UCI vs. UCLA Mechnical Engineering

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<p>UCLA will costs 40-50k in loans after graduation while UCI will be free cause I can commute. Which is the better path to take? I know UCLA is ranked higher than UCI obviously but how much does it matter? What will be the differences career-wise? I wouldn't imagine that either would start significantly at a higher salary than the other. Would UCLA be worth it financially?</p>

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<p>what do u mean free because u can commute? You mean like staying with the parents?</p>

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<p>Yes. Plus the financial aid that UCI gives covers tuition and some extra for gas/food/books/etc.</p>

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<p>oh, well no tuition is priceless, I mean clearly what your getting from Irvine (an engineering degree) and no tuition, that is a fantastic opportunity. </p>

<p>Don’t worry about difference in rankings too much for undergrad, Irvine is a great school for engineering and will get you anywhere you want to be, say if you want to end up in grad school at MIT, Irvine will get u there, but u have to put in the necessary work that your aspirations call for. </p>

<p>honestly I’m really family oriented. given this, I would still strongly urge u not to stay at home during college. college is a time u will become an adult, and u need to be with ur peers and go through this transition with them, it will be the best experience ever and no amount of money could ever substitute for it. Live on campus the first year and u’ll see what I mean. </p>

<p>btw, I was watching interviews of different schools cus I’m looking into grad school, and after I saw ur post I saw this video that is sooo relevant…
[YouTube</a> - CollegeClickTV’s Channel](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/user/CollegeClickTV#p/u/30/C1naHZJKhIM]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/user/CollegeClickTV#p/u/30/C1naHZJKhIM)</p>

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<p>I’d agree that UCI would be fine for undergrad. I would also agree that living away from home would be a good idea for most students.</p>

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<p>UC-Irvine is a respectable engineering school, if being debt free is very important to you, I would have no problem going to UC-Irvine.</p>