<p>Hi CCers,</p>
<p>I got LA Regents but failed to get the berkeley RCS after interviewing for it....</p>
<p>So now I have a tough choice. Attend the #1 public school in the nation or attend LA with Regents..which would look better for a MED school app?</p>
<p>just so you know...LA regents is given to only top 100, while Berk regents 200.</p>
<p>Is the LA regents giving you a full ride? Cause if it's only a 1,000 dollar scholarship- you might wanna do more research and see which school offers the better education in the field you're looking to go in. Then again, if UCLA gives you comparatively more money- go there.</p>
<p>no LA regents isn't giving me a full ride...it's giving me 5.5k..i believe both univs are good for pre med...but will the regent's distinction make a significant diff on a med school app.</p>
<p>5.5k per year, or for four years?</p>
<p>The mere fact that you are designated a regents scholar isn't going to add anything to your application....if you don't have the numbers, it won't make a difference in the world what sort of scholar you are....BUT, if the regents scholarship will enable you to engage in important research with a professor (or other things of that nature), then I would go with the regents....but if all it is is 5.5k and the title "regents scholar" then I would suggest further research before making a decision</p>
<p>I'd personally go with UCLA Regents--the priority registration is HUGE at a large public university like UCLA.</p>
<p>it's 5.5 k per year...so total of 21k for four years.</p>
<p>slicmlic...you have good point..thx..</p>
<p>Regents' at UCLA definitely has more perks. I probably would have had a harder time deciding between Berk and UCLA if I had gotten UCLA Regents' as well, but in the end, I felt that Berkeley fit me better than Westwood.</p>
<p>Oh, and there is no way Berk only gives out 200 or UCLA 100...since that is how many actually accept, obv more are given out.</p>
<p>gemini hop what i meant was, yes, that may be true for cal..but in the letter from UCLA, they were saying that regents is only for 100 students or so are invited to join...either way...i guess it's up to the person to pick the univ that suits them best...</p>
<p>la regents is more attractive cause of the networking that i might create through the regents society..for rec's/internships/etc...</p>
<p>if i had gotten berk regents....it wouldn't be such a problem to pick it...but it's life...it has to frustrate me..time and again.</p>
<p>wow, only a 100 invited? congrats! i'm more familiar with Berk's obv, so i confess ignorance of UCLA's. </p>
<p>i know that in the next couple weeks i'll be helping with making phone calls to berkeley's regents' recipients...perhaps ucla will do the same thing? if you can, i would suggest trying to talk to a current scholar at UCLA so that they can give you a sense of it all. imho, the perks of the UCLA Regents' are rather hard to turn down. </p>
<p>i def do not envy your situation at all, abg, good luck with making your decision!</p>
<p>oh sorry i read the letter again..." UCLA had roughly 60 K applicants this year, adn from these, less than 2% were invited by the Honors, Awards comittee to apply for the 100 Freshment Regents Scholarships..." well it's still less than berk's..so yeah.</p>
<p>Go with UCLA Regents: You won't regret the priority registration, guaranteed parking and housing, internship opportunity, the camaraderie with other regent scholars ... and the $5,500/year.</p>
<p>Go with UCLA. Berk and UCLA are about on par for undergrad prestige and the competition is about the same at both school. Plus, you can get into the HOnors program at LA and they're giving you money!</p>
<p>thx for the input guys...im visiting UCLA on the 13th..so i guess i'll decide then if i wanna go there.</p>
<p>you don't know what UCLA Regents means... in addition to scholarship money, you get priority class registering, which is absolutely huge at such a large public school like UCLA, you are guaranteed housing and parking. just fyi, the chance of finding a parking space at LA is slightly greater than winning the super lotto.</p>
<p>I think that the priority registration thing is being blown outta proportion...you can get priority registration through multiple means, so its not THAT big a deal. And depending on your major, it might not even be THAT important.</p>
<p>I agree with slicmlic2001.</p>
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you don't know what UCLA Regents means... in addition to scholarship money, you get priority class registering, which is absolutely huge at such a large public school like UCLA, you are guaranteed housing and parking. just fyi, the chance of finding a parking space at LA is slightly greater than winning the super lotto.
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<p>Having a guarenteed parking space is nice, but if you rent an apartment, in Westwood, chances are it comes with a few spaces. Granted, having a reserved space for four years is amazing, but they aren't as rare as platinum in westwood.</p>
<p>Well, something as trivial as priority reg isnt' going to sway my decision that much...in berkeley...no one has it...so if i go there...it's irrelevant...and most students graduate there within 4 years....im not EECS so yeah..im MCB.</p>
<p>I bet most EECS students graduate in four years. But that's just a guess.</p>
<p>I'm really confused as to why people keep saying UCLA and CAL are about equal in terms of undergrad. prestige. I graduated from CAL 10 years ago, and I can personally attest to the fact that in working people's minds, Berkeley is considered much more prestigious than UCLA. Mind you, I'm not arguing the substantive merits of such a notion. However, being a Berkeley grad. seems to label me as a "smart guy." A typical conversation goes something like this...</p>
<p>"So, where'd you go for undergrad?"
"Berkeley."
"Berkeley? Wow..my son (cousin, friend, relative, whatever) went to UCLA but didn't get into Berkeley."</p>
<p>I ended up going to law school and practiced in NYC for a major law firm. As messed up as it seems, my fellow associates who went to Ivy undergrads somehow "accepted" me into their stupid cliques because they respected Berkeley. Wasn't that way with UCLA undergrads. Now, I'm not saying this is right, and I personally found their arrogance insulting. But like it or not, these are the types of people that are important for networking and who are likely to be in influential positions in the future. So that fact they they regard Berkeley as being a good step above UCLA is hard to ignore when you're trying to weight what your career options will be as a graduate.</p>