<p>well, it seems like this is one of those threads asking for opinions as to whether to pick a school solely based on the major or based on the entire school. OP thinks that D is better school than UCB overall, but is worried about the engineering program, in which case I think that going to the top notch engineering program is only necessary only if this person is seeking to get an engineering job post graduation. Althogh Berkeley is good in other fields other than engineering, this person seems to prefer Dartmouth as a whole.</p>