<p>If it is bioengineering, go with UCSD over UCLA. </p>
<p>But before you make that decision, call UCSD and ask them if you are guaranteed a spot in the program your Junior year. Because if you are are lined up as a freshman with the courses necessary to enter junior year, but because of competition based on curved grades that did not go in your favor, and then, you are not allowed to actually take bioengineering course jr year, then all of that will be for nothing and you could have gone to UCLA and at least try to double major in something else. </p>
<p>I just heard that even people IN the program as a freshman, are NOT guaranteed they stay in the program by the time they are juniors. check it out.</p>