<p>ijflexi, bicycle club or commerce ? :)</p>
<p>of COURSE you should go to berkeley!!! IT"S NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FOR MATHS!!! :D :D :D</p>
<p>not that i'm. er. pushing you to do so or anything. haha. but think of it this way: maybe you'll save money now by going to a school with more grant, but there's no doubt that employers will favour a UCB math degree more than a UCLA math degree... (that's what my dad, a math prof, says anyway. =P)</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Actually Agua Calliente in the Palm Springs area..I am out here right now.</p>
<p>It depends. You applied for different majors at different schools, so I think first of all, you need to figure out what you want to do and where you want to do it. I went to USC(dropped out), and it seems that there are great opportunities in LA for grads, but if you are planning on not living in So-Cal, USC alumni network doesn't carry that far, not to say the degree won't. People, even in Nor Cal think that it is part of the UC system or even the University of South Carolina(understandably). Honestly, I think UCLA is more prestigious anyways for academics in LA and beyond, USC is more known for football and social connections into LA industry, but if you like rich, white culture, then you will probably flourish. UCLA on the other hand is a big big place, so if you want to feel like a number, go there.</p>
<p>If you are considering settling in the bay area after graduation, obviously it is Cal hands down. Furthermore, pure math is a lot different from applied math which is different from engineering. My dad is a math professor(Harvard PHD, not to brag or anything), but he does mainly applied math and engineering. So you need to look at the program, and where it is going to get you and what you want to do with it. Pure math is not very marketable unless you want to go into teaching. If you want to do that, I would go to Berkeley just for the name- in academia it carries a lot of weight.</p>
<p>My brother did engineering at UCSD and now has a great job in San Diego as a mechanical engineer, making great salary and benefits. So he as just competitive in the job market as other university grads(although US News might claim differently.)</p>
<p>I had the same decision between UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, and UCI, but I have decided Berkeley, mainly because I don't like LA, and I want to eventually work in the bay area....so it only makes logical sense to make friends, connections, networks, and go to school in the bay. Really, all of these schools are good, and the competition will be fierce at all of them, unlike US News might claim, but you gotta look at where you want to be and what you want to be doing. See you at Berkeley, maybe?? Go Bears!</p>