<p>Now for my brief list of superlatives for the UCs:</p>
<p>UC Berkeley: Pretty campus and outstanding academics.
UCLA: Hollywood. Plus it’s the school of sports champions.<br>
UCSD: Academics have gotten great amazingly quickly. A lot of innovation comes out of there. San Diego has perfect weather.
UC Davis: A great little true college town located halfway between the bright lights of the Bay Area and the ski slopes of Tahoe.
UCSB: Been producing a lot of Nobel prize winners lately.
UC Irvine: Nothing about it is great but everything about it is pretty good.
UC Riverside: Doggedly pulling itself up academically. E.g. medical school opening soon.
UCSC: Gorgeous location - best location of all the UCs.
UC Merced: Constantly improving.</p>