<p>Is anyone else still deciding? I need help choosing between UCLA and UW Seattle..
Could someone tell me about the Computer Science programs?</p>
<p>■■■■■?</p>
<p>LIFE IN SEATTLE VS LA???
UW vs UCLA grads at Google/Microsoft/Apple/Fb??</p>
<p>Are you instate for either one?</p>
<p>what are your parents saying about paying?</p>
<p>If you can afford UCLA, go to UCLA… I’m from WA and UW was last on my list of schools because you will forever miss the sun during the academic year. No question you will be happier at UCLA</p>
<p>Net price?</p>
<p>Are you directly admitted to the major at each school?</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids @ucbalumnus No, I am out-of-state for both. For UCLA I have to pay the full 56K and around 40K for UW…but this is only for the first year because my family will be moving with me.
My major at UW is Human Centered Design&Engineering and UCLA is CogSci in CollegeofLetters&Science(although I want to switch my major…)
also…my dream is to work in Google</p>
<p>@an6rew I really don’t mind having no sun:P is it really that depressing over there?</p>
<p>I’ve visited both schools and they’re both gorgeous. I really want to go to UW because of the major.I would most likely pick UCLA only for the reputation…
but I really do need more tiebreakers for my decision:S:S</p>
<p>Be careful about the residency rules of the UC’s, although if you choose UCLA and your parents pay CA income tax, you’d have a legitimate case. </p>
<p>So you’re from Idaho or Montana? 
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<p>@drax12 Thx for the heads up. No actually I had to apply as an international student, but I live in Arizona atm if you were wondering. It gets REALLY hot here…</p>
<p>I thought you were from a similarly cooler climate…</p>
<p>Sounds like you have a major more to your liking at Udub. I’m not really sure what Cognitive Science is, but sounds psychology related? Besides, it might be tough to go from L&S to CS, which is under the engineering department at UCLA where it is housed, if that’s your goal. </p>
<p>Google would not only need CS (Comp Sci) majors and E majors, but would take other majors, including probably Cognitive Science majors if what you offer them is what they like, in more of the non-tech, admin & marketing, side of Google. Sounds like you want more of the R&D, tech side of things. Therefore —> Udub. </p>
<p>Switching to the CS major can be very difficult at both schools. Investigate this carefully and make sure that you are willing to do the major you are admitted to, or another major that is not difficult to change to, at each school.</p>
<p>If you prefer the HCDE major you are admitted to at Washington, and Washington costs less, then Washington is the obvious choice.</p>
<p>For students UW provides a better lifestyle at far lower cost. Quality is a push with the edge to UW for anything computers.</p>
<p>both very close</p>
<p>@drax12 I am from Melbourne, Australia (I don’t know if you would consider that a cool climate, but I am definitely used to drastic/odd weather changes) and have been in AZ for 5yrs now (the weather here has me longing for the cloudy Seattle weather).
I am interested in going into UX Design so hopefully HCDE is the better choice:)
Thank you all for your input!</p>
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<p>I just read your remarks and was about to let them go, barrons…</p>
<p>Udub offers a spectacular view of Mount Rainier – note the spelling as Udub students have – for it certainly has a lot precipitation, but for which leads to the beautiful lush greenery on campus.</p>
<p>UCLA on the other hand has a spectacular view of Bel Air Estates and its associated country club from the higher points on campus. Not very much rain, but still a lot of greenery; the landscapers on campus do a great job, despite the often water shortages.</p>
<p>Udub, big city, near the inlets and various bays and the sound, great for rowing and canoeing; UCLA, bigger city, about five miles from the ocean, great for body surfing and board surfing; both with distinct/different cultural things to meet the desires of their students.</p>
<p>I don’t think one is greater than the other. I, however, can understand why you would relate to Udub more, because of the things the other UW … Wisconsin offers, which would be more like Udub’s. </p>
<p>Lest I forget @kraussi23, best of luck; it’s good to see someone know specifically what he wants to do professionally… </p>
<p>And UCLA basketball just signed a basketball player from your nation named Jonah Bolden – a lot of Aussies in the states playing, and I’m looking forward to seeing him play, after he finished his schooling in the states at Brewster Academy.</p>
<p>I was just looking at the Cognitive Science major at UCLA. </p>
<p>Premajor:</p>
<p>PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR
Each of the following required courses must be taken for a letter grade (C or better in each course and a 2.5 overall grade-point average in the preparation courses) before students reach 140 total units: Life Sciences 1 or 15 or Physiological Science 3; Chemistry and Biochemistry 2 or 14A or 20A or Physics 10 or 1A or 6A; Mathematics 31A, 31B; Philosophy 7 or 8 or 9; Program in Computing 10A, 10B, and one course from 15 or 20A or 40A; Psychology 10, 85, 100A, 100B. Students cannot take Psychology 100B until they have passed course 100A with a grade of C or better. Psychology 100A and 100B should be taken early in the career; these courses are open only to students who have declared the Cognitive Science premajor before the term in which they plan to enroll. Students with no background in introductory statistics should take Statistics 10 before enrolling in course 100A.</p>
<p>Major Courses:</p>
<p>Required: (1) Psychology 115 (or M117A, M117B, and M117C), 120A or 120B, and one course from 124A through 124J; (2) one course from 186A through 186D and one course from 121, 186A through 186D, or Computer Science 161; (3) three upper division elective courses (12 units) from Psychology 110, 112A through 116, M117J through M119X, 124A through 124J (if taken for the major, may not be applied as an elective), 130, 133B, 133E, 135, 137G, 142H, 160, 161, 187A, 191CH (if content is approved by the Undergraduate Advising Office and course has not been applied toward the Psychology 195B or 196B requirement), Computer Science 111 through CM186, Ethnomusicology 172A, Linguistics 103 through 185B, Mathematics 110A through 171, Neuroscience 102, Philosophy 124 through 136, Statistics 100A, 100B, 100C, 101B, 101C; and (4) in the junior or senior year, two capstone terms of Psychology 195B or 196B (may be fulfilled by taking any two courses from 195B or 196B or 196B/194C, provided content is approved by the Undergraduate Advising Office).</p>
<p>Students who complete Psychology M117A, M117B, M117C receive equivalent credit for course 115 and two upper division cognitive science electives. All three courses must be completed to receive cognitive science elective credit.</p>
<p>Students must have a 2.0 grade-point average in all upper division courses selected to satisfy major requirements. With the exception of Psychology 195B and 196B, each course must be taken for a letter grade.</p>
<p>So there are elements of psych, which is a life-science at UCLA; other life sciences courses; physical sciences, including lighter physics, a couple of math; and computer or PIC program.</p>
<p>Upper div: mainly psych; possible elective upper div CS courses, linguistics, philosophy, neuroscience, math. </p>
<p>Leads to BS degree. Sounds somewhat similar to Linguistics/CS at UCLA, except that it branches a little wider than just linguistics into the psyche. </p>
<p>This major allows access to CS, but restricts courses. I don’t think it would allow access to more CS courses or to transfer into the full CS major, but who knows? Maybe a someone could design his/her major and incorporate more CS courses. </p>
<p>I can see how it would apply possibly to what you, OP, would be studying because it would incorporate human thought-process to what you’re designing, or the other way around. It’s not hard engineering (and possibly therefore it isn’t hard CS), but it’s highly science-oriented. I didn’t look at the specific psych courses, but these could have interdisc trends also.</p>
<p>ucbalumnus, I believe you’re the CS expert on this board, what do you think? Could the Cog Science major at UCLA have applications towards OP’s goal?</p>
<p>I also have the advantage of having lived in LA and Seattle and spent time around Westwood and the Ave. Bel Air has no real value to most students. It also makes rents very high near UCLA. For most student budgets Seattle is favorable over LA. </p>
<p>I just mentioned the nice view from UCLA of looking across Sunset to the hills of Bel Air; I wasn’t talking about joining its cc. It’s a nice view, because of the greenery, and it shows has a view also of the floor of campus, which is also nice. I wouldn’t worry about the expense of the surrounding neighborhood; UCLA students have plenty of things to do on campus. I agree that Seattle would be a bit more inexpensive compared to WLA, but it wouldn’t be much more so.</p>
<p>Btw, sorry about the Wisconsin’s loss to Kentucky. I was rooting for your team; if UW had beaten UK, I think the Badgers are champions. </p>