<p>Oh, I thought they just look at your grades. Also, where have you head that people have gone after Berkeley for grad school?</p>
<p>I’ve known one person who went from Berkeley to Harvard, but I don’t know her major.</p>
<p>When can you change summer classes? Also, what are some recommendations for easy classes that will help you learn about the school system, yet still leave time to explore? Are there clubs going during the summer? Sororities?</p>
<p>You can change courses up to two weeks <em>after</em> courses begin. However, I suggest you settle as soon as possible.</p>
<p>In terms of getting to Berkeley, it’s usually cheaper and faster to go to OAK, but the commute between OAK and the BART station is hella dangerous, even during bright daylight. However, learning to deal with very dangerous environments is a part of being a Berkeley student. Just keep a low profile, act confident, be unapproachable, and don’t display anything of value.</p>
<p>Clubs – there should be plenty. The NPC sororities do formal rush, so you’ll most likely have to wait until fall rush to actually join one. However, I suggest that you be very social during the summer and talk to as many sorority girls as possible to get as much information as possible. That’ll increase your chances of a bid as well as help you make your decision after formal rush.</p>
<p>okay, im kinda shy…but i open up after i talk to ppl one on one for a while. are most sorority girls loud and outgoing or will they let u into their group if ur kinda quiet but look alright? like what do they base it on? </p>
<p>yeah i dont think im flying. my parents are being weird about it. even though its basically cheaper, they don’t want me to fly. for me, its better to go to SFO cuz the tickets are like 4 times as much if i go to OAK. but i’m going to drive to calso. i mean…a speeding ticket is as much as a plane ticket lol soo…idk but i guess if i drive i can stop whenever and not be stranded on a plane. </p>
<p>as for the summer class, i signed up for something because i thought i could change it, but i dont think i would mind taking it even if i got it.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>can you SIR to 2 universities? and has anyone done study abroad here?</p>
<p>Cal students use the online registration system - telebears - and can switch classes if there are openings at any time when they are permitted to access telebears. </p>
<p>Not familiar with summer program for incoming freshmen but likely you do have telebears access already and could make the change at any time. </p>
<p>First, figure out the class you want to switch into and check availability. Use schedule.berkeley.edu select summer session, find the class, then be sure to click the link at the bottom titled “Click here for current enrollment information and course restrictions” to find the live information about enrollment - the numbers that show up before you click that are the results from the prior day and are not up to date.</p>
<p>However, contact someone from the summer session program to be sure that they don’t have any restrictions on switching or other conditions that might lose you the current class without gaining you the new one you are attempting. </p>
<p>If someone attended this in prior years and has done a switch before the start of the session, please post. </p>
<p>Berry14 - if you are driving up and keeping your car here during the summer session, you need to know that parking is very challenging. The school does not let you keep the car in student lots overnight, even if you get a summer permit, as that is intended for commuting students. Street parking is insanely difficult and you could accumulate tickets that come to more than a years tuition, given the extremely aggressive, active City of Berkeley parking squads. You might be able to rent a garage space for the summer as many have openings just for the summer, but it could cost a few hundred dollars for parking in that case. </p>
<p>There are ways to fly into SFO and get to campus, although longer and more expensive than flying to OAK. You can catch BART from the SFO airport and take it over to the east bay, although you will have to change trains to do so, eventually arriving at the Berkeley station near campus. You would then walk up to unit 3 (or 2), whereever it is they are hosting the summer students). The immediate surroundings of the BART station in Berkeley are a bit sketchy, but reasonably safe if you will arrive during the daytime. There are also the shuttle van services at the SFO airport, one of which will take students right to the unit dorms, but that costs more than BART.</p>
<p>woah thank you! That was all VERY helpful!</p>
<p>the price for a ticket to Oakland from southern California can vary quite a bit depending upon which airport you choose down south. Using Southwest Airlines as an example, try out the various airports not just the one that is closest to you, and often the price changes a fair amount. If you try all the combinations of airports in the south and SFO/OAK up here, you can whittle down the costs.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you. I’m right in between LA and SF, so there aren’t many airports around. I think there’s only 2. But have you or anyone applied for scholarships through berkeley’s website?</p>