Wellesley vs UC Berkeley for Computer Science

drakonus
Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:27:09 +0000

I do think I prefer an intimate learning environment-- I don’t think my parents will go into debt at all as they have saved up, but obviously it will impact finances. Especially since my sister is going to college in 2 years–hopefully there’ll be financial aid at that point.

I have this notion that if I go to Wellesley, I’ll have to actively travel around to recruiting fairs and/or seek out internships myself-- more of self-motivation (? is that the right term?) versus at Berkeley, there will be a large number of tech companies coming to the school so often that it is easy to find internship and job opportunities. Is this true in any way?

Cal’s in-state tuition is something for me to consider for sure. My mom also really wants me to go to Cal. I think I’d feel guilty if I went to Wellesley since tuition is so high, but I think I’d also regret it if I went to Cal because Wellesley is so unique.