I love both of their programs and love the opportunities. As an out of state student, do you belive cal poly would we worth it? I feel that USC is the better choice here for price and name wise.
There is a chance that my parents would move to cali to make the instate cost affordable for slo, however the future in unpredictable so I am not banking on this.
Please give me insight, anything would help.
Major.
In the end, in most cases, the kid and not the school will make the name.
If you prefer USC, I can’t think of any major off the top of my head where USC wouldn’t do you very well vs. Cal Poly.
If it’s engineering (assuming why you’d apply OOS to Cal Poly), USC is very strong (as is Cal Poly).
So seems to me you should go to USC since you love it.
I don’t know that the name matters long term wise but if you think it does, you’ll never have to look back and think - what if. Plus, you’ll save $5K and have easier transport options to get to school. Win Win Win.
And if you like football…another win…
Assuming both are affordable, go to the college you prefer.
Yes Sorry I’ll include it in the title but my major is Industrial Engineeing at slo and Industrial and Systems at USC
Can you afford these universities without debt?
If yes, then which school do you prefer? Which do you think would be a better fit for you?
If not, then do you also have a more affordable option?
I am not sure that this works.
Love CP-SLO, but no way I’d pay out-of-state rates for it. (if you mean Pomona or Humbold, fuhgeddiabout.). Even if your parents move to CA, you/they’ll have to be living instate for at least 12 months before you can petition for lower instate fees.
For the same cost, a top private offers more value IMO.
Agreed. If you need to move to California to pay in-state rates, the cost of housing for your family will negate any savings you will have in paying out of state rates.
California is very expensive for renting or buying property. Also you ( and family) have to have 366 days of living in California, before the resident housing offices will consider you an “in state” resident for tuition purposes. You may want to double check first.
If you need to pay an in-state rate, for SLO, how will you pay the USC rates that are higher?
D21 loves Cal Poly and has had a wonderful experience there. Beach is close by, nice balance between academics and social life, etc.
But we’re paying in-state rates. And IMO SLO is an outstanding value in public CA schools. Very undergrad focused.
However, if USC is about the same price and the location in Los Angeles is OK with you, conventional wisdom would be to choose USC.