UCBerkeley v UChicago

Applying to College
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<p>I am an international student from Hong Kong and I currently have the luxury to choose between two top notch universities, in the form of UCBerkeley and UChicago. I applied to the liberal-arts college for both universities, so I suppose it is similar in this respect.</p>

<p>I understand that there are pros and cons in going to either university and hence the need to make the right choice. As of now, I am have a slight predisposition towards UChicago due to its famous economics department and its more personal atmosphere as a private university. But I also know that going to a public school in Berkeley is not as financially damaging and that Berkeley in itself excels in many areas.</p>

<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>Berkeley’s Haas is definitely on par with UChic’s econ department.</p>

<p>But UChic’s prestige is way higher than Berkeley’s in the US.</p>

<p>How much of a difference in terms of money?</p>

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<p>20k difference :O</p>

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<p>Is this the difference for international students?</p>

<p>And I did not apply to Haas…</p>