<p>I know I'm going ahead of myself, but let's just say I got admitted at both Berkeley (Economics) and UCLA (Business Economics).</p>
<p>I'm sure everyone will agree that overall, Berkeley is considered to be a "better" school than UCLA. I mean, Berkeley is truely the flagship public of California. No one can deny that. However, UCLA is then considered to be the Flagship school of So. Cal.</p>
<p>But still, I'm just curious as to how much difference will it make to choose to attend Berkeley over UCLA? They are both world-class schools with amazing academic reputations.</p>
<p>Some things that I like about UCLA is that it is located in one of the Economic and Business Capitals of the World, so it will give me lots of opportutnites in terms of jobs and I get to get during the college and after the graduation. San Fransisco is also a city with lots of activities going on, but I just don't think it matches the level of Los Angeles.</p>
<p>But prestige plays a lot of role in getting a job or being recruited, whether you believe it or not. Some of the top firms select which school to visit for the recruiting solely on its prestige and name brand. And UCLA's prestige can't beat Berkeley's.</p>
<p>So my question is, will choosing to attend Berkeley give me a big enough advantage in terms of recruiting and jobs and the graduate school admission (since graduate schools look at which school you attend as undergrad) over attending UCLA? or is it negligible and won't affect me much in the future?</p>
<p>why on earth are you assuming your going to get into both? its like for someone to say</p>
<p>'once i get a job and a steady income, i want to buy a house. should i buy a house in brooklyn or manhattan'</p>
<p>how about you get a job, and then ask people their advice on where you live..</p>
<p>for now you dont have any money yet (hopefully you'll get into both)..i'm not trying to be rude, just dont waste your time bc this situation may not even apply or maybe once u get in, you will know where you want to go for sure..wait till it happens..patience!</p>
<p>Berkeley definitely sounds really good on a resume. But UCLA is really good too. I see how you have a dilemma here. You have what, 6 months to decide? I don't think anyone here can really decide on this but yourself.</p>
<p>Honestly if I were you, I'd choose UCLA because of its advantageous location, as you said. UCLA is already a pretty big name, and adding on to the opportunities you have in LA, it will help you more.
You could stand out a lot more than a Berkeley applicant that has a limited range of opportunities in the bay area(like you said).
What's better? More quality experience or a brand name?</p>
<p>im so sick of your pretentious garbage, dhl3. i dont care if you get in or not, your egotistical rambling that has trashed the otherwise helpful forums-meaning you deserve not to get in. im not wishing you ill will, im showing you causality. i had respect for you and your accomplishments, but after this crap i really hope one day reality hits you smack in the face. its too bad you didnt apply to haas. you'd fit in. take that as you will.</p>
<p>I seriously don't get some of the people in this board.
Why do you dislike people who show confidence in his/her stat?</p>
<p>I'm not being egotistic, I'm just very confident of my chance at admission to Berkeley and UCLA. There's a HUGE difference between the two.</p>
<p>Do you expect people to just stay depressed and stay pessimistic about his/her chance of admission? Do you feel some sort of self-worth when you see people worrying about his stat? Is that your definition of staying "humble"?</p>
<p>I'm sorry but I'm not interested in such behavior. Plus, I'm not the type of person that stops thinking about his future. Alright, maybe some of you stick to the philosophy that "once you submit the application, stop thinking about everything and just focus on what's right in front of you." Yes, that is a good philosophy, but what I'm doing is not whining or bragging about my stat, but just planning ahead. Sure, the result will come out on May, but I will continue to think about where my future lies.</p>
<p>Jesus Christ people. Some of you really have some issues. I'm not limiting this to the people who've posted in this thread. There are other people that seriously crossed my tolerance level.</p>
<p>I think the main issue is that you have started a bunch of threads EXACTLY like this. What is it that you are expecting to hear?? It does get obnoxious. Also choosing a school is a personal decision that really does not require the input of strangers. We do not know you personally so how would we know where you should go.</p>
<p>I'm not asking you guys to decide for me where to go. As you've already read in this thread, I've even pointed out the specific question that demanded answered. All of my threads are like that. I write down the problem/question I have, express my opinion regarding that, and ask for other people's opinion. And in the end, I rewrite the specific question that I want answered. </p>
<p>What I expected was 1.) obviously, the question answered. if that's not possible, at least a pro or con (for example, pros and cons of attending Berkeley and UCLA).</p>
<p>But instead what do I get? Some people that flames me off telling me an egotistic jerk and starting an argument, which ruins the whole point of the thread and turns into another "anti-dhl" flame thread.</p>
<p>I bet you already knew which school you'll go when you wrote whis post, didn't you? you just wanted to brag how superior you are. you should look up "modest" in your dictionary.</p>
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<p>Yes. When I was posting this, I wanted to attend both Berkeley and UCLA. Oh yeah, and add USC into the list. All three of them are my first choice schools.</p>
<p>Now tell me how I can attend all three schools at once? I'm trying to be a lil more realistic and choose one of those schools to attend in case I get admitted to all three of them, and that I'm having hard time deciding.</p>
<p>Both schools provide ample opportunity but if you're planning to work out of undergrad, there's not much of a difference. Upnorth, near silicon valley, will provide more room for growth with the tech center if that's what you prefer. So cal is often referred to as a technological drought when compared to silicon valley(an hour away from berkeley). But LA does have a lot of room for growth in the accounting sector. Big 4 usually recruit from only UCLA/USC for all the la offices. geography is key. When top flight corporations go to recruit for la/oc/sd offices, they recruit at the universities in those respective counties. Go ahead and ask some of the recruiters, you'll want to know if going to a certain school will get you a job right? It not just prestige that will get you a job. Orange county doesn't have any schools on the top 25 list of "prestigeous schools" yet big 4 firms recruit at cal state fullerton(most of you are like "ack") and uci for orange county offices. If you do the homework, the starting salary will be similar. (but that's for undergrad degrees). I'm not about mbas, there's a significant jump in starting salaries for mba grads versus undergrads(which isn't spread very far).</p>
<p>dhl3 can start this thread if he wants. a TON of people are gonna be choosing between CAL and UCLA so this is a very valid thread... not just about him bragging. even if he already does know which school he wants to go to, this is a good thread to start for the sake of discussion. maybe , zemookmook, ur just jealous of him so you're lashing out?</p>