<p>I was accepted to Barnard College of Columbia University, but chose Cal over it because it was much more affordable.</p>
<p>Well, I want to study mathematical economics. I was accepted to both UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago. While I felt (and still feel) that UChicago would be better for me from an educational perspective, Berkeley is still an amazing school that is a great value considering in-state tuition. If I had the choice to make over again, I would have still picked Berkeley.</p>
<p>I turned down MIT, CALTECH, Stanford and UCLA. I hope I would not regret in future ^^</p>
<p>Turned down Stanford for Berk (Grad). No regrets yet, than again I dont start til September.</p>
<p>grad’s on another scale though. but nice that you got into both. =D</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s not unusual that some people have turned down Stanford for Berkeley for grad school. I know some Berkeley grad school alumni who turned down Harvard and MIT for Berkeley too. Again, I know some, so that means, a number of people that did that.</p>
<p>I’ve picked Berkeley over Caltech, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Columbia :).</p>
<p>Anymore respondents?</p>
<p>does a hypothetical count? because I would have turned down Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Michigan, Illinois and possibly Caltech, Rice, and MIT for Berkeley. The last three would pend a visit. </p>
<p>this hypothetical assumes I was admitted to all those, which I wasn’t.</p>
<p>^ No; that doesn’t count. :D</p>
<p>This thread assumes that everyone has been accepted to some top schools of Cal’s caliber.</p>
<p>I picked Berkeley over Cornell. I also know of another classmate who chose Berkeley over Cornell and yet another who chose Berkeley over JHU.</p>
<p>At the same time one of my good friends is going to JHU over Berkeley simply because my school is literally sending 60 kids to berkeley this year.</p>
<p>How is it different for HS outside of cali? Is bekeley better … EVEN better regarded?</p>
<p>Well, I was put on the Cornell and Carnegie Mellon waitlists, but decided not to accept my spot because I already had Berkeley in the bag. And when I got into Berkeley, Illinois and Michigan became pretty much obsolete. </p>
<p>So that’s not hypothetical, I guess.</p>
<p>Berkeley’s well regarded out here (midwest). I’d say moreso than JHU. A lot of people don’t have Berkeley on their radar, though, because it is so far away.</p>
<p>I’m going to Berkeley over Northwestern and NYU-Stern (with 27k financial aid)… o and I got in spring at Berkeley but go into Northwestern :)… shows my devotion to Berkeley :D… I’m doing FPF</p>
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<p>Wow! Where did you go to high school?</p>
<p>Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA. I’m not even exaggerating. We have a graduating class around 670 though.</p>
<p>Schools around my area (ie lynbrook, saratoga…etc.) also send quite a few.</p>
<p>Heh, another Monta Vista grad.</p>
<p>heh, what school are you from tasty :)?</p>
<p>Monta Vista 06.</p>
<p>There must be something in the water that you drink at Monta Vista. ;)</p>
<p>Berkeley over Chicago. Their CoC suited me more.</p>