UCLA vs UMich vs UCSD for engineering

mani297
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:07:29 +0000

Ok, so here’s my dilemma…

I’ve been accepted into the engineering schools at UMich, UCLA and UCSD. I’ve been living in a tropical climate all my life, and I don’t think I will enjoy the Ann Arbor weather. That said, UMich’s engineering program is ranked far higher than UCLA. I will probably do chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials engineering or engineering physics.

How strong and how respected is the engineering program at UCLA? Is the difference in rankings significant enough to choose UMich over UCLA and UCSD? Will engineers from Michigan have better research opportunities and job recruitments than engineers from UCLA? Lastly, what is the culture like at UCLA and UCSD as opposed to UMich?

Thanks in advance!