I’m still not sure which university to choose for engineering, specifically computer engineering, USC or UCLA. I know that both universities are great to study engineering but I want to know a lot more about the specific details. What are the pros and cons of pursuing engineering in USC and the same for UCLA?
You could use the help of @10s4life. There will be some bias there, as they attend UCLA, but they know both.
You should also know, if you don’t already, that they are both very competitive admits. If you haven’t already, you need to broaden your list no matter how competitive your stats are.
First you have to get in one of them, then worry about which one to attend. They’re both excellent schools, From our own experience we know excellent students, National Merit Finalist-caliber, who generally only got into one or even neither. Apply to both if you think you want to attend one of them. If you like buildings with red brick exteriors, both will be just fine.
@eyemgh were you supposed to tag someone else as well?
But to OP, I’d be happy to answer. Like @youcee said you should first try and get into both before trying to decide which one to attend. But if you only apply to one then it’s worth deciding between the two.
UCLA and USC engineering are both fantastic schools. Usc is private while Ucla is public which brings its own pros and cons. The main benefit is a tighter and more cohesive alumni network of usc. Ucla is no slouch but in SoCal usc has an impressive networking system in place. Both are theory focused schools where your classes will be focused on lectures and homework’s vs an excessive amount of labs. But since you are computer engineering you will do plenty of coding at both. I attend Ucla so I can’t speak personally about usc but Ucla Engineering does offer a very private school experience. We have our own dedicated career fairs and counselors that are always available. Every student is also partnered with an older student to guide them as well as a faculty adviser which students have to meet with at least annually which is something usually only seen at the graduate level. Class sizes are comparable with larger lower division classes and small major specific courses. If you have more specific questions I’d be happy to answer as this can be a whole essay. Alumni support at Ucla is very impressive as we passed our $4.2 billion centennial campaign 19 months ahead of schedule which is the largest capital campaign of any public school in history.
“Every student is also partnered with an older student to guide them”
Had not heard of that, will have to ask at dinner about that.
@youcee it’s called MentorSEAS. However a lot of freshman opt not to make use of that resource either cause they don’t want to or figure things out themselves or from friends. I’ve found the faculty adviser to be the most useful. He sent my resume to a few buddies which resulted in interviews right away.
Thanks @10s4life. He probably opted out - regardless, he figured it out ok whatever he did. I know he has gone to the faculty advisor.
@youcee Glad to hear he went to the faculty adviser. They place holds on the account if you don’t go
@Kiihaan In addition to Computer Engineering, which is relatively new at UCLA, they also have a Computer Science & Engineering major which seems to be somewhere in between CS and CE. Less hardware than CE, but more hardware than CS.
https://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/comparison-of-majors/
@10s4life, I didn’t know any USC students or alumni to tag. 
@10s4life Thanks for bringing up the mentors. Asked my like-pulling-teeth-to-get-any-info son and he did meet with the mentor 3 times. Not sure what it’s like for your major, but for his they had a group of 3 that met with the mentor. Another nice touch by UCLA to make a big school seem more personal.
They need a little usc expertise and I tagged you to help.