The professors are all extremely caring about your studies and your overall well-being, and encourage you to visit them outside of class if you need help on anything. Class sizes are typically very small, so you can get more one-on-one attention if you have questions about anything. There's a good variety of classes to take for GEs, so aside from the very specific ones (like taking public speaking, math, and English classes), you can take more interesting classes for your GE credits, such as American Indian Oral Literature (definitely worth taking, by the way).
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
The campus is always very clean, and they just built a gym (with Jamba Juice!). There's also a small rec center near the library (and Starbucks). The Union is a great place to hang out whether you're studying or not. Overlooking the city and the bay is nice, especially at night as you're coming down the hill. Students and staff alike are very friendly, and it's easy to feel at home here. I've always been a fairly shy person, but have made many good friends here.
It's close to downtown Hayward, so there's good food nearby if you have a lunch break, or if you want to take a day trip somewhere, places like Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Francisco are all close enough that you can do so.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
College is always expensive. But as long as you have some financial aid, you can probably get by fairly easily here. It's one of the cheaper schools to attend, even with rising tuition. I feel like I'm getting a quality education, especially in my chosen discipline (music).
The quarterly parking permits are about $130 as of the time of this writing, so they are fairly expensive, but a lot cheaper than buying a day pass for $8 every day you have classes.
Living off campus, the total cost of living/school combined (for me) is about $20,000, including rent, bills, etc.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
In addition to taking a campus tour, make sure to take a day to tour the individual department for which you plan on majoring with. You can sit in on classes and get a real idea what your college experience is going to be like!
Seriously consider whether you want to live in the dorms or off campus (assuming you won't be staying with parents still), and work hard to get scholarships - the more you get, the easier your time at ANY college will be. Read lots of reviews, and find out for yourself how everything is at the school to make sure it's a good fit for you.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Anyone wanting a smaller school and/or a cheaper school but still a quality education. There's no football team, so football players should avoid this, naturally.
The professors are all extremely caring about your studies and your overall well-being, and encourage you to visit them outside of class if you need help on anything. Class sizes are typically very small, so you can get more one-on-one attention if you have questions about anything. There's a good variety of classes to take for GEs, so aside from the very specific ones (like taking public speaking, math, and English classes), you can take more interesting classes for your GE credits, such as American Indian Oral Literature (definitely worth taking, by the way).
The campus is always very clean, and they just built a gym (with Jamba Juice!). There's also a small rec center near the library (and Starbucks). The Union is a great place to hang out whether you're studying or not. Overlooking the city and the bay is nice, especially at night as you're coming down the hill. Students and staff alike are very friendly, and it's easy to feel at home here. I've always been a fairly shy person, but have made many good friends here. It's close to downtown Hayward, so there's good food nearby if you have a lunch break, or if you want to take a day trip somewhere, places like Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Francisco are all close enough that you can do so.
College is always expensive. But as long as you have some financial aid, you can probably get by fairly easily here. It's one of the cheaper schools to attend, even with rising tuition. I feel like I'm getting a quality education, especially in my chosen discipline (music). The quarterly parking permits are about $130 as of the time of this writing, so they are fairly expensive, but a lot cheaper than buying a day pass for $8 every day you have classes. Living off campus, the total cost of living/school combined (for me) is about $20,000, including rent, bills, etc.
In addition to taking a campus tour, make sure to take a day to tour the individual department for which you plan on majoring with. You can sit in on classes and get a real idea what your college experience is going to be like! Seriously consider whether you want to live in the dorms or off campus (assuming you won't be staying with parents still), and work hard to get scholarships - the more you get, the easier your time at ANY college will be. Read lots of reviews, and find out for yourself how everything is at the school to make sure it's a good fit for you.
Anyone wanting a smaller school and/or a cheaper school but still a quality education. There's no football team, so football players should avoid this, naturally.