<p>berkeleyriya: for philosphy take PH116 (easy 2 unit class) and for international study, y not take the advantage to learn a language.</p>
<p>I noticed the classes at Berkeley start and end on the hour. Would it be safe to take a lecture from 12-2 then a discussion from 2-3? Do you typically get out of classes in time to get to the next?</p>
<p>Classes always start 10 minutes later than the listed time. So unless you have to walk across campus or something, you should be able to make it.</p>
<p>How attractive are the women?</p>
<p>I applied for the CoNR and got accepted into it, but I realize now that I would much rather study something in CoLS. I understand that if I were to make the switch, I would need to take a semester in my current college and then there are forms I need to fill out. I just wanted to know if there is anybody who has made this specific transfer, and how easy/difficult it truly is, and what the exact process is. Thank you to anybody who can help me!</p>
<p>@qkrcjdfla:
I’m actually switching from L&S to CNR at the end of this semester, but I heard that it’s pretty easy to switch from any college TO L&S. Switching out of, however, is a different story for whichever college you’re interested in.
I found this webpage that might be of help to you: [Change</a> of College](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/chgclg.html]Change”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/chgclg.html)
Good luck! :)</p>
<p>How good is the Economics department, anyone?</p>
<p>@Maharba1147
Thank you for replying! I saw that webpage, and I was also wondering, do you know how long the process takes? And I thought that I read somewhere that L&S was hard to get into (maybe more difficult than getting into CoNR)? Sorry for so many questions. I really appreciate your help :)</p>
<p>My roommate switched from CNR to L&S, and it seemed fairly easy from what I saw. She went an saw an advisor a few times and filled out the paperwork and for the most part that was that. She didn’t take classes in CNR first semester either, just started taking the classes she wanted and then made it official this semester, so as long as your grades aren’t terrible I think its pretty easy.</p>
<p>I have a few questions!
What was your average class size as a freshman–were there any freshman seminar options?
How hard is getting classes in your major?
What’s the average courseload for a first-quarter freshman (ie how many classes)
are the dorms really that gross? should i opt for a sorority?</p>
<p>Also–what the heck is up with this 7 course breadth thingy? it seems like it will take so much time away from my major, whereas at san diego i’d have a ton of flexibility. how challenging/irritating is it to complete these random requirements (on top of all the other stuff), none of which can be satisfied with my AP credits!?</p>
<p>Doesn’t each college at UCSD require a set of courses specific to their theme on top of the requirements of your major? For example, at Revelle:</p>
<p>General Education Requirements:
• A five-course core sequence known as
Humanities (HUM) that offers an
interdisciplinary approach to history,
philosophy, and literature, with a focus on
ideas and forms of expression from the
Western humanistic tradition that exert a
major influence on modern America. Revelle
Humanities includes instruction in university
level writing.
• Proficiency in a foreign language (can be
satisfied by examination or by taking up to
four four-unit courses).
• 1 course in Fine Arts
• 5 courses in the Natural Sciences (Physics,
Chemistry, Biology) (choices available for
both science and non-science majors)
• 3 courses in Mathematics
• 2 courses in the same Social Sciences, at
least one in American Cultures
• 3 focused four-unit courses in a discipline
unrelated to the student’s major</p>
<p>^True, but Muir is by far the most flexible (i mean, their motto is “Celebrating the Independent Spirit”). And they’re reqs are just 1 quarter easily satisfied by my AP credit. I dont think this’ll make or break my choice, i guess i just got scared.</p>
<p>I’m really into screenwriting/film production and got denied to UCLA but got into Berkeley.
Berkeley’s been the best school i’ve gotten into so far, so it’d be hard to deny admission, but would it totally ruin my dreams for film???:/</p>
<p>ANYYY advice would be awesome!</p>
<p>I also have a question as a oos fall admit, I would like to know what I should be doing as of now. How soon should I apply for dorms, and what dorms are the best to get if I want to be in all female dorms? I have reading some blogs and apparently the Sterns(all female) dorms are not well-liked, what is the reason for their low popularity? As a girl coming from a traditional family it is my only option for housing besides some floors on a unit…</p>
<p>Next I will be going to the OOS orientation in my state, and was wondering should I go to Cal day also? How much of a benefit would it be?</p>
<p>Last but not least, I have not sent in my SIR yet because of some family issues but can I still apply for housing and manage my financial aid now? I guess what I want to know is how much can I do/should do for next year before I send in my SIR?</p>
<p>Pleasseee someone answer my questions because as a first-generation student going to college there is only so much I can research, a lot of my knowledge is coming from personal research,but I don’t know about the “unsaid things to do” like registering early or going to cal day…Thanks!</p>
<p>Cal day is a great chance to learn a lot about the school, but it is geared to a mix of people, mostly nonstudents (local community and parents). It is therefore not something that is essential. If you can go without major efforts, I highly suggest it, since it gives you a great chance to really explore the feel of Cal. You can sit in on a few sample classes, attend parties on frat row, visit dorms and various facilities, meet and chat with students and explore clubs/organizations you might like to join. </p>
<p>I think the SIR is kind of step one before you can move ahead and arrange housing. </p>
<p>The housing program uses a random lottery method which means there is no urgency or value in doing the housing application early. As long as you apply by the deadline, you are in a giant pool. The housing program will assign random numbers to everyone and process requests in that order. You list a number of preferences for room type (e.g. double in unit 2, triple in foothill). When your randomly assigned number comes up, they start with your preferences in order you listed them and try to put you in that type of room. If space is available in a room of your first preference, you get it. If not,they go on to the second. If your explicit choices were all filled, then you get an assignment of some other type of room. </p>
<p>The dorms all have single-sex floors if you want that, there is no reason you have to go to Stern if that is your preference. Most floors in the dorms are mixed, but that does not mean your room is mixed sex. It just means that boys live in some rooms on the same floor, other rooms have girls in them. However, often it does mean mixed-sex bathrooms. Those aren’t as bad as they sound but it will seem unusual the first few times you visit one. The overnight stay programs and CalSO will both introduce you to the idea and you quickly find it is no issue at all. You have complete privacy for showering and other more intimate needs, but the sinks are all in one area and you pass people of the other sex as you walk to stalls or shower compartments. </p>
<p>Go to [Living</a> at Cal](<a href=“http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/]Living”>http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/) to explore the dorms a bit more.</p>
<p>booniegirl5 - George Lucas attending community college, but transferred into the USC film school as a junior. Didn’t hurt his life. Ang Lee completed his bachelors at the University of Illinois but took a MFA at a film school. Didn’t hurt his career. James Cameron attended CSU Fullerton and Fullerton College - didn’t wreck his career. Quentin Tarantino dropped out of high school. Christopher Nolan attended Haileyberg College in the UK. David Linklater attended Sam Houston State University. More often than not, the top directors did not attend one of the film schools as an undergrad.</p>
<p>I got accepted to berkeley! But I heard you have to have a 3.0 unweighted gpa for both semesters of senior year. But I also heard berkeley just wants you to have a c or better in your classes. can someone please clarify for me! because I didn’t have a 3.0 unweighted gpa first semester, i fell short just with a 2.75 unweighted. senioritis -_-</p>
<p>You have a problem, unfortunately. The conditions of admission are listed for you on the MyBerkeleyApp site. </p>
<p>You need BOTH. You must have 3.0UW or higher each semester separately and cannot earn less than a C in any class.</p>
<p>Yeah that’s stressing me out. Also, my checklist requests that i send in my official SAT and AP scores, so i did the official SATs, but do they mean they need the APs including whichever ones i take this year? on my app i listed the three i took last year and can just send them in now, but because the deadline is in july im wondering if they have some sort of expectation about the tests i’m taking this year.</p>