<p>I can’t specifically answer your questions, but our S also has Berkeley and NU ISP (special interest in Chemistry) among his college choices, and he’s currently leaning toward Northwestern. </p>
<p>In case you haven’t seen it, here’s a recent thread on this subject that might be helpful to you.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1481230-nu-vs-uc-berkeley.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1481230-nu-vs-uc-berkeley.html</a></p>
<p>Good luck, and congratulations on having such great choices. Maybe you and our S will be classmates next year!!</p>