UCs other than cal/ucla WORTH the oos tuition?

sndebrosse
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:15:08 +0000

As a student, let me defend UCI:

UCI certainly has many standout programs and is in several ways ahead of Davis.

The chemistry program (and science in general) is extremely strong. UCI has three nobel laureates in chemistry. UCI just had more fellows named to the AAAS than any other institution in the nation.
[Today@UCI: Press Releases:](http://www.communications.uci.edu/news/release_detail.asp?key=1860)

UCI is also prominent in Neuroscience and is one of only a few institutions extensively conducting stem cell research-they’re currently in the process of building a huge, new stem cell research facility.

It’s creative writing program is consistently ranked in the top three in the country. Same with criminology.

UCI is well known for its computer science program.

The psychology and English programs are consistently ranked in the top 15 in the country. The entire school of humanities is extremely strong, really.

The school is undergoing a period of tremendous growth. There are literally 8 different, huge construction projects on the campus which will be done later this year. The new law school has chemerinsky as dean and many other prominent faculty.

For the sake of brevity, I’ve omitted a lot but there really are no weak programs at UCI. In my opinion, it’s a fantastic school and worth oos costs.