<p>besides somewhat superior academic of ucla, would you say both schools are similar?? somewhat close to big city(la and dc) and division1 sports…and flagship state schools…</p>
<p>Sure…But UCLA isn’t the state flagship.</p>
<p>Cal is the flagship, but isn’t UCLA quite, quite similar in quality?</p>
<p>^ Yes, but that’s debatable…there can only be one flagship. :p</p>
<p>I’ve said it before in another thread regarding Cal and UCLA:</p>
<p>UCLA is like Cal’s younger, better-looking brother who excels at sports and gets all the hot women. While Cal is the older, wiser brother.</p>
<p>Take your pick.</p>
<p>The University of Florida may be a more valid East Coast alternative to UCLA.</p>
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I’d argue Cal is the older, (noticeably yet marginally) wiser brother ;)</p>
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I think UVa and UNC will come in well before UF if you’re looking for the combination of academics and sports. UF’s making strides on the academic end but still has a ways to go…</p>
<p>I was thinking of the overall campus vibe, weather and sports at UF being more similar to UCLA than the U. of Maryland is and Florida is making great strides academically, as is Maryland.</p>
<p>Current U.S. News & World Report National University rankings: #23 UVA, #25 UCLA, #28 UNC, #49 U. of Florida and #54 U. of Maryland. Current Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings: #10 U. of Florida, #13 UCLA, #14 UVA, #22 UNC and #36 U. of Maryland. Florida is a closer match to UCLA than Maryland both athletically and academically by these standards. UVA and UNC are even better matches but you won’t find many people outside in shorts during winter months in Charlottesville or Chapel Hill like you would in Westwood or Gainesville.</p>
<p>NCAA Mens basketball national championships: UCLA - 11, UNC - 4, UF - 2, U. of MD - 1, UVA - 0. NCAA Football national championships: UF - 2, UCLA -1, U. of MD - 1, UNC - 0, UVA - 0. Heisman Trophy winners: UF - 3, UCLA - 1, U. of MD - 0, UNC - 0, UVA - 0.</p>