<p>Yes, you should defintely choose UCI over UCLA, if your next move after graduation is attending graduate school.</p>
<p>The Honors Program at UCI should be respected by any major graduate school.</p>
<p>However, if you are planning to find a job right after graduation (perhpas major corporation, you know, not a lab at some research center), then UCLA carries more prestige in the job market.</p>
<p>So it really depends on your next move after graduation - going to graduate school for advanced degree or finding a non-laboratory job.</p>