<p>Oh nice one. Thanks Golden Bear.</p>
<p>"death to UCLA"...I love it, public school scum</p>
<p>hey, I'm an asian male from South Carolina, and I'm visiting Berkeley this weekend. I was wondering if any student had a place for me to sleep for the nights April 20-22? If you have something like 4x6 feet of floor space, I will definitely take that. I've checked hotels in the area, but all of the ones nearby are running at $120+ a night =_=. Any help would be much appreciated!</p>
<p>I have to mail in a form to the financial aid office in order to verify that i have a sibling that will be going to college next year, and the form asks for my student ID#. I was wondering if you get that only after you submit your SIR. If thats not the case, where can i find the number?</p>
<p>pyro9891:
SID = CalNet Number</p>
<p>Wow I've been busy.</p>
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<p>It depends on how you switch. EECS -> L&S major would be easy. L&S -> Engineering not so easy. It all depends on the major. Switching into let's say Geology would be easier than into BioE.</p>
<p>"I'm in the College of E. Design and can't go to CalSO until the second (and final - late June) event... will that significantly alter my ability to select classes?"</p>
<p>Not really. There is a chance that sometimes your class can get full by phase I but don't sweat.</p>
<p>Now Phase II that's the problem</p>
<p>question to anyone who knows: what is the difference between a B.S in Chemistry and a B.A in Chem.?</p>
<p>the BA is a l&s degree while the BS is a coc degree. the latter requires more coursework</p>
<p>On the topic of switching majors...how about the difficulty of switching from BioE to EECS?</p>
<p>how about switching from mechE to BioE</p>
<p>I am a regent scholar at Berkeley and was offered regent scholarship at UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB. Since I do not qualify for financial aid, the regent scholarship at Berkeley is only $1,000, while UCLA and UCSD was about $6,000 and UCI was $10,000. I was talked into coming to Berkeley. It was a huge mistake.</p>
<p>The Regent Scholarship at Berkeley does not offer any real value. At all other UC campuses, Regent Scholars get priority in registering for classes, while Berkeley does not offer that. I had trouble getting the classes I want every semester. The only thing they offer is priority in picking dorms, but no one wants to stay in the dorms anyway after freshmen because they are so damn expensive. Nobody pays any special attention to you. I was assigned a faculty adviser, but I have only met him once since I came in (fall 06).</p>
<p>So if you have a Regent Scholarship offer from UCLA or UCSD, take that. You get more money, can get the classes you want, and get more attention from the profs.</p>
<p>ooo boo hoo, dood, ur at a great school, grow a pair and deal with it, stop whining.</p>
<p>But would Regents help at all in grad school admissions?</p>
<p>hmm ya berkeleyrcs may be a bit whiny, but what s/he says is true. A lot of people who are offered the RCSA scholarship are deciding between Berkeley and other UC's or pretty prestigious private schools. Since Berkeley's RCSA scholarship package is virtually nonexistent for those without financial aid, we probably lose a number of excellent students every year to other schools. </p>
<p>Purple cow, I don't know...it probably doesn't help that much.</p>
<p>I'm Regents and it's true that it is only $1,000 at Cal, but you do get priority registration and other perks.
And berkeleyRCS, as a Regents (if you really are, which I doubt) you can transfer easily to another UC. Go for it.</p>
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I am a regent scholar at Berkeley and was offered regent scholarship at UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB. Since I do not qualify for financial aid, the regent scholarship at Berkeley is only $1,000, while UCLA and UCSD was about $6,000 and UCI was $10,000. I was talked into coming to Berkeley. It was a huge mistake.</p>
<p>The Regent Scholarship at Berkeley does not offer any real value. At all other UC campuses, Regent Scholars get priority in registering for classes, while Berkeley does not offer that. I had trouble getting the classes I want every semester. The only thing they offer is priority in picking dorms, but no one wants to stay in the dorms anyway after freshmen because they are so damn expensive. Nobody pays any special attention to you. I was assigned a faculty adviser, but I have only met him once since I came in (fall 06).</p>
<p>So if you have a Regent Scholarship offer from UCLA or UCSD, take that. You get more money, can get the classes you want, and get more attention from the profs.
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<p>I don't know if no one pays attention to you. I know people who talk to their faculty advisor quite often. There are also events for Regents where you have lunch/dinner with other Regents students and professors. From what I understand, a lot of people don't bother taking advantage, but it does offer perks. Regarding signing up for classes, I hear the priority registration at UCLA doesn't really help that much, at least in regards to being in its honors college. Most people don't have trouble getting the classes they want despite not having priority registration.</p>
<p>The one noticible difference that I will agree with you on is the money. Berkeley really offers very little compared to the other UC campuses. From what I understand the program isn't swimming in cash right now. I suppose there might be a mentality of "well it's Berkeley so we don't need to entice them with money." Too bad, I think they should offer Regent Scholars more money.</p>
<p>is choosing classes really a hassle at berkeley?</p>
<p>Wait so does the Regents scholarship offer priority when choosing classes? I thought that it does provide priority for not only choosing dorms, but also for choosing classes. I really need to decide if I am going to attend CAL or not.</p>
<p>Here is my situation:</p>
<p>UC Berkeley
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
Regents Scholarship
Alumni Leadership Scholarship
~$10,000 </p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins University
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
~$20,000</p>
<p>This is going to be a tough one. Hmmmm...As of now, I am leaning more towards CAL because it is more flexible. I mean, if I do go to JHU in the end and go for MEd; med school. I am afraid that if I don't think MED is for me, it wouldn't be worth going to JHU doing Engineering if I decide to not do MED. Afterall, CAL is raned #2 for Engineering, and its program is exceptionally recognized. At CAL, I feel that if I go there for engineering, I would have a more flexible choice. Maybe I don't like engineering, then, at least, I would still be able to go for MED by switching majors. I have heard of students coming out of CAL undergrad and going on to prestigious MED schools like JHU. So, maybe the cheaper and flexible alternative at CAL has a little advantage over JHU. I wouldn't want to go to JHU and discover that MED is not for me because then it wouldn't be worth attending JHU for 20,000 pursuing a goal other than MED. </p>
<p>Any comments? suggestions? input?
Thnx guys for all your help.</p>
<p>Btw, I will be visiting CAL later today, so it seems like I will cement my choice after my visit.</p>
<p>I might be a bit biased, but I think you should go for berkeley. the eecs program here is really good and also well known, like you said (it's also pretty darn tough, just so you know). berkeley eecs grads have one of the highest starting salaries of all majors at berkeley. :) however, no, there is no priority in choosing classes with the regent's scholarship, which is kind of a bugger. and yes, there is dorm priority for all four years but no one really stays in the dorms for four years anyways. still, I've been able to get all the classes I wanted to take, just not necessarily at the times I want.</p>