Berkeley or USC??? Please HELP ME!!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Alright, I am having the most difficult time deciding where to go to college. I am a Caucasian girl from Oregon, and I have been accepted to both UC Berkeley and USC. I received a Presidential Scholarship from USC. At USC I was admitted as an English major, and at Cal, I am undecided in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. At USC, I really wanted to be in a freshman honors program called Thematic Option, which specifically focuses on the humanities, but unfortunately I was not accepted into the program. However, it is possible to appeal for admission into this program. I sent an email of appeal to the Thematic Option admissions officers last week, and they said they would let me know if I was in the program or not sometime after May 1st. That is incredibly inconvenient because by then I will have already had to commit to where I'm going to school.</p>

<p>School spirit is really important to me. I am interested in the humanities and politics, and after college I hope to go to Law School. I am planning to focus on my academics in college so I can be successful after I graduate, but I also want to have a great time and make lots of good friends. I'm definitely interested in the Greek system. </p>

<p>As far as location goes, I really enjoy both Northern and Southern California, but I prefer the Bay Area to LA. </p>

<p>My political views are pretty strongly liberal, but that is not really something that is a defining characteristic of my personality. I'm pretty open-minded and I get along with lots of different kinds of people. </p>

<p>Based on this information about me, I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me make my decision!!! I'm having a really hard time..........thank you so much!</p>

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<p>based on the info…</p>

<p>money-Since you got a scholarship to USC, i’m not sure what the price difference is. im from california, so cal is about 35k a year. USC (without scholarship) is about 56k a year.</p>

<p>liberal minded-definitely cal. usc (which has been nicknamed university of spoiled children) is known for being conservative. berkeley=liberal. </p>

<p>school spirit-both schools have great school spirit. </p>

<p>location- im from the bay…and i always thought i wanted to go to college in socal. thats been my dream since i was in middle school. i just came back from la, and i did not enjoy it. it was too hot, dirty, the people were rude…i could go on and on. i absolutely love the bay area. </p>

<p>overall-Cal would most likely be a smarter choice. Simply comparing the two schools, Cal has consistently been ranked the number one public university in the nation. While USC isn’t terrible, it’s not ranked as high as Cal. </p>

<p>i’m going to Cal, if that helps at all ahaha.
GO BEARS.</p>

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<p>Our daughter from San Diego has just accepted Cal and she was choosing between UCSB and UCB - just interested to know what you decided?</p>

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<p>Our son was also deciding between USC (half scholarship) and Cal - as a computer science major he realized that Cal was definitely the better choice. He thought the students at Cal were more interesting and on the ball, and more passionate about what they were learning than the students he met at USC.</p>

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<p>Go Bears!</p>

<p>USC if you have better finance options.
School spirit is intense at USC with its small campus and close-knit environment?
Where did you choose?</p>