<p>Visit the two schools for yourself...</p>
<p>no one else's opinions matter except for yours!</p>
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I would go for UCSD. According to rankings, they beat USC in almost everything pertaining to science. They are known for being a power research institution.
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<p>The rankings are heavily influenced by research dollars. UCSD is overrated because it is such a large research university.</p>