University of California, Berkeley (UC BERKELEY)

Berkeley, tucked in the San Francisco bay area, has one of the most spectacular weather and natural environments in the US. The weather is most of the times sunny and cool, and the view of the San Francisco and the Golden Gate that can be seen from the Campanile tower, one amazing icon UC Berkeley, is an unforgetable scene that is embedded in my memories eternal. Yes, the school life is tough, you will have to hole yourself most of the times at libraries and homes and cafes and anywhere you can find a peace of mind to complete your assignments, projects and what-have-you. I cursed the school when I attended for being so indifferent(seemingly) to its undergrads: however, upon graduation and moving abroad, I miss all of that. That is the sign that this is one exceptional institution, and in terms of value, I believe it gives its rival Stanford a run for its money. In any case, I can recommend that school to you in a heartbeat, as my heart always will wonder those engineering halls(was an engineering major), look back on those ego-killing tests and sigh, it really was the good old days.

I encourage you to go to the States when you're over 21, otherwise you won't go into clubs and you won't be able to buy a beer.

I encourage you to go to the States when you're over 21, otherwise you won't get into clubs and you won't be able to buy a beer.

Expensive but worthy. Visit San Francisco as many times as possible. Don't stay at Berkeley friday and saturday nights go to S. Francisco. Work hard during the working days and enjoy weekends.

It was a very nice experience (it was my first time out of Europe) and i had a very good accademic result.

Advantages:Excellent tuitition, very nice place and with a lot of things to do. Disadvantages:Very expensive, both tuitition and housing.