@Wisdom2share Machine Learning and AI are CS courses which most BA CS students will take. I haven’t talked about any EECS specific courses yet (and I am not going to because OP has the option of BA).
@ucbalumnus do you think there are any pros of UC Berkeley over Georgia Tech (or vice versa) in terms of curriculum and education? The primary reason I bought course content and teaching up is that I don’t think education at one of these universities is going to be better than the other and hence it shouldn’t factor into making this decision. I am pretty sure that if one took a similar combination of courses over their undergrad career at either university, they would learn pretty much the same concepts.
@coolGuy2000 I am not talking about any specific courses here at all, merely pointing out the difference between Engineering focus vs a non engineering focus based on the assumption that OP is interested in the STEM/Engineering focused curriculum because the other 2 schools are known for their engineering programs.
If OP wants to double major in Applied Math, economics Physics or even history, then he/she would be better off with the BA in CS
@Wisdom2share All of that makes sense. But I don’t know why you said that I was talking about EECS in your previous comment.
Lmao that is just a concise course description. I couldn’t find a “CS” link to the courses. EECS and CS majors sit in the same class and hence it being listed under EECS shouldn’t matter.
Regardless, getting back to the primary point of discussion: Are there any pros of UC Berkeley over Georgia Tech (or vice versa) in terms of curriculum and education?
In my opinion, if one took a similar combination of courses over their undergrad career at either university, they would learn pretty much the same concepts.
“In my opinion, if one took a similar combination of courses over their undergrad career at either university, they would learn pretty much the same concepts.”
You are correct. It comes down to where you’d be happier. The best fit and cost.
In reality, no one is going to make a decision on 2 schools based on “quality of curriculum”, especially at the 2 schools you are talking about. It will be a wash. The only factor where curriculum comes into play is if you wanted to do something specialized and to see if there are classes or if there is a renowned professor that specializes in that field. 99% of people are going to base things on comfort level, cost, reputation, flexibility with majors, opportunities after graduation or other factors.
Berkeley is going to come out on top WRT flexibility with majors especially in L&S, and most likely with job opportunities post-graduation because of the proximity to Silicon Valley.
I strongly disagree with " Job Opportunity" myth, You will be better off at a non Silicon Valley campus for hiring interview. It is being a being a big fish in a small pond vs a small fish in a big pond. You will be competing for the same jobs from candidates from other big universities in the area. As opposed to being at a campus interview at GT which is specifically hosted for the GT students and if you are great student the only competition is from your peers at GT.
Also the start-up culture is awesome at GT and there are 8 CS tracks to chose your career path. If you referring to non CS Majors than yes UCB is great
I have already committed to UCB EECS and am second guessing my choice right now 
@doneinamonth you can make that somewhat weak argument about almost any school in the country versus UCB. The fact is, an overwhelming majority of tech companies and startups come from Northern California, disproportional to any area in the country. Sure there are companies and startups all over the country, but it’s the odds that we are taking about here.
Strongly recommend to visit Cal Day this weekend.
@ProfessorPlum168 Isn’t Georgia Tech going to be more flexible in terms of major changes with the allowance of a free major change from any major to any other major during ones undergrad career?
UC Berkeley has a big advantage in that it has a really good startup culture, thereby giving students access to jobs at startups and even helping them for connections with investors. However, I don’t think there is going to be any difference in the non-startup jobs at either university because big and medium companies tend to hire from all over the US.
@kjake2000 did you make a decision?
I’ll be going to UC Berkeley @coolGuy2000
@kjake2000
Awesome! see you there:)
Aaj ya Kal
or should it be Cal 