<p>I was admitted to both UCLA and UCSD.
I chose UCSD because it has a famous poli sci dpt and program as it is one of the top 10 in the nation.
But later I felt really bad coz I realized that UCLA is so famous overall....
I regret now but I could do nothing now.</p>
<p>Major or School is more important?</p>
<p>Shoulda just gone with UCLA because it’s more well-known and more prestigious. People aren’t that impressed when they hear UC San Diego even though it’s the 3rd best UC. People and eventual job employers are impressed when they hear UCLA or UCB. I’m going to UCLA.</p>
<p>Agreed, horrible advice. It’s your education that matters the most. Not the reputation or social life of your school. They’re both UCs. They only one that “looks better” is UCB but you aren’t and shouldn’t get judged in an interview based off that. If UCSD has a better program for your major then you made the right choice.</p>
<p>Never go only for “major ranking”–because they tend to be very biased.</p>
<p>The Overall University ranking is still biased but tends to be more realistic.</p>
<p>@rg231182: UCSD Poli Sci= Ranked higher, no required specialization program thing, no “pre-major” status, less impacted.</p>
<p>I say just dont look back; look towards the future. You are going to a great school in UCSD which is located in the best city in the world (IMO lol). Its only 2 years and if you really regret not choosing UCLA then use that as motivation to get accepted there for grad school :)</p>
<p>Sorry bud, but I really think you should have gone with UCLA. No one cares that in a few rankings, UCSD’s graduate political science program is ranked a few steps above UCLA’s. Both are great schools, though. Long-term, the difference in success between graduates of UCLA and UCSD is insignificant.</p>
<p>if your worrying about making a mistake, why not go to ucsd for undergrad (the better program) , then going to ucla or ucb for graduate?</p>
<p>Reputation for major is likely more important for major specific employment or graduate school in the major. Reputation for the school overall is likely more important for other contexts, such as employment not specific to the major. However, how much difference this actually makes may not be all that much in many cases.</p>
<p>Rankings for majors are generally for graduate programs. If you went to UCSD ONLY because of the major ranking, then yes you probably made a mistake. If you went to UCSD because you felt it was a better fit overall, then I wouldn’t stress too much. The edge that UCLA has is probably it’s alumni network and more internships/job opportunities in LA than La Jolla.</p>
<p>I think going by major ranking is a bad idea, but I would consider going to a lesser ranked school if I felt their program was a better fit for me. For example, although my ultimate top choice is UCB because of location, I really love the idea of going to UCI because I feel that their philosophy program is a better fit for me-many more classes in formal logic, with an entire different major of “logic and philosophy of science.” I have also heard that UC Davis has smaller class sizes and a smaller Phil department in general, and I would really prefer that over big lecture classes and heavy reliance on GSIs that UCB has. I honestly do feel that UCB is not the “school” for me, but I also know that location is the most important factor so UCB remains my #1 choice. The fact that they are also top ranked is almost coincidental.</p>
<p>Upper division philosophy courses at Berkeley tend to be have 40-50 student limits:</p>
<p>[UCB</a> Online Schedule of Classes: Search Results](<a href=“http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=5&p_term=FL&p_deptname=Philosophy&p_classif=U&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&x=15]UCB”>http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=5&p_term=FL&p_deptname=Philosophy&p_classif=U&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&x=15)</p>