Robert de Gracia

Review of SDSU

I went to SDSU over 15 years ago. Although I coul...

I went to SDSU over 15 years ago. Although I could have attended a tier 1 school, I decided to enroll at SDSU for various reasons. Having just gotten out of the military with a wife and kid in tow and working at a high tech company, I needed a degree quickly: graduated more or less in 3 years with an Engineering Degree.

I didn't party at all or very little and just studied; I really don't understand how you could party and take calculus, physics, and electrical engineering classes but I guess there are students that were much smarter.

So, really the question is how did my degree stack up in real life? As soon as I graduated from SDSU, I went from being a technician to a full-fledge Engineer: bypassed having to work as a Jr Engineer. I became a Senior Engineer about 2 years later.

I really dont care what college you go to as long as you are able to apply it to your present situation or career. This I believe is getting a great education: being able to apply what you learn in college to not only your job but how you relate to other people: found out having social skills is a great asset with a good foundation in the Sciences. I met great professors, friends, and was challenged academically by SDSU. It was exactly what I wanted in SDSU: no more no less.

If you're tackling a very difficult major, beware, partying may not be the best road to travel at SDSU. I have seen countless times grades being posted with the last 4 numbers of your social security grades south of D. If you can't make the grade as the saying goes, they will drop kick you and have no problems replacing you with someone else.

SDSU is located in a great city with spectacular views of the ocean. LA is about 2.5 to 3.5 hours away; TJ, Mexico is about 30 minutes away; Las Vegas is about 6 hours. Although I've never done it, you can ski at Big Bear.

There are also many people at San Diego with degrees from SDSU. With an Engineering degree, I have had no problems finding a job at San Diego. I've also worked at many companies in different parts of the country and had no problem relating to and working with colleagues with fancier degrees on a project. We studied the same concepts in the sciences.