<p>"UCLA is better academically than USC, hands down. They have a slightly better film and music school, but otherwise, money is the deciding factor, which USC has a lot more of"</p>
<p>slightly better? USC has one of the best music schools in the nation. UCLAs doesn't even compare</p>
<p>foxiechick - i really doubt SLOs engineering is better than UCLA or USCs. but im not an engineering guy so i can't say for sure</p>
<p>From what I hear SLO is more "hands-on" oriented, whereas UCLA is more theory. (?) At least that's what transfers from Cal States have told me. SLO is a fine school. I think it's one of the top undergraduate engineering schools that doesn't offer a PhD. Check in the Engineering Thread to verify.</p>
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From what I hear SLO is more "hands-on" oriented, whereas UCLA is more theory.
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I confirm this. UCLA prepares you for graduate school (as another poster from not too long ago posted). SLO is more hands on experience.</p>
<p>My friend in SLO took circuit analysis lab during his first year (EE) and knew most of the equipment involved. Meanwhile, at UCLA, most students had no idea with what they were playing with in 4BL. (they just cared it worked .. so they can write their 20 page lab report)</p>
<p>I don't think they know some more until 110L.</p>
<p>But at UCLA, students have more solid theory. So take your pick.</p>
<p>Where does USC fall in here? (CPSLO more hands on experience/UCLA more theory/USC where?)</p>
<p>Does anyone know about engineering at UCSD? Is it hands on like SLO or more like UCLA? Also, my son is interested in engineering and physics. I know that UCSD and Cal has Engineering Physics major but UCLA doesn’t.</p>
<p>why anyone would want to go to the school in the ghetto (USC) is beyond me :D</p>
<p>raffles: all UCs are research universities. Although you will find labs and stuff, I doubt it’s as hands-on as the CSUs</p>
<p>holy crap. it’s a citan spotting.</p>
<p>@raffles88, UCSD’s bioengineering program is one of the best in the nation (better than UCLA’s, perhaps because UCLA’s program is pretty new). This is for the graduate program, yet I’d also assume that it’d apply to their undergrad program because of the many different paths of bioengineering they have outlined in their major. That being said… I don’t know about the rest of their engineering programs…</p>