Berkeley Spring Admit vs. Irvine Fall Admit w/Honors

[collegebound111]

<p>Berkley major: Pre-Business, L&S
As a Spring Admit, I would first attend FPF and then join Berkeley for the spring. I already know a professor at Haas so I feel like that would be helpful. However, I have to apply to Haas in my sophomore year and there is around a 50% chance I won't get in. I have to figure out a back-up plan in case things don't go the way I had planned. I like Berkeley's environment better and love Telegraph. The classes will be larger than the ones at Irvine.</p>

<p>Irvine major: Business Information Management
The honors program is really appealing to me, especially with priority enrollment and guaranteed housing. However, I don't know how the BIM major is at Irvine (or even just the Business Administration major). Also, it's not as well known as Berkeley, but I have heard that the professors are good at Merage. My friend told me that the environment is relaxed and the classes are relatively easy (i.e, less stress). I don't really like the idea of how Irvine is a commuter campus and is dead on the weekends. I'm visiting Irvine next week for Discover UCI and CHP Stay Over Program.</p>

<p>In your opinion, which school should I attend, weighing both the pros and cons? Why?
Any advice is greatly appreciated; Thank you :)</p>

[ralphs]

<p>I received a Regents Scholarship from Irvine and decided to go to Berkeley. I think you have the pros and cons fairly well mapped out, though you should note that the UCI undergrad business program is really new. Merage is not a known commodity like Haas, though I agree with your assessment that it can’t possibly be more stressful than the Haas admissions process.</p>

<p>I chose Berkeley but you need to consider how those individual pros and cons stack up to you personally. I don’t think guaranteed housing from UCI is a big deal (there’s plenty of reasonable apartment housing nearby) and you need to strongly consider whether you like Irvine as a place to go to college. Hope you enjoy the CHP overnight program–wish I went just to check it out.</p>

<p>edit: I should note that I didn’t major in business at Berkeley, but I did take a few Haas courses. I have taken a few UCI courses, but none at Merage.</p>

[RaNe]

<p>Berkeley. Better education all around. Even if you don’t get into business, there are other excellent choices you can pursue.</p>