<p>Undecided major. Both eng and bis are fine to me. </p>
<p>You have to give more information. Do you care about price and location and things like that?</p>
<p>Yes. The location is important. But the price is not a big problem. I think both UVA and UCLA have a fairly good location.</p>
<p>well that was not helpful. UVA is in a small college town near the western mtns of an east coast southern state and UCLA is in a major metropolitan city on the southwest coast. Both are good locations. </p>
<p>Okay, why don’t you tell us what you want in a college and college experience, and if you think of anything else that might help us tell us that, too. We’re trying to help you but we need information to do that. </p>
<p>I am wondering where I can fit better. Of course UCLA in a metropolitan city is more convenient in many ways,
but won’t too many people be a problem? Like hard to communicate with professors. UVA has rather small amount of students, royal alumni, but living there for years may be inconvenient. Please tell me if I am wrong. </p>
<p>The problem is I actually do not know where I can have a better college life.</p>
<p>Where are you from? Do you come from a smallish town? How extroverted are you?<br>
Have you visited both schools?</p>
<p>yeah,I am really outgoing. I’v visited the UVA. </p>
<p>What wonderful choices! If you’re outgoing, UCLA’s bigness won’t be a problem for you. Westwood is a really pretty part of Los Angeles, and the weather is wonderful. Virginia is beautiful, too, but in an entirely different way.
I think I’d choose based on where I might want to settle later on. That’s why I was curious where you’re from.
I’d pick UCLA because I love California. But I do believe UVA can give you an equally excellent education. I also think Los Angeles is wide open for internships and job opportunities. And did I mention the weather? :-)</p>
<p>Thank you so much for advice! I am from a small town so I’m kinda want to go somewhere different.</p>
<p>When you say ‘more convenient’ what does that mean? More convenient for what? </p>
<p>Traffic, shopping, something like that</p>
<p>That’s kinda of minor detail to use when picking a college–I would hardly put that into the equation. Try to drill down and look what it is like to be a student there. Look at graduation requirements. Possible departments where you might major. Special features they are known for. Where you want to work after may be one consideration, but those are both known across the country. Exploring another part of the country is also something some kids like to do. Mine wanted the ‘away’ experience and was assuming she’d go to grad school after. She did and had interviewed for jobs in SF and NYC and in the middle.</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about UVA. But UCLA is in a great area. It is nice and self contained but in an upscale area with lots of shopping and restaurants. You can get groceries at Trader Joe’s. The local bus system is good for nearby and the short ride to beaches. Getting around greater LA can be a pain because of traffic and uneven to crappy public transportation. It can be done, and you will probably end up having friends with cars.</p>
<p>Very helpful. Thank you and your experience!</p>
<p>Anyone knows UVA well? I want to fully know this school too.</p>
<p>^Same here. I got accepted to UVa and UCLA too. No idea where to go. :/</p>
<p>I know. Hard choice. I just cannot give up anyone of them. This must be a painful decision. 
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<p>Without any information about what you are looking for, it’s impossible to advise. Of course, don’t post identifying info, but choosing between these two schools depends more on you than the schools.
Both can provide what you need academically, and if equally affordable, the choice comes down to which one fits you best.
Whether one poster prefers one over the other has no impact on how you feel. Fit is entirely individual. Academically, you can not go wrong with choosing either one, however to make the choice that is best for you, you need to consider the different aspects of the schools and how they each fit you.</p>