<p>What are the pros and cons of both? Money is not really a factor. I also got into uc irvine and davis, but i hear they are not as good (ranking wise).
thanks</p>
<p>what does undeclared engineering major mean specifically in your case? That you’re accepted to the college of engineer with no particular major? Or that you’re just accepted to the university, but not in the college of Engineering?</p>
<p>In any event, I suggest you look into the requirements for actually declaring a specific engineering major. I had a friend who had no real idea of what type of engineering he wanted, so more or less chose at random. He put down ChemE. Turns out once he was in college he decided he really should be an EE, but he wasn’t allowed to change majors until his junior year. Come junior year he finds out there’s a GPA requirement to be considered for switching majors, and he wasn’t allowed to do so. The sad thing is that if he had checked the EE box when he applied he would have been accepted to it.</p>
<p>I don’t know if these rules are still applicable (it was at a UC school) but my advice would be to look into it.</p>
<p>At UCSD i was accepted with the major of Nanoengineering because there wasnt an undeclared option. At USC my acceptance letter just said accepted into engineering.
Are you saying if i go to ucsd i won’t be able to decide on a specific engineering major after taking basic classes?</p>
<p>I think you made the right two places finalists. Finances being equal, I would visit both if you can and get the feel for both of them. Also, you can change your engineering emphasis at UCSD if you want to later. This is a tough choice, academically I would lean towards UCSD because of your field, but you may like the “big U” environment of USC.</p>