UCLA v.s. UCB v.s. USC

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Which one would you guys recommend for a student looking to major in the political sciences and potentially going on to law school? And don't leave out the social experience comments, that matters. THANKS!</p>

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<p>Be more specific about what you want out of college and post-grad opportunities, then the hivemind will assist.</p>

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<p>law schools dont care about ur major…just get a high gpa in a major</p>

<p>come to UCLA…poli sci is soo easy…basically come to UCLA b/c those poli sci/history/anthro majors are a joke…and it will leave u with a high gpa and an abudant amount of time to socialize and participate in ECs to fluff ur law school app</p>

<p>nuff said</p>

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<p>Wow, I’m in the same boat. Except I was not accepted to USC.</p>

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<p>same here, except USC, i got in, poli-sci, concetration in International Relations, but Berkeley only has International Studies, so where should i go?</p>

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<p>AMOSK - USC has just been given a $200 million dollar endowment. At UCLA and Berkeley, they are cutting back – reducing salaries, eliminating classes offered. I am a USC undergrad alum and a UCLA graduate school (film) alum. USC attracts better professors, has smaller classes, has incredible post-grad networking (better than UCLA) and an incredible Law School. That said, it is $50k a year as opposed to UCLA/Berkeley’s approx. $12k-15k (unless you are an out-of-state resident, and then it’s the same). I’m assuming you’re a California resident.</p>

<p>Daughter was accepted at all three with scholarships.</p>

<p>Another poster here talks about a similar choice base: </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/329708-help-cant-decide-usc-vs-ucla-vs-ucsd.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/329708-help-cant-decide-usc-vs-ucla-vs-ucsd.html&lt;/a&gt;
And, here’s a very interesting thread on potential probs at UCLA:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/770864-deterioration-ucla.html?highlight=usc+vs+berkeley[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/770864-deterioration-ucla.html?highlight=usc+vs+berkeley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I got my BA from UCLA and now doing my MBA at USC
UCLA might be one of the best public schools
but if you want to have a better career path, USC for sure
USC has a really really strong network in California
if you are a science major and want to become a professor
fine, go to public school and do research
if your future career heavily depends on networking
private schools beat public school EVERY SINGLE TIME</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t go that far yet: UCLA still seems to be attracting a stronger faculty. USC is good at trumpeting its success stories, but I’ll be more impressed with USC has better numbers with the national academies.</p>

<p>That said, an undergrad shouldn’t care. Top researchers ≠ top teaching. </p>

<p>Go to the campus you’ll be happiest at as a person. Generally speaking, UCLA, Cal, and USC are in the same grouping for admission to law school, so you’ll have a good shot at any of the schools for which your numbers are good enough.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the advice guys! I really appreciate it. What about the debt problems with UCLA & Berkeley? Should I be concerned? Jerry Brown cut 500mil I believe from the Cal system.</p>