<p>Which is better for biotech/ biomed thru engineering path?
Lol, this only applies if get into Stanford but I have hopes up.</p>
<p>For the love of god, enough with the stanford vs berkeley comparisions. Stanford so clearly beats the **** out of berkely in every department. I personally know around 15 people who went to Berkely only because they were rejected from stanford. Good luck trying to find someone who did the opposite because they don’t exist.</p>
<p>My friend rejected Stanford for chem E at Berkeley. Many people reject Stanford over Berkeley for engineering mostly because of the money. But if you want to be taken care of go to Stanford.</p>
<p>A friend of mine rejected Stanford for Berkeley, and he’s not even an engineer. I’d give you his reasons but they would probably just **** everyone off…</p>
<p>It may be rare but it is not unheard of.</p>
<p>Vissanik: you’re a ■■■■■, aren’t you?</p>
<p>UCSD has a superb biomed program, but you might want to try Berkeley/Stanford for undergrad, and go to UCSD for grad.</p>
<p>grade-inflated Stanford is a no-brainer! :D</p>
<p>Vissanik, your elitism here is just unbelievable.</p>
<p>I’d agree with everyone here that Stanford would be better than the other two for undergrad, assuming no significant financial or sentimental factors. I’d agree with many of the criticisms that are undoubtedly soon to come. Yes, Berkeley can be impersonal. Yes, Stanford is generally considered one of the “happiest” colleges in the country. To assert that “Stanford so clearly beats the **** out of berkely [sic] in every department” would be completely false though. I’m sorry, but a large part of why Berkeley is so prestigious (both here and in other countries) is because of its stellar academics. Granted, the underclassmen (and to an extent, the upperclassmen as well) don’t get to use those resources as much as graduate students. That doesn’t mean you can automatically discount all of Berkeley’s academics. </p>
<p>So fine. Stanford’s academics and student body are slightly better than Berkeley’s. But this isn’t some sort of Stanford vs. Wichita State debate; this is a serious comparison, one that Stanford doesn’t unquestionably dominate. Berkeley offers more courses of study and (for the average applicant) is cheaper than Stanford. It’s not at all a clear-cut choice.</p>
<p>It’s just embarrassing to yourself and to Stanford when you spread obviously ignorant “knowledge” like this. But hey, what can one expect from someone who misspells “Berkeley” twice in his post?</p>
<p>I just visited Stanford this weekend. Of all the students I spoke to there, not one would agree with Vissanik. =)</p>
<p>I think from the USNEWS ranking, UCSD has the best bio-eng program among the three you listed.</p>
<p>I don’t think that it is true, Stanford and Berkeley engineering programs are way better nationally than UCSD.</p>
<p>^^ not in bioE. UCSD is top in that, though Stanford and Berkeley are very close behind.</p>
<p>Oh please, like it really matters at the undergraduate level. Here’s a list of 2005-2006 graduate students in BioE at Stanford:</p>
<p><a href=“http://bioengineering.stanford.edu/education/students/[/url]”>http://bioengineering.stanford.edu/education/students/</a></p>
<p>Notice how there is no shortage of students from Berkeley (7), UCSD (5), or Stanford (7). </p>
<p>Message: If you’re bright and motivated, it makes no difference where you go for undergrad. Seriously, save your parents some $$$ and go to a UC school for undergrad.</p>
<p>even at grad level, stanford bio-e didn’t make it to the top 5. But grad school is more about getting funding, finding professor who has the same research interest and finding personal fit. Maybe that’s why some people settle for lesser ranked school.</p>