UC Berkeley vs Amherst

RML
Sun, 11 May 2014 06:01:58 +0000

Bluebeyou, when you have a top 10 English department, for example, you have a top 10 English department, period. When you have a top 10 engineering department, you have a top 10 Engineering department, period. And, that’s what I meant when I said Berkeley’s academics are top 10 in the nation, including economics, maths, and business.



you might take a gander at the grad school rankings for comp sci. Sure, Cal is #3. But there are plenty of other great schools in the top 20. What about #15 at instate rates with instate scholarships?



Of course, with the maybe more than 3 thousand schools and colleges throughout America offering CS, Berkeley (MIT, Stanford and CMU) couldn’t be the only great schools for CS. But that’s not the issue I have with you. The issue here is you saying Berkeley for OOS rate is not worth it despite it’s a top-ranked department. If you would be willing to pay a full 55k for say, Emory undergrad degree, why wouldn’t you think it’s wise to do the same for Berkeley?