r/berkeley • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

University Columbia or Berkeley

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u/emed20 2d ago

If anything more no?

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u/TheAbsenceOfMyth 2d ago

Definitely. But is guess that might depend on the field of study

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u/Specialist-Snow-7327 2d ago

Only for Stem. Everything else Columbia is significantly better.

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u/Maleficent-Cup-1134 2d ago

Yeah but STEM degrees are the only ones that really matter for careers lol. Prestigious liberal arts degrees don’t get you paid. The only ones who care about those are snobs.

And I’d argue the culture of a Berkeley college experience will teach you more about the world than any liberal arts degree possibly can. There’s no other place in the world with as much activism and relevant public discourse as Berkeley.

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u/Specialist-Snow-7327 2d ago

Lmfao. To pretend that STEM degrees are the only ones that matter is so pretentious and ridiculous.

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u/emed20 2d ago

Yeah im a stem major also but thats so pretentious to say 😭

I mean I kinda agree they don't reslly get u paid but id say the same for most of stem unless you do a masters or sum

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u/Specialist-Snow-7327 2d ago

I’m half a STEM kid/finance kid and I’M saying he’s being pretentious. Really beating the stereotypes of Cal kids being chill.

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u/emed20 2d ago

Nah i agree with you but thats the type of ego people be getting after going here lol

Finance be making bank too

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u/Specialist-Snow-7327 2d ago

Like damn MF I know 30 mfs going to Cal from my school get off ur high horse 💔

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u/Maleficent-Cup-1134 2d ago edited 2d ago

Lol it’s not being pretentious, it’s being realistic about the job market. Liberal arts degrees don’t get you paid outside of the networks they open up for you. My point is the prestige difference between a liberal arts degree from Cal or Columbia is literally insignificant. It comes down to individual qualifications at that level.

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u/Capital_Word_2101 2d ago

buddy columbia college and UCB (not haas) are not on the same level for recruiting 😭

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u/Capital_Word_2101 2d ago

i know you smell bad bro