can't decide! help! b/w UCLA/Cal/Claremont Mckenna

<p>it's mainly between large university or small i guess.</p>

<p>I can easily decide between LA and berkeley by visiting. but once i narrow it down between those two...</p>

<p>i dont' know! i've heard both sides of the argument regarding big university versus small university.</p>

<p>I know I want to go to grad school; what would you guys say are the positives/negatvies of going to UCLA/Berk over CMC?</p>

<p>Its my impression that a private school will give you a better chance of getting into the graduate school you want to go to.</p>

<p>Can't you visit CMC after visiting UCLA? It's not that far away.</p>

<p>yea im goin to actually visit ucla the monday of my spring break and claremont the next.</p>

<p>but i think it's goin to ultimately come down to big vs small college.. and what i want out of hte college experience--not sure if im going to be able to decide that after the visits though.</p>

<p>I just sent someone a very long PM about why I ended up choosing Scripps over Cal. It's just my own experience, but I'm happy to send it your way if you're interested. Just PM.</p>

<p>(For the record, no knock on Cal. I think I'm headed there, next, so things worked out pretty perfectly.)</p>

<p>I also chose between UCLA and the Claremont colleges last year. For me, UCLA's location and offerings made it an easy choice. I don't need 12person classes. If you need them then choose Claremont. Otherwise, UCLA wins every other way.</p>