<p>How much space is there in Wada? Will we be able to get a spot if we apply for housing within the next week?</p>
<p>Is housing assigned on a first come first serve basis? Emil mentioned Wada has space for 175 students.</p>
<p>Hey Emil!</p>
<p>I’m in love with the Wada apartments, but I’ve got a buddy in Unit 2 who says that Wada is only for the older upper division and transfer students. Apparently, he says, they segregate students who are still minors into the residential halls with the frosh. </p>
<p>I didn’t see a mention of this on the website, so can you confirm if they consider age during the placement process?</p>
<p>I hope what your friend says is not true bostoncrmpie, cause that would kind of suck :/</p>
<p>Thanks so much for making this thread and helping us all out!</p>
<p>I am about to sign up for CalSo. It says that they help us make our schedule and enroll for classes at CalSo. So does that basically mean that the earlier one’s CalSo = better chance of getting classes?</p>
<p>Yes, those who attend CalSO earlier register for classes earlier. Probably worth it to skip a day of classes for earlier registration. Damn quarter system… I am so ready to be free of it.</p>
<p>I’m definitely registering for the earliest possible date!</p>
<p>yeee, registered for June 9, anyone else going for june 9? Maybe we can have a cc berkeley meet up!</p>
<p>Where/ how do you register?</p>
<p>NM, I found it. So earlier is better?</p>
<p>Hi Emil, is it true that you could not stay in the residence hall during the semester break?
My family is now oversea, so I basically need a place that I can stay for the semester break. If I am to get an apartment, do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Hey Emil,</p>
<p>How knowledgeable are you about the parking situation at Berkeley? I need to take my car up there, and if I decide to live on campus, would it be difficult to get a parking permit from Cal or rent a spot from someone who lives in an apartment?</p>
<p>guys, i just registered for orientation on June 9th! EEEEEEEE so excited, and so worth missing a midterm over haha :D</p>
<p>Emil,</p>
<p>I was looking into on campus housing and I heard that there were hallway style dorms in addition to apartment style dorms like Wada. What have you heard about these dorms? I’m a social person so I’d like to meet other transfers. Are these hallways mixed with both transfers AND freshmen or are there just separate transfer hallways? I’m not sure I want to hangout with a bunch of freshmen as a junior transfer…</p>
<p>Totally agree with Jane. Not gonna bother with on campus housing if it means being surrounded by freshmen lol.</p>
<p>Oh man, so many questions lol. I’m sorry for not being on until just now. I’ve been busy with my last papers and have been home near SF for the past few days.</p>
<p>I promise to respond to everything…or as much as I can tomorrow. 
For now, though, I’ve got to get to bed; I have an early BART ride back to Berkeley. </p>
<p>Talk to you all soon!</p>
<p>@ santacruzstefan: All the nicest places to live are probably around north campus. You have the gourmet ghetto (really good food) there too. I don’t really know where Albany is though. As for the grading policy, it’s hard to explain and depends on your major. In psych, a lot of the time a “Reader” will grade your tests instead of a GSI. The readers have a rubric and compare your answers to the rubric and grade accordingly. However, I’ve found that they don’t always do a very good job because I’ve challenged the answers a few times and gotten some points back. </p>
<p>Basically, do look over your tests for errors. In some classes, you’ll also have extra credit and that will help as well. </p>
<p>@ redoplease: LOL I could have swore you were a guy. I’m sorry! :p. A lot of ppl on CC thought my sn was Emily Sinclair for a while and thought I was a girl too lol. And thank you so much! 
I’m glad you’re excited about it! Tbh, it took me a while to warm up to Berkeley. Earlier in the semester I wasn’t loving it that much. The weather was gloomy, I wasn’t in a frat, my roommates/floormates were often busy, etc. But nowadays I do really love it. I’ve been offered a summer position to do research (and although I don’t love the research I’ve been doing, it’s great to know that I’ve been doing well), the campus look gorgeous, my fraternity just had our annual banquet, and I’m done with finals. All-in-all, I didn’t love Berk as much as I did until about a month ago, but lately everything seems to be going well! </p>
<p>The rush week wasn’t bad at all. For frats it’s pretty relaxed. They asked me if I wanted to hang out each night and I said I would. We went bowling, had a poker night, an eating competition, etc, but each thing only took about 2-3 hours each night. After rush week, I was offered a bid and given a week to decide if I wanted to join. I actually accepted on the spot, and tbh it was a great decision. My best friends are in the fraternity and have really helped me get my feet on the ground, establish myself, and become a better person. The whole point of the process is to make us stronger, better people, and we’ve all bonded. I highly recommend it. However, sorority life is very different from what I’ve heard :/. Maybe it’s just a stereotype, but the guys in my fraternity seem to think that the rush process for the girls is very superficial i.e. involving an evaluation of looks and whatnot. I have no experience with it and don’t really know, but do look into it for yourself and see what you can find out.</p>
<p>As for history, you’ll be fine! I’ve found that if you did really well in CC i.e. 3.8+, you’re probably going to have a really similar GPA here. </p>
<p>@ baolocdo: No, it’s really easy to get into summer classes. Just register now through your Telebears information. And hmmm honestly, I wouldn’t recommend a car unless you’re living far away from campus or don’t have a BART stop (public transit) nearby.</p>
<p>@ RheeL: LOL Yunie. Wow, it’s been forever! I wonder how she’s doing; I never ended up meeting her! Send her my best regards and wish her luck on her finals! :)</p>
<p>@ cherryvaseline: Yeah, you have to, but don’t worry; that’s normal. I sent in my hs transcripts…Multiple F’s and all, and it won’t hurt you. I was a bit concerned about it, but it has no effect on your admission. It’s just to ensure that you have your Foreign Language requirement done. </p>
<p>@ Pessimistic: I honestly do not know. I don’t get financial aid :/.</p>
<p>@ LostCollegeBound: lol hmmm well, people like to say that “Berkeley Goggles” exist, which is supposed to imply that ppl at Berkeley are bad looking, but if you stick around here long enough they seem attractive. However, I’ve found that on the whole, the ppl here are all really intelligent, nice, and happen to be good-looking on the whole.</p>
<p>As for the social scene, it really depends. If you’re looking for something social to do, you either need to bond well with your floormates early and establish friendships there, or I would recommend Greek life. You can also join clubs or other organizations, but those tend to be very goal-oriented and not so much social. In Greek life there’s a lot to do: dinners, parties, dances, etc. You don’t have to go to all of them or anything like that, but it’s nice to always have something to look forward to. I’ve met a lot of great ppl both in my fraternity and through my fraternity, so that’s why I recommend it.</p>
<p>@ deanzatransfer: You only need a 3.2 GPA. To declare a capped major, you do have to apply into it…as in actually getting a major application form and writing down the prereqs you’ve completed, the grades you received in those prereqs, and some other things, but pending you have -all- the prereqs done with that GPA, you’re good to go! You should have no issue switching into Media Studies. </p>
<p>@ nick_scheu: Most students walk to campus and some bike. I kind of wish I had a bike because my classroom is about as far from Wada as possible, but for the most part, ppl walk.</p>
<p>Wow, so many questions! lol. I’ll keep answering.</p>
<p>@ GottaGettoCal: You apply directly for Wada. It may be listed as Unit 2 Apartments on the Housing App, I can’t remember, but yes, you definitely want to put down Wada or Unit 2 Apartments. I pay 4400$ (I think) for the semester, so…it’s like roughly $1100 per month, I suppose? </p>
<p>@ BerkeleyorBust: Yup! There are a bunch of students that are over 25 and over 30. I’d say the average age is probably 26. I’m young (I just turned 20), but for the most part, everyone is pretty much older than me. I’m the second youngest in Wada as far as I know. The Channing Bowditch apartments are really nice too, and they’re actually quite a bit like Wada! I would highly recommend those after Wada…only because I have personal experience and have lived in Wada though. I haven’t lived in Channing-Bowditch, but I hear it’s great living there too. As for Fin. Aid, I don’t know much about it, but I -do- recommend living on campus. I think you do get a much more personal connection with the campus and the ppl around you.</p>
<p>@ Deanza: Housing is on a first come, first serve basis. You list the 5 places you want to live on your Housing App. For me, I put: Wada double, Wada triple, and then some other units. I was lucky enough to get my #2 choice: Wada triple. Personally, if you want an apartment on-campus over dorms, I would go:</p>
<p>Wada double, Wada triple, Channing-Bowditch double, Channing-Bowditch triple, and then something else :).</p>
<p>@BostonCrmPie: I was 19 when I started living in Wada, so you don’t have to be way older to live here. If your’e 17 or younger (which btw huge kudos to u if you are), I’m pretty positive you can still live in Wada. It’s for Upper Division students, which we all are regardless of age, so you should be fine.</p>
<p>@ darksaber: Good thinking lol…And yes. The earlier the CALSO, the better the chance of getting the classes you want.</p>
<p>@ seriousjoker: I’m not sure what you mean by semester break. You can stay in Wada for spring break if you like, but cannot for summer. However, if you apply for the Channing-Bowditch apartments, you get a year-long lease. This means that you can stay there whenever you want without any problems :).</p>
<p>@ Koreo: There are so many parking garages; you’ll have absolutely no problem parking your car. For example, I live in Wada Unit 2, and right across the street we have the major Underhill Parking Garage.</p>
<p>@ Jane_Doe: Then apply to wada (all upper div students) or apply into Channing Bowditch; there are generally older students there as well.</p>
<p>Phew done! :D</p>
<p>Wow, Emil! Thanks for taking the time to answer all our questions. You’re the best!
If you read this, could you help me with this question too?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1141447-berkeley-online-orientation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1141447-berkeley-online-orientation.html</a></p>