“I mean both “rich” as in reeking of classy tech wealth”
No doubt, while I love to make fun of the ivies for their display of wealth, Stanford and many non-ivy privates ooze wealth as well.
“The likely fact is if I get into Berkeley, unless I get an offer from MIT, I’m going to Berkeley for the cost and the job placement.”
If affordability is going to be a top consideration, it’s going to be very hard to beat Berkeley for CS, it just is.