<p>Here is another perspective…I have an extremely talented niece in florida…recruited at top ivy’s and other Big 10 schools… she chose to accept the tender from CAL Berkeley OVER both Yale and Harvard and her folks are excited about all their upcoming visits to San Francisco and Berkeley. </p>
<p>I visited Berkeley summer of '03 as my son was attending a Stanford program … and loved how easy it was to train from San Francisco to the school… you can get all the schedules, including which trains allow bikes … right off the web… awesome easy area to manuever in… I had been told it was run down, but, I thought the campus was magnificent… very impressive buildings etc… </p>
<p>I completely agree that for folks on the East Coast, Berkeley is highly desireable…and very unattainable. And similiar to another thread, use the delta in the regents money to do something special one summer or one term… I think Garland said that above also…</p>
<p>My position has always been, love EVERY school on your list…envision yourself at each and every school…if you can’t then take it off… cause you will be going to one from your application list… so take the advice from SAC and start getting really familiar with the Regents web site so that you can feel the pride of her accomplishments… it is enviable by all. </p>
<p>Best wishes for the weekend.</p>