<p>These are the best UCs in each major that offer TAG according to the NRC rankings.</p>
<p>Art History: Santa Barbara
Classics: Santa Barbara
Comp. Lit.: Irvine (top 10 program)
English: Irvine
French: Irvine (top 10 program)
German: Irvine
Linguistics: Santa Cruz (top 10 program)
Music: Santa Barbara
Philosophy: San Diego
Religion: Santa Barbara (top 10 program)
Spanish: Davis</p>
<p>Biochem: San Diego (top 10 program)
Cell Bio: San Diego (top 10 program)
Ecology: Davis (top 5 program)
Genetics: San Diego (top 10 program)
Neurosciences: San Diego (best in the nation)
Pharmacology: San Diego (top 5 program)
Physiology: San Diego (top 5 program)</p>
<p>Engineering:
Aerospace: San Diego
Biomedical: San Diego (top 5 program)
Chemical: Santa Barbara
Civil: Davis
Electrical: Santa Barbara
Materials: Santa Barbara (top 10 program)
Mechanical: San Diego</p>
<p>Astrophysics: Santa Cruz (top 10 program)
Chemistry: San Diego
Computer Science: San Diego
Geosciences: San Diego (top 10 program)
Mathematics: San Diego
Oceanography: San Diego (best in the nation)
Physics: Santa Barbara (top 10 program)
Statistics: Riverside</p>
<p>Anthropology: San Diego (top 10 program)
Economics: San Diego
Geography: Santa Barbara (top 5 program)
History: San Diego
Political Science: San Diego (top 10 program)
Psychology: San Diego (top 10 program)
Sociology: San Diego</p>
<p>So basically, sign a tag with UC San Diego to get the best out of your education. Thats all you had to say. I could have told you that without listing a single major. Dont matter the major, sign a TAG with UCSD simply because it is the best UC that offers TAG. If not them go with UCI. Or even better, sign a TAG with both schools. Problem solved.</p>
<p>these rankings are old. UCSD has a lot of well-rounded programs. Irvine has become more established over the years and these rankings show how dated this is. Irvine has invested a lot in a business school and law school, and expanding other parts of its campus to try to push it into tier 1</p>
<p>i swear people these days, they just don’t want to help a fella out. well, if your down and out one day, then i hope you come across a person that is better than yourself.</p>
<p>i would say that getting into any of these schools with any of these majors will leave with a solid fundamental understanding of whatever you major in.</p>
<p>and if you look at these rankings, its unlikely that you’ll be taking courses from every subject, because mostly, you’ll be focused on your major courses, but it does leave you with security that if you want to delve into other subjects, you know you’ll be getting a well rounded education</p>
<p>rc251…you are really trying to pick a fight or something? if you are going to fight theregoesevan then you are going to have to fight me too. theregoesevan is one of the coolest cats on this forum. I think you barked up the wrong tree on this one. DO NOT MESS WITH THEREGOESEVAN!</p>
<p>* rc251, I certainly hope you weren’t talking to me. *</p>
<p>Well, can you explain your post then? Were you really surprised that UC Merced wasn’t ranked in any of these categories? Or was it a hidden way of saying the school was poor, which wasn’t helpful to this post (which was really useful btw)</p>
<p>if you are going to fight theregoesevan then you are going to have to fight me too.</p>
<p>Come on…it was a joke. All of it was a joke. Evan was joking…I am joking. I am sorry that you dont get our joke. Sorry if it wasnt helpful to you. Too bad. Go to another thread then…</p>
<p>I know it was a joke… I just don’t understand why people have to constantly post snide remarks about UC Riverside and UC Merced. Are they the best schools in the UC system? No, I don’t think anyone would argue with that. However, they do serve an important role in the UC at large, and both have very high percentages of first generation college students, minorities, and low income students (according to the freshman admit profiles on the UCOP website). Many of these students would otherwise not have a chance at a UC education. </p>
<p>I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but I just don’t get why people constantly do that and I think it’s getting pretty old, especially coming from students attending higher ranked UCs (and should be above comments like that). Do you think it’s a “joke” to students who go to UC Merced?</p>
<p>Whatever. I dont think he thought about it that deeply BECAUSE IT WAS A JOKE. Some jokes people dont get…or they dont like some jokes. OH WELL. Life goes on! I dont think he was stabbing UC Merced’s pride… IT WAS A JOKE…IF YOU DONT GET IT OR DONT LIKE IT…TOO BAD!!!</p>
<p>Actually, I plan to go to UC Merced…I didnt take it personally. You are the only one with their panties in a bunch…</p>
<p>Yeah, hey, if anyone wants to go to UC Merced, that’s great! Personally, it’s not for me, and obviously they haven’t been on the map long enough to have any top 10 programs. 'Twas merely a joke. Sorry it got so out of control.</p>
<p>Haha, I don’t mean to be the forum police or anything like that. I just see comments like that daily and I’m surprised it’s coming from other potential UC students. I thought we’d all be supportive of the entire system, that’s all :)</p>