Cal vs. Santa Clara . . . please help.

ngstar3125
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:32:30 +0000

If you can explain your situtation to cal and get a resonable financial aid package from cal, go ahead. Since Haas is ranked really high, it’ll help you out in the long run (job hunting or grad school) and it will prepare you well. Plus its name wouldn’t harm you.

BUT, if you really can’t afford to go to cal, go to santa clara. it is a good school and if it works out better financially for you, you might end up being happier there than feeling guilty at cal.

Just a thought, if your parents had good enough jobs before to not get much financial aid from cal, its very likely they will get just as great (or better) jobs after the economy turns up (which will hopefully be soon). If this seems very likely, maybe cal will be a better choice down the road. But every case is different

Anyway, its your choice in the end. Hope you’re happy where ever you end up going! good luck!