UPenn vs. UC Berkeley vs. UCLA for political science

[lone tulip]

Penn
Pros:

• change of scenery on the east coast, farthest from home
• able to make good connections as a FGLI student
• best aid (no loans) + more chances for paid opportunities
• consistent housing
• urban location, relatively safe
• least crowded / more attention to individual students
  Cons:
• cold
• not the best for poli sci among the three
• preprofessional / preppy vibe
  UC Berkeley
  Pros:
• probably best academics among the three
• good distance from home (6 hours driving) + urban location
• strong school spirit
  Cons:
• relatively unsafe area compared to other two + very inconsistent housing + need loans
• big ass school + very competitive environment
• probably weakest school newspaper (i wanna be a journalist)
  UCLA
  Pros:
• newly consistent housing, best dining halls in the nation, great weather
• very good school spirit
• close to LA (urban pog)
  Cons:
• VERY close to home (30 min away…)
• comparatively weakest academics
• admitted for major so no time to explore
• again, very large school + loans needed
  Tiebreaking considerations:
• i’d like to know more about the housing for berkeley and penn (want to know more about penn)
• more about penn in general lol like how’s the food, city life, school life etc

[stuck stream]

Personally, I think penn as it has the best aid. Has the prestige so more recruiting on campus and there would be no issues in enrolling in classes and getting housing which are issues at large public schools such as Berkeley and UCLA.

[fallow shard]

Gonna go with Penn for no loans+ prestige + smaller school/class size

[lone tulip]

@stuck stream @fallow shard i'm definitely loving penn a lot esp for the issues in housing (berk has a problem w that) and getting classes (prob more of a problem for ucs) but like i really like both of those schools