Ask questions about Cal Berkeley here!

<p>I doubt you'll be rescinded, but you should absolutely give them a call ASAP.</p>

<p>I am an incoming student of 2008.
I applied Berkeley as a major of Mech E. (cuz I thought it was easier to get into compared to EECS)
Is that possible for me to transfer to EECS?
I want to get out of Mech E as soon as possible. Is that possible for me to transfer to EECS after the 1st semeter? Or what requirements do I need for transferring?</p>

<p>PS: My friend also wants to transfer to EECS. He applied as a major of Physics. I thinks it is harder for him to transfer from college to college. </p>

<p>Need help!!! Plz!!!!</p>

<p>What is the competition like for business? I've heard that people study constantly and are majorly stressed out. Is it super hard to handle?</p>

<p>does anyone know if math 16A is covered by the BC exam with a 5?</p>

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<li><p>I want a nice dorm room; is Berkeley going to disappoint me? (I think I know the answer :rolleyes:)</p></li>
<li><p>I'd like to say I'm passionate about my intended major, but I don't know that I am. How mobile can one be between colleges? Say between the College of Environmental Design and the College of Arts and Sciences or Engineering?</p></li>
<li><p>When I applied I was dual enrolled at a state university. I switched to a community college, so my intended classes changed too. (State U was 2 hour drive in lousy midwest winter weather--just too dangerous! And scary!!!) I'd say the coursework is comparable and both schools are accredited...is this going to be a problem?</p></li>
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<p>chey chey</p>

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<li><p>most dorm rooms are fine. clark kerr rooms are huge, my friend basically lived in an apartment his freshman year</p></li>
<li><p>hard to do</p></li>
<li><p>no idea</p></li>
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<p>ocgirl,</p>

<p>competition is not that intense for business, or if it is i never felt it. people defintely dont study all the time, i drink 3 to 4 times a week and i made it in to haas fine as did several of my friends. the most important thing to do is always pad your GPA even if it means taking easier classes</p>

<p>is the rumor true that many of Cal students are easily able to pursue graduate degrees at Stanford?</p>

<p>I was wondering how exactly the lottery system works..</p>

<p>Is it that everyone is assigned a random number, by lottery, and these numbers represent the order of how people get housing? Like if I'm assigned #1 by lottery, I get first choice? </p>

<p>If this is the case, do they tell you your lottery number so that you have an idea of what your chances of getting a dorm are? And when do they tell you what lottery number you got? Immediately after you submit your housing application, maybe a week or two after, or like.. after the June housing deadline?</p>

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does anyone know if math 16A is covered by the BC exam with a 5?

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it even covers math1b (the harder version of 16b)</p>

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I was wondering ....after the June housing deadline?

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they dont tell you your lottery number ever. and yes you will get your first choice if your lottery number is high enough.</p>

<p>oh oops, I meant to post the lottery number question in the spring admits thread.
Is the answer to my question any different if applied to spring admits?</p>

<p>a couple of questions:</p>

<p>i got into cal on bioE this year, and i'm trying to choose between that and ucsd bioeng: biotech. if i want to go to med school eventually, i'm guessing that maybe sd would be a better option, although i heard that cal might be better since they don't have an official pre-med program which tend to be rather competitive (on top of cal, period). however, if i want to do engineering then cal should be better.</p>

<p>i know that sd is amazing for bioE, but i want to either go to med school or focus on a more engineering focus on bioE, maybe an electrical emphasis. any thoughts on which program i should choose?</p>

<p>also, is it hard to switch majors within CoE at cal? bioE to EECS?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

<p>I will begin Grad school in MCB at UCB this fall.
Is anyone familiar with housing for grad students at Berkeley? What is the best option. Also anything about meal plans.</p>

<p>if I already paid for the housing application, can I still request a roommate? [I can still even change the housing prefs.]</p>

<p>also, i'm going to be a bio major at berkeley. one of the lower division requirements is math 16a and I was wondering if my calc ap test covers it cause I heard that because i'm in this major i have to retake the course.</p>

<p>blackdadillacs: actually my response would probably be more applicable to spring admits since that i am one, but im 99.9%sure its the same for regular admission</p>

<p>p3rs0n101: im 99.9% sure that you do not have to take 16a if yo meet the minimum ap calc grade for calc ab/bc.</p>

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I will begin Grad school in MCB at UCB this fall.
Is anyone familiar with housing for grad students at Berkeley? What is the best option. Also anything about meal plans.

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<p>The International House has a lot of graduate students. I think Channing/Bowditch apartments houses some, and maybe even Unit 2 Wada but I'm not sure on that one. I think there's also graduate housing up in the hills near Clark Kerr...well, graduate housing is hard to find at Berkeley. Try looking for nearby apartments.</p>

<p>i'm also going to be a MCB major. is it really hard?
i don't know whether to go to Cal or UCSD, can anyone give me any options/advice/whatever?</p>

<p>let me ask a student: I am a EECS major and am deciding between UCB (OOS, little aid, understandably) and Duke (lots of money). Is UCB EECS about 32K better than Pratt? - about the best way I can put what my decision has boiled down to, because:</p>

<p>I am holding the rest of the decision criteria constant across both schools - I am fairly comfortable in most surroundings and believe I can make the best of wherever I am.......completely focused on the education quality.</p>

<p>Go to Duke. 32K is a lot of money.</p>

<p>I searched the thread but couldn't find a specific answer.</p>

<p>Q: How's the racial mingling at Cal? I realize that it's mainly Caucasian and Asian with a smaller group of Hispanics and an even smaller group of African American/International. But do different races mingle with one another outside of the classroom? Or do most students tend to stick to their own race?</p>