<p>Hello, everyone...
I just got accepted into UCSD (but I wanted to go to UCLA sooooooooo badly).</p>
<p>I was thinking of transferring out to another school--like a private--after spending 2 years at UCSD (since I heard it's harder to transfer to a different UC school- I would have loved to attend UCLA, but it merely seems impossible)...</p>
<p>Is it rather hard to transfer (or even go to graduate school) from UC San Diego to a private school?</p>
<p>I also know this guy who studied at UCLA and got accepted into Harvard graduate school... Is it a looooooooooot easier for people to get into a good graduate school from UCLA than UCSD?????? (I'm just assuming because UCLA is ranked higher than UCSD)</p>
<p>Thank You!!!</p>
<p>I will look forward to some great advice... :)</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily think it’s easier to get into Harvard via UCLA – it all depends on YOU!! But regarding transferring from UCSD to UCLA, I’ve heard that is quite difficult. You should ask your school counselor or contact UCLA directly.</p>
<p>I think you should just see how UCSD is before setting yourself up for the transfer option. You might end up liking the place a ton. In addition, you might become accustomed to the environment and transferring to another school will force you to go through the usual “feel-your-way-around” gig and that can’t be good for academics. That being said, if you really need to go to your dream school and you’re a dedicated person, go for it. That’s what the transfer system is for.</p>
<p>Transferring from UCSD to another UC will require that you have a decent GPA. Average GPA of 3.52 for transfers from other UC’s to UCLA. I don’t know much about transferring to a private so I won’t comment on that.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where everyone has gathered the notion that going to UCSD will kill your chances at graduate schools. UCSD isn’t a bad school. Around this time of year, yes, it doesn’t look too hot when your friends are all getting into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. but by no means will it hurt your chances at grad school. I’ve only taken a look at law school numbers since that’s what I’m interested in but they send almost as many students to top schools as UCLA and Cal. Keep in mind that part of the difference in numbers between the schools is built in because the student body at Cal or UCLA is moderately more likely to score higher on something like the LSAT so its not just prestige being a minor factor (if it is a factor at all).</p>
<p>The main things they look at for grad school are your GPA, any associated standardized testing (GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc), and pertainable work experience. Yes, your undergraduate institution will play a minor role but unless you are comparing a SDSU 4.0 and a Princeton 3.9, your stats will matter more than where you go.</p>
<p>From a fellow disappointed reject at UCLA, Good Luck. Hope this helped.</p>
<p>Now that I’ve been on the East Coast for some time, I’ll tell you that the professors out here hardly distinguish between the three best-known UCs (Cal, UCLA, UCSD) in my field. In fact, I’m prouder to be from UCSD because they reference so many more of our chemistry dept professors than they have from any other school. :)</p>
<p>Don’t let the name game blind you to the school’s true offerings. There are dozens of things I could name that UCSD does better than my Ivy League.</p>
<p>I’m really skeptical of the value that your undergrad plays in grad school admissions, especially when we’re talking UCLA vs. UCSD, which are very close in quality. Honestly, if you do well at UCSD, you can get into any program in the country: Harvard Med, Yale Law, XXX Prestigious Physics Ph.D. program, etc. The only exception that I can think of is for Investment Banking where going to a HYPS or Ivy-type undergrad really helps. In my opinion, going to UCSD vs. UCLA will not make a bit of difference outside of not having a kick-ass basketball team to root for the rest of your life.</p>