<p>So, since UCR has 1 Nobel prize laureate, it suddenly makes it better than all universities without one? That makes UCR “better” than Cooper Union, Harvey Mudd, Cal Poly SLO, and various other Master’s universities! UCR vs. Cal Poly Pomona depends on several more factors, but the consensus in the Inland Empire (despite the fact that CPP is just slightly to the west of that geographical area) is that Cal Poly Pomona has stronger academic reputation. You can spin it all you want, but CPP’s hands-on educational offerings, lower price, and emphasize in science, technology and engineering, are far more appealing that UCRs’.</p>
<p>For liberal arts and business, go to UCR. For engineering, science and technology go to Cal Poly Pomona.</p>
<p>well, does this even matter? As a UCR student, I think you can get a great education for engineering and sciences at UCR as well. Actually I think you can get great education from either school. the only difference between UCR and CPP is that CPP is cheaper and UCR is more expensive but offers PhD, and CPP just offers more hands-on lab experiences… but at the end, it doesn’t matter at all… UCR students are just paying more for the same quality of education. And that hands-on experiences from CPP can be trained for 6 months at the company that you get hired from. - what my cousin from Boeing company said.</p>
<p>CPP is definitely more affordable. As far as the mechanical engineering department goes ucr is more inclined to teach you a little more theory. I’ve compared textbooks/hw assignments/projects etc. I recommend CPP for undergraduates because it teaches you more hands on. At ucr u have to go out of your way and do research outside of class. But with intentions for masters or a phd, ucr for the win. It was interesting to find out that my ta at ucr was a professor the next year at CPP ya dig? All that matters are good grades and connections to get a fat pay check. Both are good schools!</p>
<p>I’m a commuter that got into both CPP and UCR. The distance to CPP is slightly less than to UCR and it’s a much less stressful drive (basically 210+a little bit of 57) but I chose UCR because of the better research opportunities. From what I heard it would be too difficult to get involved in research at CPP. The drive to UCR sucks major balls though and I hate the location so much. I feel like I’m driving back in time when I go to that dump.</p>
<p>ok im deciding on these schools along with SDSU … im planning to major on mechanical engineering. i know pomona is maybe the “best” but how do the others compare ?</p>
<p>What is the workload for that major ? will it burn me out in the long run ?
i want to have some freetime </p>
<p>can i even make these schools ? my GPA is 3.87</p>
<p>you’ll definitely have a chance to get into these schools. Pomona is the best school for mechanical engineering out of these schools. However, that doesn’t mean UCR or SDSU will be any easier in mechanical engineering. Every school that has an engineering major will have a lot of workloads. If you want some free time, learn how to manage your time before you go to college. Good luck!</p>
<p>Honestly, I’m not doubting the program…I’m sure it’s great. However, there’s quite a lot more graduates coming from UCs including UCR that are accepted into medical school. I’ve read about grade inflation (from student doctor network) at some cal states and I’m pretty sure AMSA takes that into account. Also, UCR has the Haider program which secures a significant amount of spots for their UCR/UCLA track. When that goes away, UCR is still going to secure spots for their students at the new med school–which I’ve heard is going to be pretty up there since its foundation is built from the Haider program.</p>
<p>Yeah, I admit that I shouldn’t have mentioned it (or taken it for a fact after just reading some forums), but both systems show deflation and inflation. Anyway, rather than just commenting blindly, for anyone who directly wants to know about medical school, refer to this studentnetwork.net. In the end, though, I’m pretty sure UCR does put more students into medical school.</p>
<p>@ahuynh91 UCSD is not showing grade deflation, just grade stabilization–as do CSUSB and CSUS. OK, now that we got the myth that CSUs inflate grades (or that UCs don’t) out of the equation, I concede that UCR might give you a slight advantage since it has that program with UCLA. However, and just to remind you, your initial statement regarding this subject was: “If anyone else is like me, and wants to become a doctor, it’s much easier coming from any UC”.</p>
<p>back on subject, Kiplinger seems to think Cal Poly Pomona is slightly better than UCR in their best value college rankings this year. CPP is 91 and UCR is 95. Not bad for both universities which beat out many other better funded research universities like U of Arizona, and Oregon.</p>
<p>I’d choose UCR. Especially if grad school is an option in the future. I know UCR is known for Engineering and Business but I don’t know much about the other programs. </p>
<p>UCR was just ranked #9 in the nation by Washington Monthly. </p>
<p>@cpslow: You are a jackass. Go away, unless you actually have something of value to add to the discussion. “UCR is a dump… Cal Poly SLO is far better” doesn’t help anyone; it only makes you look like a tremendous a-hole. Insulting a school’s academics is a ***** move, and unless you go to some prestigious university, you really have no room to be talking.</p>