Hard decision to make!

invader71
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:05:51 +0000

What are the costs of each school for you? What can you afford? What type of area would you prefer to live in?

If both schools are similar cost wise, I would definitely choose Berkeley. The academic reputation there is superior to Penn State probably even with the honors bonus. Job prospects are good for both schools but i highly doubt the honors college at PSU would give you an advantage over a Cal grad who performed well academically.

At Berkeley you will be living fairly close to San Francisco, as opposed to living in rural PA at PSU. Weather differences should be taken into account especially if you are coming from a fairly warm country, the winters in state college will be a big change.