USC vs. Santa Clara

TRT
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:50:45 +0000

My son is deciding between Santa Clara, USC and Cal Poly for engineering.

His brother is a fourth year EE major at Santa Clara, and we’ve been impressed with the small class sizes and individual attention he can get if he asks for it. Most students live on campus for a year or two, then share rental houses within walking distance of the campus. The engineering school has close relationships with many tech companies in Silicon Valley, and it’s easy to get internships.

USC has a bigger engineering school, more grad students, but also more engineering majors are offered. USC has more interesting humanities offerings, PAC 12 sports, and seems more Greek-oriented.

Cal Poly has a nice, small town vibe, and a well regarded engineering school.

We’re going to Explore USC tomorrow, and another Cal Poly visit Friday.

It’s going to be a tough choice, but he’s leaning toward Santa Clara.