UCs other than cal/ucla WORTH the oos tuition?

premed_dropout
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:42:05 +0000

Could someone explain to me why an undergrad computer-science offered through a separate school (“ICS” in the case of UC Irvine) this should be considered a compelling advantage over, say, UC Berkeley?

I’m of the school of opinion which questions the impact of nobel-laureates (and other 'research superstars) on the quality of undergraduate education. It would be nice of research-grants and funding translated directly into undergrad funding (and quality of UG instruction), but alas, that’s rarely true, is it? The school’s “overall ranking” and name-recognition (in this respect, UCB/UCLA are the top UCs) have a greater influence on drawing top-caliber students to the school, thereby increasing the caliber of the graduating class’s career placement, and hence completing the circle of life.