[Li Jianliang]

I'm also stuck at choosing between two colleges... University of California and University of Washington, with WPI as an optional third, but that solely depends on how much scholarship money it'll give me. I plan to study Biomedical Engineering.

So both UC Davis and UW have fairly good and well-known bioengineering programs to the best of my knowledge. I've visited both campuses and they are beautiful in their own ways. Both schools have their pro's and con's to me that still even them out. Student life looks fine at both places. UW has more of a hustle-bustle atmosphere as it is situated in Seattle and UC Davis is a huge campus full of bike-riding students and cows. Money-wise, UW will let me take out full tuition PLUS loan while UC Davis has put a cap at $10,000 per year but has given me a $7,500 per year scholarship. UW's Honors program has rejected my application (for now, I can reapply later on in my freshman year) and UC Davis has invited me to its Integrated Honors Program.

I'm sure that I can walk away with a fine education from either UW or UC Davis. I'm also okay with the campus settings- I used to live in Shanghai, China, and I currently live in a Davis-like city. There's an added bonus if I attend UC Davis: I get to see my (old) team during the Davis-Sacramento Regional for the next four years.

Which college do you think I should attend? I'd really like to know more about undergraduate life...