<p>^ I am a product of a public education thus I know not all publicly-funded institutions are instantly mediocre just because they are publicly funded. When I first joined in on this message board way back in 2008, I noticed that Berkeley was being criticized all the time (because it’s a publicly-funded school) and there was no one who was defending it. It was terrible. My wife is an alumna of L&S – graduated with a degree in economics. Other than that, you’re right, I have no affiliation with Berkeley.</p>
<p>For the record, I also support Michigan, UVa and UCLA. It so happened that I’m more familiar with Berkeley than I am with those other top-State U’s.</p>