<p>which is better for mechanical engineering</p>
<p>According to rankings and my own personal knowledge, UCSB is definitely better. They actually have a very underestimated Engineering program, if you’ve ever visited their campus, the engineering buildings make up like 1/3 of it, while engineering students only make up like 5%. You get a lot of attention, and they help you do a lot. Plus you get to work on really cool projects, and almost everyone gets an internship/research opportunity. </p>
<p>As for Davis, they have… cows? No, just kidding. I’m sure they have a really good program too. But even if it was the same, I mean c’mon, beach or farm?</p>
<p>I think those two programs are probably pretty equal. On the USNews rankings, I think they differed by .1 or something, which is insignificant. I have friends in engineering at both UCSB and UCD, and they both enjoy it. The main differences are going to be the location, weather, parties, stuff like that. Davis does have some engineering majors that UCSB doesn’t have though, like aeronautical, biomedical, and civil. So if later you decided you wanted to switch into a different engineering major, davis would have more options. But if you are sure you want to do Mech., I would go for UCSB because of the location and weather.</p>
<p>UC Davis has those 3 majors as well.</p>
<p>I would agree the two are equal, and I’m a Davis grad. I enjoyed Davis and it’s proximity to both Tahoe, Napa and SF make it worthwhile, and Sacramento has a lot to offer as well. The town does get dead on the weekends and over the summer, but that can be relaxing too, especially if you have work to do. Another plus is that since the town is so small you can pretty much stumble home from the local bars if you need to.</p>
<p>Thats what I was saying Davis does… UCSB doesn’t</p>