UCLA vs UMich vs UCSD for engineering

pablofilho
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:07:32 +0000

Same here!!
I didn’t apply for UCLA, but I’m deciding between Engineering in UMich or UCSD!
I have visited both campus and made a list of pros and cons, here it goes:
(they are SO different that it’s really hard to compare, but I’ll try)

UCSD:
pros - weather, nice people, more sense of community, lot of research from freshman year, cool campus!
con - less prestige, less tradition

UMich:
pros - better rankings (prestige), better structured school, college town
con - COLD!!! too big, maybe it’s harder to get involved, stand out, get attention… i don’t know if they stimulate research for undergrads as much as UCSD does!

bottom line: it depends on what you are looking for in a university!