Do You Guys End Up Teaching Yourself Everything?

M_s_Mom
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:58:18 +0000

This is exactly why we didn’t want the kids applying to Berkeley. Great grad schools - husband attended and had an excellent experience - but lousy undergrad education. Even 15 years ago, before the money was as tight, the calc class was so large it was taught in two auditoriums, broadcast into the second auditorium. It’s reputation remains so high because of the grad schools and the caliber of students it attracts - they are all stars at ‘self-teaching.’ But I’m always astounded that parents are willing to pay OOS tuition for this when there are so many schools that offer a much better education for the same dollar.