UCSD vs. Occidental College

College Search & Selection
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<p>So I have narrowed down my college choices to UCSD and Occidental College. I know that these two colleges are completely different and I am still having a hard time deciding. I got into ERC College at UCSD and also got a $10000 acadamic scholorship from Oxy. I have decided i want major in Biochemistry or Bioengineering but applied undeclared to both schools.</p>

<p>Can somebody please give me input soon as i need to make my decision in the next week or so. I am totally confused and could use all the help i can get. Also can somebody tell me if ERC is actually the rite college for me. I'm a 17 yr old boy from the Bay Area, California. </p>

<p>Thanks a lot, I reallly really really appreciate it.</p>

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<p>How much does it cost to attend UCSD? If I had a choice, I would attend UCSD because of the better atmosphere and education.</p>

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<p>There is a significantly higher happiness factor at Occidential especially socially for freshman is input I have heard from guidance councelors and students attending both. Academically both are great schools.</p>

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<p>Occidental if you like lots of interaction and smaller classes.</p>

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<p>Just based on the few people I know at either one, Oxy tends to have a happier lot of students.</p>

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<p>UCSD based on academics, especially if you want to major in math/engineering/sciences/poli sci</p>

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<p>Poli sci gets a second mention. Great dept.</p>

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<p>i'd actually go with ucsd on this one, 10k scholarship definetly calls for going there, especially when oxy costs more than 30K.</p>

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<p>I would also pick UCSD over Occidental College. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>ucsd for sure, especially for biochem. and its thousands upon thousands of dollars less, and an excellent bio program.</p>

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<p>i think you would be alot happier at occidental. and the "ratings"? disputable. oxy has incredible academics, and with grad school, you will be able to get a higher gpa and everyone there does research as an undergrad, and internships. and everyone is so involved it is awesome.</p>

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<p>"Also, remember that the weather in SD is typically warmer than in LA."</p>

<p>Where on earth did you here that. SD has significantly cooler weather in the summer than LA and very slightly warmer weather in the winter.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I feel that UCSD has a better bio program w/ more funding and research and stuff, but there is this 3-2 bioengineering program that Oxy has with Columbia where u get a BA from Oxy and BS from Columbia thats seems quite attractive. </p>

<p>hmm....</p>

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Where on earth did you here that. SD has significantly cooler weather in the summer than LA and very slightly warmer weather in the winter.

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<p>People say silly things on CC.</p>

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<p>I heard that in UCSD, you sometimes get lost in the crowd and at Oxy, you start feeling clostrophobobic after a while because its soo small. These things true?</p>