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'''The University of California, Los Angeles''' (UC [[Los Angeles]], or '''UCLA''') is the second best Public University in the United States after [[Berkeley]] and the [[University of Michigan]] and the University with Most [[Pell Grant]]s, public or private.
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'''The University of California, Los Angeles''' (UC [[Los Angeles]], or '''UCLA''') one of the better public universities in the United States, along with [[Berkeley]] and the [[University of Michigan]]. It's actually the US university with most [[Pell Grant]]s, public or private.
  
While admittedly a good University, it's students rarely choose it for the academics; The main attractives are it's great spot in [[Los Angeles]], on the neighborhood of Westwood, near Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and everything that comes along with it, made even better by the fact that it's a public Institution.
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Students rarely choose UCLA for its academics; its main attractions are its location in [[Los Angeles]], near Hollywood and Beverly Hills, as well as its relatively low tuition for state residents, being a state institution. Admittedly, a good location isn't something most Columbia students would disagree is a bad attribute in a university.  
  
It shares a rivalry with the [[University of Southern California]].
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UCLA has a crosstown rivalry with the [[University of Southern California]]. If one had to compare, UCLA is more akin to [[Columbia]], while USC is more like [[NYU]].
If one had to compare, UCLA is more akin to [[Columbia]], while USC is more like [[NYU]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:04, 26 April 2013

The University of California, Los Angeles (UC Los Angeles, or UCLA) one of the better public universities in the United States, along with Berkeley and the University of Michigan. It's actually the US university with most Pell Grants, public or private.

Students rarely choose UCLA for its academics; its main attractions are its location in Los Angeles, near Hollywood and Beverly Hills, as well as its relatively low tuition for state residents, being a state institution. Admittedly, a good location isn't something most Columbia students would disagree is a bad attribute in a university.

UCLA has a crosstown rivalry with the University of Southern California. If one had to compare, UCLA is more akin to Columbia, while USC is more like NYU.