Hey guys, just curious what people thought of these schools for chemical engineering. I got into all these, except waitlisted by UCLA. I’m leaning towards UCSB right now, but if anyone has any information about these schools and their programs it would be much appreciated.
Yo dude. I cant answer that but if you can answer I’d appreciate the hell out of it. I’m gonna apply this fall also for chemical engineering. Can i ask what your GPA is?
3.70 when applied, and will have all the pre-req’s done by this spring. As given by the name, I’m a UC-UC transfer. I was gonna make a post about how I was able to get in despite the fact that UC’s don’t really like inter-campus transfers after I decided on a school to go to. Once I’ve made a decision, I’ll try to leave a link to that thread here.
Anyone have insights on these schools???
Hey! I’m pretty much in the same boat and I’m still somewhat indecisive. I only applied to UCSB, UCLA, and Cal. I got rejected from Cal though (with a 4.0 GPA, in case anyone’s interested). I think from all your options, SB and LA have the strongest program. For me personally, I’m leaning towards SB mainly because I’d rather live there than LA. UCLA might rank higher and the school itself is more well-known, but I feel like that doesn’t necessarily benefit us with engineering majors. I don’t know, though. I’m still trying to make up my mind. Let me know where you end up going, and definitely hit me up if you pick UCSB!
Hey! Congrats on UCLA! While it is a fantastic school, I’ve heard from multiple sources that their engineering program is “over-rated,” not sure if that’s true but I can definatley see it, as the school of engineering is big and not nearly as personal as UCSB. Dang got rejected from Cal with a 4.0 that’s insane. You don’t wanna go to Cal though, people there don’t seem to like it haha. I’ve done a crap ton of research, and from my knowledge is this: UCSB is KNOWN for its engineering, especially Chemical engineering. This goes for both its undergrad and grad programs. The classes are small, the environment is supposedly super friendly (as opposed to UCB and UCLA as the competitiveness causes students to not help others (and sometimes even sabotage others 
)), and it’s in one of the most beautiful places in the world. The only down side is that it’s isolated, so you can’t really get an internship during the school year, but, because UCSB is known for it’s engineering, apparently many companies including Clorox go to and recruit directly from campus. Because of these factors (and many more), I’ll be going to UCSB next year. Feel free to message me if you choose UCSB!