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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid is interested in Los Angeles area schools - he's thinking about political science, business/economics, maybe centered on the entertainment business.

Here's what I know - what am I missing?

USC - super hard to get into, great film school, bad neighborhood.
UCLA - also super hard to get into. Huge. Not sure why it is so great or such a hard admit.
Loyola Marymount - right near Santa Monica, Catholic, mid-size (7k or so), good for people who want to get into the entertainment business but can't get into the two above schools. Has a dedicated business school.
Chapman - good for film, easier to get into.
Occidental - super woke? Is that right?
Claremont Mckenna schools - 5 school consortium, hard to get into.
Whittier - Nixon.

Kid does not yet know what he wants in terms of size. He's doing IB diploma, has just over a 4.0 GPA and should have good test scores...i.e. in-state UVA and W&M are on the table but not guaranteed admits.

What am I missing about the above schools? Other schools in the area that should be on our list?[/quote]

LMU is beautiful campus in Marina Del Rey and lots of tech jobs nearby on Silicon Beach. It is Catholic but not super religious (not like Pepperdine or Biola). They also have a good honors college.
Chapman is great for business, psychology and film/entertainment.
Occidental is a traditional liberal arts college, built in 1800s with small classes and caring teachers. Clueless was filmed there.[/quote]

I grew up in L.A. and went to UCLA. We looked at schools in California, but my kids preferred to stay east for college.

LMU is not particularly close to Santa Monica and it is not in Marina Del Rey (although it's close). LMU is in Westchester, which is part of Los Angeles proper. But L.A. is not like other cities, and this part of L.A. feels pretty suburban. UCLA, USC , and Occidental are also in L.A. Chapman is in Orange County, which is not L.A., and the Claremont schools are east of L.A. Just go visit and see what your kid likes. L.A. is not an easy city to live in, and the entertainment industry is not easy to work in, so your should have good reasons for wanting these things beyond it seeming exciting/cool.[/quote]

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