The best way to get a feel for a college - the personalities, the environment, even the academics - is to visit personally.  The Magellan team has visited hundreds of college campuses over the past few years.  Here are some thoughts on a few California college we've seen:

American Jewish University
California College of the Arts
California Institute of Technology
California Lutheran University
California Maritime Academy
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal State Channel Islands
Cal State East Bay
Cal State Long Beach (Long Beach State)
Cal State Northridge (CSUN)
Cal State San Marcos
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Chapman University
Chico State University
Dominican University
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)
Holy Names University
Loyola Marymount University
Marymount California University (Palos Verdes)
Occidental College
Otis College of Art & Design
Sacramento State University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Sonoma State University
Stanford University
St. Mary’s College
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UCLA
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California (USC)
Whittier College
Woodbury University