The best thing I like about CSM is the proximity to my home. The campus location is drop dead gorgeous. There are breath taking views of the San Francisco Bay and surrounding mountains. Deer can often be seen grazing on the campus as the area is kinda wild.
CSM is not too far from the San Francisco watershed whose land is guarded very tightly and kept wild because it is the source of water for everyone in the Bay Area. There are views of multimillion dollar homes from the northern part of campus as well as some short hiking trails.
I have a BOG fee waiver so CSM is not expensive. I only have to pay for books. The teachers are good. They do their jobs professionally and are knowledgeable in their respective fields. If you come here to get an education you will receive your money's worth.
In my opinion there's nothing special about CSM. I have never heard anyone praising their nursing program and when I was in High School everyone thought of CSM as a "springboard" for getting into UC
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