<p>Only one of those two has their name on the periodic table of elements.</p>
<p>@xelink
not sure if you were born in the USA, but i can tell you with certainty that CAL is far more well known worldwide than UCLA. i was born in cali and have spent my entire life traveling, working, and living overseas. everyone in the world knows about CAL. UCLA is well known everywhere in the USA, and in some places overseas, but nothing like the recognition that CAL has. not even close. that may change in the future—UCLA is getting more well known overseas but has more of a hollywood association than academics. they are both superb schools. amazing that they are public and we can attend them. </p>
<p>not sure yet which school i will pick, if i do manage to get into CAL. let’s hope i get to make that decision. good luck all!</p>
<p>I’m pulling for Cal. Born and raised in San Francisco, before moving, and always loved Berkeley.</p>
<p>This might sound odd; but I’m almost scared to go to Cal. I feel academically I’ll get eaten alive, and the weather will just make me further depressed. UCLA I’ve been to am comfortable with, and the weather is gorgeous…</p>
<p>Still if I did get into Cal I’d switch majors to Philosophy very quickly…</p>
<p>prior to UCLA decisions I was leaning more toward being a Bruin, but UCLA seems to have decided for me :’( ( (</p>
<p>haha, but still, I’m second-guessing Cal because I really need to maintain a GPA of over 3.8 so I can get into a top grad school, which will definitely be more difficult to do at Cal than at any other school</p>
<p>I always thought you didn’t need to maintain such a high GPA if you’re attending a very prestigious school like Cal. And it was more for students at like UCR to maintain a 4.0 or something to be considered more competitive.</p>
<p>for grad school, GPA is (mostly) everything. of course they take into consideration your GRE scores, but they really, truly care about your compared-to-the-rest-of-the-board GPA. now, of course, if you’re a borderline candidate, getting a 3.8 from Cal vs. a student with a 3.8 from UCR will certainly tip the scales in your favor, but when you apply for a spot at MIT or Caltech, for example, being a 4.0 candidate from UCR amidst thousands of 3.8 Cal applicants will give you an advantage.</p>
<p>@justine ohh okay I see. Anyways I hope you get into Cal this Friday. You really deserve it. And shame on LA for declining you.</p>
<p>@philo thank you :3 I’m glad you got into UCLA; I knew you would! I was telling uckitty that I may just show up on the first day and refuse to leave. that would work, right? haha :)</p>
<p>Yay! Admitted to CAL too! And they gives me better financial aids, really hard to choose!</p>