<p>Bio Engineering Admit at UC Berkeley with Regents Scholarship (full EFC so just $1K) plus status and perks, so the money isn't really the issue. I want to be around people who are interested in things besides just engineering like philosophy, history, music, etc.
Your POV is valued.
Thanks</p>
<p>Excluding Rice, you have a damn hard decision to make between those three. The Regents totally makes Berkeley in the same echelon as Cornell and Northwestern.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Lol. I have basically the same problem as you. Berkeley Regants v Rice v Cornell v Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>What are you going pick? </p>
<p>In my opinion, I would go to NW in your case. It seems to be a bit more party-ish I think.</p>
<p>Anyone else have any opinions?</p>
<p>Not a party guy at all, just interested in a lot of things. Got into BME at Johns Hopkins too, but it didn’t feel right to me. Not sure which to pick, that’s why I posted. How about you? Are you BioE?</p>
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<p>Why would you exclude Rice? Rice might be a good option if you wanted less of a research powerhouse environment. </p>
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<p>I think you can find this at any of the schools you mention. That said, Cornell has an interesting history of producing engineers and physical scientists who go into the humanities and social sciences. See, for instance, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, and Janet Reno.</p>
<p>Kurt Vonnegut, my man!</p>