<p>Hawkette,
I looked at that CP site you often tout for student reviews…</p>
<p>Top student praises for Berkeley were:
- Huge, diverse, and intellectually-driven student body
- World-renowned and inspiring faculty
- Large and abundant academic and athletic facilities
- Natural amenities (marinas, parks, trails, ocean, etc. )
- DECAL program to start your own class
- Academic prestige in professional circles
- Cal Football games
- Thought-provoking and world-famous speakers
- Berkeley’s energy</p>
<p>Top student pans for Berkeley were:
- Quality and price of off-campus housing
- High academic pressure
- Homeless population around campus
- An overly accepted drug culture
- Rainy weather in the winter
- Lack of local hot spots as opposed to San Francisco
- A college-town feel that can, at times, feel suffocating
- Lack of parking and the non-car-friendly UC policies
- The work-related pretentiousness of some students
- Bureaucratic/administrative red-tape</p>
<p>For Michigan top student praises are:
- Football Saturdays
- Lovely Ann Arbor
- Stellar academics
- Great social life
- 900 student organizations
- School spirit
- Proud reputation
- Research opportunities
- Numerous cultural opportunities
- Academic calendar: school starts in September, and final exams are over before May!</p>
<p>Top pans are:
- Long and cold winters
- Overly eccentric GSIs
- Poor dorm food
- Outdated residence halls
- No parking, anywhere!
- Tuition (most expensive public school)
- Cost of living
- UHS
- Anti-social North Campus
- So much snow!</p>
<p>Don’t seem to be complaints about too many TAs and out of touch profs. I’m laughing though about the “eccentric GSIs at UMich”.</p>