<p>@lookin4ward</p>
<p>True engineering isn’t swimming in girls but in college, especially one like ucsd, people meet other people mostly in their “college”/ dormitory. While my classes may be filled with males I will meet females out of class at my college.</p>
<p>Well, isn’t there a $64,000 question here?</p>
<p>If you feel that UIUC is better, do you feel that it is $64,000 better (especially if it means that much more debt)?</p>
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<p>Aye yai yai, again with the rankings…</p>
<p>It’s pretty clear that you’re obsessed with the rankings… so be it. I don’t care anymore.</p>
<p>If the rankings are that important to you that you’re willing to spend a significant amount more on a school out of state, then by all means, go for it. It’s your call in the end.</p>
<p>IF one condition of going to college is: attractive people then you should check out Tulane as it has more chicks than guys. Check out the school profile and lo-and-behold it will tell you that…</p>
<p>Anyhow, speaking of rankings, I dont believe in it at all…also, there are some schools that have refused to be put into ranking by that UNSWR whatever…</p>
<p>Hey don’t get mad at me! My question was wether the 10 places extra were worth the $64,000… Plus what is I claim residency after two years then it’s 32,000 difference. Which I’m still unsure wether it’s worth the name of a school.
But also what I noticed was that San Diego is going up in EE. It went from 16 to 14 in 2 ish years. So by the time I graduate it could potentially be a top 10.</p>
<p>One more question. How much should I weigh in the factor of how much I like the campus.
Ucsd has a really nice modern looking campus and everything. And the location is absolutely picturesque.
Illinois campus is beautiful in terms of its buildings and has a certain classic college look to it.
Idk I feel like you guys are right in saying that San Diego is a better investment especially since its just undergrad and I want to get my MS. I think if I work hard I might be able to go to berkeley or Illinois or maybe (not dreaming on it) stanford for my ms… Anyone else have an opinion on this topic?</p>
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For most students, no. I think UIUC is probably a little more rigorous than UCSD (or perhaps not), but the real advantage are the opportunities afforded to the top few percent of students - for the top students UIUC has great programs and contacts with top schools and agencies, but most students do not benefit from this.</p>
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From experience, you must demonstrate that you are in Illinois for more than just college before they grant you residency. The vast majority of out-of-state students remain out-of-state their entire time at UIUC.</p>
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I suppose that is up to you - if you genuinely think it will be a factor in your success (for some it will be), then you should consider it. I have known people who would struggle at a lot of schools just because they couldn’t relax the way they needed to. Others need a monastic setting to avoid distraction - give them a tropical paradise, they never go to class. I am the other end of the spectrum, the campus itself is of little importance to me, I focus on the academics alone.</p>
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I think it will be a little easier to get into those grad schools from UIUC, but I still think that UCSD is probably a better investment for you. You can certainly still get into those schools from UCSD.</p>
<p>Does anyone know which EE program is more cut throat/ competitive as far as racing for good grades? Initially I thought illinois but then I was told that Midwest people are nicer and less competitive than Californians.</p>
<p>EE is extremely competitive here at UIUC, like all engineering majors here. However, EE has a large number of students majoring in it so obviously there are more people to compete with.</p>
<p>Anyone at UCSD have something to say about the competitiveness of the EE program there?</p>
<p>Bump bump bump</p>
<p>Any one else have an opinion about the officially of ucsd engineering?</p>
<p>currently a ucsd engineering student (junior transfer); however MechE
the following may or may not apply, or differ if you are a entering freshman</p>
<p>Some observations:
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<li><p>Note the general education requirements
Though a transfer student, I have to complete extra classes on the side: Humanities sequence, and have to be proficient in foreign language, and General Education Electives Field of Study (Revelle) Good thing I took Japanese in high school, and I’ve taken enough critical thinking classes, to make easy of the lower div philosophy classes. So look into the other sub-colleges, but this shouldnt be a problem since you aren’t a transfer with uncredited classes</p></li>
<li><p>UCSD is no fun
It depends; I don’t think its the best social experience, but thats because I’m 23, and prefer people my age or older. I live off-campus as well, which is a contributing factor to this opinion. Theres plenty of groups, clubs, activities, events on campus, festivals; And you can live in the dorms as well. I’m here for the academics, and socialize more with the faculty (who will have a greater help for me for my career than Joe Bro and Cindy Trick) Not only that, theres the Greater San Diego area (downtown nightlife), the beach, LA to the north, Las Vegas to the North east, Mexico to the south.</p></li>
<li><p>There are no attractive people in UCSD
You may be right. Because attractiveness is a highly subjective term. I think there are some gorgeous girls, beach babes, and cuties here and there. Some or many of which are highly intelligent. Hell, theres a few cute engineering chicks here too. Theres even some older gals, seeking their masters/phd. Not to mention some of the hot nurses and doctors. There are beautiful women all shapes and sizes, thick, thin, curvy, tall, short, of all colors. But then again, there might be no attractive women here at all. Outside of campus, there are on-average, better looking people abound. I personally verify this, because I (respectfully) gawk at the beautiful successful women going for a jog, lounging doing work/research, or walking her dog. Lots of good-looking couples as well, especially inter-racial couples. Starting to notice a lot of white-girl-asian-guy couples too.</p></li>
<li><p>Undergrad research
Luckily for me, I was able to find a professor that can take me into her lab. Doing work for her this quarter, and the next; Applying to a UC scholarship research program this month. External Internships are not as easy to get, but campus research availability is apparent. I guess many students are clueless about research, how useful it is to your resume and future career. That’s a plus for me then; I don’t know how competitive it is at UIUC. Once again, I am speaking from MechE. There are also external research opportunities, but probably listed on the job-database, and and may have higher requirements.
Most professers, HOWEVER, are interested in Junior+ year for research assistants. There’s a 2nd year in my lab working with me. You have to have convincing evidence that qualifies you for work in the lab (they’d rather have you concentrate on your studies, so that your knowledge is meaningful in the laboratory)</p></li>
<li><p>Weather
Out of all the places I’ve lived throughout my life, San Diego has the best on-average weather. My health is significantly better because of it.</p></li>
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<p>Good luck, and research your prospects carefully in the face of predetermined judgments.</p>
<p>My plan for SD was to do research during the shool year and what not but I was planning to go home to the Bay Area each summer and maybe do external internships. From what I heard that cal poly has a high abundance of internships with companies and are easy to find. Are summer internships really that hard to get at UCSD?</p>