<p>Lower division classes are general background classes like general chem, organic chem, general bio, physics, etc. Those are from different departments, so TheCampusBuddy GPA isn’t exactly accurate for each department.</p>
<p>Research opportunities depend on what you’re interested in. If you’re interested in doing molecular bio, then you need a fairly decent GPA or some lab experience to get in somewhere.</p>
<p>How are the professors? I hear that they are supposed to be distant and I dont blame em with the large class sizes (?) but you can stilll connect with a few?</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch tastybeef/CC members for answering all my worries 
making my life a hella (go nor. cal) lot nicer.</p>
<p>Btw i have an urge to eat beef now >_<</p>
<p>When you are comparing majors with identical or nearly identical, the CampusBuddy is reliable, but like Tastybeef said, in your situation it does not really work.</p>
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<p>All of these have very different lower division requirements</p>
<p>The professors in lower division classes are allright. I can’t say anything more substantial because I’ve never attended office hours in those classes. Upper division classes are a lot better.</p>
<p>In my department, MCB, there is a lot of prominent professors. One example is Randy Schekman. He’s currently the editor of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, which is a pretty well known science journal. Schekman is a brilliant researcher and a dedicated professor. Of course, not all brilliant researchers are great professors. A case in point is my former biochemistry professor. He’s also an editor of a well known science journal, but his teaching style is downright awful and he doesn’t care about the students.</p>
<p>In general, most professors are good at teaching undergraduates. If they don’t like to deal with undergrads, then they teach grad students in more advanced classes. Either way, your learning experience should be excellent.</p>
<p>Thanks… sweet I’ve been thinking about joining the MCB department too. :D</p>
<p>Professors have office hours and a surprisingly low number of students attend them. Thus, it is pretty easy to meet with any professor. Just because the lecture session may have 200 or more students doesn’t mean the professor is unapproachable. Plus, you have a GSI in the discussion sessions which are much smaller</p>
<p>Soo… how’s the core classes at cal like? For example basic lit, history stuff for science/math majors.</p>
<p>Oh, whats the deal with PE can I play a sport for my PE credits (like badminton for example w/o actually being on the school’s team)? Thanks.</p>
<p>How hard is it to double major? I’m planning to major in Comp Sci, and maybe double in business. After a rough planning of my schedule, I don’t see how I can squeeze in all the prereqs and reqs for both majors. How many classes would I have to take per semester to do it? And would it mean forgoing activities/social life/sleep?</p>
<p>I’m kinda confused about the double major at Cal. I heard that you don’t choose your major until the second year.
I applied for Prebusiness at the College of Letter and Science, but I want to do business at haas and have a second degree (double major) on engineering. Do I need to pass a certain exam or something to be accepted to the college of engineering
If I do double degree, then which college do I belong to?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Also, I saw that each student is required to take13 units every semester. What does that mean？How many units = one course?</p>
<p>In the College of Letters and Science, you actually enter as undeclared. You have to take a major’s prerequisites and than declare. I’m a first year and I declared Political Science already. Next semester, I’m going to declare my second major, Legal Studies so it’s definitely possible to do it earlier (or even later) than sophomore year.</p>
<p>You have to take 13 units to be a full-time student. You can definitely take more and you can take less, although it would mean you’re not considered a full time student and could lose financial aid, etc. Most classes are four units, for example the courses you take as prerequisites.</p>
<p>Yeah, I applied as a pre-business student. I want to do business the second year, and get another degree for engineering.
Does that mean that in my first year, I need to take the prequisites for both business and engineering? How can I make the engineering college accept me?</p>
<p>Is it hard to get a triple room in one the the unit residence halls, particularly Unit 3?</p>
<p>I’ve been admitted to the college of letters and science as undeclared pre-business. I want to get into Haas but I’m also really interested in computer science. Is there any way I could do both or can I take a minor in comp? Thanks.</p>
<p>oh and has anyone here gone through the application process for Haas? can u tell me how hard or what your experience was?</p>
<p>Haas + CS simultaneous degree is a very possible senario. I dunno if there is a CS minor</p>
<p>In my Fin Aid letter it says that I am eligible for a total for about $4000 for the 2009-2010 word-study program. Am I correct to assume that this is during the academic year and not during the summer? How hard is it to manage your gpa while doing work-study?</p>
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<p>I was wondering about Greek Life. Is it difficult to get a bid for a sorority? What are the odds/chances? Thanks!</p>
<p>Lupirius: I doubt it. Triples are likely to be least-requested. I know I was offered a triple in the Units both times I applied for housing and I wanted nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>hHallmark: It does actually include working during the summer (the summer of 2010). Work study is the most flexible job you will ever have when it comes to balancing a job with your studies. How it will affect your GPA depends greatly on your work ethic and course load, but it should be easier to focus on classes with a work study job than with any typical off-campus job.</p>
<p>can an oss apply for residency after living at Cal berkeley for one or two years? </p>
<p>The estimated cost of attendance is around $49,000 for an oss*, but after talking with the financial aid office it seems like thats the estimate for a more extravagant student lifestyle. Eitherway, Cal is superbly expensive and it seems like $14,000 is a lot more money than dorms in other schools cost. Does anyone know how a first year oss can cut down on cost of living? </p>
<p>Apartments anyone? </p>
<p>*The out of state fee is around $21,000.</p>