(Berkeley vs Carnegie vs UCLA vs GATech) + (Pros and Cons of UCB) - From India

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>I still can't believe I got into Berkeley!</p>

<p>It was really on the top of my list. I got rejected from all the 4 ivies but still the joy of being admitted to UCB is more than the rejection regrets!</p>

<p>I have heard a lot about UCB and the fact that it is VERY hard to get into (especially for a guy like me) plus it has a great engineering program.</p>

<p>I have also got into the following:-</p>

<p>1) UCLA
2) Carnegie Mellon
3) UCSD
4) Georgia Tech
5) UIUC
6) Purdue</p>

<p>Have Been reject by Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Upenn, USC, UTAutin, USC etc.</p>

<p>Have been Waitlisted at Washington University St Louis and Duke.</p>

<p>Wanted to know which would you choose and why?
Please feel free to say anything and to the minutest details</p>

<p>I will be visiting 2-4 schools out of these this month.</p>

<p>BTW i'm from New Delhi and an undergraduate Mechanical Engg Applicant!</p>

<p>Thanks Guys</p>

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<p>It just depends on what kind of person you are. Anything UCSD has, Berkeley has better, so cross that off your list. (SD is also in the richy-rich part of orange county and it’s kind of a culture shock if you’re not used to living there, I’m told, haha.) </p>

<p>Berkeley has a freaking huge undergraduate class-- like three times the size of CMU’s. The overwhelming majority of kids will be from California and will not have lived anywhere else. If you like California, go there. If you want a big class environment, go there. If you want more personability, go to CMU. If you like the east coast or cold weather, go to CMU. </p>

<p>As for GA Tech-- can’t say much. I’m not very familiar with the school beyond having applied there last year.</p>