Don't know much biology

[cyrano]

So initially I was going to ask "UCSJ or U Santa Clara" but since I am the stupid, I searched for UC Santa Cruz and wow that looks attractive too. So, compare and contrast, students, considering that I'm probably looking at continuing either my History studies or my Political Science studies, or both. I'm leery of Santa Clara because it's not in the UC system and thus probably more expensive.

EDIT: Except of course that there is no such thing as UCSJ and it's SJSU which is still a public school just not necessarily in the UC system and thus possibly an intermediate class of expensive.

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[diony.livejournal.com]

The state university system (SJSU, CSU Hayward, SFSU, etc etc) is much MUCH cheaper than the UC system, so far as I can tell. I am at SFSU (as you know), and it costs a little less than $1500/semester; it would be less if I was going part time.

My impression is that the UCs run more to the $15,000 sort of price range (UCSC looks more like $20k), although my information is limited.

I would suggest you check out all three of the local state universities I listed above; SJSU is probably closer to you than the other two, but I am finding it very easy to go to SFSU two days a week, and it's a nice pleasant drive up the 280.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You're so cool. (:

[aelfsciene.livejournal.com]

What she said, costwise. There's also weirdness with credits, as in if you have too many you're blocked from the UC system entirely (like me), but I dunno how much you have in your back pocket, there.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I've got a handful--I was probably a year or two shy of my BA when I left OSU--but I'm thinking of going to FootHill to pick up some of the core stuff first, which may push me even further into the red.