<p>In my opinion, Cal is only a notch below Harvard academically. I’d say Harvard is clearly one of the top 5 universities in the US and Cal is definitely one of the top 10 universities in the nation. If the difference in the cost of attending Cal is 100K lower than the cost of attending Harvard, you’d be crazy not to go to Cal. I just don’t think Harvard is 100K better than Cal. Think about it, for 100K, your parents could send another sibbling to university. Hell, for 100K, your parents could pay for your MBA or Law school degree someday.</p>