UCLA or Berkeley? Econ/Stats

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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So I already committed to UCLA but I got off the waitlist from Berkeley… My current major is undeclared in both schools but I planned to major in economics or statistics (or something related to this area). I know Berkeley might be stronger in this area but I heard it’s a lot pressure. And the 2.8 average GPA in stats major really scared me. I’m okay with pressure but I’m not that smart and I don’t want to be too stressful in college everyday…Also, as I looked up online, Berkeley does not offer that many majors in this area (if I don’t get into Haas, the only two majors that I would be interested in are econ and stats), while UCLA has more choices such as financial actuarial and biz econ.

I’m kinda switching between the two schools right now. Please write something to help me out. Thanks!

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imho the schools are so close to each other in terms of prestige that it shouldn’t really be the factor of picking one over the other for undergrad. Best best is to visit! Just my opinion tho.

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I would go where you can see yourself being happy for 4 years. The education will be largely the same between the two.