BERKELEY STUDENTS: Do you ever regret choosing Cal?

<p>transfer: look here- <a href="http://sis.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?p_term=FL&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_deptname=Anthropology&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_dept=&p_course=&p_title=&p_instr=&p_exam=&p_ccn=&p_day=&p_hour=&p_bldg=&p_units=&p_restr=&p_info=&p_updt=&x=70&y=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://sis.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?p_term=FL&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_deptname=Anthropology&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_dept=&p_course=&p_title=&p_instr=&p_exam=&p_ccn=&p_day=&p_hour=&p_bldg=&p_units=&p_restr=&p_info=&p_updt=&x=70&y=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>it's the listing of anthro classes for the fall. it seems like the average class limit for most upper div classes is around 40-50. some classes are as small as 18, some as big as 70.</p>

<p>It seems I've been beaten to it, though do note that most classes are under-enrolled.</p>

<p>Instead of looking at Fall 2007, take a look at this semester's enrollment, Spring 2007 (upper division is classified as >100 course designation).
<a href="http://sis.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?p_term=SP&x=13&y=4&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_deptname=Anthropology&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_dept=&p_course=&p_title=&p_instr=&p_exam=&p_ccn=&p_day=&p_hour=&p_bldg=&p_units=&p_restr=&p_info=&p_updt=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://sis.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?p_term=SP&x=13&y=4&p_classif=--+Choose+a+Course+Classification+--&p_deptname=Anthropology&p_presuf=--+Choose+a+Course+Prefix%2FSuffix+--&p_dept=&p_course=&p_title=&p_instr=&p_exam=&p_ccn=&p_day=&p_hour=&p_bldg=&p_units=&p_restr=&p_info=&p_updt=&lt;/a>
These are final enrollment numbers. Quite a few don't hit their maximum. </p>

<p>Anthropology is a ridiculously broad field--once you become specialized, you'll only have a couple of fellow students along that path with you.</p>

<p>You can't really expect terribly crowded classes with a major that graduates roughly 125 students each year total.</p>

<p>Wow, I never realized how small upper-division anthropology classes are. Thanks for the link.</p>

<p>what's Cal? are you guys talking about Cal-tech?</p>

<p>No, Cal State San Bernardino. :P</p>

<p>Lol. Cal is another name for UC Berkeley. When UC Berkeley was founded, it was the original and only UC (University of California). So the original name was just the University of California, and they called it Cal for short, and the name just stuck sense.</p>

<p>I see! thanks socalgal20! I learned a lot from you.</p>

<p>I live in california but I don't have any knowledge of UC schools</p>

<p>mojo, cal is bigger. ucla is actually pretty small; about the size of uci. and usc is WAY smaller.</p>

<p>cider, cal tech's a beautiful and quite school in the neighbourhood of huntington library...in the residence area...with only one teeny tiny drawback....take a deep breath and feel the FRESH AIR!!!</p>

<p>ucla's campus is bigger than cal's. I know some people who walk 30 min. to get to their first class from the dorms.</p>

<p>Cal is bigger in terms of how many acres they own vs UCLA, but they are both the same size if we are speaking about how many students there are.</p>

<p>Are you sure? I felt UCLA's campus was bigger</p>

<p>edit: stats say Berkeley is actually 3x bigger in area. </p>

<p>So I guess a lot depends on what the actual boundary is. Technically, Stanford is 7x bigger than Cal and 20 times bigger than UCLA but you certainly don't feel that way cos most of that isn't developed.</p>

<p>UCLA is the smallest campus out of all UCs (excluding UC San Francisco) in terms of acre... and Berkeley is one of the largest. Surprising eh? :)</p>

<p>Area:</p>

<p>Davis: 7098 acres
Merced: 7045
Berkeley: 6767
Santa Cruz: 6088
San Diego: 2141
Riverside: 1911
Irvine: 1521
Santa Barbara: 989
Los Angeles: 419
San Francisco: 181</p>

<p>*edit: ignore the above stat. Apparently, wiki isn't a very reliable source :(</p>

<p>well, its on usnews too...</p>

<p>i think most of ucla is buildings/walking land whereas a lot of the cal campus is scenic stuff that you can't walk on, like creeks and foresty area. cal IS huge though... people bike to get from one class to another sometimes.</p>

<p>ucla tour guide said ucla was the smallest uc</p>

<p>it makes sense that it takes long to get around, though.</p>

<p>it's small, pretty congested and there's lots of stairs and hills. and no bike paths. coming from santa barbara, where there are bike lanes wherever you go on campus, it was a little sad when i saw a lone biker engulfed by a mass of walkers in front of bruin plaza</p>

<p>ps.. i hate walking</p>

<p>wow. ucla is the smallest.. and usc is not half the size of ucla. imagine how small usc is!!</p>

<p>USC is pretty small, from what I remember. My friend lives a couple of blocks away from the USC campus...it's located in a pretty ghetto area.</p>

<p>It's really hard to believe that UCLA is smaller than Berkeley. Like peep said, I think most of it's because Berkeley has those creeks and forest area. Plus, since UCLA is located in a huge city, the city just makes it look really big. It blends in pretty seamlessly with its surrounding area (Westwood/Bel Air). </p>

<p>Berkeley, on the other hand, is situated in a much smaller city and it sticks out. It's very pedestrian friendly...my friend who doesn't drive a car finds no trouble walking around campus. I found it to be a pretty easy walk, as well.</p>

<p>As my friend at UCLA told me, "You really need a car if you're planning to come here." You could get around UCLA and Westwood by walking...but that's about it. I guess there's also the bus.</p>

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