I live in Alabama, and am having trouble deciding which college is best for me. Should I go to Santa Clara (in CA) or Loyola Marymount (in CA too) I got a $28000 scholarship to SCU but it'll still cost me $38000/yr I havent gotten info about $$ from LMU yet. If i go to Bama, it'll cost me only about $2-5000/yr, but it is so close to home and alot of my high school friends are going there. I am ready for a change of scene, though! But at such a price. Does anyone know how good SCU and LMU really are?
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I agree; go to Bama (as long as you mean University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa).  SCU and LMU really are not too impressive.  Plus employers know that a lot of really top notch students go to their state's flagship public universities because of financial reasons.  Therefore, if you distinguish yourself at Bama, you'll be quite attractive to potential employers or graduate schools.  Of course, you'll save lots of money too.  It's a big enough school that if you want to ditch your high school crowd, you can make a new circle of friends.  On the other hand, if necessary you'll have your high school friends to fall back on.  If you're close enough to commute, try to stay on campus anyways; you'll have more fun, may be too much!  BTW, if you meet any of the Bama gymnasts, send them my way!
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Berkeley because the college scene there is unlike any other...where else are you going to have a naked guy?  Everyone there is very chill and open to new things, unlike UCLA which is a bit more uptight and USC which is just a bunch of rich kids.  Also you'll be close to San Fransisco which is one the greatest cities in CA.  Good luck where ever you choose!
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I concur with Teebs. Grossmont is the better school. The curriculumn ther has been masterfully designed totransfer credit to a UC or CSU school very easily. A lot of SDSU and UCSD students go to Grossmount to take classes that would usually be impacted and more costly to attend in the respective universities. \n\nI went there many moons ago while attending SDSU at the same time. Grossmount was sometimes called little SDSU.
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I am a white female attending the university of alabama and although I may not be able to relate to racism of african americans, I can say that I have never, in the past four years I've lived in Tuscaloosa, seen or heard anything racist. HONESTLY. I have lived in Alabama all my life & I went to an all white school. Coming to U of A was a new experience for me because I am around and interact with many african american people. The "white to black" ratio has to be about even here. So, my point is that this college is full of different races & ethnicities, so don't picture an all white college that you wouldn't fit in at. I work at the local mall & all my coworkers are black people. Of course, you'll have your "clicks", but I don't think it is anything out of the ordinary. I love Alabama & you really should consider going here. I don't know what you saw on the tv or read somewhere. but I promise you, this is an awesome college & I would recommend it to anyone! :) One more thing, if you are a football fan, this is DEFINATELY the place for you. We are die-hard here! ROLL TIDE!!!
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Dear friend,\nI'm an undergraduate student in University Of California Davis. I'm an Indian and i did my high school from a school in Haryana. Let me tell you that we do NOT get any federal aid from the FAFSA which US govt. offers to its permanent residents only. Try looking for some online scholarships. I got a 14000 USD scholarship and that's how i'm here and 60000 USD would not be the full price. I advise you to research a lot before reaching a decision. My estimted cost was 64000 USD and its oming out to be 78000 USD now including the travel expense and the summer money. \n\nRegarding colleges with accreditation... I suggest you search at www.collegeboard.com. \n\nBest of luck.\n\nNick (Nikhil Thakur)
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The prior response from JetGirly is "spot on" - let me add a few practical considerations.\n\nExcept for a handful of institutions, colleges are in competition for students. They want you to go to their school. They obviously will have consideration for the applicants with a combination of the highest grades/GPA/"something to enhance the college" mix, but you don't have to worry about there being some mandated "we have too many RTF students so let's cut back" directive from on high.\n\nI ran a search on usnews.com of colleges in California with Film majors - it came to 28.  7 are UC and 2 are Cal State branches. \n\nYou can go to the individual websites and look at their admissions profiles to see which is the best fit for you. Or, you can sign up for the US News premium service [I think it is $14.95 for a year], plug in your personal information [SAT, GPA, major desired, distance from home, scholarship fund available, and so forth] and let their system make some suggestions. You might be pleasantly surprised.\n\nGood luck to you - this is an exciting time of life for you\n\nPS "RTF" is radio-TV-film
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The community colleges don't really have good law programs, and I have to warn you that top schools in the nation most of the time don't accept transfer students.  For second tier schools like Pepperdine or USC, choose a community college that's closest to the campus of choice.  I personally know friends who transferred to the aforementioned schools from  Santa Monica College and Pasadena City College.
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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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I would recommend you look at this site.  You can compare schools and maybe learn more about them!  Besides, you are the one going to school so others opinions of where you will be going don't matter! You have to like it!\n\nwww.collegeboard.com
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Santa Clara isn't a UC. UC Santa Cruz is - but its rated the worst UC.\n\nI'd go UCI Bio for sure.
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I applied there and  got a scholarship (half tuition payed for) and all but alas, I thought that the University of Houston was better (They offered more scholarship money) and closer to home.  I can still probably help your friend with their research.
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My advice to prospective students is always the same -- go to the best school that you get into.  In this case, Auburn dominates.\n\nAuburn is considered one of the best universities in the South.  US News ranks it 88th nationally (which is actually quite high).\n\nUAB is not as selective.  It is ranked as a third tier university -- which is respectible, but not in the same league as Auburn.\n\nYou will probably get a better education at Auburn, and will almost certainly get a better job when you graduate.  If you decide to do graduate work after getting your degree, an Auburn degree will do more for you than a UAB degree.\n\nFriends who went ot Auburn had good experiences there.
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They are not a scam. They are a private college and a friend of mine graduated from their campus in Atlanta. They are not only online. They are however, a bit more expensive.
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I would say both PCC and Santa Monica City are good..but i attended East Los Angeles College and I liked it alot.  Many people i went to school at ELAC got accepted to UCLA etc.  Mount Sac should be good too.  Good luck!
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I hope this can still be useful.\n\nYour college choice will only determine two things: where you live on campus and what general education requirements you must complete.\n\nThe university organizes classes, so you will be attending the same classes as students of all other colleges.  So think of the colleges more like residence halls than anything else.\n\nYou should select Muir as your first choice college because the general education requirements are the lightest, and the campus location is central.\n\nYou should nominate Revelle dead last because it has the most overwhelming list of requirements and the campus location isn't great.\n\nYou should rank your choice of colleges 2-5 by the appeal of their respective general requirements.  For example, if you suck at learning languages then highly rank a college without that requirement.  You can find GE lists here: https://tritonlink.ucsd.edu/portal/site/tritonlink-preview/menuitem.b4448692267a11256ec5e210514b01ca?storyID=20580\n\nYou may also want to factor in ease of college location.\n\nWarren -- the location is terrible\nSixth -- the worst location and accomodations\nMarshall -- excellent location\nERC -- okay location and best accomodations
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I went to San Francisco State University for a BA in journalism (class of 2004). I LOVED the program there. You can do newspaper, magazine or online. USC is supposedly great. Berkley is good, but they only have journalism as a grad program. Long Beach and Northridge are also considered good J-schools in CA.
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it depends on the course you r going to take. ya! you can, if you are talking about the community colleges then it is better for you to have a green card otherwise you have to pay lot more than what you will be expecting. the college here is not free, you have to pay $81 per credit hour. so if you r taking 3 crdit course then multiply it and then other additional fees like computers, building maintenance etc. if you are coming here on student visa then i will suggest u to go to university directly.