<p>My ranking is: </p>
<li>Miami</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UCSB</li>
</ol>
<p>What’s yours?</p>
<p>1) UCLA (more global recognition, if you're into that)
2) USC
3) Miami
4) UCSB</p>
<p>it's close, cuz they're all great schools</p>
<p>UCLA
USC
UCSB
Miami</p>
<p>UCLA would definitely be my first choice. USC would be my second choice and it is a toss up between the other two school for third place.</p>
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<p>for me, UCLA is top</p>
<p>I personally don't like the fact that UC'S admit 90% from california. also there diversity isn't really good.</p>
<p>so I would go with
1.USC
2. UM
3.UCSB
4.UCLA</p>
<p>^You don't know the percentage of OOS that apply, so that's kind of shortsighted.</p>
<ol>
<li> USC</li>
<li> UCLA</li>
<li> UCSB/UMiami (Not really sure which I'd rather attend)</li>
</ol>
<p>Why would anyone choose USC over UCLA? UCLA has better academics, better ratings in general, better sports, and I heard USC is in a rundown part of town.</p>
<p>[ol]
[<em>]UCLA
[</em>]UCSB
[<em>]USC
[</em>]UMiami
[/ol]</p>
<p>USC is smaller, has more diversity (students from around the country, not 95% from California), is better at football and has more school spirit, has a better sense of community, has more intimate classes, and is preppier. It's true that it's in a run down area, though.</p>
<p>I used to live in LA. If I had wanted to go back for college, it might have been a tough choice between the two. Fortunately for me, I never had to make the decision because I became far too attached to the East Coast. :)</p>
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Why would anyone choose USC over UCLA? UCLA has better academics, better ratings in general, better sports, and I heard USC is in a rundown part of town.
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<p>Not everyone has as low opinions of USC as you do. Being out of state, the prospect of merit money and less stressful admissions appeals to me. I also like the overall feel and size of USC a lot better--it all depends on who you ask (and btw, USC's location may be bad but the school is beautiful--and it's a very good school as well).</p>
<p>Besides, ratings in general mean very little when they're as close overall as USC and UCLA (UCLA was five rankings ahead, last I checked, and I believe that difference is negligible)</p>
<p>UCLA
USC
UCSD
Miami</p>
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^You don't know the percentage of OOS that apply, so that's kind of shortsighted.
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well, as a state school they're more or less expected to accept and matriculate a large majority of in-state students.</p>
<p>i had to choose between USC and UCLA. i liked the idea that the USC campus is more diverse, the students seemed to pursue multiple interests academically and more extracurriculars. they also had many more majors and minors than UCLA could hope to have, which ultimately led me to choose USC.</p>
<p>but believe me, the decision was amazingly hard...after visiting, the UCLA campus was extremely alluring and it really drew me in. and the fact that they kept pulling the "look at our great rankings!" card actually convinced me a bit as well. but, in my particular case as an engineer at least, the idea that engineers tended to be more academically single-minded (in a way meaning "nerdy" :p) put me off. the rankings didn't really figure in for me because i knew that regardless of what person ranked what school where, that each school was top notch and i could get a good education in any place. </p>
<p>that said, i chose the school that i felt would be more proactive in promoting well roundedness, provide me with the greatest diversity of people and academics, and wherever i felt i could be the happiest.</p>
<p>and btw, in your case (i think you're the one who's been asking around about this), i think USC has greater recognition in the media and entertainment fields.</p>
<ol>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCSB</li>
<li>Miami</li>
</ol>
<p>Okay, a couple of things.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>"Diversity" is very subjective. Do you need to have people from other states to have a "diverse" campus? I'm sure that UCLA has a diverse student body outside of the fact that it has a lot of students coming from California (for better or for worse.</p></li>
<li><p>In some areas, USC is better than UCLA in terms of "recognition" or "rankings." Overall as an institution, UCLA seems to get greater recognition throughout the country. However, both are fantastic institutions and you shouldn't really worry too much about minor differences.</p></li>
<li><p>USC's campus is gorgeous, and the area around the campus has gentrified quite a bit. The "run down" card is really overused and quite silly. Besides, some "higher ranked" schools-- ::COUGH PENN COUGH:: are probably in even worse areas. Don't decide it over something that will probably not affect you much.</p></li>
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they also had many more majors and minors than UCLA could hope to have, which ultimately led me to choose USC.
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<p>This is both untrue and somewhat silly. Just a cursory glance at the undergraduate listings at both schools shows that the numbers of majors and minors offered are very similar. UCLA offers around 130 majors, USC says that they offer over 100. I don't see how this is a case where USC has more majors/minors than "UCLA could hope to have."</p>
<p>But it's still silly. Sure, UCLA may not offer "American studies," and USC may not offer "American Indian studies..." but so what? Just make it! That's one of the joys of going to great schools like UCLA or USC. </p>
<p>Either way, I'd put the schools in this order going purely by rankings and recognition:</p>
<p>UCLA
USC
UCSB
Miami</p>
<p>
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This is both untrue and somewhat silly. Just a cursory glance at the undergraduate listings at both schools shows that the numbers of majors and minors offered are very similar. UCLA offers around 130 majors, USC says that they offer over 100. I don't see how this is a case where USC has more majors/minors than "UCLA could hope to have."
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well, given my experience it really felt like it to me. so there's that subjective part to it. but combined, USC has more minors...UCLA itself says it have 69 minors, USC has in excess of 120...i think the fact that USC has almost twice the minors, what i said does have some truth (i did say minors :D). granted, minors aren't the biggest reason to choose a school, but it did factor in quite a bit to me. UCLA only had one music oriented minor (Music History), while USC offered at least 4 that i could think of, and the one i dearly wanted to pursue, Music Recording.</p>
<p>Revised ranking:[ol]
[<em>]UCLA
[</em>]USC
[<em>]UCSB
[</em>]UMiami
[/ol]</p>
<ol>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCLA
?. UCSB/Miami</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Miami</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCSB</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
</ol>
<p>Miami is FAR ahead of the other schools on my list.</p>
<p>yeah when i first read phobos' post, i was like "wow this is pretty much a description of UCLA"... except phobos was talking about USC. </p>
<p>UCLA's student population is pretty diverse - in more ways than one. diversity isn't just geographical or based on ethnicity. some people who've never experienced other forms of diversity won't figure this out. </p>
<p>"the students seemed to pursue multiple interests academically and more extracurriculars."</p>
<p>this statement basically describes almost every UCLA student. not kidding. </p>
<p>"they also had many more majors and minors than UCLA could hope to have, which ultimately led me to choose USC."</p>
<p>i do think USC offers more flexibility for minors, but really, most people can only complete 1 minor, max 2, so as long as they offer one that you like, or courses that you want to take, then you're fine. and UCLA does have a lot of minors.</p>
<p>"and the fact that they kept pulling the "look at our great rankings!" card actually convinced me a bit as well."</p>
<p>i think the general attitude at UCLA is that they dont care about the rankings, especially the administration who'd rather improve student life by building new dorms, etc. instead of spending money on things that boost rankings. well, except when a USC kid brings it up, then UCLA students have to point out that they're ranked higher.</p>