West Coast: Not SLAC or UCs

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP who loved Loyola - can’t say exactly why - vibes mostly. We toured Oxy and my DC see deemed it “cultish”,[b] UCLA was too big and other schools, USC “not diverse”. LMU checked all the boxes. Potentially helped by the fact that our tour guide was from the DMV as well….

Agree. You’ll only fit in if super woke and SJP

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP who loved Loyola - can’t say exactly why - vibes mostly. We toured Oxy and my DC see deemed it “cultish”, UCLA was too big and other schools, USC “not diverse”. LMU checked all the boxes. Potentially helped by the fact that our tour guide was from the DMV as well….

USC is just as, if not more diverse than all the schools you mentioned.

No, go look at the actual numbers. USC wants to pretend it’s 50% students of color, but is only 6% black, which is particularly interesting since Watts and Compton are only two exits away on the freeway.

Sorry since when do only black Americans count as diversity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USC has cut their financial aid and merit back significantly, so it is much more expensive if you don't want to pay full price.

Hmm, good luck to them

[Anonymous]

Santa Clara U has a good California campus vibe. You can go on campus, and not leave. But the california campuses feel very different than East Coast--more outdoor walkways, a bit more cinderblock, the tiled roofs. The social life is lived outside a bit more. It would be good to check the commuter v. residential. It will probably take 1 hr+ to get to SF. San Jose doesn't have a ton to see or do, but the airport is convenient.

LMU is much closer to the city--LA. And that has more of a campus in the city feel.

U of SD --I don't know it well.

You might want to consider the other Jesuit school--U of SF. This is a super cute campus, in SF, in the area close to Sea Cliffs (kind of like SF's version of Kalorama). You wouldn't need a car, and it's pretty. The academics are a bit weaker than those on the list but it used to (15 yrs ago?) have a great nursing program.

The other school, if you're just looking for Cal schools (and Catholic) might be St. Marys. This is super pretty, in Moraga--which is a suburb (?) of SF. It would be like a campus being in McLean, but if it was farther like Loudouin county (distance from county to Dc). It's much more local and regional but I believe it's campus life and amenities might be nice. It would be worth checking out.

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My son is at Santa Clara (freshman) and we're on the East Coast. He's in the business school and loves it. Granted, it's one quarter so far, but we were happy with the need-based and merit aid that he received. They did a great job with the orientation and first-year experience imo. He has many acquaintances who are juniors and seniors, and has been impressed with their internships and job placements thus far.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

No, you don’t speak for all Californians. Unfortunately the nation’s top privates are now nearing 100k. Disgusting yes. I don’t disagree. But USC holds a lot of lore in So Cal. It’s similar to how people feel about Notre Dame. Huge networking, loyal fans, Trojan love, beautiful campus, excellent academics.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

No, you don’t speak for all Californians. Unfortunately the nation’s top privates are now nearing 100k. Disgusting yes. I don’t disagree. But USC holds a lot of lore in So Cal. It’s similar to how people feel about Notre Dame. Huge networking, loyal fans, Trojan love, beautiful campus, excellent academics.

No they are not. Only USC and College of Denver. The rest are $83k -$94k. USC has always been the most expensive. It was the first one to go over $90k just a few years back and that gave the green light to other privates to go over $90k. The moment USC goes over $100k (soon I predict) the others will follow.

And yes most Californians do not think highly of it. I was with a prof of computer science from there just yesterday and he rolled his eyes at the expense and ridiculous state of admissions. He sends his doctoral candidates to other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP who loved Loyola - can’t say exactly why - vibes mostly. We toured Oxy and my DC see deemed it “cultish”, UCLA was too big and other schools, USC “not diverse”. LMU checked all the boxes. Potentially helped by the fact that our tour guide was from the DMV as well….

USC is just as, if not more diverse than all the schools you mentioned.

No, go look at the actual numbers. USC wants to pretend it’s 50% students of color, but is only 6% black, which is particularly interesting since Watts and Compton are only two exits away on the freeway.

Sorry since when do only black Americans count as diversity?

Uh, like here, every single day. I’ve never seen anyone concerned about any other kind of diversity

[Anonymous]

We toured Loyola. Lots to like about it in terms of what they offer the students. The campus is beautiful, on the edge of a cliff dotted with palm trees and many of the buildings are elegant and have that 1930's Los Angeles vibe. The students were friendly and engaging, those touring us prospective families. We found out there are a lot more women than men and that every single student has to take a course in religion of some kind - your choice, Islam, Christianity, etc you get to choose.

Its not Evangelical like Pepperdine, there are no, all-student prayer-ins on the open campus.

There is a lot of emphasis on their film school and the connections to industry.

Their SAT averages I don't remember being particularly high.

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There are actually three big colleges in San Diego as well as some smaller ones.

The big ones are

Cal State San Diego
University of San Diego
San Diego State University

the U of SD is smaller but they are very similar in terms of acceptance rates and costs

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

Someone from 1981 stumbled into the conversation.

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We went to all 3 of these campuses. And I like diff things about each of them. LMU was my kid’s fave.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

Someone from 1981 stumbled into the conversation.

No need to be rude. I agree. And I’m commenting from so cal which I assume the moderator can confirm. It’s a party school that has made its name upon extreme marketing measures just as Northeastern has. Are you a californuan6? Are you posting near USC? I an

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any thoughts on schools like Santa Clara, Loyola, and San Diego? Out East and DD wants to head west.

Not SLAC/UC: USC is only one worth the money and all the way to the west coast. Of course there is Stanford but.

Disagree strongly. Ask any Californian. It’s a rich kid party school. University of Spoled Children. It’s reached its “fame” through hiring expensive marketers like Northeastern and Chicago have done. And it’s $99k a year

Someone from 1981 stumbled into the conversation.

No need to be rude. I agree. And I’m commenting from so cal which I assume the moderator can confirm. It’s a party school that has made its name upon extreme marketing measures just as Northeastern has. Are you a californuan6? Are you posting near USC? I an

It’s the same grandma posting to bash USC with the same drivel she always does. Ignore her