<p>My major is mechanical engineering and I got accepted into UCI for winter 09. </p>
<p>My question is how different is it to do engineering at top UC's like UCB/UCLA compared to low tier UC's like UCI in terms of opportunities after graduation and quality of education. I'm thinking of applying for Fall 09 again if there is such a huge difference.</p>
<p>Are there any engineering majors here who were accepted into UCLA this winter 09?. Just curious.</p>
<p>UCI is the fastest growing Univ. in the U.S.</p>
<p>has more potential than UCSB for sure.</p>
<p>thanks kisspig.. any other opinions??</p>
<p>If you were already accepted to UCI for the winter, I would just go there. UCI is probably the fastest growing of the UCs, and you'll have no problems finding a good job after graduation. UCI might not be a household name like UCLA or UC Berkeley, but it is still a really respectable school with a pretty good engineering program.</p>
<p>If it were me, I'd go to UCI, especially for something like mechanical engineering. I doubt if it would make a huge difference where you go to school.</p>
<p>it matters more on grad school (if you plan to go to grad school), so a really high gpa from uci is better than a mediocre one from Cal</p>