<p>scribe - just in case you meant sciences to be natural sciences (bio chem phys), UCSD also rocks engineering. It has the 2nd or 3rd best bioengineering program in the nation.</p>
<p>metalIV - They've started to come out with engineering decisions already.</p>
<p>King - heyhey I've been accepted to Marshall too (not really what I wanted, tho it doesn't matter to me much). I'm not too sure abotu differences - only started answering that same question myself yesterday night. </p>
<p>It appears that each college has different philosophies and general education requirements. Marshall's philosophy is something like being a good scholar as well as a good citizen, so it has lots of programs where you can teach underprivileged kids, and has a community service component. One of the older colleges I think has a focus on developing an independent individual? </p>
<p>I'm sensing that some colleges are better for humanities type stuff and others are better for sci stuff, but nothing I've browsed really confirms a difference.</p>
<p>If I can find the sites I was looking at, I'll post up a new thread with them and you can read for yourself (rather than all my aforesaid vagaries ;) ).</p>
<p>I put physical science/undeclared for major and the admission says nothing about my major..
so does that mean i have no major..? </p>
<p>On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the University of California, San Diego, I congratulate you on your admission to Muir College! UCSD is one of the nation's most outstanding universities, and we look forward to welcoming you to our campus.</p>
<p>i got in electrical engineering at 6th college(no idea wht 6th college is). i am more anxious for the ucb reply. my stats 1420SAT1 800physics/760maths2c/600 writing. domestic studnet from an international school so have no gpa or rank</p>
<p>Aerospace Engineering major within the Thurgood Marshall College</p>
<p>sat1: 1270
sat2: 710 math
580 english
580 us history
ec: i didnt put anything under awards... video yearbook and a few clubs as well as tennis for three years.</p>
<p>i thought my essays sucked, i didnt spend much time on them cause i planned to go to cal poly slo. i guess i should consider this acceptance luck and should probably visit in april and give it a second thought.</p>
<p>accepted:
4.2 uc gpa
1250 sat
640 sat 2 avg
elc
ec's
economics and muir
am i lucky to get in?
would it be a shame to go with friends to cal poly slo and not go to ucsd?</p>
<p>It depends on where you feel most comfortable. uc schools are large and impersonal, cal poly is largely undergraduate and has a 20:1 class ratio. However, a uc will better prepare you for grad school whereas slo is more of a career school with that "hands on" approach.
With smaller class sizes and more accessible professors, ill probably pick slo over ucsd, and no that is not a shame. It comes down to your major; I had several friends who chose slo over ucla and berkeley for architecture and engineering in the last two years... economics would take some looking into. You will most likely enjoy your time at slo more than you would at ucsd, and this is more important than anything. No matter where you go, if you are good at what you do and driven to do it, then you will be successful. This may not be the case when looking at two ivy's, but the best of the cal states and third best of the uc system, yeah; go with the one where you feel most comfortable.</p>