Why are the top privates considered to be better than Berkeley?

CheeseBro
Fri, 28 Mar 2014 22:59:56 +0000

Hi CC I’m a High School junior from socal.

It seems to me that Berkeley is a much better choice than the more selective privates like Stanford and Ivy Leagues. I’m personally interested in Cancer Biology and want to do research as an undergrad. According to US News, Berkeley is one of the strongest at Molecular Bio (Tied #1 Molecular Bio http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/molecular-biology-rankings, #3 Genetics http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/genetics-rankings). Moreover, Berkeley saves you tons of $$$ and 1 year of the precious time.

So why are the privates considered to be better than Berkeley (A lot of people from my school go to Berkeley because they they can’t get into the top privates) and what is the advantage of going to one of the top privates? Is it easier to get research position at the privates?

Thanks!