<p>So... I got accepted to those colleges and Im kinda stuck in between those schools. I am planning to major in environmental engineering but I'm not sure if that's the right major for me. But I am pretty SURE I am going to major in engineering in college.
first of all, I don't want ppl to tell me to go to ucr JUST because it is a uc school and I don't want ppl to tell me to go to cal poly Pomona JUST because it is a top notch engineering school.
I don't care about how bad the location is and all I want is to go to school that could give me a lot of opportunities and flexibilities (research, experience, internships, changing majors) and a real college experience.
also, I heard that the only difference between cal states and UC schools is that cal states don't offer phd whereas uc schools offer phds.... But if I graduate from cal state after 4 years, isn't it possible to go to other graduate school to pursue for phd? Or do I have more options if I go to UC schools?</p>
<p>cal poly pomona fosho for engineering</p>
<p>Why do you recommend choosing for cal poly?</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the PhD issue now. You can graduate from ANY of those schools and still get a PhD. Besides, it’s often better to get a PhD from a different school than your undergrad anyway. </p>
<p>The best school for you is Cal Poly…then the rest are about ties. They will all provide about the same “college experience” since none are real sports schools that offer that option. </p>
<p>While at Cal Poly, get involved with the Rose Parade float making. You’ll make friends for life.</p>
<p>If you want to change your major later, you can still do so.</p>
<p>For engineering CPP is as good as mid-level UCs such as Davis, Irvine and Santa Barbara. The problem with CPP is that other majors, in the Business and Liberal Arts “colleges”, are abysmal and hence they haul down the overall image of the university. Rest assured, however, that as a student of engineering at Cal Poly Pomona you will get the same level of academic challenge and overall sense of gratification comparable to elite universities. I know so because I do. Cheers.</p>
<p>CalPolyEngineer: When you say CPP is as good as mid-level UCs such as Davis, Irvine and Santa Barbara, what do you exactly mean? Is their program, students, facilities, or faculty just as good as theirs? I would like to know. Thank you.</p>
<p>UCR definitely really good school. It’s extremely renewed and improved. UCR is has opened about four new building in engineering including a bio-engineering, chemical-engineering, geonomics, nano technology engineering, and much more. Consider it. Two of my roomates are engineer major and UCR has offered them both not just a great challenging education in engineering but also it connections and support for them two intern with great companies like boeing, lockheed, and Xerox.</p>
<p>this is tough but I’m going to say UCR. Cal Poly Pomona is a very good engineering school though but UCR is pretty good too (and will be better if you decide to pursue a major other than engineering)</p>