I currently attend California University of Pennsylvania. It's a pretty obscure, rural school but I love the classes, am pulling excellent grades and the teaching staff have been so nice. I have nothing bad to say about the school itself. However, I was wondering if I should transfer to a good state school--Penn State.
I am worried that Cal U. is not a "prestigious" enough school and does not have the name recognition needed. Not that Penn State does, but at least Penn State is ranked and is well-regarded in the Northeast where I am from. I hate having to take on school loans for undergrad as Penn State is a bit more expensive, but I might transfer to get my BA if having a degree from Cal U. will be a detriment to me in the law school application process and/or the OCI process later on. I'm almost done at Cal U. but can easily transfer to get my last 36 credits in there and get the BA there.
Thoughts?
If going to Penn State is better because of the draw of the actual campus, it's a moot point for me (unfortunately!). I looked at both Cal U. and Penn for their online degrees in jurisprudence and law and legal studies, respectively, and ultimately Cal U won out because of the price.
