<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I was accepted to Uc riverside for comp. engineering and to Cal poly for Industrial engineering. I am really sure that I want to study Industrial Eng. But I have some problems. Here my questions are:</p>
<p>1) I want to transfer to Uc Berkeley for Ind. Eng. so if i study in Cal Poly what are my chances to transfer UCB? Is it possible?</p>
<p>2) Is it easy to transfer between Ucs (UCR to UCB). Ind. Eng only found at UCR and UCB</p>
<p>3)Which school has the priority Ucr or Cal Poly to UCB? Is there a lot of difference ?</p>
<p>4) What is the advantages of studying in a UC school and in a Cal state?</p>
<p>5) When looked at Transfer Admission Rates on the UCB's website I saw that Ind Eng has %46 rate of admit while the other majors such as Comp. Eng. has %7 is it easier to transfer when you looking for I.E?</p>
<p>6) Is ıt possible to change major because if I prefer UCR I will study Comp. Eng. and when I transfer to UCB I will study I.E?</p>
<p>English is my second language if I made mistakes I am sorry for that.</p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you guys.</p>
<p>Cal Poly is known for engineering. Neither gives you preference for transferring.</p>
<p>1) very unlikely. The path to transfer to UCB is from a California community college, not a CSU.</p>
<p>2) Still very unlikely.</p>
<p>3) Both are unlikely.</p>
<p>4) UCs are heavily into theory. This will serve you very well if you plan to go to grad school. Cal Poly is a more technical and hands on approach. This will serve you well if you want to go straight into the job market after your BS. You will spend more time in labs at Cal Poly than at a UC.</p>
<p>5) No idea.</p>
<p>6) Difficult to change majors at Cal Poly. Possible to do at UCR; check their website.</p>
<p>Cal Poly = Cal Poly SLO. Are you talking about SLO or Pomona?</p>
<p>If you want to transfer to Cal, go to a JC. Neither Cal Poly SLO nor UCR are gear for transfer to Cal.</p>
<p>You’ve got some good advice here from others. Let me just reinforce what has been said already.</p>
<p>If you go to Cal Poly finish at Cal Poly – that school has the highest starting salaries of all California public schools including UC Berkeley. Also, if you want Industrial Engineering then study Industrial Engineering. Wasting your time in Computer Engineering when you really want Industrial Engineering is not a good idea. Life is too short and both fields are very difficult. </p>
<p>UCR – same deal. If you start there finish there. Good school, but not in the same class as Cal Poly or UC Berkeley. Some may argue, “Well…UCR is a UC and Cal Poly is a CSU, so UCR must be better.” Extremely old argument that is irrelevant to employers. For grad school, I have no idea which school is better. In my opinion, both Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona are superior for undergraduate engineering degrees.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley – if that school is your dream then go to a community college and try to transfer. But, do not count on getting in. UCB is very selective and quite frankly, you may have a better experience and earn more money at another school such as Cal Poly. UCB is a great school, but it is not the only excellent school out there.</p>
<p>There seems to be some confusion as to which Cal Poly you are talking about. My kid got into both Cal Poly’s and quite frankly we liked both. There is nothing wrong with Cal Poly Pomona. We eventually chose Cal Poly SLO, but Cal Poly Pomona was a close second. We gave up spots at UCLA, UCSD and UCB among others for Cal Poly SLO. Love that Polytechnic teaching methodology. Also, a job right out of undergraduate school is my kid’s goal. He will not consider grad school until he has several years of work experience. Always the right path. I had 5 years of work experience before I went to grad school. Best choice I could have ever made. When I went, I was ready and knew what I wanted.</p>
<p>Additionally, keep in mind that my opinion is somewhat biased in favor of Cal Poly. I am a business person that thinks in terms of economic value to the workforce. I see Cal Poly grads as more prepared to make an immediate contribution to a company upon graduation. I see the UC’s as too entrenched in theory and research. My kid felt UCB was not a fit due to the political orientation of the campus, big city hardscrabble neighborhood, distance from home and other factors that he felt uncomfortable with. My son, unlike my 1960’s-1970’s liberal orientation, is quite conservative politically and felt completely out of place at UCB. Everybody is different.</p>
<p>thank you for your comments . Thank you so much</p>
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<p>Note that this is due to differences in major selection. Cal Poly students heavily favor majors with good job and career prospects like engineering and business, while Berkeley students have a higher percentage of biology, humanities, and social studies majors. In most majors, Berkeley graduates with jobs have a higher average pay, but Cal Poly graduates have a higher placement rate. However, industrial engineering is one of the majors where Cal Poly graduates with jobs have a higher average pay than Berkeley graduates.</p>
<p>Career surveys here:
[Graduate</a> Status Report 08-09 - Career Services - Cal Poly](<a href=“http://www.careerservices.calpoly.edu/students/career_planning/gsr.htm]Graduate”>http://www.careerservices.calpoly.edu/students/career_planning/gsr.htm)
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm</a>
(for some odd reason, I haven’t found any other UC or CSU with a by-major career survey with both pay and placement rates specific to that school; San Jose State shows pay rates but not placement rates)</p>
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Cal Polies are quarter system so you do end up learning more, ie more classes that you have to take. Having an undergraduate from either Cal Poly does not stop one from applying to a top graduate school. I know an executive from one of the top 100 fortune companies that went to Cal Poly Pomona for undergraduate and received his Phd from UCLA in Electronic Engineering.</p>
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<p>Most UCs are on the quarter system (Berkeley and Merced are on the semester system).</p>
<p>Yes, you do take more courses under the quarter system, but they are “smaller”. For example, the freshman and sophomore math that engineering majors take is typically 6 quarter courses or 4 semester courses (i.e. a series of courses for two academic years) for the same content.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why anyone would choose to go to Riverside over Cal Poly. Most students at Riverside end up in business and CalPoly is still better than UCR at that. If you’ve made Cal Poly, realize that it’s already a really, really good school and you don’t need Berkeley that much. </p>
<p>Cal Poly is better than at least all the midtier UCs in engineering and some students prefer it to even the upper tier UCs as one of the above posters exemplified. I’d rather secure my place at Cal Poly than go to community college or Riverside and risk a chance at Berkeley.</p>
<p>sentimentGX4 I think we’re all in violent agreement :)</p>