<p>By everyone in the UC system, I guess. If you look at all the threads concerning UC’s, people ALWAYS talk a lot of crap about UCSC, especially when comparing it to another school with higher prestige. I always get kind of mad, because as far as I heard, you are basically learning the SAME stuff for every major at every school.</p>
<p>I think any reputable school is good really due to this line of reasoning… unless of course the professors are passing people like they do in high school. If you are learning the same stuff at UCSC that you are at UCLA, why would UCLA be considered a “better” school? Personally, I turned down UCSD (I think its ranked like 3 in the nation for public schools or something) for UCSC because I absolutely hated the school (not the city) when I visited. And you are right, I agree with this " If you’re happy and are doing meaningful, stimulating work among and under people whose company you enjoy and whose minds engage yours, what else really matters?"</p>
<p>I personally think people get too hung up on the school’s name and put down all others schools to make themselves feel higher. All in all, where ever you go for undergrad and graduate should not really matter for employers because it should be about what you KNOW and how you apply it vs the name of the school.</p>