<p>Hi, I just overhauled my schedule during Tele-Bears Phase II and on Bear Facts it still shows my old class schedule. How long does it take before Bear Facts updates with the classes i signed up for? And what’s with the limit on the number of times you can go on Tele-Bears and change your schedule? Is there a way to look at how many more times you have left before it locks up?</p>
<p>I’m looking for an easy AC class to balance out my tough philosophy schedule…any suggestions?</p>
<p>How is the economics major at Berkeley?</p>
<p>Hi, I’d like to know how the linguistics department is. In particular, I want to know about the research opportunities offered by the department. I’m very interested in undergraduate research. </p>
<p>Also, I’m a prospective transfer student and my community college doesn’t offer linguistics classes. (I know can still get in, though.) However, I often study syntax in my spare time, and I want to learn much more about the other topics in linguistics–such as semantics and morphology. I really hate to ask this, but would I increase my chances of admission if I stated in my personal statement that I’m passionate about linguistics because I study it often, even though I don’t have linguistics classes at my college? Or is that just showing off? I know it’s a silly question, but I want to do whatever it takes to get into UCB. :P</p>
<p>@Royal28: Doesn’t matter what Chem1A lec you’re registered for–you can attend any of the three lecs provided. Being enrolled in 1AL will DEFINITELY help your chances for ultimately getting the class. With the lower-div Chem courses (1A, 1B, 3A, 3B), they often boot students off the waitlist who are not also enrolled in the lab and otherwise pull strings to make sure that those enrolled in lab ultimately receive a seat in the lecture. (Moral of the story: Always sign up for the lab in Phase I of your TeleBEARS.) And as for your waitlisted AC–just stick with it–you have two weeks to drop anyways, and generally many others will do so before the deadline even approaches.</p>
<p>@bootyco: That’s a hefty 13 units (because of the 1AL, as ucbalumnus stated)–I’d stick with it as-is. What feels like a drain is the number of hours you end up spending in class/labs per week. Tally those up–I feel that most things between 18 and 23 hours is good. You’re not overwhelmed but you still feel like you’re a legitimate student, haha.</p>
<p>@ComradePalmer: You probably have already figured out that it takes until the next day for BearFacts to update. Don’t worry about the limit–just don’t sign onto TeleBEARS unless you have to… BearFacts should provide you with any information you need. If you do go over, however, you can contact the registrar and they can restore your access (Google it…).</p>
<p>@n3wbm4n: Heard that the upper-div Psych ACs (116AC: Cultural Psychology; 117AC: STIGMA–lulz) are easy. Took 166AC with Peng and it was SUPER easy. Check CourseRank.</p>
<p>And as a soon-to-be fourth-year BioE, I know nothing about Econ or Linguistics–sorry!</p>
<p>is there a program at UCB for high schoolers during the fall semester like there is during the summer? I want to take a Linear Algebra course or Differential Equations course. thanks!</p>
<p>At Berkeley, sophomore level linear algebra and differential equations are combined in a single course (Math 54, or Math H54 for an honors version). Junior level courses for math majors are Math 110 (Linear Algebra), Math 123 (Ordinary Differential Equations), and Math 126 (Introduction to Partial Differential Equations).</p>
<p>If you intend to take the sophomore level courses, your local community college should have the courses that articulate to Berkeley Math 54 (see [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ).</p>
<p>Do you think I will get in if I am number 101 on the following waitlist?</p>
<p>Limit:480 Enrolled:372 Waitlist:100 Avail Seats:108 </p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
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<p>Well the number of seats the have is greater than your spot on the waitlist, so you probably stand a good chance</p>
<p>How important is gpa in the admissions process. Also will it be held against me if I have not had the opportunity to take ap classes? Thanks</p>
<p>admissions is holistic and considers the context of the school you attended. If the school has very few AP courses and they are quite limited in the number who can attend, you are assessed differently than if your school has loads of classes. No AP classes in a school with no AP courses offered is understandable. No AP classes in a school which offers dozens of choices, well that looks more like someone who is either lazy or not able to handle harder classes. Each admissions reader knows a range of schools and processes applications from students of those schools. They have information about the school, but also plenty of historical evidence of how students fared at Cal. If your GPA and stats fall nicely in the range that prospered here, it is better than if many with your stats did poorly - for the same stats from your high school. The next school down the road may have different results, thus a higher GPA there may have produced students who did less well than students at your school with lower GPAs (for example).</p>
<p>GPA is one element - Cal is fairly selective, although not ivy league selective - but they also take people with interesting achievements or backgrounds. The UC stats show you the range of GPA and std test scores for admitted students.</p>
<p>We have seen students with extremely high GPA and 2400 SAT scores be rejected, but also students with ridiculously low GPA and std test scores be accepted. If that person has a published novel or won an international music competition or took a national first place in an athletic field or has some other very unusual background that will add dimensions to the incoming class, then they may be accepted with low stats while those with much higher stats are rejected. Overall, however, the higher the stats, the better the odds.</p>
<p>Sorry that this is a little off-topic but do AP scores have a big effect on your chances of getting in? I’ve gotten 3’s so far on the tests but A’s in the classes so I’m not exactly sure how that’s going to turn out. Thank you!! (:</p>
<p>i fulfilled the 1st half of the R&C requirement at a community college this summer. does the 2nd half of R&C have to be fulfilled AT berkeley? or can i wait for next summer and take it at CC? im in l&S btw</p>
<p>It should be okay to take the 2nd half of the R&C at a community college. I just took it this summer.</p>
<p>thank you randon100. given that im not an english/literature person at all. i would like to keep english out of the way and avoid killing my gpa and taking up all my time reading books.</p>
<p>k a couple questions
how is the norton hall in Unit 3?
Im really stressed about making the sorority i want, how intense is it?
thanks :)</p>
<p>Do you see fee’s declining by any chance in the next couple years?</p>
<p>fees will NEVER decline…</p>
<p>yea thats what i thought. dang</p>
<p>I want to spend one year at Berkeley and I guess I will have to apply for transfer. So do I have to add some SAT scores if I am sophomore on application deadline but junior on transfer?</p>