<p>First off, congratulations to your son, that is a big accomplishment. I am a Junior (in highschool) from NJ, and I visited UCLA over the teachers convention in November. It is a lot different from any east coast school, but let me tell you, it is an amazing school. It is so much more well kept and visually appealing than the NJ schools. The quality of education also seems very high, and they have very up to date facilities too. It didn't take me long to realize it was my first choice. </p>
<p>I visited UVA, USC, UCSD, UCI, UPenn, Rutgers, and NYU and I think UCLA has an edge over all of them. All of those schools were great however.</p>
<p>Just curious, did your son have very high test scores? I know it will be quite difficult to get into from out of state.</p>