National University in La Jolla, Ca....anybody know this place?..Opinions?

[masmdu]

I'm looking at some graduate programs and National University's name came up.

The thing is I've never heard of them.

Any opinions on them?

[SoCalDem]

1. LaJolla is BEE YOO TEE FUL !!!

:) don't know anything about the school, but the town is gorgeous..




pictures here




Virtual tour

[Cha]

3. I love your surfer...that could be my son! He grew up surfin'

in La Jolla, Ca!

[Cha]

2. I lived in La Jolla for 5 years and as I saw SoCAL said..

it is Beautiful! I love the Ocean and specifically the Pacific Ocean and La Jolla is such a "jewel"! Expensive, though! and this was back in the '70's.

I would say there is a lot of good energy around there!

[Gringo]

4. Unless they've moved, it's not in La Jolla

(which is just a subdivision of San Diego, not a city. It is very pretty, though.)

When I lived there, Nat'l University was on a Eucalyptus-shaded slope on Poway Road, just east of Miramar Air Station, which puts it about 10 miles inland. From what I heard, it was a very eclectic school, with a LOT of international students, and a rather high tuition. I do think it has a good rep, though.

The university nearest La Jolla was UCSD, an excellent school.

SDSU in central San Diego seemed to be more the party school.

[Melsky]

5. My college professor dad called it a diploma mill

we are from San Diego originally. National University has a bunch of franchise campuses scattered over the SD area. The one I would see the most is located right above the 8 freeway.

As far as I know, it's a for profit school with high tuition that does not have the most selective requirements. Except the requirement to pay. I seem to remember them running ads on the radio about their "earn a degree in one day a week while you keep your job" or some such program.

Note - this is my gut assesment based on a 5 year old conversation with my dad. So take with a big fat grain of salt. Perhaps it has changed a lot since my dad was as professor at SDSU. He is a really serious guy who has high standards, and a bit of a snob about schools. I disapointed him by not being a good student.

San Diego is a fun area to be a student in! La Jolla is pretty, but very expensive. I like the funky areas like Ocean Beach and downtown a lot more.

[pfitz59]

6. Diploma mill.....don't go.

Try UCSD, SDSU or USD, all legit San Diego schools. BTW - UCSD abuts Black's Beach so you can watch hang-gliders and naked people over lunch!

[pfitz59]

7. PS - Natl University is NOT in La Jolla.

Located inland under flight path to MCAS Miramar!