Berkeley vs. Penn...wait, no, HELP!!!

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<p>Hi, I know you guys are probably sick of these blabidy blahs vs Penn threads, but please help me out! I'm really not sure which college I should go to and I'm running out of time... I'm deciding between UC Berkeley and Penn CAS and my intended major is international affairs. Money is not an issue- both colleges are offering me the same amount of financial aid. I would go to Penn in a flash if Berkeley didn't offer me Regents Scholar and if I didn't like the campus and San Francisco so much (although I have not, and will not be able to visit Penn before May 1st). Now I'm not sure...</p>

<p>Please help me out! Tell me anything and any reason why I should go to either school :p I just need to hear something, anything! I'm that confused. Also, it might help if someone could tell me how good/prestigious Penn's international affairs program is, considering I could find very little on the rating for undergraduate international affairs/relations program...although Berkeley doesn't have an international affairs program, its poli sci, econ and eastern asian studies programs are quite good. </p>

<p>My apologies if I'm sounding like an indecisive dope, but deciding where to go next is even more stressful than waiting for the acceptance/rejection letter :p</p>

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<p>If money is not an issue, why is Regents Scholar so important?</p>

<p>It doesn’t seem like you have much of an argument for Berkeley. Regents’ and better weather vs Ivy League/+15 rankings? Seems like an easy decision–save Berkeley for grad school.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/09/17/weekinreview/20060917_LEONHARDT_CHART.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/09/17/weekinreview/20060917_LEONHARDT_CHART.html&lt;/a&gt;
77% choose Penn over Berkeley, the other 23% is most likely due to financial burdens that you don’t have.</p>

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<p>Be aware that Berkeley affords you access to the Hoover Institution, which is situated on Stanford’s campus. </p>

<p>Overall, though, I have to agree with AstonMartin. Penn takes the cake. The One University policy makes Penn a wonderful place for IR majors.</p>

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<p>I think most Berkeley peeps who have multiple acceptances are enrolled in the engineering, computer science, physical science and pre-business programs.<br>
Berkeley’s liberal arts, humanities, philosophy and arts are still excellent. But I think UPenn’s programs are just better. You might not like UPenn’s location though. I suggest to visit both campuses.</p>