UC schools over VA schools?

[Anonymous]

Would you pick Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD over UVA, W&M and VT?

[Anonymous]

If you are in-state in California and your kid can get in, I would say California.

[Anonymous]

I would pick:

Cal
UVA
UCLA

Then the others depending on major.

I would pick Cal over most other schools, public or private. It’s an exceptional experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are in-state in California and your kid can get in, I would say California.

Sorry, I should have said from VA. We are in state VA, not California.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would pick:

Cal
UVA
UCLA

Then the others depending on major.

I would pick Cal over most other schools, public or private. It’s an exceptional experience.

+1 unless student is focused on government or politics. Then UVA. Or film obviously, then UCLA

[Anonymous]

W&M would be my last choice

[Anonymous]

As a third gen UCLA grad, married to a Cal grad. With a Brother and Sister-in-Law both Davis and UCSB grads and their kids currently at UCLA and UCSC, and a kid at UVA I have a pretty good perspective. If in-state in VA then it's a no-brainer for UVA unless you have money to throw away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you pick Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD over UVA, W&M and VT?

Depends almost entirely on where kid wants to live post graduation.

[Anonymous]

So much depends on what they want to study and the money you have for tuition and if they are comfortable in CA. Different culture

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a third gen UCLA grad, married to a Cal grad. With a Brother and Sister-in-Law both Davis and UCSB grads and their kids currently at UCLA and UCSC, and a kid at UVA I have a pretty good perspective. If in-state in VA then it's a no-brainer for UVA unless you have money to throw away.

Wouldn’t the college experience be much better in CA?

Maybe I’m just not a fan of Charlottesville.

[Anonymous]

How rich are you? If the difference in tuition does not effect your budget, then go to Cal or UCLA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a third gen UCLA grad, married to a Cal grad. With a Brother and Sister-in-Law both Davis and UCSB grads and their kids currently at UCLA and UCSC, and a kid at UVA I have a pretty good perspective. If in-state in VA then it's a no-brainer for UVA unless you have money to throw away.

Another UCLA grad here and I totally agree. I loved my experience and received a great education, but it's not worth the extra $$$ unless you're loaded. I hold the same opinion for full-pay at privates.

[Anonymous]

Good one OP, it's obvious this post is to stir the pot. It's about time to exit this place forever, it has become cheap entertainment.

[Anonymous]

If you are in state VA, then I would almost never pick the cal, ucla or ucsd over those 3 va schools.
Exception would be if $ is no object, and strong desire to live in ca.
Major exceptions would be film at ucla, cs at cal.