Friday 28 June 2013

A Students View Of California State University Los Angeles

By Eric Witter


Along the eastern part of Los Angeles, you will see the California State University, Los Angeles in all its glory. It sits on top of a hill right in front of the San Gabriel Mountains and just a few miles away from Downtown L.A. With its very unique location, this university does not exactly give you the whole "college vibe" that you normally see in the movies. This is definitely not a minus on the part of the university for a few particular reasons.

First of all, it is actually pretty much a living museum of sorts. One can only agree just by merely looking at all the structures and buildings in the campus grounds. CSULA features a humanities shelter, a space research facility by NASA along with the nation's primary Charter College of Education. While you walk around campus, you'll be able to immediately sense the heritage that it is just starting to develop. Not just that, you can also find there a number of specialty high schools- the Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School and the Los Angeles Country High School for the Arts. Whenever you get a glimpse of the things they're doing within the walls of their classroom, you will guarantee that they'll turn out to be well- renowned at some point in the future.

Second, this is a commuter school so most of the students don't actually stay in campus during the weekends (well, except when you have a class on Saturday). Since only a few choose to board in the university, you have a slew of commuting options to choose from. If you have the luxury of having a car, you can park in one of their underground parking areas, which they actually pioneered to lessen the congestion of cars on the campus grounds. In my honest opinion, I actually like it better to use the rail station for getting in and out of the campus. You can also take the bus or the neighborhood shuttle service, whichever one's more convenient to you.

Third, the idea that going to college will tie you down in debt for decades to come is practically nonexistent in CSULA. It is one of the least expensive schools in the state and not only that, your school guide will actually demand you to do complete a list of financial aid applications from every type of funding source you could ever imagine. What's more, you can also work inside the campus so those long breaks between classes will really fly by.

The one thing which provide the 'college vibe' is the educational programs. U.S. News graded their business program as the top in America. The School of Nursing is likewise critically recommended in applying one of the best training methods to students. Nonetheless, don't be discouraged if you don't want to declare them as one of your majors, because all the other programs likewise have the benefit of working alongside the most advanced and superior devices in the state of California.




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