<p>I got accepted to UCSB and UC Irvine. Which one is best for chemical engineering?</p>
<p>Well from rankings we can see that UCSB is ranked higher for all engineering majors than UCI. However you shouldn’t base your decision on that. Have you consider getting a master’s degree? If you want a MS then it really doesn’t matter where you go. Now what you need to look for is where you would feel more comfortable. UCSB is mainly white, while UCI has a large population of asians. I don’t know if that matters to you, but I thought I should point that out. From what I can gather, 90% of UCI students participate in research, this is crucial because you’re a chemical engineering major. UCSB is known as a party school (in truth all schools have parties, it just so happens that UCSB has a lot more and often), while UCI (in the heart of Oragne County) is generally more calm. This all the info I can provide, I’m hoping others who are already at either university would comment here. </p>
<p>I going to UCI for electrical engineering in fall 2010! :)</p>
<p>xxs, shame on you</p>
<p>how can you possibly make a comment like this?</p>
<p>“Have you consider getting a master’s degree? If you want a MS then it really doesn’t matter where you go.”</p>
<p>UCSB has the stronger chemical engineering program.</p>
<p>Ucsb…</p>
<p>UCSB is said to have a pretty good ChemE program. Heck, I might go there for grad school. </p>
<p>I’m a little skeptical at “90% of UCI students participate in research”, and why this is crucial for a ChemE major though.</p>
<p>sorry, I wasn’t clear. What I meant to say is that if hp20021 wants to go to grad school AFTER attending ucsb or uci for the BS, THEN, it doesn’t matter. What I am trying to insinuate is that hp20021 should go to grad school.</p>