<p>My friend got into cornell and ucb for econ.
cornell is a bigger name, but ucb has a great business school
which one better for undergrad?</p>
<p>Based on course catalog descriptions, a student who is good at math may want to prefer Berkeley and take the more math versions of [Economics</a> courses<a href=“Economics%20101A,%20101B,%20141,%20rather%20than%20100A,%20100B,%20140”>/url</a>. The [url=<a href=“http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoScourses.php?college=AS&dept=Economics]Cornell[/url”>http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoScourses.php?college=AS&dept=Economics]Cornell[/url</a>] Economics [url=<a href=“http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=3130&prefix=ECON&title=Intermediate+Microeconomic+Theory+(SBA-AS)]3130[/url”>http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=3130&prefix=ECON&title=Intermediate+Microeconomic+Theory+(SBA-AS)]3130[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=3140&prefix=ECON&title=Intermediate+Macroeconomic+Theory+(SBA-AS)]3140[/url”>http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=3140&prefix=ECON&title=Intermediate+Macroeconomic+Theory+(SBA-AS)]3140[/url</a>] courses appear to be like Berkeley Economics 100A, 100B in terms of math prerequisites and content. Additionally, Cornell’s equivalent of Economics 1 is two courses ([url=<a href=“http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=1110&prefix=ECON&title=Introductory+Microeconomics+(SBA-AS)]1110[/url”>http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=1110&prefix=ECON&title=Introductory+Microeconomics+(SBA-AS)]1110[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=1120&prefix=ECON&title=Introductory+Macroeconomics+(SBA-AS)]1120[/url]”>http://courses.cuinfo.cornell.edu/CoSdetail.php?college=AS&number=1120&prefix=ECON&title=Introductory+Macroeconomics+(SBA-AS)]1120](<a href=“http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Economics&p_dept_cd=ECON]Economics”>http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_list_crse_req?p_dept_name=Economics&p_dept_cd=ECON)</a>) instead of one.</p>
<p>If your friend got into Berkeley College of Letters and Science, s/he will enter undeclared; to declare the Economics major, s/he will have to take the prerequisites and then apply to declare (Economics is capped and cannot accommodate all students who want to major in it).</p>
<p>Econ is really strong at Cal. But then with all the budget issues instate, it’s hard to recommend, particularly if your friend’s interest is really business. One needs a high gpa to apply into Haas.</p>
<p>If money is no object, check out Cornell. Besides location (urban vs. small town), the colleges have a lot of academic similarities. But Big Red just has a lot more available resources, IMO.</p>