TRANSFER CHANCES TO SOME UC'S

SDGoldenBear
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:46:23 +0000

Maybe SDSU and / or SJSU for the CSU slots?

Both are in major engineering hotbeds of San Diego and South Bay respectively and both have well known local firms and public entities that are very open to students. Additionally, SDSU is starting construction on new engineering facilities so expect it’s ranking to shoot up very soon. I personally think that for engineering those two are in the same tier as UCR and UCSC. Fullerton seems to be very strong as well in some concentrations as well.

For the UCs, as mentioned above UCR and UCSC are solid choices, but UCM is a wild card because they just got their accreditation last year.

Source: http://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2014/engineering-programs-earn-abet-accreditation

Merced is advantageous in that there are more opportunities (lab work, research work, on-campus mentorships) for you there, due to less competition, but at the same time since they are now accredited there are no inherent roadblocks for job prospects post graduation.