<p>Question: How much consideration do graduate schools give to the prestige of the undergraduate institution that an applicant attended? I am currently a high school senior deciding to attend either UC Berkeley or USC. I am aware that although UC Berkeley is ranked slightly higher and has a “better” name value, it is MUCH more [...]</p>
<p>UC Berkeley has a much greater Econ department than USC. I think it would be more beneficial for you to do economics at Berkeley than USC. Plus you will save quite a bit of money.</p>