Berkeley's shortcomings

[sakky]

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I concurred: “we can still do better, but the current situation is not quite that bad” was my stance. About the first part though, I would just notice that the critics on this site tend ot be far more vocal and active, so if there is an inherent bias in the survey it is perhaps more likely to be a negative one.

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<p>The salient question is not whether it is ‘quite that bad’, but whether Berkeley is keeping up with its competitors. To wit:</p>

<p>*Why is Berkeley’s yield so low, relative to the top private schools?
*Why is Berkeleys’ graduation rate, again, relative to the top private schools?
*Why does Berkeley seem to have difficulty, on a per-capita basis, in getting its students into top graduate schools, again, relative to the top private schools?
*Why do Berkeley graduates get paid less, holding one’s course of study constant, relative to the graduates of the top private schools? </p>

<p>Hence, the REAL issue is the relative comparison. Now, I agree that if you want to compare Berkeley to any other UC, obviously Berkeley wins. I have never disputed that Berkeley is better than the other UC’s. The issue is, does Berkeley stack up to the top private schools? If not, can it do so in the future?</p>