<p>Hello guys I need some advise right now. I got into both Cornell and UC berkeley. the problem with me right now is that i dont know where to go? my major is sociology and public policy. Both schools are great and i love them as well. please relpy to this ASAP...</p>
<p>I think it depends on what you want in a school. Have you visited Berkeley and Cornell?</p>
<p>I would say go to Cornell U., this school will open alot of doors for you :-)
Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>I've always thought of Cornell as the Berkeley of the east coast. Therefore, you should go to Berkeley.</p>
<p>go to Cornell. Much more of an undergraduate focus in an incredible environment. You'll actually be taught by professors and not TAs.</p>
<p>Where do u live and where do u plan to live the rest of your life? If you live in CA and plan to live in CA, i'd go to Berkeley (cheaper, good networks for the future). If it's NY, i'd go to Cornell (expensive but well worth the networks for the future).</p>
<p>Depends on your finacial situtation, go with whomever gives you more money.</p>
<p>It's not worth being in 50k worth of debt then going to grad school.</p>
<p>thanks guys!</p>
<p>i got full rides in both Cornell and Berkeley! I am from Los angeles California and i do want to move away for two years. my finacial situation is great right now because both schools are paying for my education.but really am i making the right choice with staying in CA, or going to NY?</p>
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<p>This confuses me because one of the biggest complaints about Cornell was that many classes are lead by TAs.
Still - go to Cornell of course.
I like Cornell and I was really upset when I had to reject their offer last week.</p>
<p>what school did you end up going to?</p>
<p>I believe that at Cornell the professors teach all classes/lectures/seminars. TAs will run the smaller sections that supplement the lecture-type classes. TAs probably also run the labs associated with science classes.</p>
<p>I must have been misinformed. TAs leading discussion sections doesn't sound so bad.</p>
<p>I ended up at Stanford, so I don't feel too much remorse :)</p>
<p>stanford was my #1 school man! but they said no to me! F$%# b%#^! Cornell or Berkeley?</p>
<p>Cornell!!!</p>
<p>why Cornell????? and not Berkeley!!! tell me the disadvantages!</p>
<p>How did you get two full ride scholorships? Were they need or merit based? Also where are you transferring from? Cornell is worth more (if you look at the difference in tuition) plus i have heard bad things about Berkeleys undergraduate program.</p>
<p>Pros: Smaller classes, general public considers Cornell better than Berkeley (you get the 'ivy league' title nonsense), more bang for your buck (since both are free), not in the city, no public school stigma.</p>
<p>Cons: On the east coast (not very many people know where ithica is, almost everyone knows where san francisco is), cost of living is higher, Berkeley would <em>probably</em> be more social (not just students but the general public), CAL football is better, most people end up living near where they graduated from college (so it's a con if you want a job in cali, but in reality an ivy league diploma will get you nearly anywhere).</p>
<p>In your situation I think I would go to Cornell (as much as I love my school) unless Berkeley had some program or niche that I couldn't do without.</p>
<p>"i have heard bad things about Berkeleys undergraduate program."</p>
<p>That's funny I've not heard to much of that. I know that the GSIs (TAs) lead the discussion sections but I havent heard much of anything about a lack of enthusiasm on the part of the professors especially with upper division students.</p>
<p>Cornell is smaller and will give you more attention. Berkeley is the opposite.</p>
<p>American society values the small atmosphere more as you can see in USNews. Personally I prefer the bigger atmospheres because that's what the real world is like. Big and impersonal.</p>
<p>I think you'd be happier and less stressed at Cornell though. Big urban centers are more crowded, busy, blah blah. Plus you get the Ivy League superiority complex. So all in all you'd probably be a more confident person coming out of Cornell.</p>