How the East Coast is viewed by others

[Anonymous]

I have found what you quoted to be true of my CA born friends and relatives. But I also find Californians in general to be very proincial and unaware of the world outside their state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have found what you quoted to be true of my CA born friends and relatives. But I also find Californians in general to be very proincial and unaware of the world outside their state.

What's outside California?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College is usually local, isn't? Look at how Va parents only look at Va colleges' which are mediocre at best.

Love the Md. tout. Never gives up, and sometimes is quite amusing

[Anonymous]

it's tougher to get into S now than H.

Also the author mentions having gone to HS in Socal.

I would venture to believe the attitude was somewhat different in Marin County or Cupertino High.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's tougher to get into S now than H.

Also the author mentions having gone to HS in Socal.

I would venture to believe the attitude was somewhat different in Marin County or Cupertino High.

Harvard stlll accepts 10% fewer students than Stanford and Harvard's yield is 82% this year compared to Stanford's 76%. So tougher to get into Stanford? No. Does Stanford get more apps? Yes, so there is that. U.S. News strikes again.

As for East Coast/West Coast - lots of East Coast kids have never heard of Berkeley. Is that like Cal? Stanford has better name recognition because of sports, not academics. As for all the other UCs - hardly on anybody's radar at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's tougher to get into S now than H.

Also the author mentions having gone to HS in Socal.

I would venture to believe the attitude was somewhat different in Marin County or Cupertino High.

Harvard stlll accepts 10% fewer students than Stanford and Harvard's yield is 82% this year compared to Stanford's 76%. So tougher to get into Stanford? No. Does Stanford get more apps? Yes, so there is that. U.S. News strikes again.

As for East Coast/West Coast - lots of East Coast kids have never heard of Berkeley. Is that like Cal? Stanford has better name recognition because of sports, not academics. As for all the other UCs - hardly on anybody's radar at all.

I'm a non-Berkeley uc grad and can say that this is not true.

[Anonymous]

The California economy may be in a funk compared to its glorious past, but the Ivy League states are a basket case.

Let's see:silicon valley and LA vs New Haven, Providence, Philly, Princeton, Cambridge . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The California economy may be in a funk compared to its glorious past, but the Ivy League states are a basket case.

Let's see:silicon valley and LA vs New Haven, Providence, Philly, Princeton, Cambridge . . .

Very true, so its good that the Ivy League schools are private and not funded by the State economy, like the UCs.

I fully expect Stanford and CalTech continue on with support from illustrious alums...

Though to be clear, LA vs Cambridge or Princeton??

[Anonymous]

Bottom line: Californianians care about the east coast about as much as east coasters care about California. And we're all better off for it.

Signed,
Former NOVA-dwelling Non-Berkeley UC grad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: Californianians care about the east coast about as much as east coasters care about California. And we're all better off for it.

Signed,
Former NOVA-dwelling Non-Berkeley UC grad

Lol! So true! Except... Sigh.

Signed,
Current NOVA-dwelling non-Berkeley uc-grad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's tougher to get into S now than H.

Also the author mentions having gone to HS in Socal.

I would venture to believe the attitude was somewhat different in Marin County or Cupertino High.

Harvard stlll accepts 10% fewer students than Stanford and Harvard's yield is 82% this year compared to Stanford's 76%. So tougher to get into Stanford? No. Does Stanford get more apps? Yes, so there is that. U.S. News strikes again.

As for East Coast/West Coast - lots of East Coast kids have never heard of Berkeley. Is that like Cal? Stanford has better name recognition because of sports, not academics. As for all the other UCs - hardly on anybody's radar at all.

My East Coast born and bred kids (2 in college and 1 in HS) and their pals definitely have Cal and UCLA on their radar; also, increasingly know of UCSD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The California economy may be in a funk compared to its glorious past, but the Ivy League states are a basket case.

Let's see:silicon valley and LA vs New Haven, Providence, Philly, Princeton, Cambridge . . .

The point is the CA schools are state-funded, and the CA government is cutting way back on funding. Colorado and other states have the same problem. Some state schools are addressing this by taking more out-of-state kids who pay higher tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's tougher to get into S now than H.

Also the author mentions having gone to HS in Socal.

I would venture to believe the attitude was somewhat different in Marin County or Cupertino High.

Harvard stlll accepts 10% fewer students than Stanford and Harvard's yield is 82% this year compared to Stanford's 76%. So tougher to get into Stanford? No. Does Stanford get more apps? Yes, so there is that. U.S. News strikes again.

As for East Coast/West Coast - lots of East Coast kids have never heard of Berkeley. Is that like Cal? Stanford has better name recognition because of sports, not academics. As for all the other UCs - hardly on anybody's radar at all.

My East Coast born and bred kids (2 in college and 1 in HS) and their pals definitely have Cal and UCLA on their radar; also, increasingly know of UCSD.

+1 My DC is also looking at UCSD, USC and UCLA

[Anonymous]

UCLA had 80,000+ applications this year. I don't think there is any move away from the UC's. The public universities are more crowded, but the privates (Stanford and USC) are getting a lot of cash and investing a lot in facilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bottom line: Californianians care about the east coast about as much as east coasters care about California. And we're all better off for it.

Signed,
Former NOVA-dwelling Non-Berkeley UC grad

Lol! So true! Except... Sigh.

Signed,
Current NOVA-dwelling non-Berkeley uc-grad

A lot of parents insist that kids stay within a reasonable car ride of home. St. Louis. (Wash U) is the outer limit for many.