<p>I'm planning to major in Art History. USC and Northwestern have amazing museums close to them for great internships. But Northwestern doesn't offer a large variety of courses in Art History. Cornell and Berkeley are also amazing schools. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I'd rule out Cornell on the basis of (non-) proximity to major cultural attractions, and USC on the basis of general academic comparison to Berkeley and Northwestern. Don't know anything about Berkeley art history. The feeling of each campus and your match with each may dominate at that point.</p>
<p>Personally, I think UC Berkeley is way too big. On the other hand, while Northwestern isn't necessarily small, it's small enough receive an individualized education (from what i've heard thus far).</p>
<p>kimfuge, whats ur msn/yahoo/AIM? maybe we can chat :)</p>
<p>btw Harvard EA from SIS? WOWZA!! I was at SIS last year for varsity track, saw that list of colleges that the vals and sals attended. Not many harvards, so this is pretty impressive!</p>
<p>im just "kimfuge" on msn.</p>
<p>CAgirl, both Berkeley and NW have great art history majors, with both programs generally ranked in the top 5, so the choice should really come down to money and fit.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. Great help!</p>
<p>Wow, it appears that your list is nearly identical to mine. I've gotten into Berkeley, Northwestern, Cornell, and Duke. But I'm planning on going to Biomedical Engineering, and I really don't know much about either school's art history. Just thought it was pretty neat that we had similar lists.</p>
<p>haha that is interesting. Let me know where you end up!</p>
<p>CAgirl, i thought maybe some perspective from another CA girl might help...I was deciding b/w USC and NU for journalism....both have great programs [many say medill's the best but that's besides the point]....going away for school was the best thing i did for myself. Chicago's an amazing city and it's only a 45 min train ride away...the art museums are insane and there's tons of stuff to do here. i've heard that our art history classes are very good as well. also, you could always double major [they make it so easy here] so you can make up for the not-so-large variety of art hist. classes here w/ classes for another major.</p>
<p>so money's not an issue and you want to get the best college experience, i'd say give NU a chance. it might be outside of your comfort zone but it was the same for me, and i don't regret it at all.</p>
<p>i hope this puts a little CA perspective...good luck and best wishes! ohh, and congrats =]</p>
<p>Thanks Jenny for your help! I went to preview NU and loved it. And Chicago is amazing and I love how its easy to double major. How did you fare with the weather though? A bit different from California! Basically its now down to Cornell vs. Northwestern. I'm leaning towards Northwestern but I can't seem to make up my mind!</p>
<p>Berkeley or Northwestern.</p>
<p>Don't go to Cornell! From what I've heard, the weather there is worse. And do you really want to spend your next four years in Ithaca? :0</p>
<p>Way back when (2001), I chose NU over Berkeley and never looked back. You can't go wrong with either institution, but I was a bit scared away by Berkeley's size and what I perceived to be a fairly impersonal system. Any school will have large introductory classes and bureaucratic red tape, but I felt that, in this sense, NU represented the lesser of two evils (and I believe I was right).</p>
<p>I really can't say enough about the positive experience I had at NU. Those four years were my best thus far, and if I had the choice over again, I would re-live my NU experience in a heartbeat. There are few schools that offer the combination of top academics, big-time athletics, talented yet humble classmates, and faculty who truly take a personal interest in and responsibility for the welfare of their students (Berkeley also has the former two, though I can't speak for it on the other factors). </p>
<p>Even now, I am still in regular contact with some of my NU professors, and the friends I made at NU--cliche as it sounds--will be my friends for life. The part of Evanston in which NU sits is nice--nothing special, but not a bad place to spend your college days, and Chicago offers wonderful resources. Also, you simply cannot beat a spring day out on Lake Michigan (NU has 2 beaches and a lakeside park).</p>
<p>Anyway, that's my short .02 on NU. You won't go wrong with any of your choices, though. Best of luck!</p>
<p>*edit: Oh, and I don't know what you've heard about NU's Art History department, but it is indeed one of the best.</p>
<p>Northwestern or Berkeley</p>
<p>Berkeley is quite amazing but class size is staggering with ****ty administration.
But it is in the bay area.</p>
<p>I believe that Northwestern is rising, and Berkeley is setting with its foundation of radicalism from the 60's-70's that attracted intellectuals from then until the late 80's or early 90's.</p>