<p>i agree with everyone above–forget ucsd. for name/prestige alone, ucla and cal should be your only picks. sd, while improving, is still far below the top two uc’s. </p>
<p>also, have you been to the sd campus? it’s pretty, but it’s split up into the different schools, which is nice for specialization, but really hurts socializing. you also don’t really get the college town vibe you get from berkeley or westwood, which are both really fun towns for students.</p>
<p>the choice, then, will probably be between ucla and berkeley, which is pretty common. berkeley is superior academically; ucla, socially. you get the name brand recognition at cal, but it’s also rainy and people don’t really talk to each other as much. with ucla, you still get some prestige (although not as much, granted), and you get socal weather and happy, friendly people. ok, well, social people, at least.</p>
<p>remember that you’re going to be at whatever college for 4 years of your life. if you don’t like the atmosphere, or you don’t like telling people you go to that school, those 4 years are going to suck.</p>