<p>Anyone who goes to Cal or knows enough people that go there…
how easy is it to meet people?
I know that it’s not very ethnically diverse…but are the people diverse? I’m not sure if that makes sense.</p>
<p>I beg to differ that Berkeley is "not very ethnically diverse."</p>
<p>According to the Fall 2003 Campus Enrollment released by UCs:</p>
<p>Undergraduates by Ethnicity (23,206 undergrads)</p>
<p>4% African American
0.6% American Indian
39.8% Asian/Pacific Islander
10.7% Chicano/Latino
30.3% White
5.3% Other
9.4% Not Stated</p>
<p>Not to mention that Asians/Pacific Islander lumps together a very diverse ethnic groups: Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Malaysians, Cambodians, Laos, etc. </p>
<p>The idea of "ethnically diverse" is vague considering there are not set standards to what counts as "diverse" or not.</p>
<p>Though I'm not a student there, Berkeley has over 500 clubs!!!</p>
<p>Undoubtedly, you will find your own niche and your own group of friends.</p>
<p>UCB is majorly Asian and White, so it's not that diverse. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's just a fact.</p>
<p>yeah i know my high school is like that. it's just hard to be friends with many different types of people because the asians largely stick with other asians and the white people stick with white people. i just float around in the middle of sorts...</p>
<p>Dry dating scene. If you can do without sex and dating for four years, you'll be fine.</p>
<p>^speak for yourself buddy...</p>
<p>Yeah Berkeley needs more diversity.</p>
<p>Former Berkeley Chancellor Chang Lin Tien voted for Diversity in 1995. Unfortunately, UC Regent President Atkins didn't listen to Chang Lin Tien. Maybe they should have, he was the greatest Chancellor Berkeley ever had.</p>
<p>^
too stereotypical</p>
<p>So to be honest, as a freshmen my opinon is that Berkeley has been living on it's 1960's reputation. It really is not extremley diverse in terms of the various backgrounds of people however it is somewhat diverse in terms of the ideas and opinons of people. However most of the time its hard to talk about anything else but grades and class assignments or how good our football team is at the moment.
In terms of dating it really isn't "dry" (a girl I know had 2 boyfriends within the first semester), however it is a matter of if you find the type of person you like to date here.</p>
<p>Also just to let you know the racial stats that were posted are wrong the African-American population is about 2.3% and the Asian-American pop. is also a little higher. </p>
<p>Oh and to add one last thing, it is really hard to get your classes, however some of the classes are really great once you are in them.
If anyone has anyother questions about Berkeley in general feel free to ask.</p>
<p>If you could do it all over again, would you still choose Berkeley, or would you be more inclined to try out UCLA?</p>
<p>I agree with a lot of lilpopers had to say. The classes here are amazing. It is extremely inspring to listen to professors lecture about the topics they truly love. Although there are a few eccentric professors, I have loved every single class I have taken here at Berkeley. Your social scene also depends on your dorm. I am currently living in Foothill where most of the students are very studious. There are not a lot of parties, but you will meet some really cool people. If you want parties you can always go live in the unit housing or find a random frat party on weekends.</p>
<p>yeah i'm not into clubbing or that kind of thing. i mostly want to make good friends.</p>
<p>damn, I started at Berkeley in 1995. It was a blast back then. I had at least 3 or 4 different gf's my first semester. </p>
<p>I lived in Unit 3. Everyone went drinking all the time. At least me and all the Koreans I knew did... Ever since UC President Richard Atkinson voted against affirmative action, which Berkeley Chancellor Chang Lin Tien supported, black, mexican, and native American enrollment plummeted. Its a shame...</p>
<p>These kids today have no idea whats really going on... thats why I make a point to go back as an alumni of several organizations and teach them what the older generations knew...</p>