UC Davis or Santa Cruz for a future Fed?

sk8powell
Mon, 03 May 2010 02:26:38 +0000

I’m 20 years old. I’m a transfer student from Ventura College in Southern California. I messed up my first year of community college and got off academic probation and began getting good grades. I transfer this year to either Santa Cruz or Davis.

I wanted to go to UCSB, but I got rejected for having a 2.88 GPA, so i’m currently appealing that on the basis that I work 24 hours a week as an armed security officer and could not focus all my energy on school.
But, in the likely event my appeal is denied, I will need to choose between UC Davis and Santa Cruz, which is why I write here today.

I major in Sociology with an emphasis on law. I am joining the Army as an 11X (Infantry) after I graduate college and have the ultimate career goal of becoming a federal law enforcement officer. (Either FBI, ATF, Border Patrol or US Marshals)
So, you may ask, why a future Fed would even consider going to a pot-smokin’ hippie school? I want to go to Santa Cruz based on the beautiful campus, by the beach, excellent academics, and the Pass/No Pass system, which I think is good because it will be a transition for me in terms of switching to quarters from semesters.

Davis has much to offer as well, being considered a public Ivy in terms of academics, and being close to the state capital. (Internships.) I am interested in being involved with a fraternity as well and i’ve heard Davis has a good frat scene, while Santa Cruz does not.

I’m not quite a huge party guy, but I do enjoy having a couple Rolling Rocks on the weekends. I do not smoke pot, which I heard is the norm in Santa Cruz.

So, for a future G-man and fraternity man, which college is better for me?

Last but not least, are there security companies hiring in either city?