<p>if I plan to go on to grad school? I'm a geography major at a CCC.</p>
<p>This is still just supposing by the way, since I haven't even applied yet. </p>
<p>So just supposing:
Would going to Berkeley instead of UCLA make any real difference?</p>
<p>oooh this is going to be fun to watch</p>
<p>(not)</p>
<p>no. 10 characters.</p>
<p>Doubt there’d be a big difference between UCB and UCR if you did well at both.</p>
<p>theres a BIG difference on the type of college experience you want to have. LA is obviously… in LA and Berkeley is not in a huuuge city. depends on where you feel you will be happier</p>
<p>Berkeley and UCR? Yes. Berkeley and UCLA? No.</p>
<p>It’s probably easier to get good grades at UCLA too.</p>
<p>No it won’t and I doubt it would even if you went to UCR (Which is still a good university) as someone else mentioned. When it comes to grad school (I’m assuming you mean PhD), where you got your Bachelor’s from is going to matter a whole lot, lot less than the research experience you’ve gotten, the connections you’ve made (think letters of rec) and the grades you got.</p>
<p>Though frankly I’d probably go to Berkeley over UCLA because of the location.</p>
<p>UCLA over Berkeley any day, whether because of location, weather, people, things to do , etc. BUT to answer your question, no it doesn’t matter, pick what’s best for you.</p>
<p>I think your GPA and GRE score will carry a lot more weight.</p>
<p>Go to whichever campus you will be happier at.</p>
<p>“It’s probably easier to get good grades at UCLA too.”
No it’s not</p>
<p>Yes it will. I know everyone is saying that it doesn’t matter, but I think it does. I am currently applying to Grad School from Berkeley so I have been doing a lot research.</p>
<p>I love Cal and think it’s amazing, but I feel that undergrads really aren’t valued. It’s hard to explain and a long story, but I feel undergrads have the short end.</p>
<p>I am an English/History major and if I try to apply to Cal for grad school I am at a disadvantage because many schools frown upon taking undergrads for their grad programs. It is not impossible, but it is unique for undergrads to be accepted as grad students at the same school.</p>
<p>They also look at the prestige of the undergrad department assuming you got a good education. Berkeley’s English department is tied in #1 (with Harvard and Yale), applying from a school where the department is #1 as opposed to #25 is an advantage.</p>
<p>Does it matter? Yes. Does it make a huge difference? Probably not.</p>
<p>TIP: Letters of Rec carry a lot more wait than I ever imagined.</p>