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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UCLA and cal are great schools. Most see it as a step above Michigan, uva, and the like. Honestly, they’re probably the two best public universities in the country. And they both have pretty cool campuses. I get it.

Just be aware, if coming from a fancy east coast school there will be some social adaptation required. California is very different. Take the flip flops, but leave the sperry topsiders and vineyard vines polos at home.[/quote]

I agree that they’re great schools, [b]I just don’t understand why a Big 3 student would choose a huge, public, cattle-call like environment over a comparable private university[/b]. I also don’t think there’s really any appreciable difference between Cal, UCLA, and Michigan. They’re very much peer institutions. It just depends on what you want to study and where you want to live for 4 years. [/quote]

After many years (sometimes 13 years) in a small school environment, many kids are drawn to the big universities. [/quote]

Depending on what you study, once you move beyond the freshman and sophomore courses, the class sizes can be quite small.

UC Santa Cruz uses a small college system.

The campuses are also beautiful and in great neighborhoods. I came east for an Ivy but a [b]part of me wishes I’d gone to UCLA,[/b] minutes from Santa Monica and other beaches, a few hours away from skiing, and gorgeous national parks all over. [/quote]

No one believes you. You had at least 2 years to try to transfer to UCLA, and you never did. 🙄 [/quote]

What an idiotic response. Could care less if you believe me or not. I did say a part of me but I know not everyone can read with subtlety.

A certain school in Boston beckoned, and I thought four seasons and a new milieu might be interesting. My parents would not have supported my transferring from what they believed to be an educational Shangri-La.

There’s still no way Boston can compete with SoCal for beauty, weather, and access to nature. The winters were #$&* cold and dreary. Outside a few historical areas, Boston is a fugly town.[/quote]

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