I'm not the guy you asked, but CSUS is also my first choice.
1.) Its closest to home. Its actually my undergrad school. 2.) They have a nursing cohort as well that runs sims along with PT in their simulation lab. Its small lab but its very similar to a hospital room. 3.) Living expenses in sac are the lowest in comparison to other areas with pt school. I think rent for a single bedroom can be 350-400 per month and that's within walking distance to the campus. They're also building a grad only dorm. I think you can live well with 10k per year while other places will run you 10k+ just for rent. 4.) Recreations are in abundance for when you get days off. Snow, Beach, Lakes, Hiking, SF, Camping, Amusement Parks are all within 2 hr drive. 5.) It's the city of trees. You'll always find a shade during hot days in the campus which is absolutely beautiful during fall. 6.) CSUS has a tremendous amount of athletes. I think almost 30% of the students compete in NCAA or sports club, and they all go to the ATC and PT clinics offered year round. 7.) Relatively low crime. The last reported crime on campus was some random dude slapping a female student's ass while biking. He got caught within the hour. SacState boasts one of the lowest sex harassment campuses despite having almost 2/3 students being female. 8.) Our gym is beautiful.
There's more but I'm sleepy.
) were you accepted to csus?
