Thoughts on Berkeley?

[GroundOO]

I'm looking for a masters in CE most likely. I'm a Junior in HS now and I'm studying IT stuff in my own time. I'm not familiar enough with where I can go in the market to say what I want. I guess with a Masters in CE I can probably move up in management pretty well.

Getting to the point, is/was anybody here at Berkeley? Got anything to say about it good or bad? How hard is it to get in? It's my top choice of school's because it's a great education, big-name, and great scenery to top it all off.

Chris

btw i just looked at USNews, they rated CIT 1st in nation overall, MIT best Eng., Berkeley 2nd Eng.)

 

[dude]

If you wanna get a CS in Berkeley, it might be a better choice.

 

[403Forbidden]

If you don't mind the smell of urine and unwashed armpits everywhere, Berkeley is a fine choice

 

[Buddha Bart]

You mean The Peoples Republic Of Berkely?

bart

 

[fishy101]

Oh come on, the smelly people are concentrated only in a small part of Berkeley, and if you are an Engineering/physical science major, you probably won't have to live with those bums on the streets.

Anyways, I think Berkeley has always been top 3 in the nation in EECS(eletrical eng. & comp. sci.), so it's definitely a great program here. On the other hand, it's quite competitive, so you better be prepare to do some work. Overall, it's a great school, great place to be, great weather...oh yeah, and expensive rents. :Q

Go Bears!

 

[Mday]

ever since she did showgirls, it's been downhill... but then saved by the bell didn't do that great for anyone's career.

 

[OS]

Dear god, I went to school at Berkeley for two years and I hated every day of my life there. It is easy the filthiest city I have ever lived in. Anyways, if you decide to do EECS or CS there, prepare to go against ALOT of competition.

 

[Moonbeam]

Don't get drunk on the smell of somebody else's cork. You might love Berkeley, or hate it. Every where I go I'm me. If you graduate from there with some kind of computer degree, I bet you'll like your salary. Follow your own lights.

Ah how my heart sighs thinking of a beutiful cow-eyed girl under a fall golden Ginko Biloba along the path leading down from the paleontology building to the main campus. Its only a memory, but....

 

[DataFly]

Question: Is Berkeley better than CMU or is it the other way around?

I'm looking into this stuff too...

 

[403Forbidden]

whuts cmu?

 

[DataFly]

Carnagie Mellon University

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

Berkely is a fine school. Its a bit too crowded for my taste though.

 

[403Forbidden]

I'd pick Berkeley

 

[JimMc]

I usually don't post in Off Topic because many of the people here are somewhat frightening, however I must respond to some of the unwashed masses denigrating my Alma Mater's good name....<<Sniff>>

First issue, if you are not from California, &quot;getting in&quot; is a big if.

Second, Berkeley is perhaps the largest premier educational institution in America. Some view the size as a disadvantage and I don't disagree. If you can get in Berkeley from out-of-state, you can probably get into some of the lesser Ivy League type schools if Dad has the $$$.

Third, if you would choose a school based on what you glean from Anand's &quot;Off-Topic&quot; board I doubt you will be accepted.

Good luck! GO Bears!

 

[kamiam]

its called Bezerkeley...Damnit:Q

 

[Unsickle]

I'm a Mechanical Engineering &amp; Materials Science junior at Berkeley... there are tons of people and it's hard to get to know anybody. Housing is a nightmare too

The classes are very challenging. I don't think I could be working much harder than I am/have been.

Can't wait to graduate.

 

[PistachioByAzul]

If you can deal with would-be hippies, professional protestors, rebels without a clue, and liberal hypocrites then I'd definitely say come to Berkeley.