<p>I am a senior in high school and I just got into UC Irvine for Business Information Management, UC Davis for Economics, and UCSB for Pre-Economics and Accounting. I was wondering the following:
Which college is better in terms of education?
Which college has a campus environment?
Which college has better dorms?
Which college has more/better parties? I know UCSB is known for partying but I want to know if there are still decent parties if any at Irvine and Davis.
Which college has better food places around?
How are the colleges ranked in terms of reputation?</p>
<p>They are essentially the same in terms of education. You’ll always find people willing to split hairs, but I wouldn’t bother. At Davis and UCSB kids are living away from home in more of a college atmosphere.</p>
<p>Education: They are all about equal. None are well-known for business as they don’t have undergraduate business schools.
Campus environment: SB is near a beach, has a great party scene, and a huge variety of students. Davis is in a quiet agricultural college town. Irvine is in an upper middle-class enclave.
Dorms: Irvine and Davis have better availability. Most SB students live in the IV, which is a known partying hotspot.
Parties: Irvine and Davis parties are much harder to find, and you have to know the right people, but they do exist.
Food: All about your preference
Reputation: About the same</p>
<p>As someone who worked at UCI, and spent a good deal of time at Davis, I can assure you that you will be able to find parties at UCI and UCD. For the most part, they won’t be nearly as intense as UCSB’s.</p>
<p>I’d argue that UCI has the best food, simply because at UCD and UCSB, the university is the town. UCI is located in a heavily populated part of Orange County which means a wider variety of food is available. </p>
<p>Also, UCI has an undergrad b-school.</p>
<p>Davis highly recommended after looking at your questions.</p>