UC Berkely, UC Davis or UC San Fransico

College Search & Selection
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<p>Which would be more suitable for me if:</p>

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<li><p>I'm interested in majoring micro fields especially: genetics, evolution, macro biology, anthropology, physiology.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm politically moderate and absolute distaste for modern left wing agenda</p></li>
<li><p>I Have very high SAT score ranging above 2200</p></li>
<li><p>I have GPA of 3.8 from freshman to junior due to lack of sufficient study</p></li>
<li><p>Prefer non-politicized objectionable between the two choices. </p></li>
</ol>

<p>And for the job experts out there. Can name some high earning jobs for different combinations of these my pursued fields:</p>

<p>genetics, macro biology, evolution, Darwinism anthropology, physiology.</p>

<p>Please post only if you have confidently decided.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>UC San Francisco is a medical school, so take it off your list since you’re looking at undergrad. </p>

<p>Based on your previous posts, I can assure you’ll be CONSTANTLY ANNOYED (or worse) at Cal Berkeley :slight_smile: </p>

<p>UC Davis is also lefty and “granola,” though to a lesser extent than Cal. </p>

<p>Both schools offer excellent science programs.</p>

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<p>Based on your previous posts, I can assure you’ll be CONSTANTLY ANNOYED (or worse) at Cal Berkeley </p>

<p>There’s some truth to this BUT the school is large and diversified enough to find YOUR own personal niche.</p>

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<p>Oh, I know jshain – at one point the biggest club on campus was Young Republicans – but in general there’s a highly politicized (and liberal) atmosphere pervasive not only on campus, but in the town as a whole. It’s so pervasive, it can be tiring, even to us lefties.</p>

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<p>Berkeley will be a huge stretch for you anyway. In fact Davis average GPA is 4.1 so please don’t ignore the other UCs. As to careers, you will do best where your strengths are and passion lies. Follow that. You can thrive and find a home anywhere, I am convinced.</p>

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<p>I’m sure they Weigh SAT more accordingly depending on my gpa, so that isn’t problem.</p>

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<p>3.8 is fine (assuming that’s UW GPA) – it’s below the Berkeley’s average (of 3.93 UW), but it’s still within the range. A 2200 SAT scores aren’t very high for Berkeley as well unless you will be applying to the college of L&S. </p>

<p>OP, I think you’ll fit in at Berkeley and you stand a chance to get accepted there.</p>

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Not true of the UCs, or most Public Flagships. They MOSTLY weight actual classroom performance more than SAT=Potential. They assume high SAT and lower GPA = LAZY. The implied assumption is that laziness as a character trait is rather intractable. State Schools are not staffed to hand hold those who lack self motivation.</p>

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<p>Politics is easy to ignore as long as you don’t get involved, I don’t see how one would be forced to get involved or have other’s views forced onto them if one simply holds to themselves.</p>

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<p>Yes; Berkeley (and many other State Us) weigh HS GPA more than they do SATs. Most State Us don’t superscore SATs as well unlike the privates, and that explains why privates have higher average SAT scores.</p>