UCLA Over Cal?

<p>I found that at Berkeley, the english majors were the most interesting people.
Yeeaah, that's right ;)</p>

<p>Stephanie1: Lots of things. While there is law school and journalism (though there are often separate programs set up for those those interested in journalism), there is also teaching, public relations, technical writing, publishing, advertising and business. There's so much versatility with an English major that people aren't aware of, but that's how it is.</p>

<p>Me, apparently I have this overwhelming desire to become poor. I want to pursue writing and editing, as well as teaching. But not necessarily teaching in the more 'conventional' environments people tend to think of (i.e., secondary school). I'm interested in everything from adult literacy to prison/juvenile hall writing programs to teaching abroad--all of which I'll have the opportunity to do at LA.</p>

<p>Stephanie - PEIS is Political Economy of Industrialized Societies. Its basically half poly sci and half econ. Its the perfect major if you ever want to run, start, or develop your own country. =D Its a pretty tough major, closest thing to an international relations/economics major at Berkeley, I loved it because I didn't feel quite at home with Poly Sci or Econ, and it was exactly what I was looking for in terms of world development, and how philosophies of government were developed to meet matching future goals of the nation-state.</p>

<p>I'm sorry, but I have to say this to you West Sidee:</p>

<p>It's "poli sci." "Poly sci" would imply that it's the study of many sciences. However, it's the science of studying politics, and therefore "poli" when abbreviated.</p>

<p>I just have my peeves, and that's one of them...</p>

<p>Ok... Gosh. I Jaywalked Today. Are You Going To Turn Me In Now? </p>

<p>Poli Sci!!!!!!! Sheeeeeeeeeshhhh</p>

<p>No, but you shalt not spell my major's name incorrectly!...or something like that!</p>

<p>UCLAri, what are you doing in DC right now? </p>

<p>I am a current poli sci major at ucla. i'm not sure what i want to do for my career and internships. can you provide any advice for me?</p>

<p>I am currently doing the CAPPP program in Washington, DC. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.cappp.ucla.edu/new_qiw/index.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cappp.ucla.edu/new_qiw/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I cannot stress enough how great this program is! Not only do you get to study with the best UCLA students, you get to study with the best students from each campus. The program not only has you complete a 25 page serious research paper, you do an internship in various organizations throughout DC. My two roommates alone are interning with Sen. John Kerry and Rep. Brad Sherman. I work with a small, but well-known NGO called The Mansfield Foundation. Every week, I get to go to panels at places like CSIS, Brookings, and Woodrow Wilson. </p>

<p>Great opportunity to get your name out there. I've already gotten my name in with someone at Brookings and at NSC, where I did an interview for work purposes.</p>

<p>For the record, UCLA people I've met here have worked at the following organizations:</p>

<p>Senators and Represenatives
State Dept.
DNC
Brookings
CSIS
Woodrow Wilson
National Bar Association
AEI
and I think one person was at HUD. So in other words, cream of the crop internships.</p>

<p>thanks UCLAri. i want to do that but my parents dont want me to go to DC cuz they feel its not safe, even though i heard the UCDC center is located in a safe part of DC. hmm.. i know a friend from ucla doing cappp this quarter too.</p>

<p>The area around the UCDC center is incredibly safe. Your parents ought to keep in mind that you're not likely to be out walking alone at night much, if at all.</p>

<p>Since you'll live, work, and play in the northwest part, you'd be fine. Probably just as safe if not safer than in LA.</p>

<p>I understand a parent's concern over the safety of the child, but at some point you'll just need to sit them down and say, "look, this is a great opportunity for me to better my future."</p>

<p>After carefully weighing my options, I selected Cal over UCLA. Certainly both institutions provide a healthy amount of options to explore various fields.</p>

<p>I visited both campuses and researched the academic programs and in the end, I felt Cal provided the options I wanted; by no means does this imply that UCLA fails in the department of academic quality. However, for me, Cal had one huge advantage in my decisions: the rhetoric department. Though I'm a poli sci major, I also love rhetoric and I'm most likely going to minor or double major in rhetoric. UCLA simply does not offer a focused study in rhetoric; I would have to take communications or English--both of which I don't want to do--to barely get my dose of rhetoric. I also enjoyed the Berkeley campus (though I absolutely love UCLA's campus) and the area warms up after a while.</p>

<p>So, I would definitely suggest visiting and looking at what you want to do, where your passions lie, and see which university offers you the opportunity to pursue that passion. Cal offered me my two great passions: poli sci and rhetoric and that sealed my decision.</p>

<p>eiffelguy82, thats some great way to make the decision.</p>

<p>I applaud your thoughtfulness in making that decision. And as long as you are certain that you have carefully evaluated both the pros and cons you wouldnt have any regrets later on.</p>

<p>As for me, I visited UC berkeley back in 1995, but for some reason, I really didnt like the campus (students were fine), as it was somewhat really dark and gloomy.</p>

<p>Thus, I chose UCLA for some random personal intuition I based my decision upon. Sounds silly?</p>

<p>Well, I know a person who literally flipped a coin to make similar decision of choosing a college over other.</p>

<p>And as far as I know, it was a happy ending!</p>

<p>The rhetoric major at Cal is a great opportunity. If I weren't so damn interested in political science and politics, that's what I'd be studying right now.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Ok- i was accepted to cal and ucla, initially thought i was going there.
however, a few of my friends have visited both and said la was way better than cal aesthetically and felt more like a community. </p>

<p>for the college of letters and science, what are your opinions about which would be a better undergraduate experience, considering everything? </p>

<p>also ucla dorms v cal dorms? i visited cal, haven't been to ucla.</p>

<p>Naturally, Cal students like me will say that Cal is better and UCLA students will claim that UCLA is better.</p>

<p>The truth is, trust your instincts. Visit both campuses, stay for a while, GO TO A FEW CLASSES! and ask yourself which feels better, and which fits your tastes. Other factors such as pristige should come later.</p>

<p>Quite obviously, Cal felt better and I dont regret my choice. Nor will I say that people who chose UCLA made the wrong choice, it's simply a matter of preference.</p>