<p>I want to transfer from UC Davis to UC Berkeley. I'm shooting for economics and was looking toward journalism/nonprofit work and eventually graduate school. I was hoping that you CCers would help me decide whether I had all the right reasons for wanting to transfer:</p>
<p>-UCB has a phenomenal and world renowned economics dept, and I sure won't waste that resource
-I like Davis itself, but the Bay Area would have more professional opportunities in the career pathway that I'm leaning towards
-Though UCD is no small matter, I want to be in an academically charged environment that I hope Cal will provide
-I know people might say that what really counts is grad school, but I want to get the best out of my undergrad years if I can help it</p>
<p>I don't expect to get the benefits of a UCB student without working hard to belong there, I'm just not sure whether it's worth it.</p>