferred here after I finished my general ed, and am taking my upper division courses. The teachers here are great and the people are so interesting!\n\nwhatever you choose, good luck!