<p>Pro:
great weather
great city
many things to do
bruin
basketball
diverse student body
smart students
great professors
great campus
good food
prestigious
academic excellence in almost every field
beach
girls</p>
<p>Con:
large classes
competitive?</p>
<p>U of C</p>
<p>Pro:
great core
intellectual environment
great professors
academic excellence in almost every field
chicago
the lake
unique student body
small class size
prestigious
nobel laureate </p>
<p>Con:
no sport scene
not so safe area
very rigorous academically
competitive?
less fun?
cold
no engineering (but Im not sure I will be doing engineering)</p>
<p>If you’re going to go engi, go UCLA. If you want a better education in any other type of field, go UofC. Consider the previously noted only if weather is not an issue.</p>
<p>I don’t know. If things like basketball, beach quality, and the number of girls who might sort of resemble Anna Faris are significant factors in the OP’s decision matrix, he should probably not buy any shorts that wouldn’t look good with something powder blue and gold up top. Apart from both being great research universities in large American cities, UCLA and Chicago are pretty different. It’s hard to imagine anyone finding them equally appealing. And if you are talking about basketball, the thumb is already on the scales.</p>