<p>Hey guys, I'm an international student. I got accepted for EECS.
I wanted to know how easy it is for one to get a single room and are freshmen allowed to keep a car?
Also when does the fall session commence? </p>
<p>GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>impossible as a freshman to get a single room in the dorms, but very possible if you are getting an apartment 
cars are very inconvenient here and paying parking for it costs from 50-100 dollars a month…but if you really want a single room/car, I would advise you getting an apartment…</p>
<p>fall session starts in late august</p>
<p>Also replied to your duplicate post in the Ask a Current Student thread, but copied here in case you look only here for an answer:</p>
<p>First day of classes are August 25th, move-in dates are dependent on the housing you are assigned. While the semester formally starts on August 18th, housing won’t be available and this date is relevantly mainly for staff and to define the start of services that are semester based e.g. when you pay for Fall semester access to the gym. </p>
<p>Cars are quite a headache in Berkeley, as the city surrounding the campus is as congested and car-unfriendly as you could imagine. Good idea to not bring one for your first semester, judge the situation for yourself and decide afterwards. There is plenty of mass transit and students receive a pass to ride all the buses in the area. other longer range transit systems allow easy access to cities further away, such as San Francisco, reducing the need for a car. university parking permits are mainly for special needs, such as disabled student parking, whether freshman or senior. There is a very nice category with specially reserved spaces on campus if you have the qualifications - the NL permit - given to the Nobel Laureates among the faculty. If you have previously won a Nobel Prize, contact the Parking and Transportation department. True, by the way, in spite of the unlikely relevance to incoming freshmen. </p>
<p>Single rooms are pretty unlikely as a freshman. Most students start out at cal living in a dorm, having one or two roommates. By the second year, most are living outside of the dorms, in spite of the housing guarantee for two years, as it is more convenient and less expensive to get an apartment or space in a coop. Move-in dates are most likely going to be August 20 and 21 with the specific day determined by the dorm building and room type you are allocated. </p>
<p>HOWEVER, international students new to Cal arrive earlier for a special program and orientation - August 15th is the beginning of the program for incoming international students and this site is a good start for you to read <a href=“http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/[/url]”>Home | Berkeley International Office;
<p>Good site to answer initial questions for all types of new incoming students: <a href=“http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/welcome_to_cal.html[/url]”>http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/welcome_to_cal.html</a></p>
<p>ADDED - also look at <a href=“http://nss.berkeley.edu/[/url]”>http://nss.berkeley.edu/</a></p>
<p>Are there any quads available for freshman? I have three friends who were accepted and am wondering if it is possible to all room together.</p>