<p>Hi everyone, I'm having great trouble deciding between Cornell and Berkeley.</p>
<p>I want to compare these two universitys' Mathematics and Economics UNDERGRAD programs. I also would like to know the pros and cons of attending ea of the university.</p>
<p>Also, I want to know are there more summer internship oppurtunities at So. Cal if I attend Berkeley or Cornell? And which school has a higher employment rate after graduation?</p>
<p>thank you!</p>
<p>Undergrad programs aren’t really ranked, but consider this. The professors and the grad students that you will interact with as an undergrad are going to be better at the higher ranked grad school. The PhD candidates will be the professors in schools in a few years and the strongest grad school selects only the most talented of those. The grad student who helps with an undergrad class is one of the top aspiring PhD seekers in the world. I think that, plus the kind of professor attracted to the top programs, means that the quality of the undergrad education is high as a result. </p>
<p>How many times have the Cal students been in a class where the professors and GSIs are telling them about world class research and breakthroughs that are just happening that week - that can be better than a middle-tier professor hired by a ‘undergrad education focused institution’ for warm personalities and the ability to teach last year or last decades ideas from texts written elsewhere.</p>
<p>rider730, just to make sure, you’re saying that Berkeley will more likely offer a stronger program for Econ & Math because of its stronger grad program for these concentrations? </p>
<p>And you mentioned about more up to date & effective teaching, were you referring to Cal ro Cornell? It’s a bit confusing.</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>Depends on the major and which schools department is stronger in that discipline. Cal is tops in many fields but of course Cornell is not a lightweight school itself.</p>