<p>hey, i'm an engineering freshman, currently at berkeley - i applied and was accepted to transfer to columbia. should i?</p>
<p>(i know that berkeley ranks higher for engineering... but other factors...?)</p>
<p>"i know that berkeley ranks higher for engineering"</p>
<p>if you know it ranks higher, then why move?</p>
<p>i'm asking about other factors... columbia students are supposedly better... columbia offers better research? smaller classes/more intimate education...?</p>
<p>This is brought directly from studentsreview.
Engineering Department of Columbia University.</p>
<p>Education Quality 8.0, B+<br>
Individual Value 5.1, C+<br>
Collaboration/Competitive 4.5, C<br>
Innovation 7.7, B+<br>
Useful Schoolwork 7.4, B+<br>
Friendliness 6.5, B<br>
Faculty Accessibility 4.8, C<br>
Social Life 8.7, A-<br>
Scholastic Success 5.8, B-<br>
Extracurricular Activities 8.7, A-<br>
University Resource Use 7.5, B+<br>
Perceived Campus Safety 8.2, A-<br>
Surrounding City 9.4, A<br>
Campus Aesthetics 8.5, A-<br>
Campus Maintenance 8.1, A- </p>
<p>Students think the challenge of the course work is: 4.5 High
Students expected the challenge of the course work to be: 3.8 High
Percent of teaching staff that does not speak satisfactory English 0-10%</p>
<p>Why are you still wondering about transferring out of Berkeley if you've already applied and have been accepted? There must be some reason...</p>
<p>i also applied to stanford (haven't heard - if i get in there, i'll definitely go) - i just figured i'd apply to columbia too (used some of the same essays)... and weigh columbia vs. berkeley if it came to that (my family is in nyc) - berkeley students kinda **** me off, and private colleges are supposed to be more personal etc...?</p>
<p>UCB is a great place for engineering, competitive yes, but good. Columbia isnt a place u go for engineering at all.... and highewr ranked is like UCB- rank 5 Vs. Columbai - Rank 50</p>
<p>Im not sure of the rankings exactly, but Harvard is like 41 (in engr)... so thats where the Ivy's stand</p>