<p>So, I was accepted to both UCLA and Cal as a transfer student for Fall 2012. Now that they've made their decision, I have to make mine. But, I can't chose! UCLA has been my dream school since high school, but Cal is just..well CAL! I don't know if I can pass that opportunity up. Anyways, I wanted to know how UCLA's Psych program is, and how does it compare to Cal's? I heard from someone here that UCLA emphasizes more on neuropsych while Cal treats Psych more as a social science. Is this true? Psych majors, can I hear your stories?</p>
<p>Bump bump bump!</p>
<p>First off, psychology is a liberal art and is under the College of Letters and Sciences. Since it’s not a professional degree/program, it doesn’t matter what the rankings are. Really. It doesn’t matter. Nobody cares that ____ or _____ has the #22 or #3 ranked Psychology Department in U.S. Really, nobody cares. Rankings matter if you’re an engineer, or if you’re a law student, and a few other fields. But for all liberal arts, it really doesn’t matter. So don’t think about rankings at all.</p>
<p>Second, both schools have fine Psychology programs. Don’t worry too much about what you’re going to be learning, because in the end, you’ll be learning the same thing more or less. Also it’s just a BA in Psychology, which is effectively a useless degree without graduate school, so don’t put all your marbles in here. Go to the school you like best, be it UCLA or Cal, and go to the school where you think you’ll be able to get the most research opportunities, highest GPA, and will help you get a job/get into a good grad school program.</p>
<p>Both programs should be pretty similar. You should go for fit, which it seems like would be UCLA.</p>
<p>there are no useless degrees. the only people who complain about their “useless degrees” are the ones who didnt put enough time into their success.</p>
<p>I think its basically absurd to worry about undergrad psychology rankings…</p>
<p>I didn’t even ask about their rankings haha.</p>