<p>a prospective political science / econ major?</p>
<p>Berkeley</p>
<p>then the rest.</p>
<p>ya ya, berkeley's a given, but any other schools?</p>
<p>I know several alumni of Davis with political science/ econ majors that are quite successful now. I don't know where UCDavis ranks compared with the other UCs.</p>
<p>IMO:</p>
<p>Berkeley</p>
<p>UCLA</p>
<p>UCSD
UCD</p>
<p>UCSB
UCI</p>
<p>UCSC
UCR</p>
<p>UCM</p>
<p>Berkeley</p>
<p>UCLA</p>
<p>UCSD</p>
<p>UCI/UCSB/UCD</p>
<p>UCSC</p>
<p>UCR</p>
<p>UCM</p>
<p>So basically like the overall ranking of UCs? Okay.</p>
<p>Berkeley</p>
<p>UCLA/UCSB/UCSD</p>
<p>UCD/UCI</p>
<p>UCSC</p>
<p>UCR</p>
<p>UCM</p>
<p>Wow. You guys are way off base if you believe Berkeley is tiers and tiers above ALL of the UCs, especially UCLA or even UCSD.
Sure, CAL is the most prestigious but the actual differences between the CAL and UCLA in student body and faculty quality is MUCH smaller than you make it out to be.</p>
<p>^
Berkeley
UCLA/UCD/UCSD/UCSB/UCI
UCR/UCSC
UCM</p>
<p>Is that better?</p>
<p>are you sure Merced even offers Poli Sci and economics? :D</p>
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Sure, CAL is the most prestigious but the actual differences between the CAL and UCLA in student body and faculty quality is MUCH smaller than you make it out to be.
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<p>Remember, it's "Cal," not "CAL." (It's not an acronym.)</p>
<p>UCBChemEGrad, I know you have a habit of looking down on all other UCs besides teh one you've attended, but when you say UCD, UCSB, and UCI has polisci and econ programs that are on par with UCLA, it clearly shows that you have no idea what you are talking.</p>
<p>Not at all, I respect the UCs. </p>
<p>It was a joke to calicartel's post. </p>
<p>Besides, my second post and your original post are similar, given the fact that I attended UCB and you're at UCLA. Why do you seem to get so easily offended?</p>
<p>I know UCLA is held in higher regard than all UCs except Berkeley. Heck, UCLA has more apps than Berkeley, so that's saying something.</p>
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I'm not a big fun of the UC system. So it was Berkeley or no UC for me.</p>
<p>I applied to Cal as OOS; I'm originally from Chicago. And quite honestly, IMO, there were only 2 schools in California that I think they're worth going as OOS and those were: Stanford and Berkeley. Other than those 2, I don't think I would even bother to go to California (to study).</p>
<p>If I would attend a State U other than Cal, it would probably either be Michigan or UVa. I went to a government-funded uni in the UK instead. And I had fun.
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<p>Well I suppose we're all entitled to our own opinions. I personally chose a UC (not Cal) over Columbia and Cornell because being a native Californian, I believe I knew enough about which UCs would offer a similar enough education at a fraction of the price. I'll freely admit that as far as public schools go, Cal pulls more weight than the rest of the UCs -- but the difference is much smaller than most people think.
It's funny that you're originally from Chicago and feel the way you do. As a native Californian, I didn't even bother to think about applying undergrad to schools like U of C or Northwestern because I didn't think they were that great. And before you (or anyone) jump all over me, note that I did end up applying to and was accepted to both Kellogg and Chicago GSB -- and graduated from one of those schools.<br>
You're more than free to draw the line at Berkeley (or UM or UVa or wherever) for where you think it's "worth going to." All I'm saying is that some of those schools you think are beneath you are in actuality far closer (and in many cases, peers) in quality than you believe.</p>
<p>Glad that you had your fun. :)</p>