UC Davis vs UC Irvine for Chemistry

Does anyone have any insight into the UC Davis - Applied Chemistry major and UC Irvine - Chemistry major programs. These are currently D23s top choices.

Assuming you are familiar with campus location/vibe and have or will visit before the decision, I like to compare schools by looking at their curriculum, also class size and electives.

What is his career goal as a Chemistry major?

UCD offers 2 emphasis under their program: Environmental or Forensic
https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/departments-programs-degrees/chemistry/applied-chemistry-bs/#requirementstext

UCI’s Chemistry program offers more emphasis options.
-Optional Concentration in Chemical Biology
-Optional Concentration in Chemistry Education
-Optional Specialization in Environmental Chemistry
-Optional Specialization in Medicinal Chemistry
-Optional Specialization in Nuclear and Radiochemistry
-Optional Specialization in Synthetic Chemistry
-Optional Concentration in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

https://www.chem.uci.edu/undergrad

https://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofphysicalsciences/departmentofchemistry/chemistry_bs/#requirementstext

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The culture and vibe of the two schools is very different.

One of my kids applied to the program at Davis. This was a few years ago. I remember looking up how often the upper division courses she was interested in were offered and the ratings of the professors teaching them. I used Rate My Professor to look up ratings. RMP is kind of like reading Amazon or Yelp reviews. You need to take some with a grain of salt.

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