<p>how does UCSB rank nationally in engineering and buisness (undergrad)? i couldnt find any U.S. News rankings for engineering or buisness, so if anyone has those and could post them that would be great.</p>
<p>also, i plan on attending grad school. i heard that as long as u maintain i strong gpa, then your acceptance into a good grad school wont be affected by the name of your undergrad school. is this true?</p>
<p>thanks - O</p>
<p>US News does not rank undergrad, only grad school. Get good grades in undergrad where ever you go, and then worry about getting into the best possible grad school. In addition to grades you will need strong test scores, MCAT, LSAT etc., great internships, reserch, and extra cirriculars. Work experience is good too. Join some clubs and do community service. Sororities and fraternities are a great way to become involved on your campus and make lifelong friends.</p>
<p>well, even without u.s. news, how does UCSB compare in engineering and buisness to other schools nationally?</p>
<p>There is no business degree offered for undergraduates at UCSB. The closest thing is managerial economics. If you hope to earn an MBA don’t go business for undergrad. Most grad schools don’t want business degress from their applicants. For engineering all the UC’s are similar in undergrad. What specific type of engineering dude?</p>
<p>IMHO
You are ridiculous to be worried about rankings. Go visit the various schools you are interested in and see which one is the best fit for you. You will thrive in the right environment and earn better grades/build better memories. Live and love your college years by picking the best school for you personally.</p>
<p>I want to do something with aersopace engineering, but alot of schools dont offer aerospace eng majors. i heard that majoring in mechanical engineering and then putting an emphasis on aeronautics would suffice and get me into a grad school, where i can then major in aeronautical engineering and recieve a doctorate.</p>
<p>i wont actually double major in buisness, i will minor at the most. i will probably just end up taking a few classes pertaining to buisness, just to get a feel for it altogether. i will eventually get an MBA, however.</p>
<p>however, i am still wondering about how UCSB ranks among all universities nationally.</p>
<p>SB is a great school. They are most well known for their physics dept. I’m not too sure about aerospace but going to the individual UC web sites and looking through their offered majors ought to answer that question dude.</p>
<p>Just did a brief search for you dude. I did not see aerospace engineering at UCSB. It is available at UCD, UCSD and UCI. (all equally strong schools) Don’t just trust me though, I would do a more exhaustive search to make sure.</p>
<p>thanks dude. yeah, ive checked out their list of majors already, and im pretty sure they dont offer aerospace. i was just mainly concerned with the quality of education one would receive at UCSB when studying engineering. i know some schools, like berkeley and harvey mudd, are very well known for their engineering students. i was wondering how UCSB compares to other schools nationally either in general or just for engineering.</p>
<p>UCSB is very good school for most majors. No, it does not have the prestiege factor that UCB has, but that does not imply the education is any less good. If you like the enviorment at UCSB I would not worry about the quality of the education I would get there. I may be transfering there in the engineering department just to note.</p>
<p>i agree with oxy.</p>
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<p>This is just absurd and some of the worst advice ever given regarding the future hopes for an MBA in relation to their undergrad degree.</p>
<p>The advice came from a friend who was a former dean of admissions at a major University for their MBA school. Check into it dude. I’m not wrong.</p>
<p>First UCSB equals business economics. Secondly a business degree is perfectly fine for the future pursuit of an MBA. Saying they dont want a biz degree is utter BS. Look at the percentage of undergrad bschool students and econ students in respect to other majors that litter the top and middle tier school lists, then reply.</p>
<p>A degree in business economics vs. a pure business degree are worlds apart. Studying biz econ for undergrad would be fine, but pure biz is a mistake. I will continue to value the opinion of my friend who has 25+ years of experience and knowledge in education (mostly in the admissions dept. of an MBA program) over yours. Like I said do a little research and find out for yourself.</p>
<p>I have done my research, but saying a business degree for undergrad is a mistake sends a false message. What school does/has your friend work(ed) for becuase this advice is complete nonesense. I have also talked to adcoms from various professional schools along with a few past adcoms that have turned around to write influential books on MBA admissions and essay topics. So either you are lying or your friend has not been 100% clear to you with his explanation. Further more, i have contacted (do not personally know) at least 30 other mba programs ranging from wisconsin to northwestern (Harvard and Cornell have failed to reply) and this vary question has been answered as it was a question i asked. You shouldnt continue blabbering false information</p>
<p>It is a top public California University. The program is ranked on Princeton review in their top MBA programs. This individual is now a highly respected college entrance counselor. I choose to believe him over you. I don’t know who you have talked to, but this person is a direct source, and highly knowledgable. I have had this discussion in this forum before and other knowledgeable posters have agreed that this is good advice. Do as you choose dude.</p>
<p>Others in this forum have agreed that the choice of undergrad biz or not will not affect your decision. And top public, if it is UCLA or UCD, then you are BS as i personally know admissions counselors from UCLA and have talked on the phone with those from UCD. General consensus has shown that major does not matter, as long as the required courses such as calc, are taken. Lets just leave it at that, major does not matter, yet the vast majority of those accepted are still biz or econ majors</p>
<p>Alright stop arguing kids</p>
<p>If I had the option to go to the University of Texas at Austin getting in-state tuition versus UC- Santa Barbara, and I liked the environment and feel of Santa Barbara better, which would be a better place to attend. I would try and establish residency in California by working/paying income tax/voting/liscense/etc. if I went to SB. I also have plans of going to grad school in business, law, or maybe medicine. Right now I’m planning on majoring in Physics and maybe finance (or the closest thing to it), or possibly computer science. I hear SB physics is pretty good.</p>