My nephew studying in California got accepted and is deciding between these two. UC Santa Barbara offers full scholarship whereas Cornell costs about USD50k a year (tuition). My sister believes where he goes for his bachelor's degree isn't as important as grad school and UCSB is closer to home but she will let him choose. He plans to take biology. What do you think?
Thanks for the info mugtaitai. My sister didn't mention UC Berkeley so I'm not sure if they get an offer or not. Among those that offered, they have narrowed down to Cornell and two UCs as they don't want to go on too many recruit trips. If I were her, I would want to see more before deciding.