SJSU vs UCD ?

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<p>Which is a better school for Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State or UC Davis? I am torn between these 2 schools, which one should I transfer to?</p>

<p>I've always thought that UCD is a better choice, just cause its a UC. However, I just realized that my assumption is not necessarily true. SJSU has a very good engineering program, while Davis is a good overall school but is not known for its engineering program. From the brief research I've done, I found out that Davis is more research oriented when it comes to engineering, which will give an advantage when applying to graduate school. SJSU, on the other hand, is more hands-on and will give an advantage to those who want to start working in the field right after graduating. </p>

<p>I plan to get my first engineering job immediately after graduating. I am considering going to grad school, but not until I've held an engineering position for a few years. If SJSU will give me an advantage when finding my first job, I think I would rather go there. Can anyone confirm that this is true, or provide more information on either school's engineering program? </p>

<p>I think I would rather live in San Jose than in Davis. I am currently living in San Francisco, and the quiet, suburban environment of Davis kind of scares me a bit. Although my sister went to Davis and I enjoyed visiting, I think I'd be bored out my mind living in Davis. Also, San Jose is a little closer to home, although I would have to move either way. However, living preference doesn't play a big factor in my book, I just want the school that offers a better education and opportunity of getting hired as a ME.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>San Jose State! No contest.
Silicon Valley is in your backyard! Internship opportunities will be better if you’re closer to all the tech companies.
I don’t really trust low tier UC’s like Davis when it comes to an engineering education.</p>

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<p>Would it correct to assume that you have completed all of the lower division course work for the ME major at both schools (according to <a href=“http://www.assist.org”>http://www.assist.org</a> ) so that you do not need take any “catch up” courses after transfer?</p>

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<p>Rankings don’t matter to me
Reputation in the industry matters to me because that’s where the bucks are made after graduating
CPP’s learn by doing philosophy that it shares with CPSLO is highly sought after
Never really heard anything about Davis in CS or engineering.</p>

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<p>@MEinProgress
If money is no issue, I would choose UCD for engineering/CS over SJSU. The qualities of the academics, student body/life, campus, post-graduation job placement, and facilities and resources are all superior to SJSU. There is no ambiguity here. </p>

<p>@BlueF30
Cal Poly SLO is placed right below UCR? You kidding right? Or are you just being a ■■■■■?</p>

<p>“You really shouldn’t bring in your personal biases to objective ratings.”</p>

<p>Have your checked the admission stats for Cal Poly SLO in comparison to UCR, UCM, UCSC, UCSB, UCD, UCI? Especially engineering admission stats for SLO?</p>

<p>Avg GPA: 4.08
Avg ACT: 31
Avg SAT: 1388 (out of 1600)</p>

<p><a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions;

<p><a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/riverside/freshman-profile/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/riverside/freshman-profile/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The biggest cross-admit school for SLO is UC Davis. UC Davis themselves identify SLO as their peer college and a primary academic competitor. </p>

<p>Cal Poly CS has the second highest salary behind only Cal. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/best-schools-by-major/computer-science”>http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/best-schools-by-major/computer-science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think it is great that a Cal State like SLO is more than holding its own against 6 UCs. </p>

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<p>Ahh…you are obviously just being a ■■■■■/argumentative. We are talking about Cal Poly SLO, not the entire CSU.</p>

<p>And it is also obvious you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about when it comes to how academia and industry view Cal Poly’s reputation and standing in relation to UC system.</p>

<p>If your bizzaro logic is in fact the prevailing logic of the public, then most students who are cross admitted to Cal Poly and to UCM, UCR, UCSC should/would reject SLO overwhelmingly and matriculate at UCM/R/SC. The fact is they don’t, (super) majority of the students would pick Cal Poly any day. So are they all committing the greatest follies of their lives, like bunch of mindless lemmings, while their parents are watching over their shoulders? </p>

<p>Also, if you check the threads, you will see that many students on CC are torn between choosing Cal Poly and UCSD, UCD, UCSB, UCI, and even UCLA. You know why? It’s because the biggest cross-admit schools with SLO are the mid-tier UCs. And majority of the students see SLO as the mid-tier UCs’ peers. More shockingly, the mid-tier UCs themselves see Cal Poly as their peer. OMG, those UCs’ faculty must be drugged! </p>

<p>And lastly, your statement about </p>

<p>“UC’s are research driven and therefore force the students to think on their own, unlike cal states.”</p>

<p>is probably the most superficial and asinine statement (or were you just trying to maximize your insult?) I have read on CC for a LONG time. </p>

<p>Research driven schools make students think on their own? And CSU’s students dont? Well, SDSU is a Phd granting research university and a CSU, so does that make them 1/2 of a mindless zombie? </p>

<p>West Point, Harvey Mudd, Cooper Union, Naval Academy, and Rose-Hulman, Air Force Academy, none of these are research universities, none of them grant Phds. So I should presume they only produce mindless drones, and I should also live in fear because some of them are in fact in charge of nuclear weapons.</p>

<p>UC Merced and Riverside are both research universities, so why are students here on CC are so disappointed/devastated when they are only accepted to them? </p>

<p>You claimed you are from the industry, then did you know Apple’s CFO is a Cal Poly grad? So is President of Lionsgate Entertainment (they make the Twilight Movies and Hunger Games). How about Steven Spielberg (he went to CSULB)? </p>

<p>If you are correct, and everyone else (I mean EVERYONE) is wrong, then the whole US industry must be on crack to pay Cal Poly SLO some of the highest salaries in the US. The only UCs that beat SLO graduates’ earning power is Cal (when compared school-to-school, not by majors).</p>

<p><a href=“College ROI 2013 Schools by Type”>http://www.payscale.com/data-packages/college-roi-2013/schools-by-type&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Nonsense. In fact, you could make the argument that research-driven universities give short-shrift to teaching undergrads.</p>

<p>Having worked with a handful of Cal Poly SLO alumni, and lots of UC alumni, I’d say the engineering and CS people coming out of Cal Poly SLO are just as good as, and often better than, the people coming out of the UCs. </p>

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<p>To add onto this, I was just accepted to UCLA and Cal Poly for engineering and I am torn between which school to go to. I don’t think this means I’m “an idiot” for considering Cal Poly </p>

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<p>@ciniper </p>

<p>I’m torn between USC & Cal Poly SLO lol
Having visited both schools on engineering open houses I was equally impressed by both
I guess for me the final decision will be the smartest financial choice because I feel like I can’t go wrong with either school </p>

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<p>@BlueF30</p>

<p>I don’t question your opinion. I question you trying to pass your opinion off as a fact. You said eariler to RoysGoin2College:</p>

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<p>And yet, that is precisely what you did even AFTER I provided you with Cal Poly’s stats in comparison to UCR, etc.</p>

<p>Also, you contradicted yourself by saying: </p>

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<p>I am not sure what is your position, since you recommended Cal Poly over UCD, and then panned Cal Poly and the rest of the CSUs shortly after.</p>

<p>With regards to your insecurity comment, if I have to choose between insecurity and nonsensical thinking. I choose insecurity any day. </p>

<p>RE: earnings power </p>

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<p>UCSD is the BIGGEST engineering school within the UC system, by number and % of students. They didn’t beat Cal for their earning power. By your logic, UCSD should have won hands down over Cal.</p>

<p>SJSU, Cal Poly Pomona have bigger engineering schools than UCLA and Cal, and yet they didn’t beat the aforementioned UCs in earnings.</p>

<p>So don’t use the size of the engineering department to argue that Cal Poly’s earning power beating the UCs as skewed.</p>

<p>Also, Cal Poly’s CS earning data I provided that indicated SLO out earned all UCs except Cal previously was ONLY for CS, not the entire university. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/best-schools-by-major/computer-science”>http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/best-schools-by-major/computer-science&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I am actually not interested in changing your mind. In fact, I encourage you to think what you think. We all are entitled to our opinions. </p>

<p>My sole purpose of responding to your posts is to debunk your baseless assertion and set the facts straight for rest of the CC community. I don’t think anyone should pass their opinions off as facts, and mislead (or erroneously biased) students who are often befuddled by the perplexing world of university selection/admission. </p>

<p>I would never assert, for example, Cal Poly is better than Cal, if the assertion doesn’t bear factual scrutiny. In fact, I would have wholeheartedly agreed with you if you had said Cal is superior to Cal Poly. I think Cal is truly the finest of all the public universities. Whereas, just because a school has a UC name attached to it, it doesn’t necessarily equate to quality. </p>

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<p>I work with lots of UC and CSU alumni, and haven’t noticed any difference in the way they think.</p>