<p>Among Indian people, how prestigious of a school is Berkeley considered for engineering? I have heard that many see it on par with MIT, Stanford, or even Princeton, is this true?</p>
<p>Berkeley engineering program is amazing. Its ranked third after MIT and Stanford so yes, its quite prestigious.</p>
<p>I don’t know about undergraduate program. But the graduate program is definitely on par with other schools you mentioned. It is relatively easy to get into UCB as an out of state student.</p>
<p>it seems prestigious in INDIA but not in US. Indian people or applicants only see rankings but US people see prestige also. Actually indians don’t know nicely about US colleges so they have to see rankings. Infact some indians who don’t apply see purdue, illinois, georgia tech and utexas as a little less than mit</p>
<p>I got into the top medical schools in the country, coming from CAL. I majored in Physics and World Lit.</p>
<p>I got through Berkeley this year and my whole extended family seems to have heard of it.
But, with the sheer size of the school, there’s no way that I’ll go there.
It has amazing graduate programs, and it’s engineering one is top-notch.
However, the undergrad experience is not so great.
It is considered good in the US as well, btw. But definitely not at par with say Princeton for undergrad.</p>
<p>As an overall institution, Cal is almost as prestigious as MIT and Stanford. As and Engineering program, Cal is also almost as prestigious as MIT and as prestigious as Stanford. As an undergraduate institution, Cal is not quite as prestigious as MIT, Princeton and Stanford, but it is as prestigious as Chicago and Columbia. In short, Cal is awesome.</p>
<p>^ Do you think that it’s good for undergrad Econ?</p>
<p>Cal is excellent across the board, but most famous for Engineering and the Sciences.</p>
<p>I got through Williams as well, and feel that a LAC education would do me more good. I don’t like the idea of being just a number at Cal. However, my family thinks Cal is very very ‘prestigious’.
Any opinions? :)</p>
<p>williams… u will get lost in berk… and its bankrupt :p</p>
<p>Haha. :P</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Williams and Cal are bipolar opposites! LOL! Where it counts, both are very prestigious. I would go for fit. Williams is rural and remote and has a preppy-ish student body that is known for partying. Think of a smaller version of Dartmouth. If this sort of setting is appealing to you, Williams is unbeatable!</p>
<p>I know they’re completely bipolar!
See, quality of education is my priority. Then, grad school/career placements.
My parents are mostly worried about the latter part. I know the academics are brilliant at Williams. They’re not sure about grad school acceptance after a LAC.
I’m planning to visit Williams. Berkeley puts me off even with it’s name. haha.</p>
<p>Graduate school placement from Williams is excellent…certainly on par with Cal. If Cal puts you off, go for Williams.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. :)</p>
<p>Alexandre grad school admissions are better than “at par” with cal.</p>
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<p>you will see that 4 times as many ppl get into top grad schools from williams than they do from cal.</p>
<p>“you will see that 4 times as many ppl get into top grad schools from williams than they do from cal.”</p>
<p>cr_freak, since when is 47 four times greater than 118? Furthermore, the WSJ is very East Coast-centric and Cal does not have as large a ratio of student applying to Law School and MBA programs as Williams. Bottom line, students applying to graduate school with Cal and Williams undergraduate degrees with be treated equally.</p>
<p>How would you compare Berkeley and Cornell for Physics? Which would be more advantageous while applying later for Grad schools or PhD work. I definitely want to remain in research.</p>
<p>You cannot go wrong either way. Both are excellent and equally well regarded in the academic domain. I would go with the the school that is (1) cheaper and (2) a better fit.</p>