my college kid is totally functional. SDSU is just right. He can get high grades in science and math classes, where his nontotallydriven self might not have gotten them in a UC school. i think there’s something to be said for less competition…
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SDSU has a lower acceptance rate than UCSD:
30% (2010)
San Diego State University, Acceptance rate
35.5% (2011)
University of California, San Diego, Acceptance rate