UCSD vs UMich (Aerospace Engineering)

ucsd_ucla_dad
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:44:12 +0000

I agree that UCSD doesn’t have an attached ‘college town’ per se (it’s in upscale La Jolla) but the campus itself is quite complete offering all of the amenities, dorm life, clubs, concerts, plays, events, etc. of most other large campuses albeit without a hoo-rah football team (but many don’t care about this - and some do). It does have a major advantage in the eyes of some by being a large research university located adjacent to a very nice beach, an area with probably the best weather in the country, and being located in a major metropolitan area with all of the attributes that has to offer. I know that some don’t care about the beach and weather. The campus also offers a large number of research opportunities for students. I don’t think it’s quite a no-brainer decision - it really depends on what the perticular individual wants.