Does UCSD have anything on UCLA?

UCLAri
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:59:59 +0000

MORECOWBELL!!,

UCLA is at or above the national average for med school acceptance.

As for the OP, here’s what I can say as someone who’s gone to both campuses (UCSD for grad.)

UCSD offers a much more academics-focused experience than UCLA. There are truly fewer distractions around UCSD than at UCLA, and many of the departments are stronger (from a research perspective) than UCLA.

However, it is my firm belief that UCLA offers a better overall undergraduate experience. For one, the campus is better organized, the students are more tightly knit, and the recruiting is better at UCLA than at UCSD.

For what I do at the graduate level, though, UCSD is light years ahead of UCLA. /shrug.