<p>I realize there is a giant (and rather pointless) flame war going on in this thread, but I actually have a legitimate question concerning Berkley, Ivies, and other top schools. </p>
<p>How does Berkley’s history department compare to those at Stanford, Georgetown, or the Naval Academy? Or the Russian department (obscure, I know)? I’ve read on this thread that the engineering department is pretty good, but there hasn’t been any mention of history (or Russian). </p>
<p>Georgetown and the Naval Academy are my top picks, Stanford is a hopeful dream (and an unlikely reality), and Berkley is a second tier pick. Not a fallback school, but one step down from my top picks. My family is moving to Oregon soon, so I’m taking Berkley into serious consideration since it’s a lot closer than Georgetown and USNA, and probably cheaper than Georgetown (no need to compare it to USNA price-wise, since USNA is free).</p>