<p>Yes, its 7pm, and I still havent decided between Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>So heres my final question: is there an advantage of going to Berkeley for civil engineering instead of going to UCLA for civil engineering in terms of what grad school I get into?</p>
<p>for sure</p>
<p>think about it
where will you get the best job offers from
ucal or berkeley?</p>
<p>berkeley def
a cousin of mine went to ucla for undergrad and then berkeley for grad and another of mine did the opposite (went to berkeley for undergrad and ucla for grad)</p>
<p>in the end the cousin who went to berkeley for grad got $100,000+ job at a law firm vs the other cousing who did not</p>
<p>it really makes a diff
esp in the name</p>
<p>id say dont give up the chance
berkeley's prestige is very simliar to stanfords</p>
<p>:]good luck</p>
<p>woops, what i really meant to say was, would going to berkeley for undergrad instead of ucla for undergrad give me an advantage in getting into a really good grad school?</p>
<p>Just depends on your performance at your undergrad school. Grad schools look at GPA pretty heavily. If you could do better at UCLA choose it, if it's the same, go by which you like better (or just chose based on prestige..in that case Cal).</p>
<p>Well, pinkpearl's example doesn't apply to grad school per se. For grad school, it all depends on how well you do academically mostly. Taking part in any engineering projects also helps. </p>
<p>Therefore? Going to either school doesn't really matter, because prestige won't affect grad school admissions. They're both top tier UC schools. Choose based on which campus you felt more comfortable in.</p>
<p>your happiness will greatly affect your academic performance.
and since grad schools are looking at YOU and your performance, regardless of your school, go where you will be happy.
what looks better, a miserable student's lower GPA at a more prestigious school, or someone who did their best and excelled at a less prestigious school?
besides, UCLA and Cal are both highly regarded schools.
IMO, i'd rank a choice concering your personal happiness and satisfaction with your college experience over a choice about a few notches' difference in prestige.</p>
<p>oops sorry i must have misunderstand
ignore my post</p>
<p>but go with ur gut instinct
it should work in the end
and plus if u got into both
ull do wonderful wherever you go
its wat u make out of the experience:]</p>
<p>Well, its been done</p>
<p>I mulled over the two colleges for a week straight, and I finally submitted my SIR at 10:00pm today to UCLA! Holy sh t, that decision was tough. I flipped coins and got Berkeley, but then something inside me wouldnt accept it so I decided to choose UCLA. It is friggin tough turning down Berkeley undergrad for engineering.</p>
<p>it'd be tough turning down either ;)
congrats, and welcome! :)</p>
<p>Two roads diverged in a yellow wood... :rolleyes:</p>
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<p>Yes, its 7pm, and I still havent decided between Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>So heres my final question: is there an advantage of going to Berkeley for civil engineering instead of going to UCLA for civil engineering in terms of what grad school I get into?
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<p>So you are going to UCLA? Then you probably won't get to meet American Idol contestant William Hung who is/was in civil engineering at Berkeley! :)</p>
<p>...he went to cal?
another reason to avoid the place ;)</p>
<p>im going UCLA too!!!</p>
<p>Yes, William Hung was a civil engineering major at Cal. He left to cash in on his unexpected recording career, but then Cal wouldn't let him back in. </p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hung%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hung</a></p>
<p>Civil Engineering is difficult enough without taking time off in the middle of the major. I hope he makes it back into Cal Civil Engineering, because I don't think that his recording career is going to last. ;)</p>
<p>cal didn't let him back in?
ouch.
so much for following your dream(s)... :rolleyes:</p>