<p>Hi everyone! Hope this is in the right place - I’m a first time poster. Well here’s the dilemma. I was admitted to UCI and into their campuswide honors program. I would go for free if I lived at home, plus a couple K extra each year. My major here is Political Science. After a long process of applications and an interview, I was offered the President’s Scholarship at Cal State Fullerton. Please look it up, the benefits are fantastic. I would be paid about 70,000 after 4 yrs. at CSUF. But I cannot get over the fact that it’s ‘just’ a Cal State. Here my major is American Studies. I was also admitted into UCLA, and into their Alumni Scholars Club, which only gave me 1,000 per year. I would have loans and consequently interest if I attend UCLA, which I would not have at the other schools. Here my major is political science. The goal after receiving my BA is law school. I applied and was admitted to 3 other schools, but these three are the ones I’m considering. Please offer any insight as to which would prepare better for law school, would benefit me in admissions, etc , it is much appreciated.</p>
<p>Please help! My decision to accept or reject CSUF must be done in 5 days!</p>
<p>Go to Fullerton…I have a daughter in law school and it doesnt matter where you go for undergrad. Save your money for law school.</p>
<p>Just work your butt off in undergrad to get into a decent law school. Wherever you decide to go</p>
<p>CAL STATE FULLERTON!! THAT IS AN AMAZING SCHOLARSHIP!!!</p>
<p>“Dear Boalt Hall, I’m _______________, President of Cal State Fullerton. I just want to say Raspberries101 would make an excellent solicitor…”</p>
<p>Sorry, Xavi, I’m confused?
ohhhhh you’re saying that because of the letter of rec. from the president…Do those letters really have THAT much weight?</p>
<p>I don’t know from experience. </p>
<p>From what I’m told, Universities put their applicants into 3 piles: (1) Automatically in, based upon LSAT and GPA, (2) Automatically out, based upon LSAT and GPA and (3) could go either way based upon soft factors.</p>
<p>Soft factors include honors, quality of school, letters of recommendation, Minority status, extracurriculars and whether or not you were an athlete.</p>
<p>(This last part is the ‘my opinion’ part, I’m fairly certain the first part can be counted on as fact)</p>
<p>So, to put it another way, I am of the opinion that the quality of school would be less than at UCLA or UCI, but that the rest of the factors increase, from LOR from the President to being so well regarded by the school and having the free international study and whatnot, will outweigh the quality of school issue. Also, can’t fight that lack of debt thing.</p>
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<p>I did, but I could not find:</p>
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<p>Essentially, the Presidential Scholly is tuition/fees, books and a laptop, correct? Housing is extra, correct? </p>
<p>So, if I read your offers correctly, both UCI and CSUF would be tuition-free. Fullerton also throws in a stipend for books and a laptop. And if that is the only differential, UCI is the easy choice for a grad-school prospie.</p>
<p>What am I missing about the CSUF offer?</p>
<p>[Benefits</a> | President’s Scholars Program](<a href=“404: File Not Found - Center for Scholars | CSUF”>404: File Not Found - Center for Scholars | CSUF)</p>
<p>bluebayou - it was supposed to be after cal/pell grants + the free tuition… would be upwards of 15,000 in kickbacks a yr. But it seems that that would be true only for the first year. and then after the fafsa cancels out and you must pay for housing. I think I’m gonna reject the offer. Seeing UCLA tomorrow, most likely gonna go to UCI, is the prestige good at UCI?</p>
<p>UCI is is a UC, so yeah it has excellent prestige. Obviously, not as high as UCLA (and not D1 football), but tuition-free for prelaw is a mighty fine offer.</p>
<p>Also, Irvine is a nice, but boring city. (Only been there twice)</p>