<p>I am currently a second year at Berkeley, and last semester, had a bit of a slump, got homesick (I'm from LA) and decided to apply to UCLA. Well, I have tons of friends here at Berkeley, and I LOVE the faculy, I am friends with most of my professors, I am doing extremely well in my classes, etc. BUT I got offered the Regent Scholarship for UCLA.... My family is from LA, I have a lot of friends that still live down there, there's def. more to do in LA. Basically, what is holding me back from transferring is 1. UCB is more prestigious and I would rather get a degree from Berkeley. 2. I am familiar with Berkeley now, with the campus, etc. 3. I've made some great friends..... soo I guess what I am asking for is what you would do in my place and/or postive or negative things about both schools so I can weigh my options... while I do know a lot about Los Angeles, I don't know a lot about UCLA, the campus, the people, etc.</p>
<p>What's your major/area of study that interestes you?</p>
<p>Journalism and development studies. Berkeley doesn't even have a journalism major (they have mass com but it is kind of a dummy major)</p>
<p>So they say. UCLA doesn't have journalism either (if I remember correctly), but they do have a better daily paper. Have you joined the Daily Cal? It substitutes as journalism training for many. And don't they offer some classes to undergraduates through Cal's graduate journalism program? Mass com might be considered a dummy major, but it's what you do with it that matters. I think it's unlmiitedX or someone on the boards that is an American Studies major, but he's in the honors track and is challenged enough.</p>
<p>Yep, we don't have a journalism here (UCLA) either. However, there's an upcoming summer program. <a href="http://www.summer.ucla.edu/travel/Journalism-DC/overview.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.summer.ucla.edu/travel/Journalism-DC/overview.htm</a></p>
<p>ucla is a great school, but unless you're a very sociable person I'd recommend staying at cal. By the end of 2 years many students have found their "niche", made their circle of friends, however you want to put it. Its not that people are unfriendly, and there are a sizeable number of JC transfers at the UC schools. But it isn't as easy as starting as a frosh when everyone's nervous and looking to meet new people. Even though they guarantee housing 3 years now at ucla, a lot of kids are going to be moving out at the end of soph year so not everyone's going to be in the dorms. Of course I'm not you, maybe the attraction of LA offsets any problems. But be sure to take into account starting fresh at a new school versus continuing in a system/place you're comfortable and familiar with.</p>
<p>I would stay at UCB</p>
<p>Ditto ^. A huge reason is because I don't like LA.</p>
<p>I would stay at UCB... To really enjoy UCLA you need to be there for all four years, and I also think the same rule would apply to UCB as well...</p>