Berkeley vs. SD for Communications

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
1

<p>I was accepted into Berkeley and UCSD. My major is Media Studies at Berkeley, and Communications at SD. I'm considering doing a minor or a double major in computer science to expand employment opportunities in the future, but I'm struggling to choose between the two</p>

<p>I think Berkeley has the more reputable name that may open up more employment opportunities regardless of my major, but the distance away from my home is weighing heavily on me because of my mom, who would be alone after the recent death of my dad. Another factor that I'm struggling with is the fact that if I choose Berkeley, I am not guaranteed my major. I have over 80 semester units from community college (I took a lot of classes to be a biology major and later changed my mind), so I would have to APPEAL to be able to declare the media studies major. I'm not sure how difficult it would be to declare another major once I'm there. With SD, I would not have this problem, but again, the reputation and the name is not the same.</p>

<p>Opinions would be appreciated!</p>

2

<p>

</p>

<p>I think that’s as good a reason as any to pick UCSD. I firmly believe the most important thing in college is your emotional health. If you’re not happy where you’re going it’s going to inhibit you from performing well and you’ll take so much less away from college. That’s what I think at least.</p>

3

<p>UCSD is a better choice for you. Read the following link for an alumni of UCSD communications major for undergraduate and MS in Computer Science. UCSD professors are friendly and supportive. My daughter has some awesome teachers at UCSD. It does make up for the fact that she has to get up early to take 8:00am class.
<a href=“http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/recent_computer_science_alumna_makes_waves_not_photo_filters_at_instagram”>http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/recent_computer_science_alumna_makes_waves_not_photo_filters_at_instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;