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This is a really old thread!! I decided to go to UCI and I've already graduated (back in 2009) with a BS in Neurobiology.
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I did my undergrad at UCB. I also took classes at UCI after graduating.
Since you're on this website before you even get into college, I think you'll fit right in at Berkeley. UCI is significantly easier.
He's a sophomore transferring in as a junior, which probably makes him as old as most people on this site.Since you're on this website before you even get into college, I think you'll fit right in at Berkeley. UCI is significantly easier.
how will using this website make me fit in at berk?? how was UCI easier than UCB?
i don't know if it's worth it to go to a hypercompetitive school, such as UCLA or UCB, and let my GPA suffer, or to go to an "easier" school, such as UCD or UCI, and get a higher GPA, if it is true that ur GPA is more important than ur undergrad school's prestige.
but SD itself can be a bit of a cultural wasteland and students used to be pretty competitive (don't know if this is still the case).
Either way, go to UCI, UCD, UCSD, UCB, UCLA, you'll get a great education at any of these schools, they all have great research opportunities and have amazing science programs.
Yeah but your sorry school doesn't even have a basketball team. And please, reiterate that to your school officials.
Yeah but your sorry school doesn't even have a basketball team. And please, reiterate that to your school officials.
LA: Physiological Sci
oh my god, save urself some stress and don't do phy sci. I HIGHLY suggest psychobio or MCDB. Physci MAY help you ever so slightly in medical school, but you have to get into medical school and phy sci will make it harder than it already is.
Go to Cal or UCLA. Half of going to college is the college experience. Both of those have more to offer than UCI and UCD.
They have highly competitive DI football and basketball teams. Greek life is huge at both and the undergrad population is huge for both. Berkeley and Westwood are also great college towns.
You are missing the whole point if all you care about is grades and will it be hard and how will I compete. Screw that stuff, thats not what you will remember 40 years from now, it will be the crazy football game you went to and helped pull down the posts following an upset of USC.
This is a great example of why "college experience" means many different things to many different people. Sporting teams are sort of a non-issue for lots of folks for their college experience. And for many folks, the less greeks, the better. A huge frat/sorority presence is great if you're in the greek system, but can be a pretty big annoyance if you're not.Go to Cal or UCLA. Half of going to college is the college experience. Both of those have more to offer than UCI and UCD.
They have highly competitive DI football and basketball teams. Greek life is huge at both and the undergrad population is huge for both.
yeah, if your college life is going to rotate around football, definitely go to Cal or UCLA.Screw that stuff, thats not what you will remember 40 years from now, it will be the crazy football game you went to and helped pull down the posts following an upset of USC.
Go to Cal or UCLA. Half of going to college is the college experience.
Narc and Neurofreak- Which campus did you guys end up going to? Curious about your thoughts on the city living at the campuses...yeah!!! totally agree! go to the college for the EXPERIENCE that college has to offer. if ur intelligent (which you prob are if you reading SDN this early in your career) you'll do fine anywhere. go to cal or UCLA!
Im almost in the same boat as the threadstarter. What was your GPA to get into UCI ?
This is a great example of why "college experience" means many different things to many different people. Sporting teams are sort of a non-issue for lots of folks for their college experience. And for many folks, the less greeks, the better. A huge frat/sorority presence is great if you're in the greek system, but can be a pretty big annoyance if you're not.
To each their own. Folks who'd love the environment of UCLA or Cal probably wouldn't love UCD or UCSD and vice versa. Great "college experience" at any one of them, but different. Depends on your tastes.
yeah, if your college life is going to rotate around football, definitely go to Cal or UCLA.