<p>I'm going to transfer next year. And I think I will go for engineering major. Currently, I'm still not really sure what kind of Engineering I should follow: Civil / Medical/ or Mechanical. I heard that UCI engineering isn't that really good, and I don't really know the ranking about CSU Long Beach. If I go for Civil Engineering, which one should I choose between? Also, I'm thinking about going to Grad School also, and CSU Long Beach also offers Grad School for Civil as well.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth:</p>
<p>I’m a 4th year Civil Engineering student at UCI. It’s a great school for engineering, very dedicated with research and facilities / opportunities for undergraduate research. (Looks GREAT when applying for Grad school). UCI’s Engineering is VERY competitive. I consider myself average amongst a lot of the students, and Prof. are always bringing in Professionals to lecture to the students about the field. If you were to go to UCI, I assure you would receive a top notch engineering education! Let me know if you have any specific questions about UCI’s Engineering school, I will do my best to answer them.</p>
<p>My personal feelings; I will always choose UC’s over CSU’s, (With the exception of Cal Poly’s for Engineering). UC’s carry more weight on the resume in my opinion.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to do research, in all honesty, the Cal States are good. You will get a job, plus, you will grad with a whole lot less debt. </p>
<p>If you want to do research, that’s what the UC’s are for, and go there. </p>
<p>As long as its ABET accredited, it really doesn’t matter. I know aerospace majors that grad from CSULB and got hired by Boeing.</p>