EECS / CSE - Difficulty, Berkeley vs. UCLA?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I've applied to Cal and UCLA as an EECS / CSE (comp sci/engr) major, and from what I understand both schools offer very prestigious engineering degrees to students who graduate in these majors. But how does the difficulty compare between the two? Classes, etc. I have had a very difficult high school experience, taking a very rigorous courseload and while I'd like to have reasonably challenging courses in college, I'd also like to be able to have a social life sometimes too. :) </p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Although I don't know much about UCLA's program, Berkeley's EECS is one of the hardest and most time-consuming majors on campus.</p>

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<p>I believe Berkeley's EECS > La's EECS, but post on the LA forum to make sure.</p>

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<p>May I amend my post to include both prestige and difficulty? Thanks Castel, are you referring to difficulty or prestige with that > sign? ;)</p>

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<p>I'd say the difficulty of EECS is comparable at both. Berkeley has an edge in general prestige and in EECS too.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/382751-usnews-2008-engineering-ranking-compilation.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/382751-usnews-2008-engineering-ranking-compilation.html&lt;/a>
The link might say something!</p>