University of California-Berkeley Top Questions

Location and Historical significance of Berkeley California.

good engineering program, good football team, sort of close to home

It is very liberal, diverse, and it also has its own character.

Berkeley provides top notch education at a public school price tag. The drawback is the crowded lecture halls and inability to develop relationships with your professors like at smaller private schools. There is a lot of Cal school spirit, be it in regards to football, or academics.

its activism and college town and social life

It is the launchpad for a very exciting adulthood.

Berkeley is very liberal and there are crazy people all around with different opinions and viewpoints. There is a lot of diversity and a lot of clubs you can join for whatever interests you have.

Berkeley is unique in every way imaginable. Nowhere is as liberal. Nowhere has such a unique mix of urban surroundings, beautiful lush greenery on campus, gorgeous nature just off campus, and the ocean so near by. Additionally, San Francisco is just a few minutes away by the easily accessed BART. From Berkeley, you can literally be in any type of environment in only minutes. Also, there are very few schools with such a history of prestige in research combined with such pride in team sports achievements.

It's a big university, most of the other schools I applied to were small liberal arts schools. I am happy about my choice.

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