<p>oh yeah I forgot Pomona and Mudd. But I didn''t say CA I said west coast...I know Reed is in Portland</p>
<p>I've never heard of any of those... and I'm on the West Coast. :-D</p>
<p>What about Cal Tech?</p>
<p>Davis I think is one of the most under-rated colleges in the nation, so I'm glad it's up there on at least one of these rankings. And, hey, give Reed a break. Even I couldn't get into Reed, and if I could, I would have been heartbroken, because of the cost.</p>
<p>Davis = best vet school west of the Mississippi. IMO</p>
<p>What about USC?</p>
<p>Anyway, to the original Q, yes, it is.</p>
<p>USC is not quite to the level of the top tier schools. Look on College Confidentials list of top schools and you will see it's not there.</p>
<p>not to be a douche ilikeoranges, but very few people could actually tell you that brown is an ivy league school too. I wonder how many people know about Emory, Tufts, Lehigh, Wake Forest, etc... just because new yorkers haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's not quality, believe it or not... and don't even bother responding about me hating on NYC as that's where my family is from...</p>
<p>haha, NY'ers not knowing about UC Davis is not my entire basis for saying that UCD is not "prestigious", don't get me wrong it's a great school. But so is Case Western, CUNY Baruch, Boston College, Fordham, but does that make them "prestigious", I don't know. Does that make them bad colleges? Definitely not. They are all great college, and you will get a good education from them. I'm just sick and tired of some forum members posting information that makes UC Davis seem like its the best university in CA and that everyone knows (or should) know about UCD. UC Davis has one of the best GRADUATE vet programs in the nation -other programs are good/average, but not top tier so I wouldn't call them "prestigious". Do we have different definitions of "prestigious"?</p>
<p>^Why would that make you "sick and tired"? I don't understand why it bothers you.</p>
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<p>haha interesting! Thanks!</p>
<p>Anyhow, it just irks me that some people have to dig so deep into rankings that nobody has ever really used or seen to justify a "prestigiousness" of a school. If you're happy with Davis, all the more power to you. If you're not, then it is in your best interest to transfer! Personally, if I had stayed at Davis my life would be completely different. Academically, I would not have been exposed to such a great program at my new school, and socially while I still have many friends at UC Davis, I have made many new friends at my new university from all over the world (much more diverse than Davis, not that this is a major reason to transfer).</p>
<p>No offense to the many "collegemoms", they really likes Davis and I can see that they firmly believe that Davis is a great school and are very helpful to many members of this forum. But nevertheless, their views are biased and I don't know exactly how long they've been out of college. I really have no idea how a school's # of majors, library size, number of acres, first in native american major is important or really relevant to anything.</p>
<p>Personally, I would not have known I had such potential had I not transferred. I would not have matured as much growing in an entirely new environment. I would not be exposed to the world as I am now.</p>
<p>In conclusion, I don't want anyone to use these rankings to justify them staying at Davis. IMO, if Davis was the only school you got into, why not work incredibly hard get a 3.8+ or whatever, and transfer to a better school. Don't stay simply because someone tells you it's "good enough" or "prestigious in some niches".</p>
<p>ilikeoranges since you are from Davis it's good that you left. Other people who did not grow up in Davis will have a very different experience from you. I'm truly happy that you like where you are, and I agree that you did the right thing in leaving. There is no reason other people's happiness and enthusiasm ought to bother you. Things didn't work out well for you in your home town, it is quite understandable. You needed to leave. There is no need to come on here and bash UC Davis. You've been away for a while now (2 years?) so I hope you are being helpful to the students over in the NYU forums.</p>
<p>ilikeoranges, that is interesting. We live near Davis too, and I really would have felt good about my D attending ( she got in for animal sciences) for several reasons, but I think she did not think it was special enough. I would have used all of these posts if she would consider it, but she is hellbent on going to Duke. It looks like you are at NYU. I hope she is as happy about her decision as you seem to be.</p>
<p>Hi collegemom16, the main reason I transferred was the same reason that Shrinkrap's D felt, I did not feel it was special enough. I decided that I was going to transfer out during the first week, no matter how happy and settled I became -and I became very happy and made a lot of friends at UC Davis that made me not want to leave. So it's not really a matter of things not working out, rather than I felt a need to improve my overall academic surroundings.</p>
<p>Collegemom16, I mean this with the most respect but I feel like you candy coat a lot of the information that you give. I do not feel that it is fair that students get less in reality than their expectations. I am not bashing UC Davis, I have stated time and time again that it is a good university, but not a great university.</p>
<p>Shrinkrap, good luck to your D! Had I not known that I wanted to transfer during my first week of school, I would probably not have tried as hard (and probably not been able to get into NYU as a transfer). I am glad that she knows she wants to go to Duke. The desire to transfer gave me a lot of motivation for such a high GPA and work experience. There is a lot of valuable information on accepted people's GPAs/Extra Curriculars and etc on the transfer forum. I remember that as I read the forums, I realized I needed about a 3.8 GPA, letters of recommendations, and knew what types of classes I needed to take which definitely helped me later when I applied. Best of luck to your D.</p>
<p>"I am glad that she knows she wants to go to Duke. "</p>
<p>I hope she knows what she's doing, and doesn't "want to transfer the first week of school" ( did you feel okay about Davis before that first week?)....BTW, I think UC Davis is VERY special.</p>
<p>"So it's not really a matter of things not working out, rather than I felt a need to improve my overall academic surroundings."</p>
<p>Somehow I think maybe you haven't been told this enough. You are a marvelous person ilikeoranges. Congrats to you. </p>
<p>"I am not bashing UC Davis, I have stated time and time again that it is a good university, but not a great university."</p>
<p>Once again we are are really proud of your amazing accomplishments. Truly you are impressive and so is NYU. I guess all the kids who aren't good enough for NYU will just have to stick it out at, "good but not great" UCD. Gosh maybe if you work hard enough at NYU you could even transfer into Columbia where my Grandfather went. I think you might be capable. I mean that sincerely.</p>
<p>Be proud of yourself and move on ilikeoranges.</p>
<p>Hi Shrinkrap, the reason I wanted to transfer during my first week was because in high school I was so unhappy that I was attending UC Davis, and I knew that I could do better. It was not really the people I met or the atmosphere that made me choose this so early on.</p>
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<p>Response to collegemom16:</p>
<p>Move on? Haha ok. My family still lives in Davis and most of my childhood friends and high school friends still go to Davis, and I go to Davis every holiday so I don't know what you mean by move on.</p>
<p>I also was more involved with the UC Davis campus than most people and have had more experience with it after my 2nd year than probably most seniors.</p>
<p>Is it wrong for me to offer my experiences and facts (about the school that aren't detailed on the website), for students to see before they choose UC Davis to attend the next 4 years of their life?</p>
<p>I hate to say this, but I don't understand how a college MOM is telling me to move on when I am still in college, and she is clearly not.</p>
<p>I am very happy with my accomplishments, and I don't need anyone (especially on a forum) to tell me this =D. The reason I post my stats are for other students to use as a benchmark. If you ever go through the process of applying to college of our HS, or as transfer you definitely want to know an accepted person's GPA, ECs, etc.</p>
<p>However, people like you (collegemom16) post some very unnecessary information, and sometimes flagrantly positively biased about UC Davis. Students are shopping for schools that they will shape them for the rest of their lives, I think if you're going to present information, you owe it to them to present the positive and the negative. Right now, most of your posts seem incredibly positive, borderline propaganda. I don't post information on subjects I don't know about. I know about internship opportunities, job opportunities, the academics, studying abroad, the bureaucracy of UC Davis, etc.</p>
<p>Collegemom16, I have never meant to look down on anyone at UC Davis, I am sorry if my posts came out that way -there are a lot of people smarter at UC Davis than me. I have a friend that is at UC Davis, he's a genius, every class A/A+, he has like a 4.1 GPA right now in college. He's excels there and that makes him happy, so he definitely shouldn't transfer. However, like many high schoolers who may not want to go to Davis (who don't eventually end up loving Davis), I do like to present the opportunity to transfer and the required credentials necessary to transfer. I'm not saying they should transfer to NYU, they could go for Stanford, Caltech, another UC (I had a lot of UCD friends now at UCSD), maybe a private school, a private school, or go crazy like me and go across the country -wherever makes them happier (academically or socially or both).</p>
<p>Also, I'm not going to apply to Columbia for transfer because I am very happy where I am, and I don't want to spend 5 years in college =D.</p>
<p>I hope that clarifies things, let me know if it doesn't.</p>
<p>i sence a little hostility here :P </p>
<p>anywyas speaking about internships..what would a person interested in business ,like me, do to find some of those :)</p>