<p>So I went to Cal Day and it made me feel a lot better about the social life at Berkeley. Is it really representative of normal life there? I mean, I saw hot girls and didn't see THAT many asians, which really surprised me. As soon as I went into Cory Hall that houses Electrical Engineering, I definitely saw the male-asian-nerdiness but that's completely fine with me... it's the whole that I'm looking at. There were a lot of people there and it was Saturday, so I guess my question is... What is normal life on campus compared to Cal Day?
BTW, I stayed from about noon to 6.</p>
<p>Completely agree on the social life and i was there for 2 days before that.</p>
<p>Well, Cal Day is obviously to the extreme on every level, since it is the only Open House all year. However, in terms of just the types of people there, it seemed pretty much normal.</p>
<p>The volume of people is massively inflated (you will never see that many people on campus at once except for special events like Cal Day) and the level of activity is as well, but that’s basically a highlighted version of a normal day on campus. People of all kinds walking here and there (or biking or skateboarding), clubs and organizations tabling at Sproul, people trying to give you flyers, etc.</p>
<p>all the asians were studying. like me.</p>
<p>It was super super crowded at the Sproul court or w/e you call it, but I guess that because it’s Cal Day. But can anyone tell me if all those people were mainly students? Cause I didn’t really get a chance to get the feel of what kind of people go to Berkeley, there were just too many admit students attending. Oh and during the Mech. Eng. presentation, it seems like most students are white, and that the asians do EE or CS.</p>
<p>I was slightly unimpressed. Irvine and SD has much more asians, but they are not the “stereotypical” type asians. Berkeley, sadly, has those, but I’m not sure. Maybe most of the students were in the dorms or something, so I didn’t really get a chance to rate the social atmosphere. But it was definitely less lively than when I went to visity Irvine and SD during the break.</p>
<p>There were some definitely some nice-looking girls but they are definitely few in numbers. If you check out the frat/sorority houses, that’s where most of them hang out I think.</p>
<p>BTW did anyone notice how nice the frat houses were? They are huge and look nice.</p>
<p>^
wait till you see inside of those houses.</p>
<p>Berkeley has plentttyy of asians smart + beautiful</p>
<p>CAL DAY IS NOTHING LIKE A NORMAL DAY!!! Its like going to a a house party and thinking that that is how the people live 24/7. Obviously there are less little children and old people. This is why I hate how they bring all the seniors on Cal day because sure it is fun, but not an accurate representation of Berkeley.</p>
<p>I really like Berkeley (students, surrounding town, buildings, etc.), but I only saw it on Cal Day. For people who decided based on Cal Day, did it disillusion you? Did Cal Day try to make the school better than it really is? I’m really excited to go there but I don’t want to be disappointed later on.</p>
<p>The days after Cal Day aren’t the most normal either.</p>
<p>Today is the day that those of use who volunteered at Cal Day have to spend on school work.</p>
<p>Also there are only three more weeks of classes so people are starting to freak out about their last midterms and then about finals.</p>
<p>Cal Day, I’d say, was not a completely accurate representation. Here are my thoughts:</p>
<p>Accurate:
- Tabling on Sproul (though usually not to that extent)
- Random protesters and recurring campus characters (lol)</p>
<p>Inaccurate:
- Sheer number of people (a lot less)
- Types of people out there (most were not students)
- Since this has been asked over and over, the representation in terms of ethnicity of the student body (most of the so-called “studious asians” were away from the crowds)
- Weather (a bit on the warm side compared to what we’ve had the past few weeks; perhaps 5 degrees warmer)</p>
<p>the next couple days are gonna be hottt</p>
<p>what about the female representation?</p>
<p>[Local</a> Weather Alert for Berkeley, CA - weather.com](<a href=“http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/94720?phenomena=TSL&significance=S&areaid=CAZ508&office=KMTR&etn=fe52801e13c759adcf7a7acf37ef5dc4359c7fe9]Local”>http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/94720?phenomena=TSL&significance=S&areaid=CAZ508&office=KMTR&etn=fe52801e13c759adcf7a7acf37ef5dc4359c7fe9)</p>
<p>This is why it’s so hot.</p>
<p>Yea, Cal Day is not a normal day nor a accurate depiction of life at Berkeley. I hate how they always make Cal Day look amazing to simply grab more students.
There are a lot less people on campus. I would say over 50% of all students at Berkeley are Asian-Americans … most (if not all) of them are the ‘studious type’; and overall Cal Day is like a huge party compared to the normal day.</p>
<p>YESSS I can’t wait till weds, thurs… my gosh lol…</p>
<p>^…
most of them aren’t studious types… look at me for example.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I live kind of far from Cal and won’t be able to visit it again. So I can only base my decision on what I saw on Cal Day. I’m deciding between UCSB, which I didn’t see as a perfect fit but I’d be in the honors program and have a Regents scholarship. On the other hand, I really loved Cal’s culture, tradition, and spirit. I loved the atmosphere of the surrounding city and the buildings were so impressive. If I go to UCSB, I might be an above average student but if I go to Cal, I’ll just be average. Any opinions?</p>
<p>^
not necessarily. Many were tops in their high schools. become below avg when they come here.</p>
<p>^ I meant to say that I’ll be higher in my class at UCSB than at Cal.</p>
<p>Be above average. Then come to Cal for graduate and become average. It’ll do wonders for self-esteem. </p>
<p>Man I wanted to start my swim training when it got hot, but instead I find that this weather is just a fluke.</p>