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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be wary of the budget crisis in California and the major funding issues of the UCs. The system is very financially unstable which can lead to major difficulties in stuff like getting classes, majoring in the subject you want, etc. [/quote]
This. I am from California and the reason I did not encourage my children to apply to any UC school.[/quote]

Ditto.  In figuring the cost, plan on UCLA taking 5 years simply from difficulty getting in the classes you need.[/quote]Yup, especially in the sciences.  I got my PhD there and TA'd lab classes.  Lots of 5th years were taking sophomore labs because it had taken them 4 years to get in.  We also didn't have enough supplied so some kids with labs scheduled late in the week didn't get to do the experiment. [b]The professors also had zero interest in interacting with undergrads.[/b]  I'd never send my kid there. Never. [/quote]

The public university structure in CA explicitly makes this the situation at UCs.  The focus of UCs is graduate education/research.  The focus of Cal States is undergraduate education.  I turned down UCLA and Berkeley to go to Cal Poly because I felt it would be a lot better for me as an undergrad  The UCs felt too big and impersonal.  Had a great experience at Cal Poly -- mostly small classes, good relationships with faculty.  Although it does have the same 5-yr plan problem that the UCs do.  Certainly, you can get a good undergrad education at the UCs but you have to work for it and hope you get good TAs.[/quote]

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