i am very impressed with UCSF in general. my program is a bit lacking, but i think that other grad students have it much better (especially those based at the new mission bay campus). funding is really great for those in the life and biomedical sciences, too.

SF is a neat place (i don't live there, personally) and i think it really benefits people right out of college to live there for a while on their own (my ex-boyfriend moved there for no real reason right after college and it absolutely changed his life in many good ways).

getting back to UCSF, it is very unique and that was one of the main reasons i chose to attend.