It’s closer to my sister, who lives in San Francisco (I miss her).
Scienes at San Diego are more impacted, so it might be hard for me to switch if I end up decided to do biology??
They have more majors I might consider (Food Science, dietics)
Closer to my boyfriend who will attend Berkeley (even though I know I’m not supposed to go to a school because of a boy… It’s still a plus)
My top was always Berkeley, but I’m pretty sure I got rejected. So I’m stuck between these two schools. Does the prestige of San Diego really outweigh Davis? Does that really matter?
My major is undeclared right now. I want to do something science related, but I might end up switching.
If I decide to get a Masters or go to med school, would Davis vs. San Diego really make a big difference?
The ‘prestige’ difference between SD and Davis is non-existant, particularly for some of the majors you’re suggesting here. The bigger factor is going to be which environment makes you happy. Given your statements here, you sound like you’re very sociable, motivated by close personal relationships as much as anything else.
Both great schools. UCD’s prestige has gone up the past few years. UCD and UCSD are highly regarded with good undergraduate programs if you want to later pursue a health professional career like medicine, pharmacy, etc.
Who knows, maybe you’ll get accepted to UCB. Good luck!
Wait till you have decisions, then go visit (do an overnight if you can). Which college appeals to you for UCSD and whether you get Regents at UCD may sway you. In short: it’s too early to decide.
No decisions have been posted for either school. Davis Regents are posted at the same time as all decisions in Mid-March.
UCSD has an early calling campaign targeting Underrepresented students in Early March and UCB has sent out no rejections yet so all this is moot until decisions are posted.
@socalmom007 I don’t think OP has received any decision yet from UCSD or Davis. I think she was just making the prediction that she would likely be choosing between the two. She apparently didn’t get one of the early notifications from Berkeley, but she still may get an acceptance at the regular time near the end of March.
@Gumbymom Does the UCSD calling campaign still consist of calls to both Regents and URMs? Or maybe a certain percentage of the top applicants?
I haven’t gotten accepted to either yet! Sorry if this post confused people.
I was just wondering which would be a better choice, assuming if I got into both. If not, then I guess the decision will be made for me!
