UC Berkeley vs CMU

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<p>Join Date: Nov 2010
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<p>UC Berkeley vs CMU
So I’ve narrowed it down to these two but I still don’t know know what to choose. Feel free to add your own input!</p>

<p>Berkeley
PROS

  • I’m undecided right now so it’ll be easier for me to go into CS
  • closer to home, nicer weather, better food
  • parents want me to go here</p>

<p>CONS

  • the surrounding neighborhood
  • huge class sizes/school
  • cutthroat
  • not that great representation - students wise - ie drugs, always protesting</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon
PROS

  • if I get into CS, it’s one of the top in the nation
  • I already got into Tepper so if I find I don’t like CS after a few classes, I can stay in business
  • smaller school - easier access to professors, smaller class sizes, get to know advisers better</p>

<p>CONS

  • I got into Tepper but I’m not sure if I want to do business. I want to do CS more but I don’t think it’s easy to transfer into SCS
  • farther away, cold/erratic weather, apparently the food is not that great
  • I want to work in California after graduating
  • no school spirit
  • when I went to visit, all people talked about was studying and that’s it - so less of the college experience</p>
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<p>I agree with your parent.</p>

<p>Berkeley
PROS

  • I’m undecided right now so it’ll be easier for me to go into CS
  • closer to home, nicer weather, better food
  • parents want me to go here</p>

<p>CONS

<ul>
<li>huge class sizes/school (there are small discussion sections)</li>
<li>cutthroat (apparently this is over-exaggerated)</li>
<li>not that great representation - students wise - ie drugs, always protesting (over-exaggerated, you can find your own group and stay in the quieter dorms), I don’t think there has been any protests after that occupy cal thing.</li>
</ul>

<p>CMU is obviously a great school, but considering the extra 100K+ for you and not in CS yet, I would lean towards Berkeley.</p>

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<p>A little clip from CMU Carnival this weekend. Just in case you thought all they did was study.</p>

<p>[Little</a> Secrets Live at Carnegie Mellon - YouTube](<a href=“Little Secrets Live at Carnegie Mellon - YouTube”>Little Secrets Live at Carnegie Mellon - YouTube)</p>