u/coconut-lili

My daughter’s absolute 1st choice (or so she thought) was University of Oregon. She got in and we did the tour and she wasn’t a fan. Then we toured and she fell in love with Chico state, a school she didn’t even want to apply to but I insisted because I know she loves the Nor Cal/PNW vibe. She loved how beautiful the campus was, how its walking distance to the downtown area, etc.

Now she got into UCSC and is having a whole crisis trying to decide. She knows UC education is said to be better than Cal state but has heard bad things about both schools and feels it’s more of what you make of it. We have been to SC on vacation (and loved it) but not to the school. Thinking to tour this weekend. What would you choose and why? We are well aware of the affordable housing shortage in SC after the first year of living in the dorm but money for housing after the first year is not an issue when making a decision.

Her absolute 1st choice (or so she thought) was University of Oregon. She got in and we did the tour and she wasn’t a fan. Then we toured and she fell in love with Chico state, a school she didn’t even want to apply to but I insisted because I know she loves the Nor Cal/PNW vibe. She loved how beautiful the campus was, how its walking distance to the downtown area, etc.

Now she got into UCSC and is having a whole crisis trying to decide. She knows UC education is said to be better than Cal state but has heard bad things about both schools and feels it’s more of what you make of it. We have been to SC on vacation (and loved it) but not to the school. Thinking to tour this weekend. What would you choose and why? Is there a possibility that this late in the game she couldn’t get a spot in the dorms? because that will seal the deal. She wants to live in the dorms for at least the first year. And just fyi, money for housing after the first year is not an issue when making a decision.