<p>Re: to kyledavid80:</p>
<p>You mention that Berkeley’s faculty is on par with Stanford’s and Yale’s, but reality is those students never get to see them because TA’s are the ones giving lectures. The only time Berkeley students see this great faculty is the first day of class and on finals. </p>
<p>On tuition, yeah USC is much more expensive but it’s known that California students, which is all Berkeley accepts, get much more aid for USC from financial aid and grants from USC. Therefore, students actually end up paying about the same if not less than they would for Berkeley.</p>
<p>On Berkeley being harder to get into, both schools are at about 23-25% acceptance rate. </p>
<p>City of Berkeley over L.A., you have to be kidding. Yeah the area right outside USC is pretty ghetto but 2 miles away you have Beverly Hills, Hollywood, beaches, museums, some of the best restaurants and clubs in the world, and the list goes on. Berkeley is known for its university not for the city. </p>
<p>Re: Asian issue. I love Asians, especially right now that we get to see all these hot Asian cheerleaders dancing around in the Olympics. However, you mention that Asians bring much more diversity because of their food, language, customs, but some things you forgot to mention were that Asians are extremely shy and don’t talk to anybody outside the Asian ring. I don’t find diversity in looking at a group of Asians talking a language I can’t understand and eating a bowl of rice. Also, we know Asians come from many different countries, but the majority of Asians that go to Berkeley are from the San Francisco gold rush in the late 40’s. It seems only students with Asian background will enjoy that diversity they bring. </p>
<p>Even if USC has more American kids, believe it or not many students will find more diversity in knowing students from other states like Alabama, NY, CA, Texas, Ohio, and so on. I just believe that Berkeley needs to do a better job in balancing other minorities like African Americans, Latino/Hispanics, and more out-of-state and international students wont hurt the diversity thing either.</p>
<p>All in all, I believe both schools are great and one should be honor to get accepted to either one. :-)</p>