<p>I hope that posting in the Berkeley forum will not generate bias toward Berkeley as an answer. There's just no general UC forum.</p>
<p>Anyways, I am in this huge dilemma. I visited both in the past two weekends and I love both. It's not a matter of what I like more (LA or Bay Area), because I can acclimate to both in the same way. I'm from San Diego, so obviously LA is closer, which is something I want.</p>
<p>But the top priority for me is: where will I get the most out of 4 years? I would like to double major in computer science, and I know that doing so in Berkeley will be much easier than doing this in UCLA because Berkeley has both computer science and applied math under the same College of Letters & Science, whereas UCLA has applied math in the College of L&S and computer science in their Engineering School. From what I've heard, it's semi-impossible to double major between different colleges (in UCLA)? Can anyone confirm this?</p>
<p>But then I started to think, if it's that hard to double major between different colleges in UCLA, maybe I can double major with Economics or Statistics? How hard is it to do this?</p>
<p>Any tips are truly appreciated!!</p>
<p>i also like to know which school is better at Applied Math</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter. Just go to college where you think you will do well. It would be a bit harder at Berkeley.</p>
<p>The CS major in the College of Letters and Sciences at Berkeley is pretty flexible after one completes the CS61 series, and I do know people who doubled in CS and applied math. UCLA also has a good CS department, but Berkeley’s is higher ranked and you would probably have an easier time organizing your schedule or switching majors at Berkeley.</p>
<p>Both schools are fine for Applied Math. Honestly, for this major, it doesn’t matter where you go. Just keep your GPA high.</p>
<p>Go to whichever school you’ll be happier at.</p>
<p>So now it comes down to this final question: which university is “better” in Applied Math? I know that the term “better” is vague, but from your experience and knowledge, which do you think is better?
In the GRADuate school rankings, UCLA ranks #2 and Berkeley ranks #8. But can this same correlation be applied to UNDERGRADuate?</p>
<p>“So now it comes down to this final question: which university is “better” in Applied Math?”</p>
<p>Dude. It really doesn’t matter. You don’t understand. Applied Math is a liberal art major. It’s not a professional degree, so rankings don’t mean that much. And even if they did, the difference between Cal and UCLA is almost negligible. You’re going to get a good education no matter where you go.</p>
<p>Do you want to wear navy blue and gold and cheer, “This is Bear territory”</p>
<p>or would you rather wear baby blue and gold and cheer, “U-C-L-A! Fight! Fight! Fight!”</p>
<p>Do you like San Francisco or Los Angeles? Do you want to live in Berkeley, or Westwood for the next 4 years? These are the questions you should be asking yourself.</p>
<p>^ I agree, rankings are just a guideline. The real rankings are known only to those who understand what research is done at these universities and can talk intelligently about the differences between them.</p>
<p>Do not choose based on which is better at Applied Math, because most answers to that question are nonsense. UCLA ans UCB are absurdly high up there in mathematics.</p>