<p>Which one will u guys go for in this case as an engineering major such as electrical/computer or mechanical.
Let give some rank or adivice</p>
<p>Cal
UCLA
UCSD
Pomona
UCSB
SLO
..the other UCs</p>
<p>though why Pomona and no Mudd?</p>
<p>hmm. Wat u mean " why Pomona and no Mudd?
If I got accepted to Cal Poly Poman, UCSB , UCI, UCD, UCR, UCSC, which one should I go for?</p>
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Cal
UCLA
UCSD
Pomona
UCSB
SLO
..the other UCs
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<p>That is a laughably bad rank order list.</p>
<p>Oh he thought you meant Pomona of the Claremont schools!</p>
<p>UCB
UCLA
UCSD
UCD, UCSB, SLO
UCI
UCSC
CP Pomona, UCR</p>
<p>Yeah I'm assuming he thought of Pomona College which doesn't even have engineering!</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO for Engineering should be about where UCSB, UCD, and UCI are. Maybe even UCSD. A little bit higher if you want to get a job out of college or professional school, and a little bit lower if you want to go to grad school.</p>
<p>Cal Poly Pomona should be comparable to UCR and UCMerced, maybe even UCSC.</p>
<p>USNWR
2. UCB
20. UCLA
25. UCSD
33. UCD
37. UCSB
48. UCI</p>
<p>Cal Poly is ranked in a different ranking.</p>
<p>Indeed I was thinking of Pomona ^^.</p>
<p>For ME I believe Cal Poly SLO has a better program than UCLA. The teaching is of a stronger caliber. I had virtually no TAs, and professors are selected for their ability to teach - not to research. Undoubtedly, the <em>students</em> are smarter at UCLA than Cal Poly, on average. That says nothing for the education though.</p>
<p>The amount of required labs hours is higher at Poly than that of UCLA. This is incredibly valuable and should not be underestimated. I believe that for Mechanical Engineering hands on work is significantly undervalued by the current educational establishment.</p>
<p>My education at Poly included:</p>
<p>1x introductory M.E. lab
1x measurement lab
2x circuits labs
2x (general) design labs
1x fluids lab
1x thermal fluids lab
1x electric motors lab
1x vibrations lab
1x controls lab
1x robotics lab
1x IC engine lab
1x senior project (the senior project at CPSU is much better than at UCLA)</p>
<p>Why do I know about UCLA's program? I was accepted to both and finally decided that CPSU had a better program.</p>
<p>Also, I think the technical elective list is broader at Cal Poly. If someone goes to UCLA and wants to work HVAC (for a reason I don't know why) they don't have any specific tech electives for it. If they want to work in the Petroleum Industry, there are no specific technical electives to take. Cal Poly does.</p>
<p>As a third-year Cal Poly computer science student, I recommend that you go to Cal Poly if you want to work in industry immediately after graduation. Cal Poly's practical education is top-notch and is superior to those of most UCs. We offer small class sizes, all classes taught by professors and not TAs, and lots of project/lab courses. Industry recruiters also love to brag about our school, and some some of the more selective ones say that they only visit Stanford, Berkeley, Caltech, and Cal Poly (amongst other great schools). I know plenty of Cal Poly alums with careers at Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, and other top companies. Many people envy Cal Poly due to its great job at career placement and heavy recruitment by industry. Internships in industry are also available to those with good GPAs (hard to get, but a 3.0 will suffice) and some good experience.</p>
<p>However, if you want to go to graduate school and get a PhD, I'd strongly consider going to a UC, preferably UC Berkeley (where industry placement is also great in case you are on the fence). Undergraduate research and letters of recommendation from research professors are very important for PhD admissions, and you'll have more resources at a UC than at Cal Poly (since Cal Poly is not a research institution). However, Cal Poly is not a bad choice for that career path, due to the teaching quality, small class sizes, and accessibility of professors. Plus, there are still some summer research opportunities elsewhere (such as the NSF REU program).</p>