both are very good schools. Very comparable. You will enjoy LA much better than Durham, which is a small southern town. I saw the 2006 summer intern recruiting company list for UCLA. All the top-tier I-banks and MC companies are there, plus there are a lot of bio-tech, info-tech, consumer electronics, entertainment, automobile, manufacturing, FMCG companies. I like what I see at UCLA. I think it will be good for you too.