How is it at San Francisco State University?

Which school is better? San Francisco State University VS. Sacramento State University?

• I'm looking for the pros and cons for each school. I'm having trouble with my decision and sign up for orientations have already began since April 1. I like how san francisco state is in one of my favorite cities and sac sate is pretty close by. I know more people at sac state, but i always wanted to live in a pretty cool city. I never been to Sacramento only downtown. My major is biology.

• Answer:

  I was in your predicament when I was choosing schools. The bottom line is - SFSU is one of the lower end of the CSUs (you only need a 2.9 or so for entrance, and a near 850 on your SATs). Of course Sacramento State is a bit better on those terms. As for the "city"....San Francisco State is not IN San Francisco, it's actually in Daly City. It's VERY FAR south of SF proper. To get the "the city", it'd take you a good 30 minutes. I learned this on my tour day with SFSU. Another draw back of San Francisco is it has one of the ugliest and most unattractive campuses in the CSU system. I also figured that out on my tour date. SFSU is NOT a party school AT ALL, and is at times referred to (ask your fellow classmates if you so choose to attend) as a Community College. Now, it still is a University and offers "quality" education and you will get the same thing in writing that you would have at Sacramento State. Sac State is a very attractive campus (see when you tour it) and has a lot of nice things about it. The drawback of Sac State are it's housing. Ultimately you should base your decision off of what you like best. Not what school has a higher ranking, or what someone tells you on here. You need to choose what is right for your major, and what appeals to you most. Especially the part about the major!