Options to transfer to UCLA

tsbna44
Tue, 16 May 2023 03:17:26 +0000

co23:

my stats are far above that of the average student that attends that school. obviously, this isn’t to say that it’s a bad school, but i am still disappointed with the fact that i essentially have to settle for a school that isn’t nearly as good

Fair enough - but what you wrote which you referenced OOS, not ucsb. But ucsb has as talented kids as anywhere - well when not factoring in a test.

So for poli and Econ - frankly you can go anywhere. Not sure what you plan to do with it but I don’t buy UCLA is significantly better. Or even better. And I’d throw in many lesser rated flagships with that statement. Now I don’t know what you plan to do with the major but I’m guessing you can have the same outcomes from either - just as my nephew did at u of A and my daughter who chose a low ranked school is doing in Poli sci and IR - she busted tail and got a great internship this summer. Short of I banking or something like that, I’m not sure why UCLA would be more advantageous. Just my opinion …

Internship opportunities today - given indeed/LinkedIn - where you go to school is less relevant. Now if you mean a during school internship, that’s different - but today you can intern anywhere - from anywhere.

Listen if you want Ucla, I get it. It’s a personal call as to whether you try the transfer route - which has no guarantee.

To me, giving up one or two years of the four year experience is crazy. That’s an important social year. But that’s me.

Things like campus and distance to home - those are personal things - but ucsb is not far from Ucla. I’d hope you’d be at school, not home. I mean we are talking a couple hrs.

I wish you the best. I read your note differently than did others. And knowing your majors - well I see it far differently. Ucsb is wonderful.

I see great opprtunities, even in LA for internships, if you put in the effort - no different than Ucla. It’s up to the kid though - not the school.

Best of luck in whatever you decide.

But you only get to go to college for four years once - so if you pass it by, you can’t get it back.

I wish you well.