<p>So I got into both these schools and I am torn as to where to go. I could go to UCSD and drive 82 miles each way everyday I have class or I could go to UCR and only drive 31 miles each way. Student housing is not an option because I am married with three kids and we own a home. </p>
<p>Do you think it’s worth it to drive that far to UCSD?</p>
<p>Save yourself some money and go to a closer school close by maybe a csu? Riverside all the way if you want to commute especially if you still want to spend sometime with your family.</p>
<p>UC Riverside is actually closer than any cal state around here. Thanks</p>
<p>What will you be studying?</p>
<p>82 miles away is too much for me to drive, but some people don’t mind driving. It really depends on you.</p>
<p>Wow really tough decision…depends on what you’re studying, UCR is a better option since it’s closer to home…
I drive my brother back every 2 weeks from UCR (around 52 miles) and it’s a pain in the butt -_- If I were you I wouldn’t want driving 82 miles everyday…</p>
<p>you have to take into account gas and maintenance on your car as well as tuition and books. 82 miles a day adds up really quickly. I say go to UCR. You will have to figure in commute time as well as class time. that can add up quickly as well, especially with traffic on the 15. =(</p>
<p>I got in as an Econ major at UCSD and Business Admin at UCR. Im not really worried about the extra money driving to UCSD will cost me, im more concerned with the time I will lose everyday I have to go to class.</p>
<p>By the way, does anyone know how many days per week the average full time student goes to class at a school like UCSD? It cant be 5 days a week, can it?</p>
<p>I honestly don’t think the drive to UCSD would be killer, as long as you plan your classes ahead of time. I have no idea what it’s like for the UC’s and the flexibility of scheduling, but one of my friends who attends a cal state, has managed to have a full time schedule of classes in 2 days out of the week. her final school year is 3 times a week, which isn’t too bad. I was thinking of doing the same thing with UCI(about 30miles) and UCSB(90miles), if i don’t get into UCLA or USC(or if the financial aid isnt right).</p>
<p>Its just a matter of your plans after finishing college. Obviously the UCSD degree will look most impressive, but in all honesty if your plans after college aren’t ones in which the name of your institution will matter to your employer than maybe UCR is the better choice.</p>
<p>I would be fine with driving out to SD 3 times a week. Anymore than than would be pushing it a bit. </p>
<p>My future plans include grad school for my MBA or possibly law school.</p>
<p>move your family and buy a house in SD :)</p>
<p>Houses are pretty cheap here these days(in SD), could grab a condo or something if you can afford it. I think they’re going for just $120,000 or less for a 2 BR.</p>
<p>married with 3 kids in a 2 bedroom, not gonna happen unless he wants all his kids in one room which really wouldn’t work, also i am sure he or his wife have jobs that are close to home and relocating for somebody with a family is a lot more difficult than driving the distance just a few days out of the week. i say go to UCR. in the long run if you have a high GPA and high LSAT score that is competitive the difference between the 2 won’t be much. in my opinion UCSD is way more beautiful of a campus but when you have responsibilities such as a wife and kids the simpler option would probably be the best, which is UCR.</p>
<p>why not just rent a room and live closer to ucsd. the money you save in gas and car maintenance can go into rent, and you will save yourself loads of time.</p>
<p>Because he has a wife and three kids, so why would he want to be away from that for long periods of time, I doubt that’s an option. The whole point in his question is that he is willing to drive because I am sure he doesn’t want to just pick up and leave his family or even relocate which both would prove to be a pain in the ass. Instead, he wants to see where his best option is with DRIVING as a factor, not any others.</p>
<p>I do agree. I almost put that condo comment out there in jest, one would have to have some serious vagabond mentality to be able to up and leave like that. Personally I’d make whichever one of my kids who are failing in school sleep on the couch, if all three of them succeed I will sleep on the couch. 
(once again this is sort of tongue in cheek.) </p>
<p>I honestly don’t know what it’s like, the only experience I have with a wife and three kids is from Sims 2. If I were you I’d just go to UCR, it would just be a lot less stressful, and thus allow you to focus on school with more success.</p>
<p>Yea, moving to SD is really not an option. My wife has a good job out here in the Inland Empire and we live in a 4 bedroom home where all our kids have their own room. I dont think I would just up and move them so I could save myself a drive. </p>
<p>Thanks to everyone who’s responded ive gotten some good feedback. Im starting to lean toward UCR but I also dont want to look back and wish I had gone to UCSD instead. The commute would blow but I’d only have to do it a few days a week for about 2 years.</p>
<p>We will see…</p>
<p>try putting all your classes on like tuesday/thursday or M/W/F so that you don’t have to go every freaking day. What will suck is you want to goto office hours and you’d have to drive an hour and a half just to see your professor for like 10 minutes.</p>
<p>edit: also, if you goto sd, perhaps a radar detector might be a good investment if you’d like to cut the commute time down haha…</p>
<p>If I go to SD you better believe I will invest in a radar detector.</p>
<p>I dont even want to start thinking about what i’m going to do if I get into UCLA.</p>
<p>iam in the same dilemma for UCSB if ucla rejects me. I dont want to live in a dorm nor apartment there and want to come to my home every day, but by bus. I have no idea on any bus routes from LA to ucsb. everyone tells me amtrak to union station or flyaway to the LAX aiport but thats 17 dollars one way 34 one way and back home. but imagine wasting 34 dollars for 2 years? thats ridiculous. yeah if you want to ask me why not get a car? well I dont have the cash to afford one right now. I am like very scared about all this thats why I really want to go to UCLA and I dont have to worry about any transportation issues. any suggestions or help on transfer buses from la to ucsb that doesnt equal 34 dollars? Because my ideal plan would be if there would be many transfer buses that can equal like 3 to 5 bucks a day that would be cool. and to you USMC, best of luck go to the school that you most want to attend. I wished I had a car and there would be no difficulty, I know you will do the right decision for you and your family!</p>