UC Berkeley vs. Boston College

socalfather
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 14:40:44 +0000

My son has some great college choices including UC Berkeley and Boston College on his short list. I’m leaning towards UC Berkeley (excellent reputation, great location, cheaper/less debt if he does to grad school and closer to home) and wife is leaning towards Boston College (very good reputation, smaller than Berkeley, great college town) with emphasis on BC being a unique experience for son who is from Southern California. My son is a strong student, very social, likes to get involved and went to a relatively small Catholic school. Currently, wants to do pre-med track. Any feedback that would assist in deciding between the two would be appreciated.