UCSD or UCSB - International Studies

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<p>Hey Folks,</p>

<p>I am in a tight situation. Right now I am going off on the assumption that I will not be getting admitted to UCLA, and was wondering which school should I pick. Either UCSB or UCSD. I got into both school. However, for UCSD I was admitted as an Undeclared-Humanities and was considering switching to their International Studies program. At UCSB I was admitted to their Global Studies program. Which school is more reputable for their International/Global Studies program? Will it be hard for me to switch over to UCSD's International program from an Undeclared-Humanities major? My ultimatum is to attend law school after I graduate. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.34 (no TAG. no TAP.)
Major: International/Global Studies
Schools Applied: UCLA, UCSD, UCI, and UCSB
IGETC: Finished by the end of spring semester
EC: Work experience, treasurer of phi theta kappa, 60+ hours of community service</p>

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<p>bump #10char!</p>

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<p>i know ucsb has a better poly sci department, so ucsb???</p>

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<p>to be honest, it doesn’t really matter. go to whichever school you like better or whichever school you think you could get a better GPA at. all law schools look at is GPA and LSAT so the prestige of your specific major department will have little to no influence</p>

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<p>Political Science =/= International Studies.</p>

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<p>go the one u feel most comfortable at, and if money is a situation, go for the one that gives u the most aid.</p>

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<p>I would lean towards UCSD, they have a well-known political science department. Their graduate political science department was ranked 7th in the nation in 2008 ([UC</a> San Diego Maintains High Rankings in 2008 U.S. News Graduate School Survey [Jacobs School of Engineering: News & Events]](<a href=“UC San Diego Maintains High Rankings in 2008 U.S. News Graduate School Survey”>UC San Diego Maintains High Rankings in 2008 U.S. News Graduate School Survey)). Moreover, if you have any interest in Asia or Latin America, I would lean further towards UCSD.</p>

<p>I understand graduate rankings to not perfectly correlate to undergraduate rankings, but UCSD seems to be getting stronger as it grows. So I would expect it to keep is ranking if not increase. Also, this article states that the international studies portion of UCSD is ranked 6th in 2009 ([U.S&lt;/a&gt;. News Confirms UC San Diego?s National Influence, Global Reach](<a href=“http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/awards/04-09GlobalReach.asp]U.S”>http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/awards/04-09GlobalReach.asp)).</p>