hey guys i am sure many of you have attended college or visited the colleges that i am interested in and got accepted to!

give me some input on them ill be majoring in mechanical engineering:

UC Davis <---leaning toward this
UC Santa Barbra <--- never visited
UC Irvine <--- never visited
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo <--- never visited
San Jose State University
CAL is unnanounced as of now but do not really like it

Just anything you guys can give me! and which college would be safest for my car!

thanks!

 

I went to UC Berkeley in Mech E...loved it! It's fairly theorectical and seems to be a great school if you're planning on post grad work. I've heard Cal Poly is really great on the practical side (my dad went there).

In general, I feel Cal gave me a solid engineering background and that I have the theroy to understand many disiplines within engineering...but I think if I had gone to a school like Cal Poly, I would be able to do a lot more at this point. (I graduated 2 years ago and have been working in the forensic engineering field)

I haven't heard much about the other school's engineering departments.

-Peter

 

UC davis is my school.. a partying school no doubt.. it has a tight college campus/town atmosphere... most people take bikes or bus to school because parking is very limited....

davis is strong in medical/biochemistry.A lot of my friends went on to UCSF and continued their medical/dental education after graduating from Davis...

 

I would say UC Irvine! Safest and a very nice school indeed. My sister graduated from UC Davis, It is a very good school, but it is VERY VERY BORING! Its out in nowhere... Be warned!

 

sjsu for mech engineering

 

SJSU for almost any kind of engineering. SJSU's College of Engineering ranks pretty high up there as far as west coast universities are concerned. Very good school, although I don't want to admit it (I hate school of any sorts hahhah)

 

UC Davis is a great school.

 

even tho cal is my rival school, u can't really compare those other schools to cal. hands down, go to berkeley over the others

 

I would say in no particular order:

UCD - Great school but nothing to do out there but drink up. Their downtown is very small & they do have a few bars but it gets old real fast. Only other option is to drive to downtown Sac. Now if you're an outdoors type of guy, Tahoe is not that far away. No issues with driving & parking since they have tons of flat/open space. Most people walk, ride a bike, or take the bus though. Weather there is generally really hot during the summer & really cold during winters. (GF went there)
CAL - Extremely competitive. BART trip from SF if you ever wanted to party in the city. There are interesting places to go in that area but just don't wonder off to Oakland. You can easily find yourself in areas where you shouldn't be & crime has been on an increase. If you drive, parking sucks! Weather there is similar to SF. (Ex went there)
SJSU - Great Engineering program. Definitely a party school since it's located right smack in the heart of downtown SJ where all the clubs & bars are. Driving is not too bad but you will hit some traffic & parking can occationally be a pain since you are in downtown especially if you're trying to rush to class. Weather is generally really good. (Attended a couple of years)
Cal Poly - Just heard from many of my close friends that they have a great Engineering program.

 

davis has the cantina!!

 

Sudwerks in Davis = 1 dollar beer on wednesday nights!!!!!

 

thanks for the great input guys! yeah such a hard decision all seem to be pretty good...berkeley outranking the rest...if anymore input i would appreciate it

 

oh yeah berkeley's mechE dept is among the best in the country at the undergraduate and graduate levels

 

i went to OHLONE.....

 

if u go to sjsu u can hang out with me haha

LAME!

 

I would say Irvine... Had a lot of friends that went there. Not sure of their engineering program but they have a lot of chicks! Especially if you're into Asian chicks... LAWD HAVE MERCY! I had good times down there....

For real though.... All the schools you put down have good programs. For me, it came down to where I felt comfortable. Best thing to do is go check'em out and see if you like the vibe, area, people, etc.

I had a friend who went to USC on scholarship and absolutely hated it. He came back after a year and a half and finished at cal state hayward or east bay (whatever they call it now).

Good luck!

 

Went to UC Irivne and it's similar to Davis in that it's pretty boaring, but LA is only an hour away so you can drive there for some fun. But the weather is much better than up here and living in Newport Beach is very fun. Cal Poly does have a good engineering school and Cal is probably the best in terms in ranking and rep. We recruit from Cal, but not from any of the other school. Davis, I believe is more well known for their biology and medical school then engineering.

Having said all this, I would highly, highly recommend you visit all the schools you are thinking about attending. Everyone and anyone can give you their opinions and thoughts, but you might like one place better than the other after visiting it for yourself. No one knows what you want out of college except for yourself.

 

Davis people are generally nicer.


we tip cows for fun.

 

yeah i am giong to go visit cal poly next weekend...and davis once again this weekend! gonna be going in style with the Z!

 

haha.. i go there once in a while so i can get done faster...

sister goes to davis.. parties are kind of weak but you're not going there to party right haha.. I guess my friends and I threw better parties than any other ones i've went to...