UCLA vs. Stanford (I don't know what to do!)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Okay, I've been accepted at USC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and Stanford. Really I've narrowed it down to UCLA or Stanford. The thing is, though, I was pretty confident I was going to UCLA until I found out I got into Stanford today. That makes the decision harder.</p>

<p>I put down linguistics for both majors, but that may change. I'm still not quite sure on what I want to do. I live pretty close to Stanford and my sister goes to UCLA and I already know people at UCLA.</p>

<p>Ugh...I don't know what to do, so what do you think?...I was kind of hoping I wouldn't get into Stanford that way the choice would be more obvious...</p>

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<p>If it’s not a matter of money this should be a no brainer.</p>

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<p>Go to Stanford! One of the best schools in the world, you will learn a lot</p>

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<p>Yeah, money’s not an issue.</p>

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<p>^ How much aid did you get? </p>

<p>If money is not an issue I would definitely consider going to Palo Alto (closer to home!, grade inflation, I’ve heard, smaller classes, ‘elite’ school). </p>

<p>If money is an issue than go to LA. Although, friend says she feels “stupid” with a ~3.2 GPA, she wants to go to med school. </p>

<p>There are probably stricted guidelines for grading at LA then Stanford. But you should choose based on costs, IMO.</p>

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<p>This might seem like a no brainer, (for the record I say Stanford) but it is much closer than you think considering the Linguistics major. UCLA #3 and Stanford #2</p>

<p>[NRC</a> Rankings in Linguistics](<a href=“http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area7.html]NRC”>http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/area7.html)</p>

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<p>I didn’t get any aid, my parents are loaded. Sorry to put it bluntly.</p>

<p>Aye-aye-aye, I don’t know what do…</p>

<p>I’ve visited both many times. I love both. They both have everything I want. This is not going to be an easy decision.</p>

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<p>im serious man, go to stanford, i might have to personally slap you if you dont</p>

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<p>I cannot make a strong argument for choosing UCLA over Stanford. Maybe for Cal over Stanford in a few scenarios and majors. But what’s there at UCLA that there isn’t at Stanford? If this isn’t about money, you should definitely go for Stanford.</p>

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<p>Like others have said if money is not an issue Stanford, which is not the case for you, so go to Stanford!</p>