<p>...any regrets? At times I get the feeling that I made an irrational decision, even though it seemed like the clear choice in late April...</p>
<p>I passed up Berkeley mainly because I didn't think I could get into Haas. As it turns out, I couldn't even get into UCLA's Biz Econ, which is easier to get into than Haas. Which means that if I went to Cal, I almost surely would not have gotten into Haas, which would've negated my main reason for going to Cal. So, no regrets.</p>
<p>My other reason for choosing UCLA over Berkeley is the campus/atmosphere/environment. No regrets there either. :D</p>
<p>only thing I don't like is UCLA's quarter system. I think Cal's semester system is much better.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you can't go wrong with either school</p>
<p>i think the chicks at UCLA are way way way haWter than Cal's</p>
<p>^I heard it's so bad there that they have a term called "Berkeley Vision" or "Berkeley goggles" lol.</p>
<p>^^^passerby, what it your major now? Econ?</p>
<p>Any other comments appreciated</p>
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<p>Yeah, I'm an econ major. I'm also planning to take enough accounting classes to sit for the cpa exam (I didn't get into the accounting minor either, but I plan to take the same coursework that an accounting minor student would).</p>
<p>is biz econ that hard?</p>
<p>i passed up berkeley for Oregon State</p>
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<p>Not really; it depends on you. I messed up during my freshman year, and got 2 Cs and 1 C+ in pre-major classes, so that pretty much killed my chances of getting into Biz Econ. It wasn't so much that classes were hard, it's just that I had a difficult time adjusting from high school to college academics. I blame myself, and not the professors/classes.</p>
<p>i passed up berkeley cuz i got regent's at UCLA. i would have gone to Cal if the scholarship money were the same probably.. only because my brother goes there. i'm heading for medicine, and i personally think UCLA is better for pre med, since my bro who is pre med says that he has to take the train for an hour just to volunteer at a hospital over at Cal.</p>
<p>otheriwise, i would say that Cal is better for fields such as business and law. doesn't really matter, though...as everyone says, they're both great schools.</p>
<p>to the OP: if you were like me, choosing between Cal and ucla was pretty much 50:50. I chose UCLA because I just remember being more happy when i found out i got into ucla than when i got into berkeley. Its natural to initially regret one choice over the other, especially since you will always hear about the good things of the school you didnt go to. I'm sure in a year you wont have any regrets with your decision. but what do i kno</p>
<p>best of luck</p>
<p>like zzzboy, the offer of Regents is what made me pick UCLA over Berkeley. Berkeley was kinda like, " Oh yeah, your admitted, but you will have to fork over cash." UCLA said, "Come join the Bruin family for free.. because we love you."</p>
<p>nope no regrets whatsover</p>
<p>Yeah, i had a pretty difficult time choosing between the two the last month. I wasn't even thinking about UCLA until I visited the campus a month ago. I met with a lot of my friends from Cal (strong Cal advocates) to make me 100% sure about Berkeley. But I always seemed to have doubt. Not the excitement I was hoping for. Anyway, somehow I became really happy about UCLA out of nowhere. Students were much more amiable and loved their campus. That's what I was looking for. The education and fame is equivalent to Cal as well. Besides, I'm a norcal girl, so wanted to experience socal. </p>
<p>I got scholarship as well, but not Regents. Arghhhhh...that would have been awesome.</p>
<p>no regrets. ever. when i walk down bruin walk everyday to the gorgeous campus i know i made the right choice.</p>
<p>just make Cal your goal for grad school, then you get the best of both worlds ;)</p>
<p>Cal is overrated.</p>
<p>No, Berkeley is hardly "overrated." However, every campus, and for that matter U, has a legitimate 'personal' rating, based on fit & preference. Some aspects of personal rating are academic (relating to opportunities, programs, courses), other aspects are nonacademic & even indefinable. It's great that people see these differences!:)</p>
<p>lol wow bruinboy you got told on that one ;)</p>
<p>agree with epiphany. One school is not necessarily "better" than the other, because each person defines their own "perfect" school. Perhaps UCLA is a bit more focused on undergrad, but on the other hand, Cal is the Harvard of grad schools. Go wherever you feel most comfortable, be it Cal, UCLA, Michigan, NYU, Cornell, etc., and you can't go wrong! It's YOUR education, make it your own experience!</p>