Schools: Berkeley vs UCLA
Intended major: Econ
Similarities: Both 40k
UCLA
School 1 Pros:
- Best campus in the world imo
- Amazing food
- SoCal is great, beach is fun, LA has so much to do
- Westwood is super nice
- 14th best econ school
- More applicants than UCB, could be overtaking?
School 1 Cons:
- Business and econ are lackluster, not as good of recruiting for banking and consulting and tech
- No ug B school for connections
- Less prestigious on east coast and worldwide
Berkeley
School 2 Pros:
- 1st in econ(tied)
- Great for consulting and banking
- Bay area, internships and tech jobs handed to you
School 2 Cons:
- Depressing
- Bad dorms
- Bad food
- Lackluster school spirit, sports and girls
- Close to home
Tiebreaking considerations:
- How much does berkeleys better outcomes outweigh better social life at UCLA?
- Can i go to UCLA and have the same career as Berkeley?