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<p>Academically, Cal grad is superior to Brown in nearly every department. Where the UC’s are extremely weak in comparison to private schools, particularly the Ivies, however, is in advising. Cal’s success in national awards such as Rhodes and Fullbrights and Goldwaters’ are not even close to the talent level of its student body. Harvard and Yale have a full time staff (plural) that do nothing but assist students to apply to such prestigious programs. Last think I read was that Cal, which is xx times bigger, has a part-timer performing a similar function. Heck, a couple of years ago, Cal Admin couldn’t even get the apps in the mail on time – major embarrassment.</p>