<p>
Haha, UCI has quite a few grad students that did their undergrad at a Cal State University.</p>
<p>If you’re going to do the Physics major, choose the UC that best suits your academic interests not because of logistic convenience.</p>
<p>I took classes last summer at UCI and started doing a collaborative protein-chemistry NMR research project between UCLA and UCI labs that continues today. UCI classes are much easier than UCLA’s, in my opinion. My general impression of UCI students was that they tend to be more close-minded compared to UCLA. UCI students seem to have a chip on their shoulder which I think is because UCI gets treated as a ■■■■■■■ son, compared to Berkeley and UCLA, when it comes to academics. The UCI professor I’m working with, who came from Yale, has made the same assessment of close-mindedness in regards to students AND colleagues. Mind you, this is an evaluation of a specific department within UCI so it would be unfair to project the same opinion to UCI Physics.</p>