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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Berkeley is the best school of the Cal, UCLA, Vandy, WashU group. 
The others I think are personal preference. I'd probably put Vandy 2nd, then UCLA, then WashU.[/quote]

I would much rather go private than public unless perhaps in state. [/quote]

Why? It isn't like Vandy and WashU are undergrad-first liberal arts colleges.[/quote]

Berkeley is known for large classes, not just in intro classes but also in popular majors. It is also very competitive with grade deflation. Would pick any of the privates that you mentioned over Berkeley esp as oos resident.[/quote]

I always laugh when posters just make shit up that is easily proven false by a quick Google search. The average GPA at Berkeley even for hard science majors is over a 3.5. That is hardly grade deflation.

https://pages.github.berkeley.edu/OPA/our-berkeley/gpa-by-major.html[/quote]

What's even more funny is that you argue one point but ignore the other, more important, point.[/quote]

There are plenty of smaller classes at top publics once you get past the big intro ones.  Try google as I did earlier with your bullshit “grade deflation” claim and see for yourself.  And you can avoid many of the intro ones entirely with qualifying scores on AP tests, which many students do.  [/quote]

I did and it talks about Berkeley's grade Suppression.

https://dailycal.org/2018/04/26/everything-uc-berkeley-student-know-grade-suppression

So, it seems like you are the bullshitter[/quote]

That’s a six year old article.  I posted a link to 2023 grades.  [/quote]

Its from 2018 for crying out loud, not 1998. How convenient of you to disregard any evidence that disagrees with your (clouded) world view.[/quote]

Because I posted a link to actual data from the school itself showing that the average GPA of students majoring in hard sciences in more recent years is 3.5 plus.  It’s not my “clouded world view.”  It’s facts.  The only question is whether you consider an average GPA of 3.5 plus to be “deflated.”  I think lots of people wouldn’t.  [/quote]

The link I posted about grade supression was also directly from Berkeley. [/quote]

Are you really this dense?  I know it was - and it’s five years earlier than my data and is an opinion piece![/quote]

And are you this blinded? Your link shows GPAs by majors at Berkeley and I can see why you use it as evidence as GPAs are rising over the years (which is true of essentially all colleges btw). However, this doesn't negate the fact about grade suppression based on the opinion piece which presents data. Of course, grade suppression is relative to other colleges. Take your blinders off.

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