Worldwide University Rankings

sakky
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:22:56 +0000

But on the other hand, if you major in something in which the 2 schools are basically equivalent, and you choose Berkeley, then it is probably true that everybody you know will also think that that was the wrong decision too.

The point is, obviously in those majors where Berkeley clearly dominates Stanford, you should go to Berkeley. However, first of all, the number of undergrad majors where Berkeley dominates Stanford is in the minority compared to the total number of majors out there. Second of all, in a tie-breaker situation, you must agree that the edge for undergrad clearly goes to Stanford. For graduate school, it is a different story. But for undergrad, you must agree that Stanford has the edge.