UC vs IVY LEAGUE

RawMcatBB
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:56:41 +0000

This is an old thread but the argument goes on. My children are CA in-state and 1 chose Berkeley over Cornell. iv4ME says it well, most ppl will find it difficult to pass HYPS over Berkeley cuz of prestige and resources, but in engineering and chemistry berkeley really rock ( even better than the ivies). But the downside:


Huge classes and impacted majors ( ECON, Bio, Chem, etc) mean lower GPA and poor advising
UG research is cut-throat and comeptitive cuz of large student:faculty ratio
2-3 people squashed in a room, unimpressive town
Poor advising for post-G school and health school


Nevertheless, ppl who will do well will excel in both UCB and HYPS–just that you have nothing given to you on a plate at Cal cuz it’s a state school. But S loves it and fits in well. Good luck to all who consider Cal–money can’t buy everything man!