<p>How would a degree from UCLA or UCB do in New York or Boston as far as prestige goes, do people think much of the UC's on the East coast?</p>
<p>I think Berkeley (I don't think you'll find anyone on the east coast who calls it "Cal") and perhaps UCLA will get people's attention, but for the others I don't know....</p>
<p>UCLA and UC Berkeley are highly regarded in Korea.</p>
<p>ROFL, when someone asks about the prestige on the East Coast, it's only a matter of time before someone has to pipe in with what the prestige is in Asia!</p>
<p>No one on the East Coast will call Berkeley "Cal". Berkeley is very well regarded. UCLA probably a tidge less so, because many people's knowledge of it comes from sports, not academics, so people aren't necessarily aware of how high-caliber the academics are.</p>
<p>lol i have always called Berkeley "Cal"</p>
<p>As for the rest of the UC's -- people on the East Coast aren't going to know them. It's a little California-centric to think that someone on the East Coast is going to "know" the town of Irvine vs the town of Santa Cruz vs the town of Riverside or wherever the heck they are located or have any impressions of them whatsoever. </p>
<p>Do Californians have a knowledge base or perceptions about the U or Rhode Island vs U of Delaware vs U of Vermont vs U of New Hampshire? Does anything particular come to mind, and do the towns that those universities are located in mean anything to your average Californian? Of course not. Well, same thing only in reverse. The only people who may have more knowledge are those who might have spent time out in California themselves.</p>