<p>I cant decide where to go to school and I'm getting really nervous because I dont know how I am going to choose a school.
I was accepted to: Northwestern, Rice, Tufts, Wash U, UCLA(honors program), UCBerk and UCDavis (Regents Scholar)
I have basically decided I am going to go to one of the UCs because the privates are too expensive and I dont know if i want to be that far from home. So now I'm down to UCLA, UCBerk and UCDavis. I like them all for different reasons. I'm from norcal so I'm about an hour from davis and 20 minutes to Berkeley. I have a few friends at Cal and lots at Davis but none at LA.
I can't decide if the Regents scholarship and Integrated Studies program make Davis worth turning down LA and Berk. I'm not too crazy about the campus of Davis but its a nice distance from home and the people are cool.
I know I'm not really wild about the city of LA, but the campus is really nice. I've heard its a pretty superficial school, but I don't really think thats true. The honors program seems good, but not anything phenomenal.
I love berkeley, I've been a cal fan since the womb, but I didn't get any honors offers there and I'm worried its a little too close to home, I want to have a new experience.
I don't know what I want to study yet, so that cant really be a factor in my decision. Does anyone know anything about the Regents Program or have ANY INPUT WHATSOEVER. I just keep going over these things in my head, and I honestly think I would like all of them, but I have no gut decision leading me one way or the other. PLEASE HELP thanks</p>
<p>I recommend Berkeley. It will probably provide you with many opportunities and is highly acclaimed in several areas of study. Obviously, UCLA and UCB are each good for various reasons but Berkeley seems to be more convenient (closer to home) and is no less of a university than UCLA.</p>
<p>DEFINITELY cal or la
b/w those two- i'd say toss a coin
davis is not worth it- my friend turned down regents for cal- you would be hanging out with the cows</p>
<p>i'm also norcal, also was accepted to davis regents, cal, and ucla honors program.
berkeley... for me not a consideration, my major is psych which would be strong anywhere. i don't particularly like berkeley and for me it's waaaaay too close to home (just over the hills lol).
davis regents... i liked the honors dorms and the ISHP. i'd never seen davis at all until a few weeks ago, spent a day there walking around. i felt extremely comfortable, the ppl were nice, the campus was pretty typical for a UC, and i felt like i was... still at home. it would have been a solid choice for me and it came in second over my private schools (willamette, scripps).
ucla... that's where i'm headed. davis was nice but i felt like if i went to davis, i wouldn't have chosen davis, i would have TURNED DOWN ucla and i didn't have enough justification for doing so. i <3 norcal very much but ucla will grow me! it'll be a true college experience. it has what i'm looking for (and also a colorguard but that's just me). i loved the vibrancy, how there's always something going on. i won't feel as comfortable there, i won't have as nice a dorm, and i won't have the regents perks, but i will learn how to live truly away from home (i'm an only kid so i need the experience). also, i loved the campus far more. maybe not the hills, but... ucla felt like college! and, after two days there it began to feel like home.
so it depends what you're looking for... close to home? far from home? a specific dept/major? urban? rural? ocean? valley? hills? flat? regents?
also another thing... at davis, honors kids are lumped together. but at ucla, they're not identified by a program or a dorm. the entire academic level is higher in and of itself, and i liked that fact.
so good luck with your decision! they're all wonderful schools and i know it's a tough choice. follow your heart! a year ago i NEVER would have thought i'd be going to any UC, much less UCLA (i don't exactly love LA either) but you have to go with your gut, and my gut told me bruins!!! hope your decision brings you peace of mind.</p>