hi everyone! thank you all so so much for the comments! i enjoyed reading every single one of them 😊 hopefully you understood from watching the video but THERE IS NO BETTER SCHOOL!! it's all about which school suits you best and which characteristics you value more so please REFRAIN from degrading another school and i wish you all the best in ur college experience :) ALSO feel free to leave comments about your choice and why you chose that school because i definitely wasn't able to cover everything in the video and i would love to hear your story! even if it's not about ucla vs berkeley, feel free to comment what school you chose and why!
i also forgot to mention in the video but ANOTHER FACTOR is berkeley's semester system vs la's quarter system!! definitely keep this factor in mind when deciding :)
I'm a Cal alumnus and I chose Berkeley over UCLA for the exact same reasons you took the opposite route. LOL. Good luck in Westwood. You honestly couldn't have gone wrong with either decision. Still. GO BEARS!!!
I was accepted to ucla and cal too and ended up choosing ucla lol cal used to be my dream school (I never considered ucla before) but when I got accepted into ucla, I fell in love after doing research and visiting. See you in the fall! Go bruins 🐻💙💛
You should be very proud of being accepted to UCLA; competition for a spot at UCLA was tougher than at Berkeley this year. According to data just released, the acceptance rate was 16.1% at UCLA and 18.3% at Berkeley. So be proud, and go Bruins!
UCLA has lower average GPA than Berkeley though... so Berkeley is the more competitive one. The lower acceptance rate means nothing it's only lower because UCLA has more applicants to choose from so the denominator is bigger. Berkeley has the more competitive students.
@@Gallic_Gabagool Sorry for entering the convo two years late. Here’s another link: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary You have to do some work to get the freshmen gpa of both UC Berkeley and UCLA. For “Select a View” choose “Freshman Enrollees.” For “Applicant Characteristics” choose “HS GPA.” For campus, obviously choose “Berkeley” and “Los Angeles.” Let’s look at the enrolled class for 2019 and UC GPA, which is capped, not fully weighted: Berkeley, acceptance rate 16% 4.20 and >, 3,538 students who enrolled, 54.8% 3.80 to 4.19, 2,332 who enrolled, 36.1% 3.40 to 3.79, 175 who enrolled, 2.7% 3.00 to 3.39, 52 who enrolled, 0.1% Total Class: 6,454 Los Angeles, acceptance rate 12% 4.20 and >, 3,810 students who enrolled, 64.4% 3.80 to 4.19, 1,557 who enrolled, 26.3% 3.40 to 3.79, 211 who enrolled, 3.6% 3.00 to 3.39, 42 who enrolled, 0.1% Total Class: 5,920 So it was actually UCLA that had a bit more of the top-tier grades in 2019 ~ 10%, and UC Berkeley that had a bit more of the second-tier, ~ 10%. They’re both extremely hard to which to gain entry, so it’s really splitting hairs.
i was in your shoes about a month ago. I'm from socal studying engineering, and I always thought i wanted berkeley. but when i went there, it was the vibe that really killed it for me. I loved the campus, it was beautiful, but the people there just didn't seem right for me. they seemed much more like activists and always looking for a change in our society. no judgement there, but its just not really the kind of person i am. when i went to bruin day, i definitely felt a lot more of a chilled/relax vibe there. people were all nice and were much more welcoming. i will admit one thing though, i did love the surrounding campus at berkeley as it did in fact feel more like a college town. but thats not to say that ucla's surrounding doesn't feel this way either. it's just berkeley's felt more campusy. now overall it was a very tough decision for me. but it was the campus atmosphere that really got me the most. i felt very at home at ucla. i felt like i'd enjoy my time more there. i also felt that when i visited berkeley (which i went for 3 days), i just kind of felt like it was a place that i'd like to vacation at. I felt like i could only be there for short periods of time, rather than actually going to school there. even though berkeley has a better engineering program, it seemed like one of the real things persuading me to go there. I enjoyed ucla a lot more, thought it was beautiful, and really just felt like i belonged there. so anyways, sorry for the long comment! ill see you there in the fall!
Joseph Aleshaiker thank you so much for your comment 😊 i definitely relate to how much i loved berkeley but it felt more like a place i could visit rather than live! see you next fall!
Congratulations on UCLA! It is the dream school for so many students, so you are very luck to be going there. Many say it's the most well-rounded UC school, it has it all: great academics, social scene, and athletics. It is now the most popular UC campus as it receives the largest number of applications every year. About 20,000 more than Berkeley or SD. Good luck in the fall!
Im newly admitted and i had hard time choosing between Berkeley and UCLA. I've been to berkeley a lot ever since high school, and saw myself as a student better at Berkeley especially with san fran being so close.. and I always loved the telegraph avenue :)) it felt like little new york! And my parents and people encouraged me attend Berkeley because of their rank.. haha However I now love UCLA's traditional college vibe!! There are so many trees and it was beautiful :3 it felt relaxing and comfortable, and looking down from janss steps was amazing!! So I decided to uclabound :D
Can you make a how you got into UCLA video? UCLA is my dream school and I start the college app process in august. Any tips is greatly welcomed. Thanks!
tree329 i'll be making a college application video in the very near future (hopefully next week!!) so keep an eye out 😊 feel free to ask me any specific questions though if you have any!
If you were accepted into both UCB and UCLA and have the option to decide which to go to then you are in a very very very exclusively selected group. Congrats!
i just got into berkeley today and now im trying to decide between the two and its the hardest decision ive ever had to make. but thank you so much for all of the advice. im planning to go into business as well so this is a great video and has really helped me start thinking about all the factors. im definitely going to tour both again and consider all the factors you mentioned especially the “home” factor because i think thats very important. thank you so much for this video !!
ray You are not alone! I plan to major in business as well, and have to decide between UCLA and Berkeley. My gut rn is UCLA, let me know what you end up deciding!
hey!! congrats!! cal, ucsd and ucla admit here! not choosing cal because i didnt feel comfortable on campus. so now its between ucsd and ucla, but i think im leaning ucla! so good luck next fall and i'll probably see you there!
do you mind sharing why you did not consider usc in the equation please? I got into berkeley and usc and am havibng a hard time choosing between these two.
Everyone that chose LA... TRUST me you made the right choice.. I know SO many people that went to Cal that feel like they made the wrong choice and regret not going to UCLA (like myself) I could relate to everything you were saying including the coin thing, the home thing, and the excitement on receiving decision... but I still ended up picking Cal due to prestige. I really regret my decision every day but oh well :(... at least I learned a life lesson
+Jared Turner besides prestige, there's nothing good about it, crap facilities, low budget, depressing area and weather, no diversity, etc etc. honestly it isn't the school for me, and I shouldn't have picked it. Maybe it's the school for you.. idk just make sure you visit and follow your gut
+JAXPHARMACY916 I think if you go there and you like it, you might be happy there.. personally I know few people who love it, just make sure you visit and then listen to your gut
I have to choose between these two and Pomona College (which I got waitlisted for and chose to stay on the waitlist). But since we are in the midst of the Coronavirus, I don’t get to see what the schools look like. However if I had to choose now, I would go to Pomona College if I got accepted from the wait list and would go to Ucla if I didn’t. But I haven’t made my final decision yet
Thank you for paying respect to both universities and emphasizing that it's about preference not necessarily one being "better" than the other. Both are awesome schools, Berkeley I think has more prestige and I was beating myself up for not applying, but I did get into UCLA and after seeing comparison videos, they both have their prestige and great qualities about them, it is all a matter of location, people, vibe, etc.
Nice Vlog you have here, it's really encouraging to choose the right school which is suitable and convenient for us both academically and mentally. I also had a hard time now to choose my graduate school between Berkeley, UCLA or USC as an international student, because i'm in Indonesia and i can't walk around to see the campus myself and feel the atmosphere as it is. My girlfriend is studying at berkeley now and as an ambassador of Indonesian student community. So, hope i can choose it immediately to re-apply it at LPDP Indonesian Scholarship. Can't wait another vlog especially about your activity at UCLA :))
Seriously thank you so much. I feel like I have the same exact thoughts as you in choosing my school. Logically, Berkeley does make sense, but UCLA is freakin’ awesome!!
Since you asked, here is how different rankings compare the two universities: US News Domestic: Berkeley and UCLA are tied. US News Global: Berkeley QS News: Berkeley ARWU: Berkeley Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings: Berkeley Times Higher Education: UCLA Forbes: Berkeley The Best Schools: Berkeley 4icu: Berkeley Washington Monthly: Berkeley
Jay Roberts you’re forgetting the graduate and professional school rankings where both are competitive in most fields, except Berkeley has no Medical School or Film School.
Legacy Jeet Kune Do While Berkeley doesn't have a med or film school it does have quite a few departments that are much higher ranked than UCLA. Statistics, Computer Sci and Chemistry as a few examples. Also I'd personally argue that Berkeley not having a medical school isn't really a negative. UCSF is defacto their medical school but due to historic reasons its administered separately and it actually ranks above UCLA on both the research and clinical sides of the US News and World Report rankings.
Legacy Jeet Kune Do Both are definitely competitive. But, Berkeley beats UCLA out in the vast majority of graduate programs as well. To be fair though, Berkeley doesn't just beat out UCLA, but also many of the elite east coast schools too in terms of program rankings, including my alma mater.
You have probably almost graduated now but in Orange County CA there is no way a person would go to Berkeley. UCLA is by far the top choice. UCLA is were everyone wants to go unless they are a person of Faith. If the are a person of Faith then first they would chose a Christian school but out of your choices UCLA would win hands down. I went to UCLA. and it was really fun
I'm really glad all of you are rejecting cal bc they rejected me so if ur choosing ucla over that school it makes me feel better 😭 in case you haven't noticed I'm still bitter
Worded perfectly! Thank you for this video! If there weren't riots and protests everyday, I wouldn't mind applying at Berkeley. Otherwise, I choose UCLA. Loved what you said about home, and all the other topics. New subscriber
I'm from the Berkley area and don't be fooled by the stereotype! There are some rallys now and then but they're typically pretty safe, and for a positive cause
This is an old comment, but I just wanted to say that if political events and protests/rates really bother you that much, then you shouldn't go to most UC's imo. UCLA definitely had protests, and this past fall Cal, UCLA, and Davis had a big strike for librarian wages or something. People going around with signs, chanting, etx. Not to mention all the preachers that come to LA's campus and have those big arguments (look them up on UA-cam.) TBH it's mostly overblown and nothing you can't deal with.
Congrats! Just SIR'd to UCLA! I got into Berkeley too, but I just can't see myself going there -- its reputation has taken a big hit with all the crazy extremists causing a ruckus over there. I didn't want that stigma attached to my degree. But either school is great!
Yeah nobody cares. Go cry somewhere else. You're getting upset because people don't want to go to your school? LMAO, seriously who cares? Get a life dude.
Hm.. you said you wanted to do either economics or business... For economics Berkeley is #1 (US news 2019) while UCLA is #12... For business, UC Berkeley Haas is ranked at #7 while UCLA Anderson #16... Hmm :) But yeah, since UCLA is sunnier and the campus is prettier like you mentioned by all means go for it.
Hey! I'm currently choosing between Berkeley and UCLA right now, I have regents at Berkeley but my whole family is in LA. I literally live 15 min away from UCLA, which is both good and bad. I like both schools for different reasons, and I'm so conflicted right now. The academics at Berkeley seem truly cutthroat. What are the UCLA academics like? I don't hear many people complain about UCLA's academics!
Hey! I hope that everything is going well for you! I had one question for you, according to the fact that there are no business related courses but only economics classes, what choice have you made? Do you know now what you want to do later? Peace!
Gabriel X070X i’ve found that your major does not limit you to your career path! i’m an econ major at ucla and i love it here 😊 however, if you’re truly passionate about learning business administration over economics, i would go to a school with a strong business program or another option would be pursuing an mba in the future!
Let me warn you. UCLA will not be easy. It is as hard as Stanford or Berkeley. Never assume you will have a greater social life at UCLA. You need to study a lot. Congratulations.
That's the stupidest logic ever. A classic tautology. And this, my friend, is why Berkeley attracts Berkeley people. Poor thinking. Shallow rhetoric. Empty slogans.
Look up the word tautology. My point was that the tautology reveals much about the mentality of the lemming-thinking. I'm a professor. I got into Berkeley and UCLA for my undergrad AND my graduate study, which terminated in a Ph.D. I also got into half the Ivy Leagues--all on a full ride. "Berkeley is Berkeley" is absolutely illogical circular reasoning...and unfortunately many young people choose the school simply because they are drawn like moths to that kind of dumb thinking. A more substantive position would be to truly analyze the utility of the institution. Yes, Berkeley is great for almost any discipline...if you are a grad student...and it's super-awesome for professors as its an apex predator in academia. But an undergrad doesn't necessarily get anything out of that kind of reputation. Most Berkeley students are smart and get chewed up and spit out because there is no care given...because there is endlessly winnowing...and just as with genetic manipulation...you can create super-strains of smart students...but at the cost of weeding out students who would do better in almost any other environment. As an undergrad, you are NOT going to be participating in the kind of groundbreaking research that the upper-echelon professors perform. You are learning some very basic received knowledge that anybody in the field can transmit. None of the Nobel Laureates are even interested in you. You'll be taught by TA's and even they will not give two fucks.
Lower acceptance rate =/= harder to get in. Look at average gpa + SAT/ACT. Average GPA is higher at Berkeley, while SAT/ACT scores are roughly the same. This simply means that the applicant pool at Berkeley is on average more competitive.
Do the best you can do in high school. Take AP courses that interest you, balance your courseload, and pick one or two extracurriculars to make you stand out. But also enjoy yourself!! Always remember that transferring is an option as well. Going to community college out of high school first is the best academic decision I've ever made.
Amy Yu Depending on majors, but still UCLA is more prestigious than SD and well known. They might have the same difficulty level as well. I would choose UCLA over UCSD with no hesitation.
"UCLA is superior to Berkeley in most ways. The campus, weather, sports, student body, and location." ---- What a stupid comment. Yeah everthing else except ACADEMICS which is most important thing. If you wanna play go to a damn club.
hi everyone! thank you all so so much for the comments! i enjoyed reading every single one of them 😊
hopefully you understood from watching the video but THERE IS NO BETTER SCHOOL!! it's all about which school suits you best and which characteristics you value more so please REFRAIN from degrading another school and i wish you all the best in ur college experience :)
ALSO feel free to leave comments about your choice and why you chose that school because i definitely wasn't able to cover everything in the video and i would love to hear your story! even if it's not about ucla vs berkeley, feel free to comment what school you chose and why!
i also forgot to mention in the video but ANOTHER FACTOR is berkeley's semester system vs la's quarter system!! definitely keep this factor in mind when deciding :)
Are you korean??
I'm a Cal alumnus and I chose Berkeley over UCLA for the exact same reasons you took the opposite route. LOL. Good luck in Westwood. You honestly couldn't have gone wrong with either decision. Still. GO BEARS!!!
Except there is... UC Berkeley is simply better than UCLA.. Name one program (other than say..film) where UCLA has a competitive edge over UC Berkeley
나예 yes!! 😊
Congrats girl!!
LeSweetpea thank you so much 😊😊 i love your videos btw!!
I picked UCLA over Berkeley too!
I love LA!
I was accepted to ucla and cal too and ended up choosing ucla lol cal used to be my dream school (I never considered ucla before) but when I got accepted into ucla, I fell in love after doing research and visiting. See you in the fall! Go bruins 🐻💙💛
Alyssa Munguia congratulations!! see you there 😊
You should be very proud of being accepted to UCLA; competition for a spot at UCLA was tougher than at Berkeley this year. According to data just released, the acceptance rate was 16.1% at UCLA and 18.3% at Berkeley. So be proud, and go Bruins!
UCLA has lower average GPA than Berkeley though... so Berkeley is the more competitive one. The lower acceptance rate means nothing it's only lower because UCLA has more applicants to choose from so the denominator is bigger. Berkeley has the more competitive students.
^Epictetus is right. Take a stats class people haha
No
admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/ucla/freshman-profile/
@@Gallic_Gabagool Sorry for entering the convo two years late.
Here’s another link: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary
You have to do some work to get the freshmen gpa of both UC Berkeley and UCLA. For “Select a View” choose “Freshman Enrollees.” For “Applicant Characteristics” choose “HS GPA.” For campus, obviously choose “Berkeley” and “Los Angeles.”
Let’s look at the enrolled class for 2019 and UC GPA, which is capped, not fully weighted:
Berkeley, acceptance rate 16%
4.20 and >, 3,538 students who enrolled, 54.8%
3.80 to 4.19, 2,332 who enrolled, 36.1%
3.40 to 3.79, 175 who enrolled, 2.7%
3.00 to 3.39, 52 who enrolled, 0.1%
Total Class: 6,454
Los Angeles, acceptance rate 12%
4.20 and >, 3,810 students who enrolled, 64.4%
3.80 to 4.19, 1,557 who enrolled, 26.3%
3.40 to 3.79, 211 who enrolled, 3.6%
3.00 to 3.39, 42 who enrolled, 0.1%
Total Class: 5,920
So it was actually UCLA that had a bit more of the top-tier grades in 2019 ~ 10%, and UC Berkeley that had a bit more of the second-tier, ~ 10%. They’re both extremely hard to which to gain entry, so it’s really splitting hairs.
i was in your shoes about a month ago. I'm from socal studying engineering, and I always thought i wanted berkeley. but when i went there, it was the vibe that really killed it for me. I loved the campus, it was beautiful, but the people there just didn't seem right for me. they seemed much more like activists and always looking for a change in our society. no judgement there, but its just not really the kind of person i am. when i went to bruin day, i definitely felt a lot more of a chilled/relax vibe there. people were all nice and were much more welcoming. i will admit one thing though, i did love the surrounding campus at berkeley as it did in fact feel more like a college town. but thats not to say that ucla's surrounding doesn't feel this way either. it's just berkeley's felt more campusy. now overall it was a very tough decision for me. but it was the campus atmosphere that really got me the most. i felt very at home at ucla. i felt like i'd enjoy my time more there. i also felt that when i visited berkeley (which i went for 3 days), i just kind of felt like it was a place that i'd like to vacation at. I felt like i could only be there for short periods of time, rather than actually going to school there. even though berkeley has a better engineering program, it seemed like one of the real things persuading me to go there. I enjoyed ucla a lot more, thought it was beautiful, and really just felt like i belonged there. so anyways, sorry for the long comment! ill see you there in the fall!
Joseph Aleshaiker thank you so much for your comment 😊 i definitely relate to how much i loved berkeley but it felt more like a place i could visit rather than live! see you next fall!
Go Bruins !!! Hope to see you in the Fall 💙💛
Johnny Perez congratulations!! see you😊
Congratulations on UCLA! It is the dream school for so many students, so you are very luck to be going there. Many say it's the most well-rounded UC school, it has it all: great academics, social scene, and athletics. It is now the most popular UC campus as it receives the largest number of applications every year. About 20,000 more than Berkeley or SD. Good luck in the fall!
Nathan Palmer thank you 😊😊
when you factor in academics + athletics, UCLA is the best public school in the nation..
usc is better
Go bears! Go to whatever school you want to go to! There both great and both bears!
Im newly admitted and i had hard time choosing between Berkeley and UCLA. I've been to berkeley a lot ever since high school, and saw myself as a student better at Berkeley especially with san fran being so close.. and I always loved the telegraph avenue :)) it felt like little new york! And my parents and people encouraged me attend Berkeley because of their rank.. haha However I now love UCLA's traditional college vibe!! There are so many trees and it was beautiful :3 it felt relaxing and comfortable, and looking down from janss steps was amazing!! So I decided to uclabound :D
DOHWA.MUSIC YAYYY see you next fall!! 🐻💙💛
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good luck! ucla fight! fight! fight!
Fernando Choe thank you 😊🐻💙💛
I think that this was a very good video! Thank you! I got accepted to Berkeley and I’m still waiting to hear back from UCLA.
Can you make a how you got into UCLA video? UCLA is my dream school and I start the college app process in august. Any tips is greatly welcomed. Thanks!
tree329 i'll be making a college application video in the very near future (hopefully next week!!) so keep an eye out 😊 feel free to ask me any specific questions though if you have any!
thanks!
If you were accepted into both UCB and UCLA and have the option to decide which to go to then you are in a very very very exclusively selected group. Congrats!
Literally went through the SAME exact process. Chose UCLA! go bruins :))
Maddie M yay!! congratulations to you😊
same here :):) congratulations
Hey girl! I had the same decision as you and I ended up picking UCLA! See you in the fall!!
Amber Bianchi yay😊 see you next fall💖
i just got into berkeley today and now im trying to decide between the two and its the hardest decision ive ever had to make. but thank you so much for all of the advice. im planning to go into business as well so this is a great video and has really helped me start thinking about all the factors. im definitely going to tour both again and consider all the factors you mentioned especially the “home” factor because i think thats very important. thank you so much for this video !!
ray You are not alone! I plan to major in business as well, and have to decide between UCLA and Berkeley. My gut rn is UCLA, let me know what you end up deciding!
Good luck! I was deciding between UCLA and UCSD for the longest time and I chose UCLA! GO bruins
Sean Reede i ended up choosing ucla !
Amy Yu haha i chose ucla too go bruins !!
AJ F v insightful tysm :)
hey!! congrats!! cal, ucsd and ucla admit here! not choosing cal because i didnt feel comfortable on campus. so now its between ucsd and ucla, but i think im leaning ucla! so good luck next fall and i'll probably see you there!
eduardo medina congrats to you too!! hope to see you next fall 😊
this is coming from a guy who subscribes to infowars for news. no thanks. idiot
woo hoo!! congrats!! welcome to the bruin family! Gonna start in the fall too!
whosaidthat84 awesome!! congrats to you too 😊
do you mind sharing why you did not consider usc in the equation please? I got into berkeley and usc and am havibng a hard time choosing between these two.
She lives in socal so she tuition for ucla is much cheaper than usc
Everyone that chose LA... TRUST me you made the right choice.. I know SO many people that went to Cal that feel like they made the wrong choice and regret not going to UCLA (like myself) I could relate to everything you were saying including the coin thing, the home thing, and the excitement on receiving decision... but I still ended up picking Cal due to prestige. I really regret my decision every day but oh well :(... at least I learned a life lesson
Dang, what is it about UCB that makes you regret your choice?
+Jared Turner besides prestige, there's nothing good about it, crap facilities, low budget, depressing area and weather, no diversity, etc etc. honestly it isn't the school for me, and I shouldn't have picked it. Maybe it's the school for you.. idk just make sure you visit and follow your gut
Ah dang, I thought berkeley would offer a great experience. Didn't know it was such a drag..
Damn, so berkeley sucks?
+JAXPHARMACY916 I think if you go there and you like it, you might be happy there.. personally I know few people who love it, just make sure you visit and then listen to your gut
I have to choose between these two and Pomona College (which I got waitlisted for and chose to stay on the waitlist). But since we are in the midst of the Coronavirus, I don’t get to see what the schools look like. However if I had to choose now, I would go to Pomona College if I got accepted from the wait list and would go to Ucla if I didn’t. But I haven’t made my final decision yet
currently trying to decide between pomona, ucla, and usc
Yayyy UCLA c/o 2021!! I made the same decision as you, and I'm so excited to see you this fall!
Stephanie Doan yay congrats!! see you at ucla 😊
Thank you for paying respect to both universities and emphasizing that it's about preference not necessarily one being "better" than the other.
Both are awesome schools, Berkeley I think has more prestige and I was beating myself up for not applying, but I did get into UCLA and after seeing comparison videos, they both have their prestige and great qualities about them, it is all a matter of location, people, vibe, etc.
im going to ucla this fall too!!!
see you there!! 😊
what was your gpa and test scores not trynaa be rude
Nice Vlog you have here, it's really encouraging to choose the right school which is suitable and convenient for us both academically and mentally. I also had a hard time now to choose my graduate school between Berkeley, UCLA or USC as an international student, because i'm in Indonesia and i can't walk around to see the campus myself and feel the atmosphere as it is. My girlfriend is studying at berkeley now and as an ambassador of Indonesian student community. So, hope i can choose it immediately to re-apply it at LPDP Indonesian Scholarship.
Can't wait another vlog especially about your activity at UCLA :))
i'm glad you enjoyed it! good luck to you and yes i will definitely post more videos about my college experience 😊
Seriously thank you so much. I feel like I have the same exact thoughts as you in choosing my school. Logically, Berkeley does make sense, but UCLA is freakin’ awesome!!
lucky you...now UCLA is the #1 ranked public university..
UCLA has now been ranked above Berkeley as the top public university in America by 2 ranking organizations in 2017.
Legacy Jeet Kune Do 2 out of how many?
Since you asked, here is how different rankings compare the two universities:
US News Domestic: Berkeley and UCLA are tied.
US News Global: Berkeley
QS News: Berkeley
ARWU: Berkeley
Times Higher Education Reputation Rankings: Berkeley
Times Higher Education: UCLA
Forbes: Berkeley
The Best Schools: Berkeley
4icu: Berkeley
Washington Monthly: Berkeley
Jay Roberts you’re forgetting the graduate and professional school rankings where both are competitive in most fields, except Berkeley has no Medical School or Film School.
Legacy Jeet Kune Do While Berkeley doesn't have a med or film school it does have quite a few departments that are much higher ranked than UCLA. Statistics, Computer Sci and Chemistry as a few examples. Also I'd personally argue that Berkeley not having a medical school isn't really a negative. UCSF is defacto their medical school but due to historic reasons its administered separately and it actually ranks above UCLA on both the research and clinical sides of the US News and World Report rankings.
Legacy Jeet Kune Do Both are definitely competitive. But, Berkeley beats UCLA out in the vast majority of graduate programs as well. To be fair though, Berkeley doesn't just beat out UCLA, but also many of the elite east coast schools too in terms of program rankings, including my alma mater.
You have probably almost graduated now but in Orange County CA there is no way a person would go to Berkeley. UCLA is by far the top choice. UCLA is were everyone wants to go unless they are a person of Faith. If the are a person of Faith then first they would chose a Christian school but out of your choices UCLA would win hands down. I went to UCLA. and it was really fun
I'm really glad all of you are rejecting cal bc they rejected me so if ur choosing ucla over that school it makes me feel better 😭 in case you haven't noticed I'm still bitter
karina 009 still bitterV
karina 009 still bitter?
David Russell what’s your LinkedIn?
Worded perfectly! Thank you for this video! If there weren't riots and protests everyday, I wouldn't mind applying at Berkeley. Otherwise, I choose UCLA. Loved what you said about home, and all the other topics. New subscriber
Shania A. thank you😊
I'm from the Berkley area and don't be fooled by the stereotype! There are some rallys now and then but they're typically pretty safe, and for a positive cause
This is an old comment, but I just wanted to say that if political events and protests/rates really bother you that much, then you shouldn't go to most UC's imo. UCLA definitely had protests, and this past fall Cal, UCLA, and Davis had a big strike for librarian wages or something. People going around with signs, chanting, etx. Not to mention all the preachers that come to LA's campus and have those big arguments (look them up on UA-cam.)
TBH it's mostly overblown and nothing you can't deal with.
Congrats! Just SIR'd to UCLA! I got into Berkeley too, but I just can't see myself going there -- its reputation has taken a big hit with all the crazy extremists causing a ruckus over there. I didn't want that stigma attached to my degree. But either school is great!
congrats to you too! see you next fall!!!
JAXPHARMACY916 Same! if there weren't riots and protests, I wouldn't mind applying there, otherwise, UCLA is for me 😄
Yeah nobody cares. Go cry somewhere else. You're getting upset because people don't want to go to your school? LMAO, seriously who cares? Get a life dude.
you should check out his channel, the guy is seriously crazy
Hm.. you said you wanted to do either economics or business... For economics Berkeley is #1 (US news 2019) while UCLA is #12... For business, UC Berkeley Haas is ranked at #7 while UCLA Anderson #16... Hmm :) But yeah, since UCLA is sunnier and the campus is prettier like you mentioned by all means go for it.
Admin Admin as i’ve said in my video, i chose ucla not for the rankings but because i knew i would enjoy my college experience more there😊 thank you!
Hey! I'm currently choosing between Berkeley and UCLA right now, I have regents at Berkeley but my whole family is in LA. I literally live 15 min away from UCLA, which is both good and bad. I like both schools for different reasons, and I'm so conflicted right now. The academics at Berkeley seem truly cutthroat. What are the UCLA academics like? I don't hear many people complain about UCLA's academics!
What did you end up with?
Just found your channel and I’m already in love 💗💗
Hey! I hope that everything is going well for you! I had one question for you, according to the fact that there are no business related courses but only economics classes, what choice have you made? Do you know now what you want to do later? Peace!
Gabriel X070X i’ve found that your major does not limit you to your career path! i’m an econ major at ucla and i love it here 😊 however, if you’re truly passionate about learning business administration over economics, i would go to a school with a strong business program or another option would be pursuing an mba in the future!
UCLA is now the No. 1 public university in America!
According to what fake news?
Paul they're tied, according to US news (which Berkeley uses to rank itself)
Paul so technically she's not wrong
Not according US News Global Rankings, ARWU rankings, QS World Rankings, Forbes Rankings, and many others. This coming from an East Coast Native..
AJ F If you were responding to me, I said US News Global, not National. Check again.
Who else was staring at the eggplant painting in the background
Dang. I wish I got into UCLA. Was very shattered when I didn’t a couple weeks ago. Hope your UCLA experience is going great :)
Where now?
Are you a transfer student or incoming freshman?
Harman Jeet Kaur i'm an incoming freshman!
Let me warn you. UCLA will not be easy. It is as hard as Stanford or Berkeley. Never assume you will have a greater social life at UCLA. You need to study a lot. Congratulations.
Joseph Lee linkedin? Really?
from a usc fan, you made the right decision, Berkeley is horrible.
watching this 3 years later...UCLA now #1 public university!
UCLA is a fantastic school. Lots of great people too. But Berkeley is Berkeley.
Redentor Layug but ucla is ucla.
Cal is a great school. But UCLA is UCLA.
That's the stupidest logic ever. A classic tautology. And this, my friend, is why Berkeley attracts Berkeley people. Poor thinking. Shallow rhetoric. Empty slogans.
Khanh Ho It has some of the best science/engineering departments and professors in the world and you're going to say they have poor thinking? Uh ok...
Look up the word tautology. My point was that the tautology reveals much about the mentality of the lemming-thinking. I'm a professor. I got into Berkeley and UCLA for my undergrad AND my graduate study, which terminated in a Ph.D. I also got into half the Ivy Leagues--all on a full ride. "Berkeley is Berkeley" is absolutely illogical circular reasoning...and unfortunately many young people choose the school simply because they are drawn like moths to that kind of dumb thinking. A more substantive position would be to truly analyze the utility of the institution. Yes, Berkeley is great for almost any discipline...if you are a grad student...and it's super-awesome for professors as its an apex predator in academia. But an undergrad doesn't necessarily get anything out of that kind of reputation. Most Berkeley students are smart and get chewed up and spit out because there is no care given...because there is endlessly winnowing...and just as with genetic manipulation...you can create super-strains of smart students...but at the cost of weeding out students who would do better in almost any other environment. As an undergrad, you are NOT going to be participating in the kind of groundbreaking research that the upper-echelon professors perform. You are learning some very basic received knowledge that anybody in the field can transmit. None of the Nobel Laureates are even interested in you. You'll be taught by TA's and even they will not give two fucks.
I’m thinking of coming to UCLA for collage (I’ll be moving from WV) and this is really helpful ❤️
how did you get into berkeley? Berkeley is one of my dream schools and I am a freshman in high school. (Im not really interested in UCLA)
Lower acceptance rate =/= harder to get in. Look at average gpa + SAT/ACT. Average GPA is higher at Berkeley, while SAT/ACT scores are roughly the same. This simply means that the applicant pool at Berkeley is on average more competitive.
Urmila Ray A 2% difference is nothing lol
UCLA admits have higher test scores now. Check the data.
Do the best you can do in high school. Take AP courses that interest you, balance your courseload, and pick one or two extracurriculars to make you stand out. But also enjoy yourself!! Always remember that transferring is an option as well. Going to community college out of high school first is the best academic decision I've ever made.
Nick N. Why do you think that is? Why not straight into uni
What's your major?? :)
Mairbear pre business economics! 😊
heyytheresmile I got into pre-biz econ @UCLA too, but I decided to pursue Haas @Berkeley
Nailet Atnapse congratulations!! good luck to you in the fall😊
Flip the coin my heart was at USC until I got the rejection letter lmfao
For me it was between UCLA and UCSD, but I chose the bruin family! ^^
Amy Yu Depending on majors, but still UCLA is more prestigious than SD and well known. They might have the same difficulty level as well. I would choose UCLA over UCSD with no hesitation.
Berkeley is far superior school
hh155 why
Biggest decision mistake that you made in your life.
Paul don’t be an idiot. UCLA is superior to Berkeley in most ways. The campus, weather, sports, student body, and location.
Your mother giving birth to you was the biggest mistake of her life.
lamota14 you’re a great argument for abortion.
"UCLA is superior to Berkeley in most ways. The campus, weather, sports, student body, and location." ---- What a stupid comment. Yeah everthing else except ACADEMICS which is most important thing. If you wanna play go to a damn club.