Why is UCSC considered a low tier school?

[beyphy]

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Sure, if two applicants are literally exactly the same on every level except where they graduated from (same GPA, same work/research experience, virtually identical interviews), then someone from UCLA would have an edge over someone from UCSC. But no, an employer is not going to hire a UCLA grad over a UCSC grad “anyday” (sic) simply because of the name brand of the school.

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<p>I didn’t mean solely because of the name. But let’s be honest: what percentage of kids who go to UCSC go there because they simply love the campus or because they want to work with some researchers there? i would imagine that it is minute.</p>

<p>i would also imagine when most people see a degree from UCSC, they just think that a person couldn’t work hard enough to get into one of the better ranked schools, although this isn’t necessarily the case.</p>