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The University of California Berkeley - Surrounding City Ratings
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Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Berkeley By Gender  | | Male | B | | Female | B+ |
| By Major | | Architecture | C+ | | Architecture & Urban Planning Department | A- | | Art & Design Department | A | | Biology | B+ | | Business - Management and Administration | B | | Chemical Engineering | A+ | | Chemistry | B+ | | Civil Engineering | A | | Communications | A- | | Computer Engineering | A | | Computer Science | B | | Criminal | A- | | Cultures/Civilization | A+ | | Economics | B- | | Education | A+ | | Electrical Engineering | B- | | Engineering Department | A- | | English | B+ | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | C | | Genetics | B- | | Geography and Geosciences | A | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | B | | Journalism | A | | Linguistics | A | | Math | B | | Mechanical Engineering | B+ | | Natural Resources | A | | Nursing | A+ | | Other | A- | | Pharmacy | F | | Philosophy | B- | | Physics | A- | | Political Science | B | | PreLaw and Legal | C+ | | Psychology | A- | | Religion/Religious | B | | Social Work | C+ | | Sociology | A- | | Undecided | B+ |
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Against similar schools Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Surrounding City | “... The surrounding city is pretty Ghetto, which only leaves San Fran but who wants to fight it out in traffic to get there ...” |
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Plus, the campus life is lively, and there is a lot to do in the city ...” |
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Hmm- campus safety- there is nothing quite like the incessant harrassment from all the nutjobs the City Council allows to roam loose on the ...” |
| “... The city puts ideology over safety and health ...” |
| “... I wish the university would just step up to the plate and build that athletic center and ignore the city of berkeley ...” |
| “... Despite the fact that this city is inherently a ghetto, rental prices are extremely ...” |
| “... Fourth, Berkeley, the city, town, whatever it is, is a terrible place to live for people who don ...” |
| “... Berkeley is a lot "bigger" of a city than i thought it would be ...” |
| “... Berkeley is a big place, and if you can handle that, the academics are excellent, the city is awesome, and the students are on the whoole friendly...” |
| “... I've grown to love the eccentricities of the city of Berkeley and the beauty of the campus, and very little can beat San Francisco in terms of t...” |
| “... Another thing not to miss out on is the city, from museums to various forums, lectures, and cultural events, Berkeley is the best ...” |
| “... Yet on the other side of campus you have a natural and architectural beauty unsurpassed by any city in America with almost a Tolkien-esque quali...” |
| “... The city of Berkeely is the last progressive city left in the country ...” |
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On the topic of unpleasantries Berkeley is not the safest city at night; I think most students at least know a friend or two who has been mugg...” |
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The city can change you ...” |
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The city itself is ...” |
| “... The city of Berkeley is pretty awesome as well, and obviously the Bay area in general has a lot to offer ...” |
| “... There is absolutely nothing like walking down to class and having a view of the bay, golden gate bridge and san fran city skyline ...” |
| “... Good things are Berkeley is a lively city and the students are motivated towards doing well in life ...” |
| “... While many of the city residents are this way, the university it's self is full of individuals who are more politically centered than anything ....” |
| “... On a side note, the city operation of berkeley is very poor ...” |
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There's an awesome city life, but very little time to enjoy it ...” |
| “... By the way, the housing market is very tight and expensive for people moving in, and the city of Berkeley takes immense pride in being an open ai...” |
| “... The city and surrounding areas are very undesirable, which can be depressing ...” |
| “... If I didn't like the city, my experience here would be miserable ...” |
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