And i need some pointers now to pick between these. I'm interested in engineering, mechanical and civil so far... I posted earlier on picking colleges in general but now i was wondering for some deciding opinions between the UC's to make sure i dont miss applying to a good school...apps are due 30th. yeah...tomorrow.
i'm probably going to apply to berkeley but since i have one day, i dont have a lot of time to research much, i have to do my essays right NOW...lol. and there's nothing like hearing from those who actually have experianced it. but it is just between these. i just had to post again so people could read my new question.
can you guys help me a bit more on picking from these? i put some quotes at the end for stuff i already found out...and some of these might be ready to knock off the list right away. Again my focus will most likely be engineering.
Berkeley - 12% of students are engineering majors - so far this one sounds nice by descriptions you guys helped with, large selection of majors in Engineering
Davis -11% are engineering majors - even larger amount of engineering selections it seems. and it seems to have more branches within mechanical engineering, including ground vehicle systems and a large selection just within M.E. ..maybe something i'd like? dunno what
Irvine - only 5% eng. maj - smaller selection...doesnt seem to be a huge thing there
Los Angeles - only 6% eng. maj - small Eng. selection
San Diego - only 7% eng. maj. - mechanical and areospace...no civil..kinda small selection
can anybody help me out with picking? Any factors that you know of that you did or would look at is what i want...weather, class sizes namely in mathematical and engineering courses, teacher/studen communication (namely how well they speak english), types of people, clubs, how nice living is, expenses, weather...etc..... comparing it to YOUR hometown and how you liked the transition would be awsome too... someone that comes from a city and moves to berk. might not feel the same as someone from the country...
Merced, SF, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz,all have small or non-existant engineering majors, so i left them out. I included the ones that had significant popularity in engineering.... and 6-7 percent seems to be the cut-off in the book i have on colleges...
without mentioning davis or the fact i'm picking from UCs (im not set on UCs but have to decide on some now) tte said this:
i'm probably going to apply to berkeley but since i have one day, i dont have a lot of time to research much, i have to do my essays right NOW...lol. and there's nothing like hearing from those who actually have experianced it. but it is just between these. i just had to post again so people could read my new question.
can you guys help me a bit more on picking from these? i put some quotes at the end for stuff i already found out...and some of these might be ready to knock off the list right away. Again my focus will most likely be engineering.
Berkeley - 12% of students are engineering majors - so far this one sounds nice by descriptions you guys helped with, large selection of majors in Engineering
Davis -11% are engineering majors - even larger amount of engineering selections it seems. and it seems to have more branches within mechanical engineering, including ground vehicle systems and a large selection just within M.E. ..maybe something i'd like? dunno what
Irvine - only 5% eng. maj - smaller selection...doesnt seem to be a huge thing there
Los Angeles - only 6% eng. maj - small Eng. selection
San Diego - only 7% eng. maj. - mechanical and areospace...no civil..kinda small selection
can anybody help me out with picking? Any factors that you know of that you did or would look at is what i want...weather, class sizes namely in mathematical and engineering courses, teacher/studen communication (namely how well they speak english), types of people, clubs, how nice living is, expenses, weather...etc..... comparing it to YOUR hometown and how you liked the transition would be awsome too... someone that comes from a city and moves to berk. might not feel the same as someone from the country...
Merced, SF, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz,all have small or non-existant engineering majors, so i left them out. I included the ones that had significant popularity in engineering.... and 6-7 percent seems to be the cut-off in the book i have on colleges...
ma71supraturbo said:UC Davis (my sister and a few friends have graduated from it): Price of tuition comparable to Cal Poly, cost of living a little lower. Class sizes are generally huge, professors often do not speak english very well (which makes is even more difficult to figure out whats happening in a 500-person class). You have to be a decent student to get in, coursework is pretty tough from what I hear... Close to Sacramento, not terribly far from the bay area. Lots of clubs.
without mentioning davis or the fact i'm picking from UCs (im not set on UCs but have to decide on some now) tte said this:
tte said:I'd pick UC Berkeley.
I heard it a very good school. My boss and his friends and some other people I know went there. A good school is good but I think your work experience is valuable too.
90% of the freshly graduated engineers who worked for my boss's company have learnt alot and all have jobs with LockHeed Martin...I am next.
I think its because my boss and his friends were senior design engineers in Lockheed till they started their own companies and besides quality work, that is also the reason we do jobs for Lockheed Martin.
Cheers,
Roy
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