How overblown is the UCLA name???

thinkgolden
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:45:00 +0000

Really stupid thread. Especially considering the fact that the school’s reputation is largely based on how good their graduate departments are. For undergrads, any decent school (UCLA, UCI, UCB, Harvard, Yale, etc.) is going to be the same for the most part, and your education will depend on how much you put into it. Look at the faculty pages in your respective department. I’d say over 80% of them come from the same schools (Ivy and top UCs for Liberal Arts, MIT/Cal Tech/Ivy for Sciences).