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<p>I'm thinking of making a pretty big change to my schedule for the last trimester of my senior year. Instead of taking the following courses at community college:</p>

<p>EWRT1A (English Writing class, 5 units)
MATH30 (Discrete Math course, 5 units)
CIS84 (A computer course, 4 units)
AUTO25 (An automotive tech course, 4 units)</p>

<p>I want to take the following:</p>

<p>MATH30 (same as above, 5 u)
PHYSICS5B (an Electricity and Magnetism Physics course, 6 u)
PHYSICS5C (a Thermodynamics, Optics Physics course, 6u)
AUTO25 (same as above)</p>

<p>This will allow me to skip the dreaded Physics 7B that I would have otherwise needed to take at Berkeley (by transferring the physics courses from my CC). The downside is that I will be going against what I told Berkeley I would take when I applied. I'm not sure it matters, but the new schedule would be 2 more units than the old one. What do you guys think? Is this too big of a change? I'm concerned that Berkeley might rethink my admission if I make this change.</p>

<p>I thought discrete math was 22?</p>

<p>and there's physics 5bc??</p>

<p>I'm guessing it depends on the community college.</p>

<p>you don't go to deanza/foothill?</p>

<p>what should i major in (undergrad) if i want to go to law school (i want to go to berkeley law school, if i can)? i know you can major in almost anything, but what major would be most helpful and relevant?</p>

<p>Apparently I have to submit my Intent to Register BEFORE I get to see the Conditions for Admission?! Could someone please tell me what the Conditions for Admission actually are, so that I can decide whether to actually accept Cal's offer? (Particularly helpful if you do GCE A Levels like me, but please answer even if you don't) Thanks!</p>

<p>the Intent to Register Process is a few steps, so if you read your conditions and decide not to you can stop the process. You'll only really be registered when you PAY your deposit and that comes after the conditions.</p>

<p>Thank you, editrice! jaynele, I've also considered this problem and I checked a few websites - apparently we can indeed major in anything; the only requirements law schools seem to have is that you take rigorous and intellectually challenging courses. They seem to also prefer courses which place a great deal of emphasis on writing skills. </p>

<p>Also, I have a question myself about Boalt Hall (Berkeley's own law school) - I've heard from various sources that it's actually harder to get into Boalt if you've done your undergraduate studies at Berkeley?! Is this true?</p>

<p>What's the best cell phone service (gets the best reception) and which is the worst?</p>

<p>Cingular is good in the Bay Area imo.</p>

<p>Does Verizon get good service? I have to rework my contract soon, so I'm considering switching since I'm moving from the east coast to the west coast...</p>

<p>I have t-mobile and it tends to suck in most areas (it worked at UCI but not at UCSC), but I think we're stuck with it for a while. . . . So I was wondering if Berkeley was another place where I will have a problem.</p>

<p>what is the retention rate at Cal's EECS at the end of freshmen year and sophomore year? what is the graduation rate? It's ok to give me an estimate.</p>

<p>Looking for input on the course "Comparative Literature 60AC". To anyone who has completed it, how was the workload?</p>

<p>jaynele, 38angel is pretty much right. I went to a law camp in the summer and talked to alotta lawyers about what the best strategy was. the consensus was that the ability to think is emphasized the most. at law school they teach you to think like a lawyer, but not necessarily be a lawyer(if you get what i mean). majoring in english will be a great major since most of what you do in law school is writing. even after in the workplace after law school, good writing will be an emphasized component of the job.</p>

<p>where is royrulez and the others? I seriously need my questions answered!!! Does anyone know the retenion rate for berkeley's EECS(ie, electrical engineering/computer science) at the end of freshmen and sophomore year? Please give the the statistics as well as the source on that.</p>

<p>Hey all! I'm new to CC so I apologize in advance if this has already been covered. I just got into Cal (!) and have a few questions, especially after visiting campus last friday.</p>

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<li><p>What is generally considered the best dorm? I'm kind of quiet and shy; I like to go to social gatherings elsewhere as long as I have a relatively quiet space to retreat (as in a dorm). Would the following options be the best: Unit 1 substance free, unit 1 minisuite double, unit 2 double, unit 2 minisuite double.?</p></li>
<li><p>How is the humanities department (English, History, Political Science)? Are the professors accessible if I'm willing to put out the effort to see them? Fortunately I'm not interested in engineering. I've heard the horror stories!</p></li>
<li><p>How is the Hillel here? Is it easy to participate and join it?</p></li>
<li><p>It's between Cal and Brandeis ... two good and different schools. Which one is better (though I think I know the answer if I'm going to this forum!)?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p>

<p>mbird:<br>
1. There are a couple (or more) dorm threads already going on this forum... I recommend you read the posts on those because the answers to your dorm questions are in those threads. The units are probably your best bet.</p>

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<li><p>I have found all of the Professors I have come across to be accessible. I have seen Professors at office hours, I have e-mailed them and gotten very to fairly prompt responses, sometimes very late at night on a Sunday! And the "horror stories" about the Engineering Department aren't necessarily true either.</p></li>
<li><p>Hillel is great. All students, Jewish or not are welcome. Hillel at Cal is an active organization on campus and a great place to make friends and participate quickly.</p></li>
<li><p>Good luck with your decision between Cal and Brandeis... I am partial to Cal and can't really compare the two. And I am not sure what you mean by "which one is better?" Rankings? Academics? Social life? Only you can make that choice for yourself...</p></li>
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<p>CA-
Thanks for getting back so quick. I actually just decided to submit my SIR to Cal rather than Brandeis (more to offer, better deal, more variety, etc). I'm happy that Hillel is thriving and I'm also glad that the professors are quite accessible despite the large class sizes. Maybe the most important thing to do in my first week there is to talk to the professors at office hours and to get involved in Hillel.</p>

<p>As for the engineering department ... I have a friend who's brother goes to Berkeley in that department as a freshman and he's totally exhausted ; I guess ymmv.</p>

<p>I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions; thanks for answering the ones I have so far! : )</p>