<p>So I'm in the middle of deciding whether I will go to UCLA or Berkeley. A substantial factor in my decision is the GPA. If the same exact student would theoretically go to Berkeley and get a 3.0, what would be the comparable GPA at UCLA? (from what I heard, UCLA's GPA should be higher, but how much higher?)</p>
<p>Also, would a recruiter (job/grad school) rather see Berkeley + lower GPA or UCLA + higher GPA?</p>
<p>Maybe I'm just strongly misguided, but any input would be invaluable. Thanks!</p>
<p>What is your major?</p>
<p>You’re strongly misguided.</p>
<p>I’m actually looking for this info too, since I was considering transferring to a private school later. I can’t seem to find any statistics on the average GPA of an enrolled UCLA student though.</p>
<p>My major is Applied Math…</p>
<p>UCLA and UCB are so close, a comparable GPA would be a 3.0</p>
<p>A recruiter would rather see a higher GPA from UCLA than a lower GPA from Berkeley. A comparable GPA for a 3.0 at Berkeley is a 3.0 at UCLA, because the student bodies are identical.</p>
<p>Applied mathematics is good at both schools and both are highly competitive but a degree from Berkeley in the applied mathematics field carries more weight than from LA. You can’t go wrong with either. They’re both amazing schools. Both are awesome but Berkeley is simply known to be one of the best in the nation for it’s math and engineering.</p>
<p>@arcadefire1027 - Those rankings are for graduate schools. Do they still apply/reflect on their respective undergrads?</p>
<p>why do you care about rankings? its about what you do with your life if you want to be successful. As far as I know, my uncle hired a person from Calstate long beach for aerospace engineering position over a Stanford graduate because the csulb person had more internships, work experience, and skillfully tested better than the stanford graduate for that job. Youre wrong if you think you have to choose a school based on rankings to that extent.</p>
<p>kaizera15 is exactly correct. it’s where you want to be. like i said earlier, you cannot go wrong at either school and i know rankings are not a basis to make a decision on but according to wikipedia (yeah not a “reliable source”) “The 2011 Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Berkeley 4th in the world and the United States and 2nd in California. In terms of “fields”, Berkeley is ranked 2nd in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 3rd in Engineering/Technology and Computer, 4th in Social Sciences, 15th in Life and Agricultural Sciences, and 29th in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy. In its “subject” ranking, Berkeley is ranked 2nd in Chemistry, 3rd in Mathematics, 3rd in Computer Science, 4th in Economics/Business, and 5th in Physics.” those rankings are very vague, but UCLA and Berkeley are close. Berkeley’s name just carries a bit more weight overall because it’s known as the “public ivy.” Overall, you cannot go wrong either way. just go with the place that you feel most comfortable, the place where you feel like you could be successful in the future. you cant go wrong either way</p>
<p>isn’t terrence tao like THE man? THE math man?</p>
<p>Yes, and he is at UCLA. It not the school or the degree that gets you the job…YOU get the job. How well YOU do, what kinds of internships YOU do while at school, what kind of work experience YOU get…if you do well at either of these schools and are a self starter, motivated, likable, intelligent person you will be fine. A recruiter is more interested in YOU, not the school! So go where you feel more comfortable. My daughter is a senior at UCLA and loves it and is very sad to be leaving soon. The Berkeley campus and the UCLA campus are pretty different in terms of campus feel, weather, and surrounding areas. Does one feel right to you? Forget rankings…so ridiculous. You will do better where you are happier.</p>
<p>Coming from a UCLA student who has attended both schools, I would recommend against both UCLA or Berkeley if you plan on going to grad school.</p>
<p>@ucla111 Why? I’m also thinking about UCLA or Cal, and I’d also like to go to grad school. I always thought that they were both really highly regarded schools and thought that it would be a plus on your resume if you came from there.</p>
<p>Just wanted to counter ucla111’s thematic downplaying of both of the top UC’s because they are indeed more competitive. .</p>
<p>From statfinder, here are the average graduating UC gpas of those entering as frosh in 2003 for the following campuses: </p>
<p>Berkeley, 3.36
Davis, 3.06
Irvine, 3.13
Los Angeles, 3.30
Riverside, 2.91
San Diego, 3.20
Santa Barbara, 3.18
Santa Cruz, 3.18</p>
<p>So greater competition doesn’t -> lower gpas. So there is a pulling up factor that causes those who entered less qualified in bringing them up to the higher competition.</p>
<p>my uncle is a recruiter for some job that is related to math, and he told me that they prefer graduated from Cal than UCLA. He was trying to get me to choose cal over ucla but i’m a science major and i’m absolutely in love with UCLA. In the end, it’s all up to you. If you’re thinking about becoming an engineer, there are a lot of opportunities in the Bay Area (Silicon Valley)</p>