UCLA (Regents) or Berkeley help!

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<p>Hello, I got accepted to both UCLA and UC Berkeley. I am having a really hard time deciding between the two :P I don't want to pass up the opportunity to go to Berkeley, but UCLA is also an exciting place to go. Any suggestions?
UCLA Pros </p>

<ul>
<li>Better major & curriculum (For my major Applied Science, I am able to make my own curriculum, and that’s amazing!)<br></li>
<li>Better Environment (Westwood vs. downtown Berkeley) </li>
<li>Top ranked Applied Science program (#2 in the nation) </li>
<li>UCLA Regents Scholarship = Full Ride = 28 k </li>
<li>Preferential Pre-Enrollment (means UCLA not a public school to me anymore…) </li>
<li>Guaranteed Parking ( - - OK, this is cool!!!!!!) </li>
<li>450-member Regents Scholar Society (RSS) </li>
<li>Close to home (I am living in LA, and I love Los Angeles) </li>
<li>I prefer quarter system </li>
</ul>

<p>UCLA Cons</p>

<ul>
<li>UCLA is not as prestigious as UC Berkeley </li>
<li>All My friends are going to Berkeley (they all got admitted into both schools, and they don’t even look at the fact that UCLA offers many amazing opportunities)</li>
</ul>

<p>UC Berkeley Pros</p>

<ul>
<li>UC Berkeley is a highly-renowned college, especially in math and sciences. </li>
<li>Actually Bay Area is a pretty good place to live & study, too.</li>
<li>Berkeley offers me 21 k, which is also a very good deal</li>
<li>UC Berkeley campus looks amazing. </li>
<li>UC Berkeley was my first choice until I got UCLA Regents Scholarships (to be honest) </li>
</ul>

<p>UC Berkeley Cons </p>

<ul>
<li>Not in LA! </li>
<li>The Curriculum is not as good as UCLA’s (There are 9 major requirements + 3 electives, and I don’t like some of the courses) </li>
<li>It doesn’t have an Applied Science major over there, so I instead I will have to major in PURE Math & Physics (= =). </li>
<li>I heard that Berkeley is cut-thought, especially for sciences majors. </li>
<li>UCLA seems like a great place for me to get on the path to graduate school.</li>
</ul>

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<p>with all of the points you outlined, i would go with UCLA. It sounds like you would be picking Cal for superficial reasons when in actuality UCLA would be the better option.</p>

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<p>I agree with LizFromHollywood. Your reasons for choosing Berkeley don’t seem as reasonable as your reasons for choosing UCLA. Plus, just look at the list:
your pro list for UCLA is longer and con list for UCLA is shorter than Berkeley’s. They are both great schools so it’s a win either school you choose.</p>