<p>I got accepted into Berkeley (Undeclared L&S) and San Diego (Bioengineering) and I have a hard time choosing which college to go to. Here are the good things and bad things that I have come up with.</p>
<p>BAD:
Berkeley: difficult courseload, competitive, mediocre dorms, mediocre setting, too close to home, weather not as good as SD
San Diego: socially dead, may have to commute to school during jr. and sr. year, too far from home, unattractive girls (so I've heard)</p>
<p>GOOD:
Berkeley: prestigous, name recognition, very strong programs, good food, better social setting, close to home
San Diego: nice weather, better dorms than Cal, right by the beach, less competition (?), generally more laid back</p>
<p>Besides the list above, I feel that the major is giving me the hardest time. Bioengineering at UCSD is ranked top 3 in the nation and it is supposedly the next hot job market. Undeclared L&S at Berkeley doesn't really have anything I'm interested in, other than cellular/molecular biology. I eventually want to go to med school or grad school and I don't know which one will help me more: the hype over my major at UCSD or the name recognition of Cal?
I've concluded that the hype over Bioengineering may die down over 4 years and I'll be just like the many others with a degree in computer science now. However, the name recognition of Cal won't go away in 4 years, and that may give me an advantage when applying to grad or med school.
Furthermore, I've been told many times that one's undergraduate major doesn't really matter, it's the graduate degree that really counts. Anyway, can anyone help me with my decision?</p>
<p>Right now, I am sort of leaning toward Cal because it's more convenient, but my first choice has always been UCSD.</p>