So I was a transfer for the Fall 2014 quarter, and I haven’t given much thought to this until last week when I was talking to my friend about the transfer process. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into all the UCs I applied to (UCB, UCSD, UCSC,UCSB, and UCI), and I ended up going with Irvine. Part of my reasoning was UCI is relatively young and moving up the rankings fairly quickly, more than 10 spots since I began keeping track just a couple years before transferring, and 4-5 more since transferring. Now that the UCI law school is ranked so high, and being the only UC with both a medical and law school, I could see UCI being ranked as high as universities like UCB in 10-15 years, and maybe even surpassing it in the future. I imagine similar arguments could be made for UC Merced (especially considering their 2020 development deal seems to be going through). Just curious to see your guys’ thoughts on the subject.
Funny you say this because I’ve been saying this about Merced for years. Merced already has so many dominoes in place. Back when I went to Cal, Davis was the equivalent of Merced. Look at it now. I see the two campuses as very similar.
UCD also has a Law School and Medical School along with a Vet school.
And Merced is planning a business school.
Ah my mistake I knew about the veterinary school and law school, I did not know you guys also had a medical school.
Ratings should reflect the quality of various aspects of the school. Getting so focused on ratings to the point that you are using then to choose a school is like chasing A’s once you get to college. Learn material and the grades should reflect that fact. With colleges and learning, focus on the actuality not the imperfect way the actuality is measured. You’ve got it backwards!!!
Any UC is a good UC. It’s a global brand.