URGENT Help UCSB physics vs UCLA

Yulesh
Wed, 02 May 2012 17:54:09 +0000

Hey guys,
I already set my SIR deposit for UCSB a couple days ago and found out today that I got into UCLA off of the waitlist (physics). Now I’m posting this thread both in a UCSB and UCLA forum to see what responses I get. From a strictly academic point of view which one is better? I know that UCSB is ranked a bit higher overall in graduate physics programs (but does this apply to undergraduate?), and plus I got into the honors program at UCSB (and I recently applied to CCS physics- although I don’t know whether I got in yet) but since I only have about two days to decide I am wondering what you guys think about physics at both of these schools. Even though I listed a bunch of pluses for UCSB, it’s mainly because I haven’t done a lot of research into UCLA (I didn’t expect to get accepted off of the waitlist).

Any responses would be greatly appreciated.