Immunology: MIT vs. UCLA

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>Hello! I applied to both MIT and UCLA and was blessed to get into both. I am pretty sold on MIT, but love UCLA as well. The social life is not a worry at either, and I feel like I would fit the personality of either.</p>

<p>I got into Biological Engineering (Course 20) at MIT and MIMG (Pre Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics) at UCLA. Either way, I wish to later pursue graduate studies in Immunology and end up in research, preferably in maleriology. I am very much interested in undergraduate research opportunites and, obviously, overall quality of learning.</p>

<p>Can anyone give me insight into these majors at either of these fantastic schools to aid me in my decision process? Thank you so much! :)</p>

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<p>I only applied to UCLA as a backup for graduate school, so I can’t speak directly to the quality of the UCLA undergraduate program in biomedical sciences, but certainly at the graduate level, MIT’s program is much higher-quality, and the research and faculty members are superior. For undergraduates, this translates to more research opportunities available at MIT in extremely high-profile labs, and to in-depth involvement in research projects and potentially publications as an undergraduate.</p>