Options to transfer to UCLA

co23
Tue, 16 May 2023 00:25:15 +0000

ucla is closer to home, has a far better campus, doesn’t have an insane housing crisis like ucsb (and ucla now guarantees housing for 4 years), is much more highly regarded for my intended major and career, and has better internship opportunities for me in the LA area. it goes a lot further than just a simple ego boost. if i’d gotten into another uc that was more known for my major, i wouldn’t mind sticking with it; however, that’s not the case.
obviously, i’m not going to be within the top 1% of students at ucsb. there will always be plenty of people who are better than me, people who deserved to go to a better school, but for one reason or another, didn’t or couldn’t. but having the opportunity of making it to ucla by giving up the freshman year experience seems like a rather reasonable trade-off. that, and if @mikemac is right, i would be able to stay at ucla for 3 years after transferring rather than having to graduate after only 2 at la (i’m planning on speaking to someone at ucla soon to confirm this based on my current coursework).