<p>I have been accepted to USC and UC Berkeley as a biomedical engineering major, but have no idea which one to choose! </p>
<p>UC Berkeley:
- Regents Scholarship = Priority registration, guaranteed housing 4 years, faculty mentor
- Cost = $21,000 / year
- I am interested in medical school, and I read that GPA is an important factor in medical school admissions (although it isn't the only factor). I heard that it is much harder to get good grades at UC Berkeley as opposed to USC. Is this true??
- More prestigious? </p>
<p>USC:
- Presidential Scholarship = 1/2 tuition
- Cost = $36,000 / year. More expensive than Berkeley, and especially if I decide to go to Medical school/grad school, I don't want to financially burden my parents.
- More diverse than UC Berkeley
- Smaller class sizes
- More grade inflation (not sure about this, see above comments!)
- If I decide medical school isn't the route I want to take, USC has a program where I can get my Bachelor's and Master's degree in 5 years.</p>
<p>Please help! Thank you!</p>