<p>If we were to compare the cities alone, then I’d say Los Angeles because although San Francisco is nice and beautiful with lots of toll bridges, the city as a whole doesn’t develop and grow much. It’s tiny compared to L.A., and the city itself is antique, the buildings are remodeled over already-falling apart 100 year old urban houses. And the city hasn’t changed much over the past 10 years… many things are still the way it is, etc. It doesn’t have good beaches like L.A., and although it has good nightlife, it is simply uncomparable to that of Los Angeles, which is actually very understandable since clubs at Hollywood are often the favorite hangout zone for some of the most glamorous models, singers, and other celebrities.</p>
<p>If we were to compare the schools… ok Cal has the prestige but besides that UCLA has edge on everything else. The surroundings, the girls, the weather, social scene, nightlife, food, housing, entertainment, diversity, wealth, you name it. This could be overwhelming for some people (or may have grown tired of the scene) who’d prefer quiet environment overall (like lostincode), but the fact speaks for itself. UCLA is one of the top 10 dream schools for teenagers today, UC Berkleley is not in that list. N’uff said.</p>
<p>So all in all…</p>
<p>Los Angeles > San Francisco
UCLA > Berkeley </p>
<p>mojojo: If you think Westwood is boring, you are gonna HATE Berkeley :)</p>
<p>stop posting biased opinions, ucla sux, its so small and boring. You could literally walk from one side of the campus, into another in like 15 mins. UCLA is like 100 acres while berk is 1,000.</p>
<p>I’ve been to Berkeley, you haven’t.
I guess what you are looking for is “change”.
Majority of the people in the WORLD who’s visited both campuses will say Westwood is the winner, but you being the local I can understand you having grown tired of the neighborhood. If that’s the case, you might as well submit your SIR right now because Berkeley will definitely be a change for you :)</p>
<p>Not having a car in LA can get reeeally boring. The mass transit here system sucks. Nobody really uses the train or bus except for maybe areas close to the college.</p>
<p>Well people DO use the train…just not the average joe.</p>
<p>ok, so in reality, im not going to visit uc berkeley, im just going to the urban outfitters real close to berkeley (yeah, im flying from LA into berkeley friday). I need to get some new clothes and fit in with the berkeley urbanites!</p>
<p>whoooa LA has better food? yeah right! i sulk every time i have to go home because food in LA just does not compare to food in berkeley/sf (with the exception of sushi). there is nothing that la has that sf/berkeley doesn’t. for ex, yeah there’s diddy riese but in berkeley there’s amazing gelato everywhere and there’s ici (which was featured in vogue), which is a completely unique berkeley experience.</p>
<p>okay i was just reading up on the last posts… sf is NOT small. la is big but there’s a lot of junk that fills in between the really nice places. sf is certainly smallER than la, but each neighborhood is wonderful. there’s tons of things to do everywhere. for ex, if you go to hollywood, what can you do but go to amoeba, chinese theater, and that big dumb mall? in sf, there’s TONS of things to walk around and see/do. the best thing about sf is that there aren’t that many chain stores/restaurants so each neighborhood is unique and fun in its own way. there isn’t a nice beach in sf but so what? unless you surf every day, it’s not going to fulfill you for 2 years. …all that being said, i miss the museums in la. :(</p>