<p>how hard is it to transfer from the college of natural resources to the college of letters and science as a freshman? the major i want in letters and science is not competitive at all (integrative biology which is ecology). I realized i accidentally selected the wrong major during application process. the majors are very similar but they just so happen to be in different colleges</p>
<p>Re: #1900</p>
<p>Each engineering major has its own threshold for admissions. It would not be surprising if EECS has become significantly more popular a major in recent years, resulting in increased competition for admissions.</p>
<p>@ Post #1900 KateHanni: It’s not only about the academics which it is clearly obviously that your son has down but also what he does outside of school. I didn’t hear you mention much extra curricular activities about your son. Being president of .com isn’t that glamorous or “wow” factor compared to others who contributed four years of their high school life to extracurriculars, maybe even seven counting if they started in middle school. </p>
<p>Berkeley doesn’t just look for academic scholars though it is an important factor. They also look for the well-roundedness of students. They want leaders. They want people who will walk on the street holding their heads held high, not the ones with their heads held low (being only a book worm). Berkeley ultimately looks for people who other people would be able to meet on the street and later ask which school they attend or attended and when they say “I went to Cal” Berkeley’s reputation will be boosted. I hope that provides some sort of insight for you. Learned this my freshmen year visiting Cal and speaking to the admissions officer who is close friends with my counselor.</p>
<p>@ Post #1901 phillipzimbardo: Not hard at all. Just attend one of the workshops.</p>
<p>As a question for me, what is the acceptance rate when declaring the CS major? I don’t really know about the process so this may seem like a dumb question.</p>
<p>Kate Hanni,
Some one up above is looking out for you and your son. Rose-Hulman is #1 ugrad engineering school in the U.S. Check out where their grads are going.</p>
<p>My friends son’s scores are pathetic: 29 ACT which is about a 1900 SAT, give or take,but he claimed his 64% Native American Cherokee which netted him about $42K scholarship Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Engineering. His xtracurrics are about zero other than some tutoring. No disctinction, no invention. Yet, even tho he appears blonde blue, he’s in and is willing and has claimed , “identifies with White race”, but utilizes his distant Cherokee ancestry. I know this boy. He’s a gem. I am sorry about his not testing well, hideous AP scores often, and not discovering what’s behind Higs Bosen or whatever the God Particle is called, but he’s quite brilliant, very determined, able to take an incredible load and ace it: can hunker down and produce. Last fall he aced, university multivarible 3rd semester calculus, the university AP level Phyiscs for scientists and engineers mechanics, AP psychology, AP gov, and art, and an online BYU Latin course. He doesn’t test well, can’t get decent scores on AP’s either, but he’s smart and he’ll do well and very likeable. He will make any university proud to call him their alumni one day. Frankly, his fairly recent Native American ancestors have survived, some what diluted,but are here in him and I’m glad they’ll be going to a top univeristy. Cheating, maybe. Maybe not. Race claims for the spirit for which we have diversity: to help the people who’ve been downtrodden for centuries due to their race I cannot say is what his story is. Perhaps the culture of America has infected me: win at all costs. Some how, I’m guessing your son is caucasion, and you couldn’t write the $240,000 check. mabye if it was 2007, before the bankers stole the worlds’ money, he’d have hit a more recognizable name, maybe. </p>
<p>My point is, people get in for many reasons. Perhaps they think your son lacked a passion or direction or …really who cares. They over invite and give out hundreds of thousands of no’s -gotta keep their yield up and rankings. Did he demonstrate passion? in something particular/ they’re big on that. </p>
<p>Last month I had the pleasure of sitting next to a gal while we were getting our hair done. I picked her brain after she told me the best part about senior year was NO more standardized tests! for awhile and btw, she got into Stanford ED. She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve seen up close in some time in reno NV, with a sweetness and kindness that draws one toher and so humble and kind. She’s got the Ivy League scores, took over two clubs and led them and developed their purpose and membership. She admitted that Truckee California has very few AP’s in their curriculum (
Tahoe area), but she took the most demanding courses available toher, has the 4.0 unweighted. that unweighted 4.0 there is a feat in and of itself, and speaks not only to perserence, but also of being able to get along with others; teachers are human and will bend more for some. She admitted that she believes what really got her in was the internship her mother helped her find and drive her to: working with UNevada Reno’s Nobel Prize guy in particle physics and the incredible letter he wrote on her behalf. this is a gal, any univeristy from Princton to Podunk would want to represent them. Her mom is wishing she go to medicine,but she’s no interest and is planning to study particle phyiscs or what ever it was called. A drive. A passion. and if interviewed a winning presence. that’s her story. She’s blonde and blue and admitted to beingwhite on her app. And the head of the Questbridge foundation current president a year ago said that Stanford only admits about, hmmmm, was it 14 or 14%, some small number of Californians. I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Back to you and your fabulous, well-deserving son. Check out what’s hot for engineering for ugrad -not grad schools per se. Georgia Tech is top flight. Your son got into premier universities and you don’t even know it. Your son worked his fanny off and has been rewarded soundly. go celebrate! well done. Big hugs all around. Just speaking as a Mom.</p>
<p>I also have taken to advising Asians to claim Native American so they’re not discriminated against. We all know that if the top universities did not try to keep some balance and just went on merit, all our top universities would be 100% Asian, especially if all the internationals could get here with a pot full of gold. You all do know that Native Americans are descended from Asians, Berring Sea crossing. Please forgive me, those of you who are Native American and have been so hurt and abused as a race in the U.S. But only 1% of you are on the rolls at our top universities, not using allotment, you very much deserve.</p>
<p>Your son hit the jackpot. He’ll be somewhere where people will pay attention to him and nurture him. Not so sure how much of this happens ugrad at a big, big school. I write like I know something, mostly cause I like to write. I don’t. My son will be first in four generations to go to college.</p>
<p>What exactly happens at CalSO (more specifically about registration to 10.5 units) and how can I enroll to the courses I want if I don’t attend CALSO and also is there a way to get over the situation with least compromise ? Thanks in advance and yes I’m an EECS major .</p>
<p>Can you tell me( in detail preferred) what will happen if I don’t attend CalSO and is there a way to compensate or it with least compromise from the courses? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>To the last two posters: at CalSO you are introduced to some students in your major/college, learn about some basics of the school, tour the campus, and register for classes. Most of the information stuff is available online and the main benefit of CalSO is being able to sign up for classes at the end of it, but it was still a really good experience for me in meeting people. </p>
<p>If you can’t attend look here: <a href=“https://services.housing.berkeley.edu/NSS/content/cantattend.html[/url]”>https://services.housing.berkeley.edu/NSS/content/cantattend.html</a>
Basically you just get a later registration date.</p>
<p>Would you suggest taking courses at a community college or through the freshmen summer program at UCB before school starts in the fall?</p>
<p>Hey I want to take any easy R1B for fall 2013 but I don’t know what to take. They aren’t offering German. Do you have any recommendations? Kind of procrastinating on my telebears.</p>
<p>I’m a prospective student who just visited for the Overnight Host Program, and I thought the food at crossroads was excellent. There was a great selection, even for vegetarians, and that’s supposedly the worst quality cafeteria at Berkeley.</p>
<p>quick question: very simply, how do the room locations (eg units 1-3, foothill etc) differ?</p>
<p>Do Cal and Stanford/Caltech have any joint programs/exchanges on the undergraduate level? (i.e. cross-registration like Harvard and MIT do). It seems a bit odd that they are in such close proximity (an hour!) and there isn’t more collaboration between the two universities! And if so, how easy is it to take classes at one or the other? Thanks for your time! :)</p>
<p>slientbullet… housing info [Living</a> at Cal 2013-2014, UC Berkeley Housing](<a href=“http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/]Living”>http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/)</p>
<p>I read that the dorms are guaranteed for 2 years for freshman, after that can student still live in the dorm? Also, which dorms have bed bugs?</p>
<p>My understanding is that you <em>can</em> live in dorms as a junior/senior, but you are not guaranteed dorm space. Also, there are private dorms, such as one we toured ([Telegraph</a> Commons, A Private Residence for UC Berkeley Students and Affiliates](<a href=“http://www.telegraphcommons.com/]Telegraph”>http://www.telegraphcommons.com/)).</p>
<p>What are the best dorms for transfers? I really want the college experience of living in the dorms or apartments but I really don’t want to be surrounded by freshman lol (not trying to be stuck up just would prefer to be around people my age) which is 20. Also for the reason that I think most freshman would already have established friend groups and if I’m around more transfers I can be around more people going through the transition with me :D</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat, MissThing!</p>
<p>I can skip the R&C requirements with my AP lit score, but I plan to take a rigorous college writing/literature course anyway. Are the R&C courses challenging? Should I not bother with R&C courses and instead take a more advanced writing class? Also, would you recommend R1A or R1B if I only took one semester, and which departments/ sections do you recommend? I just want it to be useful/ intellectually stimulating!</p>
<p>Does anyone know somebody is a Operation Research and Management Science (ORMS) major? I applied for this major and got accepted as a transfer student, what do I need to declare this major?</p>
<p>matthewok: I’m not an ORMS major, but after a quick google search it looks like you need to complete pre-reqs ([Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Operations Research and Management Science](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/ops.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/ops.html)) and then submit paperwork ([Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Declaring a Major](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/declare.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/major/declare.html)).</p>
<p>MissThing: Go for Wada or Martinez Commons if you don’t want to live with freshmen. There’s a couple recent threads on this forum about transfers and housing.</p>