<p>I go to Dartmouth and I recommend Dartmouth. Food for thought:</p>
<p>One of my professors was interviewing for a science position at a prestigious research university. The department head comes in and the first thing he says is, “Here at X, we don’t give a **** about undergrads. We’re a research school.”</p>
<p>Needless to say, it turned off my professor, who eventually wound up at Dartmouth, where he does research but also has the opportunity to connect with undergrads. For this, I am grateful and I believe it is an extremely beneficial distinguishing factor. My teachers know me my name, and my gov professor came up to me one day after class and invited me to his office, tried to convince me to major in his department. You would have more trouble getting that sort of attention other schools on this caliber.</p>
<p>I really don’t feel like the UNDERGRAD program makes a huge difference. Berkeley is distinguished as a grad school. At the point where you’re choosing between two great schools - chem at Dartmouth is nothing to sneeze at - I really think you should you should also take factors into consideration.</p>