URGENT HELP NEEDED!!: UCB v. UCLA

College Search & Selection
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<p>UCB v. UCLA
the SIR is due this friday may1 and i still cannot decide where i want to go!!
i'm currently undecided on my major.
please help me decide which is the better choice!</p>

<p>my questions:
-i live in the bay area, so it's really convenient when coming back home to cal! should this be a deciding factor?
-i always had the idea that cal is a more prestigious/recognized school than UCLA.. is that true to some extent? and will being a berkeley graduate have more benefits than being a UCLA graduate, whether or not i go to grad school?
-i didn't really like the campus environment when i went to berkeley.. whereas i loved the UCLA campus and location. should i base my decision on my first impression??
-i've heard so much about the competitive atmosphere at UCB which frankly scares me. Cal students, what do you think about this?? and are the UCLA students just as competitve?</p>

<p>please help!!! thank you!!</p>

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Do you want to spend 4 years in a campus environment that you don’t like? This is an important factor. If you are not happy where you are at, then your motivation will suffer.</p>

<p>Good luck in making your decision, my son faced the same dilemna a few years ago, but he is very happy that he made the choice he did.</p>

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<p>^ Yep, Berkeley was the right choice… ;)</p>

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<p>Prestige difference between Berkeley and UCLA is minimal. Go UCLA if you feel that is right.</p>