Please Help me Find a College in California

Salams · 10-09-2009, 07:39 PM

I do not have my transcript with me at this moment, but lets just say Im a match in the UCs up to UCSB and UCSD would be a slight reach.

I guess what I am looking for is colleges that aren't UCs. I don't want to just apply solely to UCs if you get what I am saying. I'm looking for private schools that are in a urban/large town area. I'd also like to pursue a major in some science, mostly research and such.

I'm aware that I am being very vague, if you need any more information, let me know.

Thanks, much appreciated

hmom5 · 10-09-2009, 07:43 PM

Is cost an issue?

siliconvalleymom · 10-09-2009, 08:01 PM

California is a big state with lots of great choices.
You are going to have to narrow it down a little more to get useful suggestions.
What kind of campus environment are you looking for?
Are you thinking that you'd like to live near the ocean?
Northern or Southern California?

Salams · 10-09-2009, 08:10 PM

yea, sorry shoulda been more specific

Im looking for a more urban environment, but with private colleges I know that isn't always possible. NorCal or SoCal is fine with me, and cost really isn't an issue.

I'm looking for a more diverse campus, with a good representation of ethnicities.

Something with a smaller, moderate size campus than what I would find in UCs

elizabethh · 10-09-2009, 11:24 PM

Look at Chapman in Orange (SoCal), Occidental in Pasadena, Loyola Marymount in LA, University of San Francisco, and University of San Diego. All private, all medium sized, all a match if you are UCSB qualified. I would avoid the UCs if I were you, being out of state - the California schools are in such a financial mess right now.

AnonyMom · 10-10-2009, 02:21 AM

Check out the Claremont colleges, 5 LAC's all right next to each other outside of Los Angeles in a small college town but accessible for LA by car. I think that Pomona would call for UCB/UCLA-type stats, but Claremont-McKenna and Pitzer might work for you. And you have the resources of all of the colleges available to you when you attend one of them.

Also, for an urban environment, what about USC, which is just south of downtown Los Angeles? Lots of science research opportunities for undergrads. In the past few years, the stats of entering freshmen have risen considerably so that the average stats are around 3.8/2100.

coureur · 10-10-2009, 08:43 AM

USC seems like an obvious choice for you.

schrizto · 10-10-2009, 08:58 AM

I was going to say USC too.