<p>Hello...how do these two compare for Political Science. Also (probably dumb question) but would UCSD be more conservative in this subject vs. Berkeley (because of La Jolla vs. Berkeley, etc.)</p>
<p>u can't go wrong with any of them...</p>
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<p>UCSD overall is certainly more conservative than Berkeley. You are much more likely to find conservative-minded students at UCSD than Berkeley. I don't know how the faculties of the departments compare, however.</p>
<p>Thanks...oh dear...my boy is VERY liberal. He's gotten into UCSD but is appealing Berkeley...so we're waiting and hoping. A whole bunch of reasons why Berkeley would be better it seems, but he still has to get accepted. We think he's an incredibly strong candidate...for his poli sci courses he has an A+, A and A (but maybe having a 4th course is needed..we're NOT sure of all their criteria). His overall GPA is 3.6. His math has been a horrible hurdle, but that's because of his disability, and he's finally through with the dang math requirement. Now we're even being told that Berkeley may have been flexible with the math requirement. It's really been crazy not knowing how to approach getting him into the universities..we've learned you need to not rely always on the counselor's at college..they can give misinformation. He'll be really relieved (hopefully not disappointed) when the appeal time is up.
Hoping for Berkeley!</p>
<p>By the way..he's a transfer student. On the plus side for UCSD (as that is the place he's been accepted to so far), he went to transfer admit day and their poli-sci course line up was like a big smorgassboard...really extensive. So I see where you say either college would be really good in that department. Thanks for feedback...if the appeal goes through he needs to make a really speedy decision.</p>
<p>UCSD is an excellent school. It's reputation is on the fast-track upwards. As UCLA and Berkeley have gotten more competitive, the quality of the students UCSD has gone up as well. They have world-class faculty there. I wouldn't worry a bit about going there.</p>
<p>yeah at least u will know ucsd wont be too biased</p>