Wellesley vs UC Berkeley for Computer Science

jeffgordon
Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:33:54 +0000

We are Californians and my son eventually paired his choices down to Cal (EECS) or Olin. He chose Olin and, while there are some mild “cons”, and there was no bad choice, he made the best choice. Weather is not an issue - college is temporary. During his freshman year Massachusetts broke all-time snowfall records. Travel is expensive and inconvenient but it makes the holiday season more fulfilling. He’s taken a few classes at Babson and he’ll have his first class at Wellesley next fall. Some of his Olin classmates have warned him about grade deflation at Wellesley. But he is in an ideal higher-ed environment.