So I got accepted to UCSB and UCLA, but honestly I don’t know where to go. My major is Bio for UCSB and Nursing for UCLA. I also not 100% that I want to be a nurse, and am considering the PA or MD route instead. I’ve been a Gaucho my whole life, and I always thought I would end up there. I live 15 minutes from campus, and most of my friends will be at UCSB or SBCC. However, after getting accepted into UCLA, I am stuck between the two. My mind says UCLA, but my heart says UCSB??? Please any advice…
Go with your heart!
Agree with @uclaparent9
Think of it like this. You’re entering into a 4 year marriage and deciding between two potential spouses. One can look perfect on paper for a list of reasons, but your heart is with the other one and there’s nothing you can do about it. It just is. Which marriage do you think is going to be the one you’re more likely to grow and thrive in?
Best of luck. Both great schools and you can’t go wrong, but I’d go with your heart.
Is it your mind that’s telling you UCLA, or is it other people’s voices in your head? It seems to me that UCSB is the better choice for you intellectually as well as emotionally since:
- you’ll perform better if you are happy
- the UCSB route seems to give you more options since I would think that you can get into nursing with a UCSB Bio major much more easily than you could get into a PA or MD program with a nursing major
Agree with above. Follow your heart but don’t worry where your friends will be. You will make new friends too.
I agree with everyone, but it’s good to listen to your mind too! UCLA is one of the best public universities in the world!!
Each year thousands of students in nation(and around the world)try so hard to get into UCLA. Choose wisely and think about the implications of your decision.
Good Luck 
Thanks for the advice everyone! I ended up choosing UCLA for Nursing because I realized how blessed and privileged I am to have the opportunity to attend such an amazing and super selective program at one of the best universities in the world. I also had many epiphanies where four years from now I can clearly see my self as a nurse, or entering a NP program. Although my first choice was always UCSB, I realized that four years from now I would regret giving up this opportunity. It is going to be hard leaving Santa Barbara, but I will take this opportunity to grow as a person and become more independent. Years ago I never envisioned myself any where else, but things change. I feel like what was holding me back from committing to UCLA was change. My biggest fear of leaving the “status quo” has now been over come, and I can’t wait to spend the next four years of my life as Bruin. I know I said my heart says UCSB, and my mind says UCLA, but I have to go with my mind because that is whats best for me. Yet deep down I will always have UCSB in my heart. <3 Everything happens for a reason, and I believe that there is a reason why I was accepted to the UCLA School of Nursing, a program with a 2.2% acceptance rate. Who knows what it will be, but I know that its gonna be worth it. When I made the decision to leave to LA, I told my self “What’s the worst thing that can happen, when the worst thing that can happen can be the best thing ever.” I know that UCLA is going to bring some of the best things ever form me!!! Can’t wait for this fall to become a baby bruin!
Congratulations!
@uclaparent9 Thank You! It was definitely the hardest dissension of my life so far, but so worth it!