<p>which is better?</p>
<p>Don't know about better, but I'd absolutely go for UCLA. </p>
<p>The career options are way better at UCLA. At UCLA, pretty much all the major companies come to recruit on campus for internships and full-time positions. Almost all of the big investment banks, the big 4 accounting firms and many more come to campus. I just finished summer internship recruiting at UCLA, and there were TONS of options.</p>
<p>UCLA, although if you want your MBA from their school of business, it would probably be better to go somewhere else for undergrad.</p>
<p>^not sure about the MBA part of Aronomy's post, but UCLA is better than UCSD in almost every respect (regarding school atmosphere and social life). both economic programs are really strong so either way, you wont go wrong.</p>
<p>I've lived in San Diego and have friends in both schools' econ programs. I'd go with UCLA :)</p>
<p>UCLA's economics is better, however, if you're aiming towards an MBA (The two things tend to be related sometimes?), and want to go to Anderson, it's not the best idea to go to the school. Schools like the highly ranked UCs tend not to accept their own students for their graduate specialty schools (unlike privates). Based on an undergraduate economics degree alone, however, I would say UCLA is a better choice. UCSD's thing isn't even fully developed yet.</p>
<p>I would choose UCLA over UCSD. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>ucla is probably a better bet (unless you prefer SD life) although both econs are strong. and dont think about "oh if i go to ucla i wont get into anderson". who knows? maybe you will be one of their top applicants from ucla undergrad and theyll take you..there is no rule that says they wont take ucla students. and besides maybe you will get into haas at berkeley then you probably wont even go to anderson! </p>
<p>basically take into consideration of the other stuff besides the program such as the future lifestyle you will need to adapt to. its 4 years of your life.</p>
<p>Academically, I would pick UCLA. But if you see UCSD as more of a "fit" for you and would enjoy yourself more there, then go to SD.</p>
<p>I had to pick between Cal and UCLA. Cal is academically better, but I picked UCLA cuz I liked the place more (I'm an econ major btw).</p>
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<p>No. </p>
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UCLA's economics is better, however, if you're aiming towards an MBA (The two things tend to be related sometimes?), and want to go to Anderson, it's not the best idea to go to the school. Schools like the highly ranked UCs tend not to accept their own students for their graduate specialty schools (unlike privates).
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<p>Wrong wrong wrong.</p>
<p>Why won't this urban legend die?</p>
<p>silly pre-freshmen. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I agree with UCLAri about getting into Anderson. But I'd personally prefer to get my MBA from a different school. I think it looks better on one's resume, but I guess it's also more of a personal choice.</p>
<p>i don't really know much about ucsd's economic department, but as an econ major, i have to say the econ dept at ucla is pretty lousy.</p>
<p>thecheesecake,</p>
<p>Welcome to undergrad econ education. My buddy at Penn said the same thing.</p>
<p>they're the same. At an undergrad level, they're the same. It isn't like there's some concept they're going to teach at one they don't cover at the other, or that econ takes hundreds of millions of dollars in lab facilities to be at the state of the art ;)</p>
<p>And given they're both UC schools, they're about as similar as 2 colleges can be with regards to the classes you'll take (same course numbers, even), advising system, breadth requirements, you name it. Visit both schools, pick the one you think is a better fit.</p>
<p>is ucsd econ major good?..because ucsd, ucd, ucsb and uci are my only choices..any thoughts thanks!</p>
<p>UCSD econ is top 10 overall and top 3 in econometrics (arguably the best.)</p>
<p>You'll be in good hands at UCSD if you want to study econ.</p>
<p>really?? even for accouting?..does anyone know what kind of companies students from the sd's econ major work at?</p>
<p>Accounting is an entirely different study from economics. </p>
<p>As far as jobs go, UCSD tends to draw largely the same employers as Cal and UCLA.</p>
<p>could you go from economics major to a career in accounting?</p>