<p>no ones going to the may 9th one? i’m flying up there friday and coming back saturday!
is anyone going? :)</p>
<p>grace, see you there!</p>
<p>Cutes-I’ll be there on Sat. My counselor nominated me to fly up there and stay in a hotel (all expense paid). I am so excited!!</p>
<p>I remember the LAX reception last year was by special invite (just like so cal CalSo). Not everyone was able to see it in their events.</p>
<p>Last year I went alone and it was parent central. Soo many parents demanding information from these poor staff members to which almost every reply was “e-mail us.”</p>
<p>so the socal reception isnt it really beneficial to us transfers?</p>
<p>I think the reception is only for transfers. This was pretty much the breakdown:</p>
<ol>
<li>Chancellor Welcomes</li>
<li>Watch some corny PSA videos</li>
<li>Student Speakers</li>
<li>Professor/Faculty Speaker</li>
</ol>
<p>They have tables sent up outside before and after. Fin Aid, Transfer Center, Summer School, Housing, L&S, Admissions. Generic Info which can all be found on the website.</p>
<p>You do get food and a folder and a notebook.</p>
<p>It was okay, it’s exciting, but in hindsight I realize it really did help me very much.</p>
<p>My recommendation: Arrive early/on time and talk to the Reps at the tables before it begins because after the event its like a 30min-45min wait to talk to anyone and they offer generic answers and refuse to get into specific cases.</p>
<p>omy kc_sunshine you are so lucky!
my trip is KIND OF all expenses paid, lol Cal is my mom’s #1 for me, so she’s flying my bf and i to san fran in hopes that i will go there, which hotel are you staying at?
i’m staying at the ritz carlton in nob hill but i dont know how far that is from the campus :(</p>
<p>chibi- yep see ya there! </p>
<p>we should decide what color shirt we’re going to wear so we can identify each other :)</p>
<p>Is this really going to be worth it? Just woke up and I don’t feel like driving across the bridge. Outside of a free notebook, is there any real purpose for going?</p>
<p>hey guys. i’m going to drive to berkeley in a few hours, so i’ll be a little late. i also forgot to rsvp. is it required? if anyone wants to meet up, just message me. i’ll be in berkeley the entire day with some friends. so if you la kids want the inside or are looking for some really great places to eat…i’m here for you! :)</p>
<p>who went there today? what you guys do there? any thing special?</p>
<p>i went! </p>
<p>overall, it was a very eye-opening experience. i felt the speakers were great and entertaining. none of them were dry… and they really played on the “CAL being number 1 public school in the world” card. </p>
<p>for me, it’s going to be a hard decision. i was an 80% lean to UCLA before i went to the transfer admit day… but now im 50/50. :/</p>
<p>chibi…i was working at the reg table (handing out the folders/pins,etc.) & was looking for u so i could talk to u but we got so incredibly busy that i missed u…hope u had a pleasant experience =)</p>
<p>forreals?!?!</p>
<p>i went to the registration table at 12:20ish and went to the one all the way on the left. My dad kept trying to steal posters + pins and everything.</p>
<p>My parents really liked it today. My mom changed her choice from UCLA to CAL. </p>
<p>I dont know… we’ll see. I just can’t see myself fitting in socially there + the weather which I hate. But I can see myself having a blast academically there with the many opportunities for me. I dont even know anymore lol…</p>
<p>…“Unfortunately, UCLA did not make the list”. I went to UCLA Bruin Transfer Day at 9 am and then to Berkeley at 2 pm. Berkeley auditorium was crowded, while UCLA had at most 30-40 people total. My mom is “all about Berkeley.” She said even students at Cal looked a lot more sophisticated!!! I had good food at the UCLA event and I did not get a free folder at UC Berkeley, so I will keep on deciding. lol</p>
<p>Russian, you were at the UCLA event too? I was the dude with spikey hair that went up to do the 8 clap!</p>
<p>chibi_loopi,how’s the socially environment in UCB?</p>
<p>chibi…i was the one on the very far (left side for me but right side for u) w/ the long straight blonde hair… ur dad was trying to take all the pins? lol,lol that is too funny…hopefully u decide to go to Cal =) </p>
<p>russiangirl…so sorry about the folders, we ran out at about 1:30… it was way more crowded than last year</p>
<p>Did I miss anything good? I woke up late, and then played Fight Night Round 3 online. I don’t have a car, and I didn’t want to ask my dad to drive me all the way to Berkeley.</p>
<p>chibi_loopi, I was the girl in the red shirt with “I love LA” on it and I went up to do the 8 clap, too, and messed it up haha</p>
<p>man berkeley’s campus was a bit of a let down.
i mean the area itself is ghetto…</p>
<p>the campus itself is just plain ugly.</p>