Asked to apply this late?

jbourne
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:09:21 +0000

oh, that makes more sense now. The UCs are trying to get more non-resident students because of our horrible budget mess and of course, they pay more! They must have figured that since you applied to UCLA, you were willing to pay the higher fees. And your stats must mean you would do well at Davis.
Yes, Davis is a good school and is well known within California. The campus is in Northern Calif and would be quite a bit different than UCLA (more rural for one thing).
The athletics are Div 1, but not top tier like UCLA. It is rated high for engineering
and is well known for its animal and agriculture programs.
In the last US News college rankings, Cal - 22, UCLA - 25, UC San Diego - 35, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara - tied at 39. To compare, UT - Austin is 45. This is the website: [National University Rankings | Top National Universities | US News Best Colleges](http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/spp+50)