<p>@muna: No wonder you’re stuck at SB, you’re a complete dumb ass LOL. Yap yap yap away please, i’m sure you’re just comical relief during this time of stress with admission decisions :)</p>
<p>^ haha seriously, he talks all big with this overly capitalistic dog eat dog world nonsense, yet hes only going to a semi-prestigious university which its only standing reputation is that its a party school. Fail on top of fail.</p>
<p>And more…LOL…I love messing with this munaluna guy, espcially with his absolute BROKEN logic. My post before this reminds me how UCSD is actually ranked HIGHER than UCSB, yet he claims people at UCSD get used and abused and get nowhere in life. LOOOL. Throw any kind of logic out the window with this guy. I can’t stop laughing this foo has me rollin.</p>
<p>Don’t bash Sb just because one guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about</p>
<p>@twistnswif, nerd does not equal scientist or engineer. </p>
<p>“A nerd is a term that refers to a social perception of a person who avidly pursues intellectual activities, technical or scientific endeavors, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests, rather than engaging in more social or conventional activities.”</p>
<p>It’s someone who is socially inept. “Science” or “intelligence” has little to do with this. I went to a science magnet school and I’m currently a science major. Definitely not a nerd since I can roll with the masses and actually be productive socially and academically. I’ve passed the exits exams with perfect scores in the FCAT tests back in FL. Sorry to break it to you, but I think your definition of a nerd is severely flawed. BTW, your grammar kind of bugs me. You keep saying your instead of you’re. I guess you’re not one of those “smart” people that you’re ranting about huh? :P</p>
<p>Smart does not equal nerd, JSYK.</p>
<p>@jaynami, u sound mad.</p>
<p>@twistnswif, I love it when you talk dirty.</p>
<p>BTW. I got into UCSD. I got into all the schools I applied to ;)</p>
<p>^ then tell me this person who nit picks at grammar on an internet forum. Why is UCSD ranked higher than UCSB?.. These rankings are based on jobs and opportunities of alumni. Hmm lets see, UCSD #35 UCSB#42…well looks like UCSD alumni have slightly more opportunities after grad than UCSB alumni. And their your definition of “nerd”.</p>
<p>Oh gosh, you’re so rigid. I hope you’re better in bed.</p>
<p>^ hA. at least you have a sense of humor, the gods havent totally forsaken you ;)</p>
<p>@static and @thisisu: I emailed you guys about the pics. I have about 200 so it’s too many to post on here. They are on my facebook. If anyone wants to see anything specific (like film and media studies) I can post them to photobucket or something public but if you wanna see all of them you can add me on facebook to see the pics and then delete me after you look at them if you’re not into having people you don’t know on there (which is totally understandable). They are HQ pics and took like 3 hours to upload which is why I don’t wanna go through that again lol.</p>
<p>Those who have posted. Down to meet on FB. I am seriously considering UCSB.</p>
<p>^Ditto 10char</p>
<p>UCSB is ranked #39. Get it straight dude. Equal to Davis.</p>
<p>I’m down. Kinda don’t wanna post my FB on here though since I’m paranoid. But it would be nice to see familiar faces once the quarter starts ;)!</p>
<p>UCSD is ranked higher than UCSB overall, but whether UCSD is better than UCSB academic-wise really depends on your major. For things such as psychology and sociology, there probably isn’t much difference. For engineering, political science, and a few other science-related fields, however, UCSD is more worthwhile than UCSB in terms of quality of education and job opportunities. </p>
<pre><code> If you are considering gaining a professional education, UCSD is generally a better choice. For pharmacy, for example, UCSD has an amazing program that basically guarantees undergrad pre-pharm entrance into their graduate pharm program. UCSD also tends to be better at the sciences in general, which always helps.
For law, undergraduate institution generally doesn’t matter unless you want to go to a very highly ranked law school, such as a top 5 or close. If you do want to go to a top 5, however, going to either UCSB or UCSD is basically a death sentence.
For med school, UCSD is better for basically the same reasons as pharmacy. Better science programs and generally better research opportunities.
If social life is all you care about, definitely go to UCSB. If you care more about academics, then you’ll have to look more into how each school weighs in your major. It’s also worth noting that having a less active social life means more time for studying, which generally means a higher GPA and a better shot at grad/professional school.
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<p>I think it’s also worth mentioning that neither school has any name recognition to average people outside of California. Both my parents who live in Connecticut have never heard of either school and my dad legit asked me today if they were accredited reputable schools (because he has never heard of either of them). People from outside of the local area know UCLA, USC, and Berkeley, but neither UCSD or UCSB have any name recognition outside of Cali to MOST people. (There are exceptions, but I dare you. Ask your out of state friends if they know what a UCSD is. They’ll have no idea). It might be the third best UC but your buddies in New York don’t know that. So if name recognition is important to you, neither school has it. Pick where you can see yourself spending the next two years!!</p>
<p>@lexa you’re right. I’ve talked to many people outside of state, short of UCLA, Cal, and USC nobody really knows the other UC’s. The system is one of the best if not the best public higher education system in the nation, and I would venture to say the world.</p>
<p>You will get a good education at any of these institutions if you apply yourself and actually LEARN. You can’t expect the professors to just magically gift you education. You can go to all the classes you want but if you just sit around and don’t take notes, don’t study, don’t actively listen you will not get the education you seek. If the professors do not provide you with the education you seek you can study and learn on your own. Higher education in this nation is gonna die because so many students do not seek to learn but just seek to get a degree and magically get money after college/university. /endrant</p>
<p>@lexapower </p>
<p>That was my point… I’m from Miami and no one knows anything about UCSD or UCSB. It’s either UCLA or Berkeley. It only really matters if you live in CA IMHO because people outside of CA haven’t got a clue. Never even knew UCSD or UCSB existed until I lived here for a year.</p>
<p>I have a friend from Washington who goes to UW. She knows about UCLA and Cal off the bat, and although she doesn’t know the rest by name, she knows that the other UC schools are ranked well in US rankings.</p>
<p>Then I mentioned if she’s ever heard of the Cal Sates and the girl was clueless.</p>