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Old 04-17-2008, 03:20 PM   #1
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Cal Berkeley vs. USC Undergrad for Econ Grad School Aspirant?
Question: How much consideration do graduate schools give to the prestige of the undergraduate institution that an applicant attended? I am currently a high school senior deciding to attend either UC Berkeley or USC. I am aware that although UC Berkeley is ranked slightly higher and has a “better” name value, it is MUCH more [...]

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Old 04-21-2008, 02:56 PM   #2
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UC Berkeley has a much greater Econ department than USC. I think it would be more beneficial for you to do economics at Berkeley than USC. Plus you will save quite a bit of money.
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