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<p>^^that’s not really news genius</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/876595-there-traitor-amongst-you.html?highlight=traitor[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/876595-there-traitor-amongst-you.html?highlight=traitor</a></p>
<p>LOL, I can’t believe another “anon” surfaced…</p>
<p>And the point is still false. Berkeley’s prestige arises only partially from being the CA flagship. Its primary prestige is from being at the top of the world for research and academics, and that is around to stay based on how things are going now.</p>
<p>it’s like our conversation never happened…see?</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>mmhhhmm</p>
<p><em>rolls eyes at non-existent conversation</em></p>
<p>ah at least i know your true sentiments.
:/</p>
<p>it might have been misdirected but I’m not going to feel bad about what I wrote. Not everyone hates on transfers here…at least not to the face (where it matters).</p>
<p>I still agree with you anon. Although really, UCLA isn’t the best alternative choice…I mean personally, I’m thinking I should have gone to a smaller l.a. college.</p>
<p>deleting–too detailed</p>
<p>I live pretty close to Berkeley so I visit home more often than most. Every time I come back, I realize how hobo-infested Berkeley is. The city is pretty ugly, the teachers can be pretty bad, and the competition is pretty thick, but I still think Cal is great. The ugliness of the city limits distractions, lousy teachers make earning good grades even more rewarding, and the thick competition constantly keeps you on your toes. Lastly, the people that are you competition can become your study partners, people who share in your academic woes, and your best friends.</p>
<p>No. Berkeley is where I first felt depressed.</p>
<p>I’ve never felt happy again after taking Ecstasy. Be warned…</p>
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<p>Lol, great thread to gravedig. </p>
<p>Also, UC profits off our (mental?) illnesses by making us go to Tang center, putting us in financial stress, causing more problems, making us go to their clinics even more!</p>
<p>And while we’re gravedigging threads, I’ll ask a question I have, since I’ve never actually been to the UC Tang center. Is it “intern”/student run with doctors overlooking/managing, or are there established doctors there?</p>
<p>Things don’t get better at the tang center</p>
<p>[Former</a> UC Berkeley doctor accused of sexually assaulting patients – California Beat](<a href=“California Beat - Visit and Enjoy in California 2023”>California Beat - Visit and Enjoy in California 2023)</p>
<p>This thread is depressing.</p>
<p>Wow… this thread must be depressing read for incoming students. I personally know a few people who went to Cal and if I got into another top school I would definitely choose the other one.</p>
<p>I am a sophomore from Northern California here at Cal. I love it here. I’m sure this has been said before, but college is what you make of it. For high school seniors who are not sure about attending or not, I encourage you to at least tour the campus and/or ask Cal students (in person) what it is like.</p>
<p>Are people happy at Cal? Generally?</p>
<p>No</p>
<p>My freshman S is very happy there. As an engineering major, his workload is very demanding, but he still finds time to have fun as well as find the time to pledge a fraternity. His circle of friends all seem to like Cal a lot as well.</p>
<p>Wow, if I had read threads like this when I first received admittance to Cal, I’d be waaay more apprehensive about attending Berkeley. Seriously Cal students, this thread is the biggest way to deter future students ever. You have every right to vent your frustrations, but I’m skeptical that the people who are massively hating on Berkeley on this thread represent the vast majority of students at Cal. I won’t deny that Cal can be extremely stressful, especially for EECS/premed/physics/math/even pre-Haas people (I fall into none of these groups, just going off what I’ve heard from others). Most of the people I know either 1)like Cal a decent amount or 2)are indifferent/ambivalent about it. A small minority fall into these next groups 3)people who really love it (myself as of this semester–though I didn’t feel this way before) and 4)people who absolutely hate it and want to get the hell out</p>
<p>Personally, I was somewhat unhappy the first semester or two at college, but that really didn’t have much to do with Cal itself, and everything to do with my own personal issues/how I was dealing with the stress of college in general. However, even if I was a little stressed/unhappy the first semester, I was still way happier than I was in high school. And I think the things that made me happy were endemic to Cal–large, diverse campus, super interesing classes/profs, active campus groups, and really friendly (for the most part) student population. </p>
<p>I think it takes an adjustment curve for a lot of people to find their niche at Cal. By the first semester of my second year at Cal, things were looking a lot better, and by second semester, I’m feeling really, really happy with my life. Of the places that I applied to before and decided not to go to, I don’t think a single one of them would have made me happier than Cal in the long run.</p>
<p>EDIT: I’m not going to pretend there aren’t bad things specific Cal. Here are my observations: 1)very, very, uber-political minority of students that are unwilling to listen to viewpoints other than their own (and I say this as someone who is generally considered a bleeding-heart liberal anywhere else but Cal, and still a strong liberal at Cal) 2)sometimes, professors obviously insert their own political biases into lectures 3)a few hit-or-miss GSIs (but most of the GSIs I’ve had have been solid) 3)budget cuts, larger class sizes and Telebears enrollment issues 4)crime/safety issues with regard to the city, and some agressive hobos</p>
<p>1 & 4 are the most annoying of these issues (esp the rising crime), but I still don’t think they outweigh the positives of UCB.</p>
<p>Are people happy at Cal?</p>
<p>Not really</p>
<p>1.) Grade deflation
2.) Fake ass people (they exist anywhere but there are a lot of these at cal)
3.) ****ty weather
4.) Lot more of “your best is never enough” than your average university
when it comes to academics
5.) very impersonal administration</p>
<p>Never went to UCLA(was my first choice but didn’t get in…) but I would have been probably happier there than at Cal.
This doesn’t mean UCLA is better than Cal or anything, it’s just some universities fit people better than others. I like to play around, go out and have fun, drink, etc. I get REALLY DEPRESSED if i study and study and often not have time to do other things.(I’m pretty average or below average in intelligence here in UCB so i have to study lot more than my peers) UCB is good for overachievers, engineers, business majors, etc.</p>
<p>In retrospective I should have joined a frat or a social club my freshman year (or at least try it out, there’s nothing wrong with that) and im kinda regretting it but college is what you make of it.
Sure Cal has more “prestige” than UCLA but it’s definitely fit for the overachievers the best.
A person that goes to UCSB on average probably has more fun/live out the college experience over someone that goes to MIT. UCLA and Cal are same but obviously to much lesser extent.</p>
<p>What is more important to you, having fun or DAT GPA? obviously you can try to have both but trying to do that is definitely harder in some universities compared to others…</p>