UC Davis VS UC Berkeley - Which to Accept

Panduhr
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:34:24 +0000

I have never heard of a fault line being a reason to not attend a university, but to each their own.
My brother attends UCB, and I’m currently a UCD student. He’s a mechanical engineering major, so he often complains about the difficulty of his classes. He was recently telling me about an exam he took where the highest grade was a 30%. He’s a very bright student, but the reality is that all of the students at UCB are very bright, and for some it’s a rough transition to be near the bottom of a top tier school. My friend turned down UCB for that reason, and she’s never looked back. She doesn’t want to rely on just a school name.

As for old buildings, some of the buildings at Davis are on the older side as well. A lot of humanities majors tend to complain that while Math and Science buildings tend to be shiny and new, a lot of the humanities buildings are not so nice. That’s something to consider if you do decide on Davis.

Your experiences at your university will shape the person you will become. A year from now, either at Berkeley or at Davis, you’ll be a whole different person. If you like the person you are at that time, I think there’s no reason to regret.