Cornell vs Northwestern vs UC Berkeley [environmental sciences and/or policy]

ucbalumnus
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:49:48 +0000

ETHAN_KELLOGG:

UC Berkeley
-Much more left-leaning than the others

Note that different regions and college populations may be left (or right) leaning in different political aspects, rather than uniformly left (or right) leaning in all political aspects. UCB, being a majority-minority school, probably has many students who align with the political left because they see the political right as hostile to minority groups, even though they may not be all that left leaning in other aspects.

ETHAN_KELLOGG:

Diversity not proportional with the US population (mostly just White and Asian)

UCB has a substantial Hispanic / Latino undergraduate population, although underrepresented compared to that of California high school seniors. White students make up about a quarter of the undergraduates, similar to the percentage of California high school seniors.

ETHAN_KELLOGG:

What is more important for employability: school ranking or major ranking?

Employment related to your major likely cares more about major ranking, if it cares about ranking at all. Employment not related to your major likely cares more about school ranking, if it cares about ranking at all. Many employers do not care that much about school ranking. But certain types of “elite” jobs do care a lot.

ETHAN_KELLOGG:

Which school is the most employable overall? For my major?

https://career.berkeley.edu/survey/survey

northwestern.edu

Post Undergraduate Survey Data: Northwestern Career Advancement -...

https://cornell.app.box.com/s/okn7798jsnim9drjdgi3vptwlppsmczn

You can also get some information by major from College Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/