In the fall of 2010, CSUF received 60,827 applications, 17,310 more than San Jose State, 18,599 more than San Luis Obispo and 51,368 more than Bakersfield.
It is a damn shame when students who attend CSUF feel they aren’t getting the education they deserve just because the title doesn’t say University of California. There is a misconception that is ingrained into the mind of students from the minute of birth that a CSU education differs greatly in quality in comparison to a UC education and no matter which you attend, it’ll be as prestigious.
For CSUF students, a sense of pride should be held for the quality education they are receiving in comparison to others. According to Princeton Review, CSUF is ranked No. 5 on the six CSUs “Best in the West†national rankings and No. 10 in U.S. News “Best Public Schools†regional rankings
Every semester there is a percentage of students who question the education they are receiving on campus and wonder what it compares to with other campuses. With all the protests and rising tuition fees, who wouldn’t question whether they’re getting their money’s worth.
Most everyone chose to attend CSUF for one reason or another, all of them being positive. I chose CSUF because its Communications Department was ranked the fourth largest in the nation and ranked third in the nation in degrees awarded to Hispanics.
Not just because I’m a staff writer, but writing for the Daily Titan is a huge feat itself. It has won a vast amount of awards, such as first place for “Best News Page Design†from the California College Media Association College Media Awards.
Just released this month, CSUF’s Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics has been included in ?Princeton Review’s 2011 issue of “Best 300 Business Schools.†It is the fourth year in a row that the college has been included in Princeton Review.
The publication is based on surveys of students enrolled at universities that offer M.B.A. programs accredited by the American Association of Colleges and Schools of Business, as well as on statistical information about each institution’s students, physical environment, admissions requirements, teaching ratio and programs.
Princeton Review determines its rankings by doing interviews with current students. Two criteria must be met: certain standards for academic excellence and number of students available to take the survey.
Something that students have to remember as well when questioning CSUF is that each campus is different, some focusing more on certain studies.
Obviously most of us had to have researched CSUF before deciding to attend and even if most didn’t, they made the right one. Just because CSU is in the title instead of UC, doesn’t mean squat. In fact, it actually means less students with snobby attitudes and anti-social personalities to deal with.
On CSUMentor.edu, students can actually use a gadget called matching assistant, which matches students to a college that suites all their needs. That’s one way to approach deciding whether which campus you attend is the right one.