Goldman School of Public Policy

The best professor I’ve had here is Michael Nacht. I strongly recommend a class with him. As far as the school goes I do enjoy studying here from time to time due to its quiet and peaceful nature.

Modern, quaintly built, and a surprisingly diminutive intellectual epicenter for political thought, GSPP registers as one of the nicer places on (or off of) the Berkeley campus to attend classes in.
Atmosphere: Facilities are modern, bathrooms are clean, rooms are typically well air-​conditioned. Though the building is located inconveniently far from «south side,» where most Berkeley students live, the long walk shouldn’t deter you from attending classes in otherwise ideal conditions. Room 150 and 250 can get COLD, if the air-​conditioner is working overtime. Regardless of the weather outside, bring a jacket to class.
Take it from Me: If you major in Political Science, minor in Public Policy, or simply have an interest in law, take PS 150/​PP 190 with Sean Farhang. It is an thought-​provoking and engaging with a professor who expects his students to do work and keeps the atmosphere amicable and unstressful.

No joke, as an undergrad the best classes I’ve taken have been ones offered by GSPP. I don’t know how the experience is as a graduate student but I do know that they have the same professors so it should be just as good. I’ve taken Public Policy Analysis, Negotiations and Wealth and Poverty and all have been great.

How can you not love going to school with involved, articulate, intelligent, caring, awesome, successful people that know how to have a good time? And you can learn a lot about how to make the world a little better. If you’re into that sort of stuff.

GSPP is a wonderful place to study public policy. The program is ranked first, the faculty members are at the top of the field, and the students are, well, fabulous.