<p>Hey all!!! </p>
<p>I was accepted to political economy major at UC Berkeley, and undeclared major at Emory. I was accepted to BC’s college of arts and sciences’ honors program, majoring in Political Science; but I will probably double major in political science and economics. I like all three schools, but I just can’t decide. :(</p>
<p>UC Berkeley has that international name value. I mean everyone knows UC Berkeley, but it’s so big, and it lacks money due to California’s budget crisis. Oh and I will be paying out of state fees to Berkeley. :(</p>
<p>BC has a great political science program, and it’s honors program, which I’m ready for. I also want closer attention from professors. And Boston is a great college city, and I think there will be more internship opportunities for me if I am right. Correct me if I am wrong!</p>
<p>Emory is a great school and it has financial support from Coca Cola, so it’s pretty stable, but I don’t know much about it.</p>
<p>I want to go for Ivy League or any other top-notch Law School after I graduate. Please help me decide!!! fyi I am an international student.</p>
<p>Law school is all about gpa+lsat. Undergraduate pedigree does not matter. I am on record (numerous posts) that the UC’s are not worth the OOS fees. For the same money, narrow your choices to BC or Emory. Either can get you where you want to go. Choose what you like better. Note, however, that BC’s Core Curriculum makes double majors a little more difficult unless you have AP/IB credit to fulfill some of the requirements.</p>
<p>While I agree with everything BlueBayou said, I just wanted to add that because you are in the honors program at BC, your core will be taken care of by the honors class. Therefore, you will have 4 free classes per semester, so double majoring should not be a problem. I would say that BC or Emory have an edge over UCB, I would think it would be easier to do well in a smaller, more nurturing environment than a massive, underfunded public university. </p>
<p>In terms of city, I think most would agree that Boston beats out Atlanta as a college town. </p>
<p>Another factor you want to concern is how you feel about Greek life. It doesn’t exist at BC and is pretty big at Emory. So if you are into joining a frat or sorority, Emory is better choice, if not BC. </p>
<p>All in all, be grateful to be in the position of choosing between three great schools, and go to where you feel you will be happiest and most intellectually stimulated.</p>
<p>Thank you! Is it really difficult to get good GPA at Berkeley? And I heard from someone that if I graduate from school in west coast, it’s more difficult to get a job or internships in the East Coast. Is that really true?</p>
<p>Just to add to those questions, I was also accepted to history major at London School of Economics and Political Science. If I graduate from LSE, is it hard for me to work in the US?</p>
<p>Don’t take my comments to mean that it’s hard to get a good GPA at Berkeley or that they have grade deflation, I don’t know what their deal is as far as that stuff goes. I just meant that you may find it is easier to do your best in a smaller school like BC where you can know your professors better, get more personal advising, etc. At this point in my time at BC, I feel like I know my department inside and out and have good relationships with many professors, and I feel like this is the type of benefit you get out of a small school. I should also add that the poli sci department at BC is excellent and very popular but known for being tough. </p>
<p>It’s definitely easier to intern on the coast (and even more city) where you go to school because that is where your school will have the most connections and where the alumni network will be strongest. That said, I go to BC and have interned on the west coast, via BC. </p>
<p>I really can’t speak to how LSE grads do with finding jobs in the US, that’s a question best answered by LSE. I can tell you that people know of the school and that it has an excellent reputation. Also, if you wanted to spend a full year abroad, you could do so at LSE for your junior year at BC.</p>
<p>Since you are undecided at Emory, go to Emory and explore. Berkeley is a good school with good reputation, but Emory is better in terms of undergrad</p>
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<p>In humanities, no it is not difficult. (It’s the science classes that are pretty competitive.) Cal’s average gpa is a ~3.3, which includes the engineers, so you can guess what the average hume gpa is.</p>
<p>I have to disagree somewhat with BCguy, however. Greek life is available at Emory, but it doesn’t dominate the social scene like it does at many other colleges. Plenty of Emory students never see the inside of a Greek house.</p>
<p>^ My info was coming from a few friends there who are in frats, so I am sure my opinion was a little biased. It’s still a consideration though, as the presence or total absence of greek life does change the social scene. </p>
<p>Also, from a recent NYTimes article:</p>
<p>“In California, we have seen the enormous demand for the flagships even as horrific budget cuts will challenge the University of California system. Students more frequently also have to calculate educational costs over five or sometimes six years to completion of the undergraduate degree.”</p>
<p>[Part</a> 2: Answers to Readers’ Decision-Time Questions - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Part 2: Answers to Readers' Decision-Time Questions - The New York Times”>Part 2: Answers to Readers' Decision-Time Questions - The New York Times)</p>
<p>I get your point bcguy, but I would submit that there is more partying going on at BC then there is at Emory – a LOT more. One don’t need no frats to party.</p>
<p>Wait so it’s actually difficult to graduate in five years at Berkeley? Did the budget cut really affected Berkeley that bad? Cuz I heard from my friends that Californian government will try to save Berkeley despite the cut in budget.</p>