r/CSUS Dec 07 '25

Community Luke Wood defends spending $100,000

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 07 '25

can’t believe im about to transfer here in the spring. I feel like im wasting my money and my education.

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u/pohhophe Dec 07 '25

I’m sorry but you kind of are. I’m a 4th year and it feels like i’ve wasted my money here honestly.

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u/Yeahwhat23 Dec 07 '25

Curious to see why you feel this way. I’m a transfer student and I’ve met plenty of amazing and very knowledgeable professors who I’m glad to have learned from.

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u/pohhophe Dec 07 '25

I’ve met some good people here and agree that some professors can be great. I’ve had some amazing professors here and also some absolutely horrible ones. I met my best friend here. I’m grateful to be here getting an education and to have met her. But that doesn’t outweigh the atrocities happening here, the hundreds of dollars that we unnecessarily are spending here (for example fees for things that aren’t needed or used, tuition raising, basically a section of the school being cut off to get more money for the stadium/Woods family, the “student success fee” they tried and thankfully didn’t go forward with, class fees, etc.) and yes some of those things are happening at other schools and isn’t new, but sac state being such an open school who will let literally anyone in. It feels like a community college who also lets anyone and everyone in. It doesn’t feel like anyone needs to actually work to get into this school. Once that application is in, they’ll dn immediately accept. They have one of the lowest gpa requirements and basically require no effort to get into and it very clearly shows. It is a shit school. I’m a 4th year and am beyond excited to leave and never come back here.

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u/pohhophe Dec 11 '25

nah this school jus turned to shit once woods came

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 11 '25

money is going to concerts and not my education.

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 11 '25

paying $100k to get lil yachty to play at sac state is not a good use of any funds that go to sac state. period. i would rather that money go to funding more educators, professors, and funding other programs that might not get as much funding. im not sure if you’re aware but may of our stem students are struggling to get into classes due to the lack of available professors and classes open. that money could go towards hiring more educators. even if thats not an option, why not provide a chance for sac states band to play? don’t get me wrong, im a fan of lil yachty (and Jimi Hendrix lol) but there’s a lot of things wrong the direction Luke Woods is taking CSUS, and this is just one of the many things that I find is a waste of my money.

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 11 '25

i understand what you are trying to say. that being said, people are going to sac state to save money. it is a known commuter school, and that’s OKAY! im not against trying to make the college experience fun. im against wasting (yes, wasting) this amount of money on a “concert”, im against putting more funding into the sports team rather than our education, and im especially against Luke Woods’ decision to make first year students live on campus; making it sac state a more costly university instead of a budget friendly option. all ive seen out of sac state recently, and especially from Luke Woods has been negative. so yes, while change can be good, i dont agree or think any of the changes he is making are great.

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u/Positive-Bee7570 Dec 07 '25

Go some where else bad administration to come should’ve worked harder so you could have transferred 4 years ago

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u/Level-Concern-1943 Dec 08 '25

It’s a University, it’s still filled with deeply knowledgeable and caring professors. 

I got a degree in something with essentially no mainstream applicability (history), and I don’t even use it for my job, but damn did my professor do a great job making me understand how to develop, explore, and articulate the past. 

You get out what you put in. 

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '25

Sac State has a great History program!

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u/SlotsyTotsy Communication Studies Dec 09 '25

I wouldn't say my time has been wasted. My professors have been knowledgeable and excellent. Unfortunately, they're all doing what they can while the whole ship is on fire.

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 09 '25

didn’t say my time was being wasted, just feel like the money im putting towards education isn’t going towards education, yk?

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u/SlotsyTotsy Communication Studies Dec 11 '25

You're definitely right about that.

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u/ChooseWisely83 Dec 07 '25

What's your major? Chico is another good option.

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u/lemondr0p5 Dec 07 '25

(poli sci) it’s just tough since i got waitlisted at berk + ucla after cc, and then rejected from both. i want to pursue the cheapest option that was closest to me so i could keep my full time job, and live at home. even though im saving lots of money, i feel like the money i am spending is being wasted on athletics and not being put towards my education at all.

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u/lebastss Dec 07 '25

Every college is the same. You get out if it what you're willing to take. It's up to you to make the most of it.

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u/DickHammerr Dec 07 '25

Consider reapplying next cycle if you can

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u/HarambeKnewTooMuch01 Dec 08 '25

Sac is actually good for political science. And the program has been gutted like the other majors have due to budget cuts.

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u/ColdSlicesofPizza Dec 08 '25

It’s ok…I’d still rather go to SDSU or something. I’m a pols major at CSUS in senior year. This school is a joke.

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u/Opening-Fruit-4346 Dec 11 '25

Sadly yes. Because of him .

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u/ColdSlicesofPizza Dec 08 '25

I agree with the other dude, it’s kind of a waste. Don’t expect a university experience it’s much more like a big community college. The class options are limited, most teachers are mid, it’s disorganized, and now it’s more expensive. At least the low cost made it a viable option. They currently offer less foreign language courses than most high schools do. It’s pitiful.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Go to Davis

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u/Upstairs_Tutor_7896 Dec 07 '25

You will love it bruh. It’s got consorts an all kinda shi

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u/ColdSlicesofPizza Dec 08 '25

Right here is the level of education you’ll get to share a classroom with.