Congrats on getting into two great schools. Having attended Berkeley, I feel that I got a solid liberal arts education but being that it’s a public school I always felt like a number and the resources could have been better. It’s definitely more of a sink or swim environment as far as navigating resources. Maybe it’s different now, idk. But now that I have a son at a private university I can tell the difference in the quality of service from admissions, financial aid and housing. So my two cents is that USC would be better overall. Good luck!