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<p>Our teaching might be worse off on average than what can be found in schools who hire primarily based on teaching. But the breadth and depth of classes and research are another factor which is huge in undergrad studies. Getting exposed to a lot of extremely interesting stuff can be harder at many smaller schools who simply don’t have the same resources. I would say our selection of interesting stuff going on easily compares to that of top schools. And in fact, top research schools tend to select their faculty in a huge way based on their research capabilities, in order to stay competitive. </p>
<p>Berkeley has an assortment of really bad and really good teachers, and one has to pick and choose.</p>