<p>I got into UCI already and I haven't heard from UCSB yet. I really like both but my parents are pushing me towards UCI because its closer and not a party school lol.
But I really want to go to UCSB because I like the environment.
Also, UCI didnt admit me into their business major so maybe I would have a better chance doing my MBA there and getting my undegrad at SB.
THOUGHTS??</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, I had a daughter at each school, 1 year apart in age (graduated 2009 & 2010). Both had a great experience, good academics at both places. I can say that my UCSB daughter LOVED every moment at UCSB, she loved the whole experience more than I can say. She’s a pretty disciplined person but also likes to have fun, and I think she was able to combine both very well. UCSB does have many distractions, but also first-rate, focused students. She’s in a PhD program now and was very well prepared. It seemed that there were fewer distractions at UCI, social life seems to be well off campus in Newport. Good luck with whatever you decide!</p>
<p>If you’re planning on getting an MBA, what matters more than anything is work experience. Santa Barbara is an awesome city with beautiful scenery, but quite frankly there are hardly any job opportunities beyond basic retail positions. No major corporation or large business is headquartered in Santa Barbara, so the majority of job and internships available for students are slim. Irvine on the other hand, while not as huge as L.A., has a surprisingly large amount of corporations/businesses within its city. Here’s a quick list of a few corporations headquartered in Irvine: Blizzard Entertainment, Gateway Inc., In-N-Out Burger, O’Neill Inc., Obsidian Entertainment, Taco Bell, Vizio Inc., and Western Mutual. There are also many more that I haven’t listed. Santa Barbara sadly has no large corporation headquartered within its city limits (to my knowledge). Either way, there are many more business opportunities in Irvine than there are in Santa Barbara, which is why I’ll be attending UCI over UCSB even if I’m admitted to UCSB today.</p>
<p>Go to UCSB. The party school reputation is way overblown. People always make it sound like the students go to the school just to party and rarely focus on school work. It’s not true at all. Keep in mind about half of the people at UCSB graduated with at least a 4.0, so pretty much everyone is focused on school. The people living in IV that party every night are almost always people going to SBCC and have no direction in life. 90% of UCSB students are not like that.</p>
<p>Plus UCSB is ranked higher than UCI.</p>
<p>norris, I think you are absolutely correct !!!</p>
<p>Have to make the same decision lol, my Dad wants me to go to Irvine cause of it’s med school and it’s good bio program, but I thought all UCs were good in that major. My mom loves the look of the SB campus, and she hasn’t even been yet, but I was sort of leaning towards SB. And tbh, I don’t see why Irvine is like 50% asian and SB is 50% white…</p>
<p>I’m going to have some bias here since I graduated from UCSB (2010). Regarding job experience and/or opportunities, I will have to admit that Santa Barbara area does not offer a lot of student jobs other than retail. However, if you are keen enough to look around you will find something. My first year at UCSB, I got a student job at the Financial and Accounting office, simply by looking around and going to the in-campus job fair. Also, my bf not only got a student job in the campus, he also got a summer internship/externship with Rothstein and Kass (local accounting firm in LA/Beverly Hills area) all from looking in Gaucholink. I’m currently working as a Public Admin Analyst in UCLA and my bf is now an auditor for the Federal Government - this was made possible because of partaking in career fairs with follow ups in club meetings and getting to know the recruiters - in short networking. Which school has a better network for what you want? </p>
<p>I read that you would want to get an MBA later as well. Your chances is dependent on not only the school you would go to but the opportunities for a job after school. Most if not all MBA applicants has to have a relative amount of job experience under their belt. Every respectable/credible university that offers MBA would want their applicants to be able to bring something on the table as you are not only learning from the professor but from your peers as well. I do plan to get my masters as well but will have to wait until I get enough experience in the health care industry since what I want is an MPH geared towards Health Care Management and Operations (sorta an MBA for Healthcare). UCSB is among a handful of universities in the US that offers health economics and economics of insurance for undergrads (as mostly this is a graduate study) which was very helpful for me when I interviewed for my current position.</p>
<p>I will advise you to explore and look for information about how each school help their students lands a job afterwards. Instead of relying solely on the superficial aspect (i.e. party school or not, and whatnot). Hopefully my insight can help you make the decision for your future.</p>
<p>Even though it sounds very cliche, it’s really up to you ahaha. Sphinx does have a pretty good point though, it seems that job prospects in irvine seem alot better but at the same time the big four does recuit alot from UCSB. However a UC is a UC and I’m sure you’ll get the same type of education as anywhere else. And yeah the party school thing is pretty overblown, the reason why we get that rep is mainly because the college town that neighbors us (IV) has all of the parties concentrated in that area, while other UCs, like UCLA, UCSD, UCI have parties that are more scattered across town, like LA, La Jolla, or Newport. You just have to look harder if you goto those schools, that’s why.</p>
<p>^what fendi said lol.</p>
<p>Party situation is overblown. . .if you seek it with minimal effort, you will find it. If you choose to ignore it. . .you can avoid it. lol</p>