<p>everything is going to be from my perspective at uci, with a couple experiences from ucla</p>
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<li><p>How big are the undergraduate classes at UCLA and USC
at uci, my lower divison econ class was pushing close to 400 students. no joke. i could tell you why, but that would be whole discussion in itslef. at USC the largets biz class i had was about 150. the largest ge i had at uci was around 200. the laregst ge i had at USC was around 100. even my upperdivision classes at uci were huge: about 200 students. econ was a pretty impacted major over at uci. but the bio sci classes were of similar size (i was orginally a bio major). advantage: USC</p></li>
<li><p>How many classes are taught by professors vs TAs?
profs give lectures, while TAs have discussion sections to suppliment lecture material. however, at USC our lectures tend to be longer (about 2 hrs per class for a class that meets twice a week), while at uci classes tend to be shorter (about 3 hrs a week) and always have TA’s. i think theres some kind of corelation maybe. TA’s at uci were horrible, sometimes they would decline to show up for discussion themselves, since most students didnt show up anywya. at USC, discussion is a part of your grade, you are kind of forced to speak up, but no USC student really has any objections about this. Because our classes weres smaller, i think the admin didnt really see need to have discussion sections for various classes. advantage: USC, but slightly, as this issue really shouldnt be much of a concern.</p></li>
<li><p>For a person who values close friends and relationships, does the “bigness” of UCLA, USC --or both schools-- impede making close friends.
very interesting question. this depends on the person, not shcool. i cant say much about the atmosphere about ucla, except that it does feel like a disconnected city, some people prefer that though. USC is more social for a fact. but there is enough social activity at ucla, just more at USC. advantage: neither, depends on the person. i would be happy at either, thats just b/c i tend to make the most of every situation.</p></li>
<li><p>Which is better in terms of future networking 10 - 20 years down the road.
school’s irrelevant 10-20 yrs down the road. again its gonna be on the person, and job experience will take precedent over school. however, netwroking straight out of college WILL be stronger at USC, its what we are best known for. there are many resourcs for student to take adaventage of succesfull alum. like the TROJAN NETWORK and greek life. the job oppurtunities were more plentiful and easier to come by at USC than at uci. my cousin went grad school at ucla anderson school of biz, he would hang out with me at our career office b/c he thought it was much better. he would look for job listings through my monstertrak login through USC. i even posted his resume on my monstertrak. imagine that. there are some incredible resources here at USC if yoor willing to put in the effort, which doesnt require much effort at all. i remeber spending about 10-20 mins a day just browsing and submitting my resume to various emplyers. i was constantly getting ineterveiws. i could not say the same about uci. advantage: USC right after college, thats where school networking matters most.</p></li>
<li><p>Does the bigness of the school affect students getting their classes when they want it?at uci, YES. i was forced to take 12 unit course loads b/c i couldnt get into any other classes b/c they were packed. i had to pick up the slack by taking 20 unit course loads of classes i didnt want to take (but had to in oreder to cathc up). the difference at USC is like night and day. over here, they encourage you to take on double majors and minors b/c it is way easy. thsi has to doi b/c of various reasons, such as the semester sytem is easier to navigate and overall size. ucla is pushing close to 25000 stidents while uci has only 19000. i have yet to have problems registering at USC, and i have never been shut out of a class that i wanted to take. </p></li>
<li><p>Is it easy to graduate in 4 years, or harder because the school is so big that you can’t get the classes when you want.
there is an alarming amount of 5th/6th yr seniors at uci. in fact its a major reason i was not able get the classes i wanted as they were the students pakcing up all the classes i had to take. its an evil cycle, the 5th yrs screw the freshman and sophs, who in turn screw the new freshman and sophs b/c they become 5th yr seniors too.</p></li>
<li><p>How easy is it to have your professors know you on a name basis.
haha. i love this question b/c the profs are a huge reason why i transfered. the profs at all uc’s generally suck. its a fact, jack. the profs there just wnat to their research and go home, thats it. their not there to teach. i could give some great exapmles, but im a busy guy. let me say this, some of my profs didnt have regular office hrs ( i can name 4). let me tell you about the profs here at USC…theres thsi one guy (mendy fygenson) who will not leave his office unitl there are no more students the night/morning of an exam. hes helped study for a midterm at 3:30 in the mroning at leavey library. that guy is legit. heres another one…my accountng prof called me 1:00 in the morning after i emailed him at midnight to amke sure i was able to do a certain accounting problem(merle hopkins). after semester, he took me to a dinner that nly accounting majors could go to to meet various recruiters b/c i had told him i was interested in switching my major to accounting. another prof actually brought a camera to take pics of all the students so he could remember our names and faces. i forgot who that guy was. actaully there was another prof who did that too, he taught a physics ge course. adavtage: USC no doubt</p></li>
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<p>thats all for now.</p>