<p>Univelocity: Confidence…I like that. Yes, people need confidence in pursuing college degree then they will focus on what they want and will tackle all the problems. That is the recipe for success.</p>
<p>I am just saying…that lots of people (HS kids) post in this forum and they want to do Engineering plus two or three other minors…now, that means they dont have any confidence and they dont know what they want…now, that’s scary…then again, I am just saying…</p>
<p>Idk… Im very indecisive</p>
<p>I am a graduate of UCD. I can tell you first hand that all the companies from Silicon Valley show up at the career fairs. I have 7 acquaintances that were computer science/computer engineers/EE. 3 are working at Intel, 1 is working for google, 2 are working for Zynga and and 1 is working for Accenture in San Francisco. By the way, I’m a chemical engineer but since everyone takes similar classes the first 2 years, you sort of get to know the entire engineering class. Go Aggies!!! I should add, I got a job from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pretty much everyone I know who went to UCD has a stable job. UCSD is more highly ranked but I can’t tell you whether or not Silicon Valley shows up to UCSD career fairs. My brother got a EECS degree from UC Berkeley and a masters in EE from UCSD. He did ALL his job searching when he flew back up to the bay area and went to UC Berkeley career fairs (exclusively!!). He’s working at Sandisk now by the way. I didn’t ask him but I’m pretty sure if Silicon Valley companies were in high numbers at UCSD, he wouldn’t have had to fly back up to UC Berkeley just for career fairs. While he was at UCSD getting his masters, he interned for 2 summers at Qualcom. It seems like one of the few tech companies down there.</p>
<p>Yea, the UCD campus isn’t amazing looking but the people are really nice and really helpful. It was super easy to make friends. There isn’t a ton to do so everyone sort of bonds together more easily. Seems like everyone wants to be your friend.</p>
<p>OP, You’ll get housing, chill and do what the other posters are saying, decide what you like/dislike in each one. Why don’t you check out UCSD now before admissions are out? Typical California, overcrowded and everyone pushing to the head of the line even though they don’t know why. Did you have anything to do with your major choice or was it parent’s pick? Good luck but geeez, relax. So many people gonna wake up one day and go shucks, I missed life, cause I was too worried about this stupid crap along the way.</p>
<p>You are going about it wrong. First wait and see if you get in to both, or one, or none. You never know. Then, I suggest visiting. To answer your question, you will have great job opportunities going to either. San Diego has a plethora of tech companies, just not as many well known ones like in the Bay Area. Plus there are companies in LA such as SpaceX and Box. If you get in to both schools, and you know you want to work in the Bay, just go to Davis. If you want to experience a different part of California for the next couple of years, go to UCSD. </p>
<p>Either school, if you have a good gpa, will give you great access to jobs in California. They are entirely different campus culture wise. Stop over-thinking it.</p>
<p>well in all honesty i visited davis already and did not like the campus (to most of my friends’ surprise) from the pictures ive seen of ucsd i really like it. but my main focus is the engineering program. and i noticed for electrical that san diego it is ranked significantly higher. I just wanted to know wether this was accurate and if it is why this was and what benifits i get from this.</p>
<p>THE RANKING DOES NOT MATTER</p>
<p>Have you read through this thread at all? The best thing you could do is save up some money or ask your parents to come visit San Diego to get a feel for it yourself. A poster already posted that his friends got jobs at Google / Intel / Zynga from Davis…so top SV jobs. The only difference with the schools is going to be different companies at the career fairs. Some do recruit at UCSD- google, microsoft, and facebook do from what I’ve heard. For other companies you would like to work at-say Samsung, Tesla, or Apple you just send in a resume to the hiring website. If you have the credentials, they will contact you for an interview. </p>
<p>Curriculum wise, they will both get you where ever you want to go. It’s the environment that will be completely different and that is what you should base your decision on. If you get accepted and it’s one of your top choices you should visit…not look at some brochure. Not to mention UCSD has a college system similar to different learning communities with their own graduation requirements which gives it a unique feel. </p>
<p>[How</a> Does the College System Work?](<a href=“http://admissions.ucsd.edu/colleges/about/index.html]How”>http://admissions.ucsd.edu/colleges/about/index.html)</p>
<p>To answer your last question, the rankings are based on a scoring system. I know for a fact that UCSD is more selective in admissions so that’s one factor right there. </p>
<p>UCSD overall is a better school (ranking wise). Lots of top 20 programs not just engineering. You can take a bicycle to the beach. UCD is a great school where lots of innovative research is done. Plus it’s a 90 minute drive from the most technological innovative area in the country. Your call. </p>
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<li>You lived in Nor Cal your whole life and you want to expand your horizons- UCSD</li>
<li>You for sure you know you want to work in the Bay Area and want internships there - UCD</li>
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<p>Both are tied for #8 on latest top public rankings [Top</a> Public Schools | Rankings | Top National Universities | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public]Top”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public).
Not sure about their EE/engineering rankings?</p>