I got accepted to both and will most likely be doing biology at both schools. I’ll be paying pretty much the same for both schools.
Which one would be better for me? I don’t really want to go to somewhere that is overly intense and cutthroat, but competitiveness is fine. I’ll be able to room with 2 of my high school friends at Berkeley but I do want new friends and I don’t know how well we will work together. I have potential roommates in LA too but they are both strangers. I don’t love meeting new people but I do want new friends.
Another thing that is keeping me from choosing one over the other is the quarter vs semester system. I think I would like the semester system more.
Is the rank of Berkeley enough to deter me from LA and are there other things that would make you choose one over the other? Please help. Thank you!
p.s. because Cal Day and Bruin Day are both April 16th, I will probably going to bruin day which will make me biased towards them while I’ll visit Berk on a normal day.