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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There were still guidebooks with info about schools and college fairs. But also even top students tended to stay in their region. I grew up in CA and applied to some UCs, Cal Poly SLO, and a few OOS schools. One of those was in an area that I liked where we had relatives. The others I'd read about and liked something about their program (now I can even remember what!). Got in everywhere and ultimately made the decision on fit and price (CPSLO).

Even without the USNWR rankings I got some crap from classmates for choosing a Cal State over a UC but the smaller size/undergrad focus was a better fit for me.[/quote]

I also grew up in CA and I never understood why Cal states were considered "lesser than" UCs.   I started out at a UC but it was not a good fit for me and I left and ultimately graduated from a Cal State.    Because I was in good academic standing when I left the UC I was told I could re-enroll at any time--people thought I was crazy not to.  [/quote]

I work with coworkers who graduated from UC and Cal State.  It's a blue-collar profession, FWIW.  I have heard from UC graduates, if they knew what they knew then working alongside Cal State graduates, they would have gone to Cal State and saved the difference.  [/quote]

This is weird because the prices are not all that different unless they were talking about living at home. Housing is the real variable in the UC and Cal State comparisons.[/quote]

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