UIUC vs Georgia Tech vs UCLA

<p>hey guys,
Im planning to major in Mechanical Engineering.
I've seen the rankings for ME and all other informations.
Yet, I still cant decide which university to go for my undergraduate degree.
I didnt really thought about UCLA until my highschool told me that I should consider the "name" of the school.
Well, I really hope I can get some advices from you guys.
Thanks!!!!</p>

<p>Are you in-state for any of them? To be honest, I don’t see a compelling reason to go for one over the others without you supplying more information like what kind of weather you like, etc.</p>

<p>Well, I can tell you this as a GT student…
Georgia Tech has the 4th best ME program in the nation and UIUC has the 6th best, while UCLA isn’t even in the top 10 of U.S. News. So when it comes to the “name”, GT and UIUC both probably have much stronger programs. And as a GT student, I never have a program when it comes to name recognition in the professional/career sense.</p>