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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVA is weak in STEM. So much for academic ratings. Another BS ranking. [/quote]

Agreed. Berkeley blows away UVA in academic departments. [/quote]

The book lists Berkeley's top programs as: Biological Science, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, English, and Psychology.[/quote]

That’s a very small sampling of Cal’s strengths.  Berkeley has top programs in almost all of its offerings. Way, way more than UVA.  It isn’t even close.  That is only gets a 4.5 star rating from this ranking is a joke. [/quote]

Same goes for Michigan.  Among public schools Berkeley, UCLA and Michigan are top tier.  Other schools are a step below.. UVA is likely 0.5 points below the top tier mainly because of their weak engineering programs but can't be beat from a value perspective for in-state students.[/quote]

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People repeat this Berkeley, UCLA crud given to us by USNWR.  Take a look at the survey-based results on Niche and Princeton Review and UCLA and Berkeley for value for money, quality of teaching, satisfaction, ease of getting classes, etc. and they are relatively low even for public schools.  (Michigan does OK by state school standards.).   Where do all those "resources" go?  Certainly they aren't lavished on undergraduates.[/quote]

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