California Colleges and Universities

Does anyone know any good universities in california? If you go to a Southern California school would you please give me some information on it? I'm a junior and am looking at a bunch of different colleges right now. My GPA is only 3.5 so no schools like Stanford or anything!
Thanks in advance!

You should look at:
Best schools: UC Berkeley, Pomona, Scripps
Very good ones: Claremont McKenna, UCLA, USC
Safeties: Occidental, Pepperdine, Pitzer,
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I want to go to a good college in California but I'm still new to all of this college stuff, and i live in texas so i want to go out of the state. What are some good colleges that i can go to in California??

what is the best college i can get into in southern california if i have a 3.8 gpa, in 2 honors classes, and am involved in french club and volunteer at a hospital? i was thinking Pepperdine but don't know if thats good enough. any other suggestions?

I am mostly familiar with public institutions standards, so that's how I am assessing your academic records and making the recommendations.

The number of honors and AP courses you take are weighted against the number of courses offered at your high school. If only two honors courses are offered at your high school, then you may have a shot at UCLA or UCSD. If your school offers 15 honors/AP courses, then your chances drop significantly.

However, hardship and special circumstances can boost your chances. You can mention the hardship and special circumstances in your essay. If you have completed all the required and recommended courses for the A-G requirements, that would be a plus.

Aside from the UC system, you have an excellent chance at Cal Poly Pomona, which would be quite suitable if you are interested in technical/engineering fields. If you are looking more at liberal arts colleges, any of the Claremont Colleges are good choices (Harvey Mudd, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, etc.). But I am unfamiliar with their admission standards and I would recommend looking into getting a private college counselor to help you with the applications.

Pepperdine is very religious, so unless that's your thing, I don't recommend attending there.
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I'm tranferring from a California community college within the next two years and want to get started on my major choices.

I'm pretty sure I want to major in communications, but I also love acting. I just wanted to know what colleges in California (UCs, CSUs, Private Colleges) provide a minor degree in theatre?

Any comments/information appreciated!

There are several colleges in California that offer these two degrees. I would look at http://californiacollegesearch.com. From there you can look by degree as well as zip code, city, type of college, and/or by name. Once you've decided you can request free information and decide what you would like to do.

Link to private colleges:
http://www.californiacollegesearch.com/california_private_colleges.html
Link to degree search:
http://www.californiacollegesearch.com/california_communications_colleges.html
http://www.californiacollegesearch.com/california_visual_and_performing_arts_colleges.html

Good Luck!

Or to be a physicist or for astrophysics careers? I'm currently a junior in high school and I've been wanting to have a career somewhere in the engineering field; yet, I am still contemplating what exactly I want to do in that field. Does anyone know what are the best colleges, or know how to get a list of colleges, in California that offer these kinds of majors? Thank you.

UCLA has a very good engineering school
im hoping to go there for college
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Hello! I live a little near LA and San Diego in Southern California. Are there any good undergraduate nursing colleges or universities in California? Colleges near the San Francisco Bay/Oakland area, Los Angeles, or San Diego would be awesome to talk about in your answer. Cite your references with a website of the college or university, or, if you have experience with being at a college in the nursing program, that would be good, too.

Thanks!

I hear San Francisco state, CSU East Bay, San Jose State and Samuel Merrit University have good programs although they are very COMPETITVE to get into. Last year SFSU had 800 applicants but only had 80 spots. Merritt is private so it cost's about $50,000. My community college, Contra Costa has a good associate degree program and they have a 100% NCLEX past rate.

i have a special interest in majoring in communications but i am still unsure which colleges i should apply to. i know i want to stay in california but preferbly a UC.( doesnt have to be)

There are none.
"Communications" is known everywhere as a Major for...students who have failed everything else.
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I'm going to be getting a pet soon, maybe a bird, and I just want to know what types of pets are allowed at California colleges. I know not all colleges are the same, I just want an overview. Thanks.

Tweety is going to have to stay home with the folks. If you are lucky, you can have fish. This is not just California schools but all of them in the US.
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I am a junior living in Texas.
I got a 213 on my PSAT this year. My grades are relatively high, all are A's when weighted. I don't have a lot of EC's, just National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society.

What colleges should I focus on in California (as in which colleges do I have the best chance of getting in)? I really want to go to UCSB but I'm scared I won't get in. I am also interested in SDSU.

PSAT scores are very indicative of how you'll do on the SATs, I can't believe what some write here!

With the 2100 plus you'll get on the SATs, you are too overqualified for SDSU and will find your peers there to be of pretty low academic capability. You can do much better!

The top UC's have been getting harder for OOS students to get into due to the budget crisis. Also, for the $40K per year (and no aid if you'reOOS) you'll pay as an OOS student, they probably are not the best value. Less than half are graduating in 4 years and that's getting nworse with classe cut because of the budget issues, so plan on paying for 5 years which makes it the same price as good privates.

I would look at Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Occidental, Pepperdine, Santa Clara for starters.
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Hi, i live in Santa Clarita, California, and I'm trying to find a college that is right for me. I would like to have one anywhere in southern CA, and I want to be able to live On Campus in a dorm. Im trying to study Architecture and interior design. I love designing homes, and decorating them as well. Anybody know any good colleges?

Berkeley! I went there last year in Seventh grade for a summer month. They have everything! The campus are great and clean, the food are great, the dorm are clean, the classes are very instructive and gives out a lot of activity instead of notes, the teachers are friendly, and not to mention the nice sea breezes... I really recommend you to go there.