“Marium Navid and Khwaja Ahmed”
And there you have it. I applied, and was accepted, to UC Berkley four times. I went to a military academy, and by the end of the academic year, I was so fried that I figured I’d bail and go civilian.
The summer programs were so cool that you didn’t want to miss those. By the end of the summer, you’d forgotten how bad the academic year was.
Anyway, I wanted an EE degree from them. I visited the campus my junior year of HS, and knew pretty quickly that I didn’t want to go to school there. I reapplied anyway because at the time their degrees were pretty well respected.
That ship has sailed. They nearly lost their accreditation twice. The good old days of the Physics program are long behind them as well.
Berkeley used to be a giant. Has two elements named after it (Californium and Berkelium). Gorgeous campus, and then you hit Telegraph Ave. Not good.
Interesting comment.
My dad graduated with a masters in physics in the 50s, after that he taught college level math and physics until he went into private industry. Said he got the best education in the world.
My daughter recently graduated from Berkeley - when we visited there her senior year I was NOT happy with the environment - Telegraph Ave. in particular. The surrounding area looked dangerous and I didn’t like it, but she was set on Cal because it is the crown jewel of the UC system and not easy to get into.
She recently graduated with a degree in English and has a good job as an editor so I guess the diploma IS worth something.