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<p>LEC stands appropriately enough for Lecture, and DIS for Discussion. Note that for most classes you sign up for a discussion section that begins with the same number as your lecture number. (For example for MATHEMATICS 53 P 002 LEC, you'd sign up for any discussion beginning with 2)</p>

<p>What math have you taken at your university so far? 53's not all that hard, although it can be challenging. Non-Math majors do take 53 and 54 quite often (it's required for most engineers, and hard science majors), (and for that matter, quite a few Engineering majors take Math 110).</p>

<p>getting an A can be a little difficult depending on how good you are in math, but if your aim is to get a C then that would be no problem</p>

<p>How are dorms like at Cal? Are they spacious? How many people to a dorm? Do they have desks for each person?</p>

<p>So far I have taken two calc classes at my university and the description of the latest one reads:
A calculus course for business, biology, and social science students. Analyzes functions of several variables, their graphs, partial derivatives and optimization; multiple integrals. Reviews basic single variable calculus and introduces differential equations and infinite series. </p>

<p>Also, what other opportunities like say, volunteering is there over summer in Berkeley and can visiting students participate in them?</p>

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How are dorms like at Cal? Are they spacious? How many people to a dorm? Do they have desks for each person?

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<p>It varies on the dorm. There are lots of options. Every person will be provided a bed and a desk.</p>

<p>Living</a> at Cal - Welcome</p>

<p>Hm... sounds like the course blurb you just posted is a slightly watered down version of 53 with some parts of either 1B or 16B thrown in. You should be fine with 53, although some of what you learn might be a repetition in greater depth. If you want something more interesting (at least in my view), Math 54 could be an option (53 and 54 are roughly independent of each other). It can be a challenging course for many though (since it involves more abstract ideas than 53).</p>

<p>thanks k_twin!</p>

<p>I'm looking to transfer from a CCC.</p>

<p>will a summer session at Berkeley help my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>especially if I get A's in them, and take classes that are relevant to my major.</p>

<p>How hard is it to switch your major from Letters/Science to Engineering once you're at berkeley?</p>

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<li><p>I've heard from a few people and on cc that Cal is famous for its grad program, and that its undergrad doesnt match up to the standard. Is this true?</p></li>
<li><p>It's EECS undergrad program is known to be top notch although I get the impression that top of the crop students would choose MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton etc.. over Berkeley. Is the EECS program at Cal less rigorous than the ones at MIT or Stanford. How about the quality of students?</p></li>
<li><p>Do many Cal's undergrads get accepted into Cal's graduate programs? Is it generally harder for an outsider to gain admission to its graduate school than an undergrad from Cal?</p></li>
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<p>I have a huge box of documents that need to be shredded. Is there anywhere on or around campus I can do this?</p>

<p>hey </p>

<p>a Berkley rep came to our school and highlighted the fact that at Berkley u could, so to speak "make ur own major." does this apply only too interdisiplinary studies were u combine the names of majors or could u possibly major in something not offered completely, but take classes else where? lol confusing i kno. I guess the best example would be PETROLEUM ENGINEERING. Theoretically could i take gen ed and gen engineering classes at Berkley and upper division petroleum classes at another university. Bus could i graduate from Berkley as a petroleum engineering major?</p>

<p>Is it hard to get into?</p>

<p>^ same questions as that..</p>

<p>and is this a school for people who might want to become doctors...as in, can I go here as an undergrad and then have a good chance to get into a top medical school. I know berkeley is really computer related so...</p>

<p>chem bio is in CLS and in that college they admit blind of your major. that is typically the easiest college to get into and represents the general admission stats of the university.</p>

<p>berkeley isnt a computer related school. it has a good computer science and eecs program, but they are also very good at many other things. berk is competitive for those who want to get into med school. there are lots of students studying variations of chem/bio and many of them want to try for med school. if you're confident that you can do well at berk then dont let me stop you, but ive known some people who have gone to lesser ranked schools such as uci, ucsd, ucr, etc so that they could be in a less competitive environment and get into med school more easily.</p>

<p>^ oh thanks a lot misterreach!</p>

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chem bio is in CLS and in that college they admit blind of your major. that is typically the easiest college to get into and represents the general admission stats of the university.

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I don't know much about the chem bio major but this is wrong. Chem bio is in the college of chemistry, and from what I've heard it's a difficult major, more so than MCB anyway.</p>

<p>If you are thinking about Chemical Biology, be warned that you will likely enjoy yourself in the program only if you really like chemistry. It's a lot of work but if you're into the science of chemistry, it's worth your while. Sadly, a lot of people come into it hoping for a pre-med major and then transfer to MCB. Not that you can't be pre-med; you can be pre-med in anything. You just, as I said, have to really like chemistry.</p>

<p>A plus-side, no matter what, is the small size and world class faculty. So many chem profs are on the top of their profession. One of them invented the process by which most all computer chips are made (photolithography), one is the world's MRI expert and yet another is considered the world's authority on water.</p>

<p>That's just how I see it; I'm in ChemBio but only a freshman. I like it a lot so far; we've had some awesome profs teach us.</p>

<p>hey</p>

<p>a Berkley rep came to our school and highlighted the fact that at Berkley u could, so to speak "make ur own major." does this apply only too interdisiplinary studies were u combine the names of majors or could u possibly major in something not offered completely, but take classes else where? lol confusing i kno. I guess the best example would be PETROLEUM ENGINEERING. Theoretically could i take gen ed and gen engineering classes at Berkley and upper division petroleum classes at another university. Bus could i graduate from Berkley as a petroleum engineering major?</p>

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a Berkley rep came to our school and highlighted the fact that at Berkley u could, so to speak "make ur own major." does this apply only too interdisiplinary studies were u combine the names of majors

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<p>Yeah, as far as I know that's what it is.</p>