U of San Diego?

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Anonymous wrote:Beautiful campus in a very nice part of San Diego. Probably a great setting for a high anxiety kid who does better as a big fish in a little pond.

Hold on. The campus IS absolutely beautiful. But the "in a very nice part of San Diego" part ... ? Are you serious, or being facetious?

What’s wrong with the area? I was there last month and didn’t notice anything bad

Like I said, lovely campus and solid private school. It's just not considered by locals as "a very nice part of San Diego". IYKYK, and there are many swanky options up the coast that would casually blow the doors off of the Linda Vista area if you put the areas side-by-side.

Well that’s not a very persuasive comment. A campus doesn’t need to be in the “swankiest” neighborhood to be attractive. The area around University of San Diego is perfectly fine. I live in So Cal and go to San Diego often.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not well known outside of San Diego. Definitely not worth the retail cost.

Yes it is.

It's really not. If it even comes up, everyone assumes the reference is to UCSD. I'm sure it's a lovely school, but it's sorely lacking in name recognition and prestige.

I think any kid attending USD needs to plan to start their career in CA, likely southern CA.

There are worse places to live in your early 20s than Mission Beach or other parts of San Diego/Orange County/LA.

Good luck buying a house in an area where the average price is $1.8 million though.

OK...but that's something for later in life. In the meantime, perfectly fine for singles to be making $100kish, sharing a bungalow in Mission Beach and having 78-80, sunny and no humidity nearly all year long. Also, you can drive to skiing 2 hours away, or party in Palm Springs one weekend, etc.

Like I said, I would tell my kid they should plan to start their career in that area.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not well known outside of San Diego. Definitely not worth the retail cost.

Yes it is.

It's really not. If it even comes up, everyone assumes the reference is to UCSD. I'm sure it's a lovely school, but it's sorely lacking in name recognition and prestige.

People assuming UCSD when you say USD is probably a perk.

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Native San Diegan here - It's called the University of Spoiled Daughters for a reason. Lots of Southern California rich kids go there - I don't know if it's the best school for a girl with anxiety and confidence issues. These comments are spot on

https://www.unigo.com/colleges/university-of-san-diego/what-is-the-stereotype-of-students-at-your-school-is-this-stereotype-accurate

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Sounds like a lot of rich, snotty girls. Any rich, jerk guys?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not well known outside of San Diego. Definitely not worth the retail cost.

Yes it is.

It's really not. If it even comes up, everyone assumes the reference is to UCSD. I'm sure it's a lovely school, but it's sorely lacking in name recognition and prestige.

I think any kid attending USD needs to plan to start their career in CA, likely southern CA.

There are worse places to live in your early 20s than Mission Beach or other parts of San Diego/Orange County/LA.

Good luck buying a house in an area where the average price is $1.8 million though.

Irrelevant, takes a lot more money to live where you want to in SD

We got 'em!

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There are 3 universities in San Diego (plus a CC)

San Diego University (small and private, Catholic) 54% acceptance rate
UC San Diego (selective, part of the UC system, in La Jolla) 34% acceptance rate
San Diego State 38% acceptance rate

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Anonymous wrote:Visit the school. Also have student consider how they feel about the distance from home and family with possibilities of not coming home for Thanksgiving. The school might be a good fit but its location from home might not be.

Why wouldn’t they come home for Thanksgiving? My kid in CA comes home very Thanksgiving and Christmas??

You must be rich. My kid in CA never comes home for thanksgiving.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here--DC was awarded highest merit award so retail cost 80k is now 50k. Plus airfare home. We has enough to cover in 529 plan. It is ranked 98 or something like that by usnwr....better to attend a school where DC will be a big fish academically in a small pond or go to a more prestigious school (no money and would roughly cost the same as USD). DC has struggled with anxiety and confidence, not feeling smart enough....

OP I see you!! The pressure on kids is real. If he wants to go then go for it. Maybe plans a series of visits first year so he knows he still has support. FYI I love San Diego!! So beautiful!!

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Anonymous wrote:Visit the school. Also have student consider how they feel about the distance from home and family with possibilities of not coming home for Thanksgiving. The school might be a good fit but its location from home might not be.

Why wouldn’t they come home for Thanksgiving? My kid in CA comes home very Thanksgiving and Christmas??

You must be rich. My kid in CA never comes home for thanksgiving.

Crazy. It is not like living in Europe-you can sometimes find cheap flights if you plan or use figure out best way to use points

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Anonymous wrote:There are 3 universities in San Diego (plus a CC)

San Diego University (small and private, Catholic) 54% acceptance rate
UC San Diego (selective, part of the UC system, in La Jolla) 34% acceptance rate
San Diego State 38% acceptance rate

The private one is actually called University of San Diego, as in the title of the thread.
My DC also received the Alcala and we haven't visited yet. We also have a few questions about the culture, religious requirements, etc, but it seems like a nice school.