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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I suspect those who don’t believe my experience at Cal have one of those unprepared kids at Cal. So indeed, if you’re unprepared, Cal is not the place for you. To add, college is the place to inspire you. If you still have the high school mentality and expect lots of hand-holding at the college level, then you should go to a liberal arts college, though the TAs at Cal are likely a lot smarter than the professors at a top liberal arts college.[/quote]

You are getting desperate. I comment every now and then on what the actual experience at UCB is like because I have actual experience there. Most of the comments about the challenges and experience at UCB are directionally accurate. You might not like what they say about a school that you care about but facts are friendly, they don't have an agenda and the comments are mostly factual.

Regarding your comments about liberal arts colleges I'm pretty sure that your attitude is pretty foolish. I went to a different large public before UCB so I don't have direct experience but I am smart enough (as you implied) to understand that the direct close engagement at top SLACs is far from hand holding. The results of their graduates speaks far louder than your insecurities. Finally, since most professors at top SLACs received their PhDs at top R1s I'm pretty sure that the UCB TAs aren't smarter than teh SLAC professors. The TAs actually hope to rise to their level over time.[/quote]

The Ph.D. graduates want to get an academic job in a research type university. Most view an industry job better than teaching in a liberal arts college.

Anyway, I’ve said enough. Good luck to all of you![/quote]

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