<p>Hi. I am an international student, majoring in electrical engineering. I have been accepted to UIUC and UCLA, and I am having trouble deciding where to go. UIUC's engineering is ranked 4th, which is quite a bit higher than UCLA (14th), but UCLA's overall reputation is better, especially in Asia. I plan to do an MBA later. I heard from others than if I go to UIUC, my engineering career will be very good, but i will have better chances to be accepted at top business schools if I go to UCLA. Also, UCLA seems to be a more prestigious school that UIUC, as the acceptance rate is much lower. UIUC is known to be a "safety" school at my high school. Can anyone give me some advice? Costs is not a issue. And which university will give me a better college experience and life?</p>
<p>College is what you make of it. You will have a great college experience whereever you decide to go as long as you make the effort. I'm not an engineering major but, from my own experiences, just because you go to a certain school will not give you better chances at being accepted at graduate schools. What will help you is getting great grades and being proactive in your classes at any school you go to. </p>
<p>Anyway, seeing as both schools are good, I think your best deciding factor should be the area/city the schools are a part of primarily because you want to be sure that you can see yourself living there for the next 4 years or else you might be miserable which can effect your grades. </p>
<p>Hope this helps some. If it doesn't, sorry. I'm just tired of the "school vs. school" threads.</p>