URGENT Help UCSB physics vs UCLA

themanlaar
Thu, 03 May 2012 19:45:59 +0000

I’m also a Physics major here at UCSB. Personally, I got into both UCLA and UCSB for Physics and chose UCSB because the program is much much better, especially with regards to rankings of the program. Don’t get me wrong, UCLA is still a top notch school in everything including Physics. Just the program at SB is more highly regarded. Anyone can get into research as soon as they want. One of my fellow Physics friends here started research the Summer before his first year began. All of the professors are incredible, and are very welcoming with wanting to help you. There’s also KITP; even though it’s mainly used in more advanced research and such. Still, the research opportunities will more often than not help you in resume building at UCSB than at UCLA. Then again, the whole rankings and everything doesn’t really matter in the end if there isn’t any plan on taking part in research. So wherever you go, do research. Oh and if you do get into CCS, accept immediately. I am friends with all of the CCS Physics majors and they absolutely love it (it is the top undergraduate Physics program in the world, CalTech bases their program off of CCS haha).