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onlyro · 04-19-2008, 10:56 PM

Hi,
I sincerely beg you to help me.

I got acceptance from both Rice and Berkeley.
I have largely four factors that I consider:

1. $$$
I am an international student and thus could not apply for fin aid for both universities. The cost for international student is the same in both schools, so my only concern is that: in which school do I have higher chance to get fin aid or merit scholarship for sophomore? (by the way, does Rice provide Fin aid and merit based scholarship for returning international students? I know UCB does, but Rice doesn't seem to)

2. major
I am planning to major in civil and environmental engineering, which I know that UCB is best at in the entire country. However, I am not quite sure whether I will continue my major, and from what I heard, Rice is good for double majoring and changing majors. Which school will be a better fit for me in this case?

3. life
I am going to live in campus, and I heard that Rice has one of the best residential college systems (which is the reason I applied for Rice). I am not quite sure about UCB. Is it fun to study at UCB? I know that undergrad is going to be rigorous and deadly in both schools, so I want to go to the place where I can study with some comfort at least.

4. grad school
I am planning to go to grad school, specifically engineering + MBA programs. Considering the difficulty of getting good GPA's, relationship with professors, school reputation, etc., which school would be better?

I am really having a difficulty choosing between these two schools. From what I believe, for international school, UCB has advantage in 1,2 and Rice has advantage in 3,4. I would really appreciate if anyone could give me advice on any of the four factors. Thank you very much.

04-19-2008, 10:56 PM	#1
onlyro New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Threads: 6 Posts: 11	Rice VS Berkeley Hi, I sincerely beg you to help me. I got acceptance from both Rice and Berkeley. I have largely four factors that I consider: 1. $$$ I am an international student and thus could not apply for fin aid for both universities. The cost for international student is the same in both schools, so my only concern is that: in which school do I have higher chance to get fin aid or merit scholarship for sophomore? (by the way, does Rice provide Fin aid and merit based scholarship for returning international students? I know UCB does, but Rice doesn't seem to) 2. major I am planning to major in civil and environmental engineering, which I know that UCB is best at in the entire country. However, I am not quite sure whether I will continue my major, and from what I heard, Rice is good for double majoring and changing majors. Which school will be a better fit for me in this case? 3. life I am going to live in campus, and I heard that Rice has one of the best residential college systems (which is the reason I applied for Rice). I am not quite sure about UCB. Is it fun to study at UCB? I know that undergrad is going to be rigorous and deadly in both schools, so I want to go to the place where I can study with some comfort at least. 4. grad school I am planning to go to grad school, specifically engineering + MBA programs. Considering the difficulty of getting good GPA's, relationship with professors, school reputation, etc., which school would be better? I am really having a difficulty choosing between these two schools. From what I believe, for international school, UCB has advantage in 1,2 and Rice has advantage in 3,4. I would really appreciate if anyone could give me advice on any of the four factors. Thank you very much.