I’ve been admitted to both schools and my financial aid for both schools is very similar, but I don’t know which to pick! If you have any pros or cons for each school to help me decide, it would be quite appreciated!
Wow congrats! I would choose Berkeley hands down. Everyone i’ve met from berkeley has been so kind, eccentric/quirky, and intelligent! I actually met someone who went to UCB for undergrad and UCLA for graduate school, he said he def preferred Berkeley as well.
One considerable factor is that LA is the in Southern California and Cal is in Northern California. Having lived in both areas (for at least 5 years each), I personally like norcal better. It’s more STEM-oriented and think people there are more down to earth. (No hate! I lived in Socal for a very long time and enjoyed it there as well).
That’s not to say that there aren’t many people who prefer socal over norcal.