#UC Berkeley vs UCLA vs Brown

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stiff nimbus
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brown and it isn't close. The UCs are so overcrowded

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Providence isn't that cold

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obviously price difference is a factor, but doesn't seem to be too big?

zenith crown
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Intended major: I got into UCLA and UC Berkeley for mathematics, and at Brown, I would concentrate in math and CS (and/or possibly applied math).
Berkeley
Pros:

  • in state (but I don't have to pay the full cost for Brown so this doesn't have too much weight)
  • Bay Area so lots of internships
  • Nice weather
  • Research powerhouse
  • a bunch of close friends are going

Cons:

  • undergrads get less funding so worse housing, food, etc.
  • huge class sizes.
  • I'm not sure if I would be able to do undergraduate research in math because of competitiveness.
  • hard to get into certain classes

Brown
Pros:

  • Ivy League
  • Good alumni network
  • Small class sizes
  • Open curriculum, so lots of flexibility
  • More laid-back atmosphere.
  • More likely to be able to do undergraduate research.
    Cons:
  • Less of a research powerhouse.
  • Would have to commute to Boston for internships during the year.
  • It's cold.
  • even with aid, it's gonna be more expensive.

UCLA
Pros:

  • Similar to the ones in Berkeley.
  • But better undergraduate student life

Cons:

  • Also similar to the ones in Berkeley, though Berkeley math is probably better??
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stiff nimbus
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brown and it isn't close. The UCs are so overcrowded
Providence isn't that cold
obviously price difference is a factor, but doesn't seem to be too big?

zenith crown
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both are affordable for my family

zenith crown
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because berkeley math is probably second only to MIT

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at least for research

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im just not sure how much of that is accessible to undergrads

stiff nimbus
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yeah, i would guess brown has much better UG research opportunities

spark hemlock
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If I were u, OP, i'd go brown