U of Pacific, anyone know how good?

vballmom
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:12:06 +0000

My son applied and was accepted to UoP in engineering. We visited the campus (very attractive) and liked the college. The engineering program is fairly well thought of here in California, but probably unknown in the rest of the country. My son liked the idea of having a co-op experience as part of the program. I liked the idea of a 4-year graduation guarantee. They give merit aid - my son was offered a generous grant. Stockton isn’t the most appealing city, but that might not be relevant to your son.

Santa Clara has a better reputation here in NorCal, but it’s also much more difficult to get into (your son’s ACT score is terrific though).

My son probably would have been fine attending UoP, but he was also accepted at Cal Poly and is now blissfully happy in SLO.