Berkeley or UGA
Hi guys! I just recently got off the waitlist at berkeley and idk if it’s worth going, can someone jsut give me their honest opinion. Currently COA at berkeley is 90k but with all the scholarships i’ve gotten it would be closer to 20-25k for this school year. Only 2 of the scholarships are renewable but one requires for me to maintain a 3.5 every semester (idk if that’s maintainable at berkeley) but with just the 2 renewable ones with no outside scholarships, the following years it would be around 40k, I do plan to do RA if i go to Berkeley and IF i become an RA the cost would be much lower than even my first year. I also plan on continuing to apply to scholarships throughout the school year although ik it’s a lot less available for undergrad students compared to high school seniors. On the other hand UGA is completely free because I am in state and tuition is fully covered and my scholarships cover everything else. financially UGA would be the better option but I’m also thinking I feel like most students would be paying some amount to go to an out of state top 20 institution. I’m just trying to see what would fit me best academically and financially. I’m currently political science for both schools but I definitely want to try and transfer into the business school at both schools as well (ik haas is probably much harder than terry). I want to ultimately break out into consulting (possibly healthcare consulting) and I also want to make sure i maintain a high GPA throughout all of college. Please let me know your thoughts, please consider all circumstances and what would also be a better choice in the long run. GPA wise, Internship wise, opportunity wise, and consulting wise!
Posted Jun 12, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC