@ucbalumnus Thanks - Brown’s flexibility and open curriculum are appealing, but they are not something I couldn’t live without. I also do think that there’s something to like about Chicago’s core curriculum as it gives everyone a sort of common ground.
And with regard to your previous question, the net price for Berkeley would be around $5,000 a year. The private schools would be much higher, at around $25,000-30,000 a year. However, this is not a central concern and my family is willing pay more for a better school.
@mikuru Thanks for the help. I also prefer Berkeley to USC, so I think you helped settle that comparison. I understand that you believe UChicago would be preferable to Brown, but what about in comparison to Berkeley? Do you think either of those schools is preferable to Berkeley (let’s assume an econ major at all schools, just to make it easy).
As you said, “UChicago > Brown”. But is Brown > Berkeley or UChicago > Berkeley?