<p>I'm looking at majoring in some kind of engineering, either mechanical, eletrical, or chemical (haven't decided yet). I'm a CA resident and want to go to a school in state. My first choice is UC Berkeley, but I don't believe I have a realistic shot at getting in there. So my question is, what other schools in California are good for engineering? I would prefer to go to a UC, but I'm open to anything.</p>
<p>The next highest-ranked UC for engineering is UCLA, followed by UCSD and UCSB.</p>
<p>almost all UCs provide decent engineering education...if you want to go for reputation UCB, UCSD, UCSB, UCLA</p>
<p>cal poly and harvey mudd are also gr8 options for a excellent undergraduate engineering education .</p>
<p>After Berkeley, I would suggest UCLA, UCSD, USC, UC Davis, UCSB, and UCI, in that order. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Harvey Mudd are also good choices for Engineering.</p>
<p>OK that's good most of those colleges are on my list of ones I'm applying to. Harvey Mudd unfortunately is way out of reach for me I think. Ideally I'd like to to go UCB or UCLA I think, but the probability of me getting into either one is slim. So it looks like my next best choice is San Diego, which I think I can get into OK. I hear UCSB is a pretty big party school? If so, then I'd probably steer away from it, it's not really the type of environment I'm looking for. Anybody else have something to offer?</p>
<p>UCSB's certainly not too shabby for engeering, it's graduate engeering overall is ranked #21 in the country by US News, with Chemical engeering ranked #9 and Materials engeering ranked #3. In reply to your concerns about UCSB, check out mikemac's excellent posts in this topic. It should give you a decent idea of what the campus is like and whether it would fit you:</p>
<p>i hear that academically sd is better than la, atleast in engineering.</p>
<p>As others have suggested, take a look at cal poly, usc, and harvey mudd. Harvey Mudd can be pretty selective though...we'd have to know your gpa/SAT to give you a narrower list.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd is marginally harder to get in than UCLA/UCB. So if UCB is out of reach, HMC is definitely also out of reach.</p>
<p>Well since you mentioned it I'll give you a brief overview of my stats.</p>
<p>GPA: Unweighted = 3.86, weighted = 4.79
Ranked 25/787 (top 3% or so)
SAT: 2060 (retaking in October, shooting for 2150+, but that doesn't mean I'll get it)
SAT II's: 800 Math IIC, 770 Chem
Also: AP scores: 5 Calc BC/AB, 5 Chemistry, 4 US History, 4 Statistics</p>
<p>I think my grades/test scores are strong, but my main problem is that I don't do a lot of EC's or clubs, and no community service or volunteering. Also not looking at getting a lot of schlarships or anything because my parents both make good money, so I'm ruling out the more expensive schools like USC.</p>
<p>mercinator:</p>
<p>UCB/UCLA: Match (Engineering)
UCSD: Safe Match (Engineering)
UCI/UCSB/UCD: Safety
UCSC/UCR/UCM: Super Safety</p>
<p>Oh...well that's a better shot than I thought I had. I figured I was somewhat screwed because of my lack of EC's and clubs with leadership positions (or just any clubs for that matter). But I guess my test scores and grades make up enough for it to give me a decent shot. Sweet.</p>
<p>no those things dont really matter unless your applying for real elite schools, and you had said you had ruled those schools out.</p>
<p>Even with the lack of ECs, I would try for HMC. I think UCB and UCLA may be slight reaches but very realistic.</p>
<p>ECs matter more for elite privates. UCB/UCLA are more number driven and that's why people say your chance is very realistic.</p>