Your Real Estate Expert for Berkeley and Beyond
“Marilyn is exceptional. Her knowledge base, enthusiasm for her job, professional ethics, organization, sensitivity to our aesthetic requirements, loyalty and gentle perseverance set her apart.”
-- Bill and Carol Seidel
Marilyn Garcia, PhD
Broker Associate, Realtor®
DRE# 02014153
District Homes
1758 Solano Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94707
Direct:
(510) 390-5406
UC BERKELEY: MORE ACCOLADES!
We already know that UC Berkeley is one of the top universities in the world, but I still love to see it getting the recognition it deserves. In the latest rankings of graduate programs by US News & World Report, there were many Cal programs that were among the top-rated. Cal was ranked #1 (or tied for #1) in Biological Sciences, Computer Science, English, Psychology and Sociology. I was especially excited to see the graduate program in Economics (which is where I got my PhD) also tied for the #1 position! Other Cal graduate programs that ranked in the top [...]
Go UC!
Money magazine just released their latest ranking of colleges and universities, and the University of California got 5 of the top 11 spots! Wow! To come up with the rankings, Money combines measures of “Quality of Education” (based largely on graduation rates), “Affordability” (net costs after financial aid, borrowing, time to graduation and student loan repayment rates) and “Outcomes” (measured mostly by alumni salary data). UC San Diego ranked 2nd overall, after only Princeton University. UC Irvine was 3rd, UCLA came in 4th, UC Berkeley was 7th, & UC Davis was ranked #11. One can definitely quibble about the order, [...]