Berkeley EECS (Regent's Scholarship) vs. CMU SCS

BearFacts
Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:02:41 +0000

You’re right. We’re not THE happiest people.
Class sizes are not bad at all. But facilities are old, especially Cory hall (for EE majors).
Yeah, money that matters.
most of us find a research position without difficulties. You just need to take competitive courses and get a good GPA. But being a regent scholar has nothing to do with it.
the placement reports/surveys at Berkeley EECS are not accurate. As far as I know the salaries and companies are slightly better at Berkeley than at CMU… or very similar (hired by same employers for same positions). But Berkeley is located in the SF bay area where all the major employers are also located, which means PLENTY OF INTERNSHIP and JOB OPPORTUNITIES. And a lot of Berkeley EECS graduates attend top graduate schools such as MIT and Stanford.


BTW I’m a sophomore majoring in EE.
(and a regent scholar)