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Total Grad Surveys 11
Females 4
Males 7
Avg years at University 1.5
Research Quality A (9.3)
Research Availability B+ (7.8)
Research Funding B+ (7.4)
Graduate Politics A- (8.2)
Errand Runners A- (8.2)
Degree Completion A- (8.1)
Alternative pay [ta/gsi] B+ (7.5)
Sufficient Pay B- (6.1)
Competitiveness B- (6.4)
Education Quality B+ (7.9)
Faculty Accessibility B- (6.5)
Useful Research B (6.9)
"Individual" treatment C+ (5.4)
Friendliness C+ (5.5)
Safety B- (5.9)
Campus Beauty B+ (7.4)
Campus Maintenance B- (5.9)
University Resource/spending B- (6.3)
Extracurriculars C+ (5.0)
Success-Understanding B- (6.0)
Surrounding City B (7.1)
Social Life/Environment C+ (5.4)

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Mar 30 2006
Civil Engineering

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Mar 30 2006
Civil Engineering

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Sep 12 2005
Unknown

What else can I say. Berkeley is a shining example of a research institution, but it isn't much of a university. You'll go to school with far too many undergraduate and graduate losers who smoke weed or use meth all day. This is the MOST racist school in the country. My undergrad, Auburn University was in the deep south, and the number of black engineers graduated was quite large (#15 in the country in that statistic). No, race relations are not perfect in the south, but I've only seen one black engineering student and one black engineering alumnus (who got hired at Auburn on the faculty, so I met him before I went out here). If you have the chance to go somewhere else, even if to a consideraly less "prestigious" school, go there. Berkeley sucks. You'll lose your motivation and your edge.

There is a bright side. Living in Berkeey will make you mature very quickly as you are going to have to deal with the crap that the administration and the idiots in the city government allow. The most valuable lessons I have learned did not come in the classroom.
Apr 25 2005
Civil Engineering

I am so happy I decided to pursue graduate study at Berkeley. I was excepted to all of the other top 8 schools, and felt that Berkeley was the best all around. The best thing Berkeley has going for it is its people, it's faculty and the students who study here.
Nov 05 2002
Mechanical Engineering

 

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