<p>I was wondering if its worth going to college in CA like Santa Clara, Pomona, or Pepperdine if I most likely want to live in NY as a book editor, journalist, or other type of writer…</p>
<p>Obviously going to a school like Stanford won’t be a prob. cuz of name recognition, but what about those three above? If I like the schools, should I still consider applying them, or only some and why? (like maybe not Santa Clara cuz its not really known as well as the other 2 for its academics)</p>
<p>Also should I just focus on schools in NY and out east b/c the friends I make in college will prob. stay in the same area after graduation?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the replies!</p>
<p>Those who make hiring decisions, particularly in industries such as publishing, know of Pomona, Santa Clara, and Pepperdine. And the world is very mobile today; it’s not true that friends you make in college will “probably stay in the same area.” (It’s more likely for grad school than undergrad in any event.)</p>
<p>Go to the school you want to go to, in the area you want to go to. Remember, you may change your mind about what you want to do (most college students do), you may change your mind about where you want to live, you may decide to go to grad school. Four years is a long time, and going to school in California does not preclude your living in New York.</p>
<p>Pomona would carry the biggest name recognition in the East, I would say, being from PA. That being said, I don’t know anything about the 3’s reputation in journalism or english.</p>
<p>I feel if you plan on going to school in California, but relocating, the Trojans are bound to have network in NYC, just not as strong as it does in So Cal.</p>
<p>I’d do USC & Pomona.</p>
<p>Berkley,USC, UCLA, Pomona…etc</p>
<p>USC, Berk, and UCLA aren’t options, right?</p>
<p>Really, the only two West Coast schools that have clout in the East Coast are Stanford and Berkeley.</p>
<p>UCLA, CalTech, and USC are all great institutions, but something like 85 - 90% of their alumni are in California alone (with the rest scattered across Hawaii, the Northwest, and Arizona). </p>
<p>USC however has been very aggressive in recruiting top notch students from East Coast high schools. I went to arguably the top ranked public university in New Jersey, and lately, quite a few kids from my high school have chosen USC. When I graduated (back in 2000), only one student went to USC, and he wanted to major in film (he’s actually a screenwriter in California right now). In my high school’s Class of 2006, FIVE members from that class chose USC. In my high school’s Class of 2008, a record EIGHT students have selected USC. And of these eight, five of them are in the national honor society and all graduated in the Top 15%. To put it in perspective, more students from my top ranked high school chose USC over Berkeley and even Stanford (six from the Class of 08 are going to Stanford, a mere 3 are going to Berkeley). </p>
<p>So if you can’t get into Berkeley or Stanford, USC probably has the best brand name recognition in NY (having a top ranked football team helps too).</p>
<p>hmm in Michigan, Ponoma has more of a name then UBerk, however like I am your father said, USC film and USC Marshall are steadily rising in popularity, hence the nickname “school of connections” however, I am pretty sure NYU editors will know the names of Ponoma, UBerk and …wel maybe Pepperdine. My opinion, take it with a grain of salt.</p>