<p>I don't know how many of you are in the same situation, but I hoped that I might find a few. </p>
<p>I was lucky enough to be admitted both to Chapman and the University of California at Berkeley. I am sad to say that I just can't make up my mind. </p>
<p>I Love the Chapman campus and Orange really seems like a great place. However, the city around Berkeley is full of a lot of diversity (maybe a little to much). I'm at the campus right now and surprised that I'm likely Berkeley so much; but for some reason Chapman is still sounding really nice to me. I mean, I could see myself here but I feel like many od the students are not so advanced in their inter-personal skills. </p>
<p>I guess what keeps pulling me back is all of the opportunities and the prestige (3rd best in the world according to (newsweek). </p>
<p>I would be a PR/Ad major at Chapman and start undeclared at Berkeley. </p>
<p>P.S. Sorry if there're spelling or grammar mistakes in this, I'm typing it from my phone on the BART</p>
<p>I would say Berkeley all the way. Berkeley is far more selective in most, if not all majors. Go visit, sit in on classes. Observe the students. The peer group at Berkeley will be “higher quality”, ie, more engaged, better students. That said, it will be far more competitive for course enrollment/grades/opportunities/internships etc. As an undeclared major, can you get the classes you want? Find out. Will you thrive more where you are closer to the top of the talent pool, in the middle, or closer to the bottom? Think about that, it’s a big factor. Also, which environment feels right? Which is costing you more? Berkeley is known world-wide. Chapman is known by some in California, and nationally for certain majors. And yes, diversity on and off campus is a factor. Real life is closer to Berkeley than to Chapman on that account. </p>
<p>If you are secure in yourself as a person, Berkeley is a great place. If you are not, you can get into all kinds of challenging situations (and trouble) there–no matter what unusual, dangerous, unhealthy thing you are into, or want to be into, in Berkeley not only will you find tons of people to share it with, there will be a whole support group for it. So if you bend with the wind, can’t say no, do not go to Berkeley. On the other hand, it is precisely this level of diversity of ideas and people that IMO is one of Berkeley’s true strengths.</p>