PROS

• Visual Arts Department (in the Mandeville Center for the Arts)
  • MAJOR: Art History/Criticism , Media , Studio and Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Major
  • MINORS: Art history, studio painting/drawing/sculpture, computing in the arts, photography, media history/criticism, film/video and ICAM.
• Department of Communication
• Internships
  • Media companies, advertising and public relations firms, non-profits and community organizations.
• Design Media Certificate (UCSD Extension)

SETTING

• Location: La Jolla, CA
• Beautiful resort town
• In-State Tuition ($6,681)
• Downtown San Diego ten miles away
• Advise having a car (easier to get around)

ACADEMICS

• Competitive School
  • Driven Students
• Six Different Colleges
  • John Muir good for DOUBLE-Major; Muir’s flexible approach enables students to design academic programs tailored to their individual interests, talents, and goals, and facilitates the pursuit of double majors and minor fields.
• Top Research in the country
  • SCIENCE!
  • Theater/Dance Program
• Quarter System: 10 week courses
  • You HAVE to be studious
  • Wide variety of classes
• The U.com labels it, "Big brains in tiny bathing suits"

SHELTER

• Separated by college
• Housing guaranteed first two years

THE CROWD

• Mostly in-state
• Hard work
• Not very diverse
  • About half Asian and half Caucasian
• San Diego State Close
• Not known for parties
  • "Dull" social atmosphere
• People who went/go there
  • Elizabeth Grimes
  • Brian Carnes
  • Raven Bates
  • Greg Opean