<p>Hello i have been doing some research on this forum and theres alot of nice helpfull people and hope someone could help me out. I am a geology major and cannot decide whether to transfer to Davis or santa barbara. As far as the area and lifestyle aspects both are fine I am more worried about what college would academically be more suitable. As far as rankings go US News ranked UCSB ninth right after UCB for geology but i dont know how credible these rankings are. Thanks </p>
<p>The US News rankings are very credible! Lol trust in them. </p>
<p>A good friend of mine is a geophysics major at UC Davis. The program is very strong although doing field work requires driving at least an hour to get to more geologically interesting areas. Most of her classes are small. The location of UCSB near the beach (awesome place to study tides, carbonates, etc) and mountains means that it’s extremely easy to go out during lab and look at everything from micro facies to macro structures. </p>
<p>You can’t go wrong with both programs. I’d suggest going with the campus you most prefer. I’d much rather spend two years in Goletta than Davis, but that’s just me. </p>