JamesPratt

Will masters/PhD admissions put more weight on Cal LORs than UCLA ones?

If you don’t mind me asking, where did you go for undergrad? We’re there a lot of UCLA kids in your masters program?

Did you know anyone who got faculty LORs at big public schools? Are they the norm?

In your experience, was it hard to get letters of rec from faculty at Cal? Also, are masters admissions more understanding of Cal kids’ LORs from PhD students because they know how hard it is to access professors? I’m coming out of community college so I really don’t know.

In terms of general prestige, the gap is minimal, but Cal is significantly more prestigious in poli sci. Sadly, I don’t think I’d get a good letter of rec from renowned faculty at either school since most undergrad research at both schools is working for other PhD students. I’ll probably do masters before PhD, but you’re leaning towards the difference not mattering for getting into a masters program at Yale or a similar school?

Hi all, I am a transfer student who just got admitted into UCLA and UC Berkeley for a political science BA. Im gravitating towards UCLA because of the less depressed atmosphere and general campus life, but I know that Cal is ranked higher in political science (USNWR has Cal at #4 and UCLA at #12). If I’m applying to a top tier masters or PhD program and I get a lot of undergrad research experience no matter where I go, will admissions favor the Berkeley candidate THAT much more than the UCLA one?