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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm probably actually one of the few people that attended both Berkeley and Harvard undergrad.

Harvard is not this grade-inflated free for all and Berkeley is not this impossible pressure-cooker. At both schools, there are higher level classes that are notoriously tough for those who want to go on to a PhD (usually) where many people leave early on while you can drop a class. At both schools, there were also notoriously easy fluff classes and majors.

Actually, at Harvard, it was harder to get a 4.0 than at Berkeley. [b]I knew quite a few 4.0s at Berkeley, but nobody at Harvard had one in my graduating class[/b].[/quote]

That is probably because 1) There are more undergraduate students at Berkeley than at Harvard and, 2) [b]top 1% (~300) at Berkeley would be academically stronger students (since they do not have URM preference, legacy admits, developmental cases, admission through connections etc.) compared to the top 1% (~65) at Harvard[/b] although an average Harvard student would probably be stronger than an average Berkeley student.[/quote]

True.[/quote]

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