#UCB, UCLA, OR USC

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keen kraken
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Intended major (Biology / Microbiology)
-> want to go into research
cost is important and can be a factor but don’t make the argument based solely on financial reasons -
UCB Pros:

-Great academics
-Nice campus
-Top 3 in bio
-Great research opportunities
-Interesting classes
-Easy to get involved
-Prestige factor
-Great alumni network
-Lots of clubs
-Cheap

UCB cons:

-Bad area
-Too competitive
-Grade deflation
-Looks kinda boring (might be wrong)
-Gonna be spending a lot of time studying
-Lot of hippies
-So cold
-Sports are bad (entertainment wise)
-Lot of people

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UCLA pros:

-Great area
-Good biology program
-Good academics
-Great student life
-Vibrant
-Not as sophisticated
-Grade deflation not as bad
-Parents would buy me a condo in Westwood
-Cheap
-Good sports (entertainment)

UCLA cons:

-Kinda bored of the campus bc my sister went here
-All my relatives went here (one sister, two cousins)
-Good academics but not as good as Berkeley
-Alumni network?
-Research opportunities limited
-So many people
-Tough to get involved? (assuming).

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USC Pros

-Nice campus
-Felt a sense of belonging
-Bio program is solid
-Great research opportunities
-Less people
-Easy to connect with professors
-Easy to get help
-Strong alumni network
-Studying abroad sounds cool
-Looks fun
-Vibrant community
-Not as grade deflated
-I also really like film and they have a good cinematic arts school

USC cons:
-I’m a spring admit meaning that I would have to start in the spring semester
-Don’t really wanna go to community college
-Bad area
-Rich kid vibes
-Kinda expensive

fiery dawn
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UCLA

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at UCB it is also tough to get research opportunities because of how many people

rain surge
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UCLA as well

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I feel like USC’s bio program is not good enough to warrant the cost

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Like yes it’s good but it’s on par with ucla

fiery dawn
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getting a condo is also a crazy pro to have

soft spruce
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Im just going to say that you can study abroad at all of them

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But personally Id choose UCLA since its overall a tie between UCLA and Berkeley but your parents will get you a condo at one and not the other

stuck hazel
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wdym lots of hippies at berkeley 💀

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also berkeley sports are awesome

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# stuck hazel wdym lots of hippies at berkeley 💀

Lots of hippies at Berkeley is in fact a true statement and is something a lot of people consider when deciding on Berkeley because Berkeley is a very extremist school and not everyone is comfortable with that atmosphere because there’s an echo chamber there and if students don’t agree with the thoughts there and voice that 😬

stuck hazel
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ohhhhhhhhh that kinda hippies

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One guy from my school chose ucsd over Berkeley bc of the atmosphere

stuck hazel
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i chose berkeley because of the atmosphere lol

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My teacher also is a firm believer in the fact that Berkeley’s humanities departments are communist

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stuck hazel
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yeah thats what i mean

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I’m not sure why anyone wants that atmosphere but each to their own 😭

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stuck hazel
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why wouldn't you want a protest-heavy free speech atmosphere

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And cancel people who disagree with them

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stuck hazel
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that is valid

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# stuck hazel that is valid

I don’t mind their protests and whatnot i just don’t want college to be an echo chamber that doesn’t let multiple perspectives (regardless of whether i agree with them or not) to flourish. UCLA is also guilty (although not to Berkeley’s level) of being an echo chamber which I’m not happy about but it’s better so

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Duke and dart are the ideal kind of mixed atmosphere i want