#UC Berkeley or CSULB

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honest epoch
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Schools: UC Berkeley and CSU Long Beach
Intended major: Applied Math and Linguistics

UC Berkeley
School 1 Pros:

  • better networking/commections
  • prestigious
  • better social atmosphere (i am fine with the competition and alienation)
  • i LOVE the bay area, its weather and overall the location of berkeley

School 1 Cons:

  • Far away (i currently live in socal)
  • Will cost me 18k/year (on top of my family contribution of ~28k)
  • Unstable housing situation
  • Grade deflation

CSULB
School 2 Pros:

  • only paying 2k/year on top of my family contribution
  • Likely getting into their honors college, which means priority registration and research access
  • Already have research connections there
  • Location is near my dads work, which is convenient
    -professor-led classes (as opposed to grad school TAs)
    -REALLY NICE gym

School 2 Cons:

  • Commuter school (was told it was similar to community college)
  • Linguistics curriculum is kind of incomplete
  • Socially dead (this is really important to me)
  • Their dorms kinda look like prison cells

Ultimately, UC berkeley is the riskier option, where CSULB is the safer one. Knowing more about the student life at berkeley would help inform my decision

autumn schooner
honest epoch
maiden pewter
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Damn we in the same boat 😭

honest epoch
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choosing berkeley!! thank yall for your help

tepid bane
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Idek what LB stands for bruh just come to Berkeley

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Oh Long Beach

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I should know this as a west LA native

maiden pewter
nimble lotus
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Berkeley

tepid bane
nimble lotus
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Grade deflation should be a pro because no employer wants to hire from a grade inflation college. Grade deflation is what prevents unqualified students from making it to graduation, which keeps the value of your degree high.

tepid bane
maiden pewter