USC vs. UC Berkeley?!

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<p>I have been accepted to USC and UC Berkeley as a biomedical engineering major, but have no idea which one to choose! </p>

<p>UC Berkeley:

  • Regents Scholarship = Priority registration, guaranteed housing 4 years, faculty mentor
  • Cost = $21,000 / year
  • I am interested in medical school, and I read that GPA is an important factor in medical school admissions (although it isn’t the only factor). I heard that it is much harder to get good grades at UC Berkeley as opposed to USC. Is this true??
  • More prestigious? </p>

<p>USC:

  • Presidential Scholarship = 1/2 tuition
  • Cost = $36,000 / year. More expensive than Berkeley, and especially if I decide to go to Medical school/grad school, I don’t want to financially burden my parents.
  • More diverse than UC Berkeley
  • Smaller class sizes
  • More grade inflation (not sure about this, see above comments!)
  • If I decide medical school isn’t the route I want to take, USC has a program where I can get my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in 5 years.</p>

<p>Please help! Thank you!</p>

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<p>Berkeley Regents benefits and lower costs outweigh potential negatives in this case.<br>
Did you visit Berkeley? If you did and like it, I would go with Berkeley.</p>