I had the great honor of visiting the holy places for higher education during my journey to the west- two of the most world- famous universities: Stanford and UC Berkeley.
Each of the campuses has its own beauty. Stanford is like a oil painting full of colors and UC berkeley is like an elite scatch with unique strokes. The history and ambience have made both of them more than just educational institutes. Although lots of people prefer Stanford campus, I personally like UC Berkeley.
Stanford was built in 1870s and that added a lot to the glory of the university as not many buildings are from that time nowadays. Not only were the old buildings preserved but also new technologies introduced. HP played a huge role in this and they contributed a lot to the new buildings in Electrical Engineering faculty.
For some reason, I found myself more amused at UC berkeley for its various lengendery stories (perhaps we have a better student guide at UC Berkeley!) There is the bear, UC berkeley's symbol, and you can find a smallest one hidden behind the pillars of one of the oldest building's entrance; there is the rolling-down-hill, for freshmen to beg for professors' mercy by rolling down; and there is swing dance party on the open ground on the Saturday we visited!
Stanford: serious and handsome;
UC Berkeley: gentle and pretty.
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