UC Berkeley vs Amherst

spuding102
Sun, 11 May 2014 07:36:29 +0000

The problem with Berkeley in my opinion is that it has too many students for each to receive enough support and for lectures to be small. I have no doubt that it’s a great school but I truly believe that the opportunities available at a LAC (especially one like Amherst) are literally amazing. LAC’s provide the best education anywhere. I am not attending a LAC next year but the education they provide is really amazing. Professors are there because they want to teach not to do research. And small class sizes=more attention=better rec letters. Yes Berkeley will have great professors but the difference in schools will come about when you want to make an appointment and need to wait 2 weeks or when there is 500 kids in the same class with you and getting research opportunities becomes increasing difficult. Take the offer from Amherst and never look back-this is from someone who was wait listed this year from amherst!

Best of luck