<p>....no, it said the page couldn't be found.</p>
<p>the bottomline is that I am not invited. I wonder if it's just me or if other admits were also not invited.</p>
<p>Perhaps it has somthing to do with your status.
Non-californian, bay area resident, ect...</p>
<p>My question is why people who don't submit a SIR would be invited to those, if they are strictly welcoming events for actual students that are going to attend.</p>
<p>Sorry, but you should start a new thread!!!!!</p>
<p>well this thread's gone a little off topic but...
im pretty sure i'll be turning down cal's spring 07 admission for ucla's fall 06 admission. reasons:</p>
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<li><p>ucla has the perfect major for me: math/econ joint major which has a very do-able number of units. whereas at cal, i would have to apply to double major in econ and math. it would be near impossible to complete all courses in 3 semesters. i certainly would not be able to do it.</p></li>
<li><p>ucla has many more math courses that are less theoretical and more econ-applications-oriented, which is what i'm intersted in.</p></li>
<li><p>i do not like the semester system</p></li>
<li><p>i wanted to move out by next fall, i can't imagine what i'll be doing during the fall quarter/sem next year. working? ugh. im in a studious type of mind. plus, i had set my self up that this would be my last cc quarter. it would be nice to be out and moving on.</p></li>
<li><p>i want the full college experience... aka transfer dorms and the 1st quarter transfer experience. ucb also deprived me of guaranteed housing. boohoo.</p></li>
<li><p>this is minor but its still important... ucla's gym is free while berkk's is like $65/ semester</p></li>
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<p>my only reservation about ucla: having to spend a couple years working in la after graduation. i am motivated to leave la as soon as i graduate and start a career in SF (unless i opt for grad school).</p>
<p>$65 man that sucks. All the other UCs have them for free.</p>
<p>my only reservation about ucla: having to spend a couple years working in la after graduation. i am motivated to leave la as soon as i graduate and start a career in SF <a href="unless%20i%20opt%20for%20grad%20school">B</a>**.</p>
<p>Yup, just go to grad school in Nor Cal and your problem should be solved. You'll make connections and be favored upon by local businesses. I, too, want to move away from L.A. once I graduate and I've been considering on going to law schools such as Hastings or, if I'm lucky enough, Boalt Hall.</p>
<p>Luba, why did you change your mind.. I guess you were pretty sure about UCB</p>
<p>Man, everyone's decided already. I still can't make up my mind.</p>
<p>don't worry ee_stu... ill probably swing to other end of the pendelum come tomorrow... i still feel very much undecided at this point. i figured documenting my preference for ucla would get me more grounded. but alas. </p>
<p>it seems like the more i think about it, the more undecided i am. anxiety. but i just dont see berkeley happening. i can see myself at ucla, though.</p>
<p>when i visited the campus during the tap conference, i actually felt like a true bruin. by the end of the 2.5 days, it was difficult to comprehend that i would be going back to... (ugh)... my community college.</p>
<p>maybe ucla is my school, even if la is not my city. my heart will always be in the bay area, though :)</p>
<p>It's too bad I can't visit these two campuses before submitting my SIR. My Spring quarter doesn't end until end of June and I'm taking 22 units so I don't have the time.</p>
<p>So far, these factors got me leaning towards UCLA:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Fall 06 admit. I've been at CCC for 3 years and started college 2 years late. I need to get out of here. And I will also only be lower division at UCLA for only the first quarter.</p></li>
<li><p>They have straight EE major, whereas Cal has EECS.</p></li>
<li><p>Some have said that UCLA may be less cutthroat. Since most engineering classes are curved to B-/C+, this may be a plus since I may have a better chance to maintain a B average in case I want to pursue a master's someday.</p></li>
<li><p>They go by the quarter system, which I like as well. The midterms will be more manageable chunks.</p></li>
<li><p>All of my major courses are transferable and though UCLA's engineering school doesn't accept my IGETC, it seems like they will salvage most of my GEs.</p></li>
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<p>As for UCB,</p>
<ol>
<li><p>For the first year, I get almost a full ride with work study and only a few hundreds in loans. Too bad I am a Spring admit though, so I can't take full advantage of the Cal Bears Scholarship. And Cal Bears isn't guaranteed to be renewable each year. UCLA offered a 6.7k loan.</p></li>
<li><p>Academic reputation.</p></li>
<li><p>The bad: They don't accept my four quarters of programming or my current 7 unit engineering course. So That's about 4 semester courses I'll have to redo over there, plus two more lower division courses that aren't available at my CCC. They don't accept IGETC and I'm not sure how much of my GEs they will salvage.</p></li>
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<p>Obviously, UCLA seems to be the better choice in my case, especially since I can graduate sooner if I attend UCLA rather than UCB. But UCB's academic reputation coupled with a generous financial aid package is hard to turn down. I'll have to call and find out more about that Cal Bears Scholarship though.</p>
<p>I also plan to move out-of-state after graduation but am not sure when. But either way, UCLA and UCB are prestigious enough to be known outside California right?</p>
<p>And then there's UCSD. Good enough university for engineering and very nice area. Average transfer gpa there is 3.5 (?) and I have 3.9 so I might not have to study as hard. I'll actually have time to do stuff rather than be buried in textbooks during the schoolyear. But I'm still waiting for them to admit me.</p>
<p>Very good discussion</p>
<p>"I also plan to move out-of-state after graduation but am not sure when. But either way, UCLA and UCB are prestigious enough to be known outside California right?"</p>
<p>I think UC Berkeley carries more clout outside of California than UCLA.. I'm from the midwest, they are both known to be amazing schools, though. People outside of California I think though think of UCLA largely as it relates to sports, and UCB more as an academic school. It sounds like you really have a reason to go to UCLA though, and the bigger concern, anyone who is anyone (ie: someone hiring you) will know the relative merits of the schools academically.</p>
<p>You cannot go wrong with either school (UCLA or CAL).</p>