University of California, Berkeley

UC Berkeley, in the Bay Area, is the oldest campus of the University of California and a famous center of research, activism and independent thinking. It is a global leader in computer science, engineering and the sciences, and it is known as the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s. The Campanile, Sproul Plaza and the Big Game against Stanford give the campus its personality. Expect a big, competitive environment that rewards self-starters.