Wanna play the I’m dreaming of This vs. that game?

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Anonymous wrote:1. Half merit scholarship Duke vs. Cornell ?

2. Full ride USC vs. Duke 1/4th scholarship?

3. Cal vs USC?

4. Princeton vs. Stanford

1. Cornell
2. Duke
3. Cal (which is Berkeley btw)
4. Stanford

I will add/ask:
MIT vs. Princeton

No one calls Berkeley “cal”.

Ummm. I went there and yes, everyone who went there does as do most west coasters.

+1

Yes, took me a bit to parse Cal then realized that Californians use Cal and the rest of us use Berkeley because we think there is going to be some confusion over which Cal.

Do "we"??

East Coaster here who knows it is Cal. There is no confusion. You are ignorant.

Wow, Santa gave you coal early? Grew up in Midwest and have now lived on East Coast between Boston and DC for 40 years. Even folks I know in NYC, my latest stomping grounds, with kids @ Cal call it Berkeley. I figured out Cal becausec colleagues/friends who attended referred to it accordingly.

So perhaps in your little pocket of the East Coast they call it Cal, but the 4-generation NYers I know with alum/enrolled kids call it call it Berkeley.

I love how you're tripling down on this. It's really amusing. Yeah sure I know a lot of people call it berkeley. But I also know that people accurately call it Cal - especially on the West Coast - and certainly wouldn't be spouting inaccurate nonsense in the hopes of insulting someone. Which is ignorant.

West Coast, East Coast, which coast?

Your response really makes no sense. Also glibly dismisses someone who grew up first gen in Midwest - we tend to just watch Big Ten football, so would rarely see "Cal" on a helmet - would not really hear anyone refer to Cal either at home or school. One kid in my HS class of 500 went to CA for college - UCSB. The ones who went to college went in state or the majority went to work on the assembly line. Looking at grad schools when in college, most the references were to Berkeley X department, not Cal (perhaps to distinguish between the various departments across UC campuses). Then landing in DC and having colleagues/making friends who attended Cal and finally figuring it out.

Throwing around "ignorant" for this kind of "offense" seems entitled, ridiculous, and, finally, leads me to wonder how many other people you insult on a daily basis who didn't grow up with your coastal myopia.

I insult people?

You are the one who said "no one calls it Cal." Here is the definition of ignorant:

lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated

You are mistaking me with another poster. Nowhere, absolutely nowhere, did I write "no one calls it Cal."

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I love how this thread devolved to a Do You Know What Cal Is thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

No one calls Berkeley “cal”.

Wrong.

-- California native (did not attend Cal but had plenty of friends who did)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. Half merit scholarship Duke vs. Cornell ?

2. Full ride USC vs. Duke 1/4th scholarship?

3. Cal vs USC?

4. Princeton vs. Stanford

I’ll go…
1. USC — would need Duke $ to come out to half or a little over to flip this one
2. Cal — regardless of state of residence
3. A true toss up — probably P just because my network/family is on the East Coast

And I’ll add some real life hypos that I have seen…
1. Georgetown v. GW with ~40% merit scholarship
2. UT Austin v. UVA (both OOS)
3. St. Andrews v. UMD (in-state)
4. GMU full ride v. in-state UVA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. Half merit scholarship Duke vs. Cornell ?

2. Full ride USC vs. Duke 1/4th scholarship?

3. Cal vs USC?

4. Princeton vs. Stanford

1. Whichever suits the kid’s personality.

2. USC, if money is a big deal. Duke only if money is in trivial and the kid strongly prefers it or wants to be on the East Coast.

3. Given how hard it apparently is to get classes at Cal, USC, especially if you’re paying out-of-state tuition for Cal. For most out-of-state applicants, USC will be cheaper.

4. I knew a kid who had that choice. I don’t think many kids would be equally happy at both places. The few kids who would be equally happy at both places, and who don’t want to start dot-coms, should go to Princeton. Would-be dot-com starters should go to Stanford.

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Omg did DCUM get popular with kids?! Or is this a bunch of parents trying to live through their kids?!?! Most pathetic thread I have ever read. I feel terrible for your kids. 🤢🤮

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Anonymous wrote:Omg did DCUM get popular with kids?! Or is this a bunch of parents trying to live through their kids?!?! Most pathetic thread I have ever read. I feel terrible for your kids. 🤢🤮

Oh PP. you killjoy. look in the mirror and judge yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Half merit scholarship Duke vs. Cornell ?

2. Full ride USC vs. Duke 1/4th scholarship?

3. Cal vs USC?

4. Princeton vs. Stanford

1. Cornell
2. Duke
3. Cal (which is Berkeley btw)
4. Stanford

I will add/ask:
MIT vs. Princeton

No one calls Berkeley “cal”.

I'm a student at Cal right now and everyone calls it Cal.

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Anonymous wrote:1. Duke over Cornell regardless of any scholarship, and I don’t even like Duke.
2. Duke over full-ride USC, but my answer would change if finances were an issue.
3. Cal over USC—how is this a question? Oh, for football reasons? Otherwise, why not choose the better and cheaper school?
4. Stanford over Princeton.

This! Who is the world is choosing Cornell? Lol.
1. Duke
2. Duke
3. Cal
4. Princeton, just because.

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Anonymous wrote:1. Half merit scholarship Duke vs. Cornell ?

2. Full ride USC vs. Duke 1/4th scholarship?

3. Cal vs USC?

4. Princeton vs. Stanford

I’ll go…
1. USC — would need Duke $ to come out to half or a little over to flip this one
2. Cal — regardless of state of residence
3. A true toss up — probably P just because my network/family is on the East Coast

And I’ll add some real life hypos that I have seen…
1. Georgetown v. GW with ~40% merit scholarship
2. UT Austin v. UVA (both OOS)
3. St. Andrews v. UMD (in-state)
4. GMU full ride v. in-state UVA

1) Georgetown
2) UT based on what I would study
3) St. Andrews
4) GMU