<p>She seems to dislike the idea of a challenge, which IMO is a poor quality to have if you want to go to a top university, whether that’s Berkeley or Harvard. So I think she should just go to UC Irvine. Schools like Berkeley are not for the faint of heart.</p>
<p>OP, you seem to have your mind made up on this and just want people here to agree with your viewpoint that Berkeley’s name doesn’t matter all that much. You’re free to believe this, but I don’t think you’re going to get much agreement here, especially when you throw around patronizing stuff like “I don’t know how old you kids are.” ;)</p>