<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>So basically I've narrowed down my decision to these 3 school.
I know they are all relatively similar schools ranking/ data wise. but I would like your input!</p>
<p>Also, although im trying to be a Biomedical Engineer and want a wuality education, I would also like to have a decent social life. (something i have heard is difficult at UCLA)</p>
<p>and im from Northern California, but as of right now, cost is not a gigantic factor.</p>
<p>Wow Jordonyez,</p>
<p>I am sorry to hear these are your only options. If I were you I would just go to a community college. All of those schools are not worth your time or money. Have you considered ITT Tech? I hear they have a good engineering program, or at least the commercial says so. Anyways...good luck, and I am deeply sorry</p>
<p>^^Was that supposed to be sarcastic? If not, some are not blessed as you in college admissions.</p>
<p>Go visit and see where you fit in. Personally, I'd go to UCLA. I'm also from Norcal. USC doesn't really appeal to me, and UMich doesn't merit going that far away for, at least for me.</p>
<p>Meeeeeechigan.</p>
<p>I would recommend visiting the schools... they all have very different "feel"s, so you should see where you feel most comfortable.</p>
<p>However, USC definitely be my pick.</p>
<p>I would go to USC, Michigan, and UCLA in that order. </p>
<p>But dude, you'll get a great education and have fun at all of them.</p>
<p>Wait...since when is a quality social life hard at UCLA? I don't know anyone at UCLA who wasn't at least content socially.</p>
<p>The weirdest rumors get passed around in schools...</p>
<p>Well, at least for me. Michigan has the appeal of being somewhere outside of california, because i've lived here all my life and plan to come back for grad school, but the thing is, idk how strong the alumni connection are here, and how im going to tolerate the weather.</p>
<p>I also know that both Michigan and UCLA are going to have larger classes than USC which is capped at like 30 students. But then again, Michigan is ranked 3rd at Biomedical engineering and UCLA is ranked 42nd.</p>
<p>I've also heard its really really hard to do well in UCLA engineering because the curve is so cutthroat.</p>
<p>10% of USC's courses are bigger than 50.</p>
<p>However, they have 10% more classes under 20, which is nice.</p>
<p>yeah, i've had some fairly large lectures at USC, but even given that fact none of them have been impersonal, so far. and one of the classes that you're required to take sometime early in your undergrad (usually freshman year), Writing 140, has at most 18 or 19 people in it, with 5 mandatory one-on-one meetings with the teacher during the semester (not taught by a professor, but a PhD student usually with professional experience in writing).</p>
<p>my pick goes with USC.. MIchigan costs like 160k for OOS. I love UCLA, but I believe USc will give you better individual attention.</p>
<p>GL</p>