<p>There are two major criteria I would look at when deciding your undergraduate college. The first is the quality of the undergraduate education. The second is the ability of that education to make you competitive for law school.
Law school, like medical school, is very biased towards a high gpa and high LSAT score. For that, I agree with bluebayou.
As far as actually learning the material, I would go with San Diego. I would place UCSD’s academics on a higher tier than UCI’s. On top of that, the resources in La Jolla, which just a drive away from downtown san diego, may end up supplying you with more real-world opportunities.</p>