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UCSD has a pretty strong physics department as well, although not quite as good as some of the engineering departments (bioeng comes to mind). Because UCSD has a fairly large physics department but a small amount amount of undergrad students, the student-to-faculty ratio is very small. Supposedly, its less than 2:1 but i have a hard time believing it is that small. Most of the professors do not teach much so maybe its just that i do not see them much, but you do notice many more profs once you start looking for research. Many of the profs make you work harder than you should have to, but some are genuinely awesome. The math department makes it easy to double major so that is a plus and they have many good profs. There is a useful physics tutoring center so if you have any physics difficulties you know where you can go to get help with nearly any class. It is not too hard to find research and profs are usually very nice about talking to students who drop by. Overall the decision definitely gets harder, but i think i would still go for UCSD, then again that might be because of my bias and not haven't been to UChicago. Many other factors come into play at this point that have to deal with personal fit and such. Nice name btw, Back to the Future is my favorite movie.
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