<p>By the way, I don't judge you for asking. I feel the same way pretty much. The fact that parents post on here kills the honest answers...</p>
<p>I grew up in Bangkok, Thailand so I was used to a crazy party life before coming to Cal.</p>
<p>The party life at Cal is more than good enough for me. Seriously.</p>
<p>The girls aren't that bad either.</p>
<p>haha, really like this thread. Thats the way to go ranganz! :p</p>
<p>yup i know professional models that go here too. i was really worried coming to berkeley that parties and guys would be lame. SO WRONG. what is comes down to is: College life on the california coast is where it's at. </p>
<p>btw it has about the same amount of Socal ppl as Norcal ppl, if you were thinking about it that way...</p>
<p>haha, thanks Joiya.</p>
<p>Well the Cal social scene does look good enough for me. Unfortunately, I was rejected so I guess I wont be able to experience it. Oh well, USC will be excellent in this department.</p>
<p>uhh. Cal and USC. going to be a really hard decision for me.</p>
<p>College isn't simply about studying and academics. I love Cal's strong academic record but one of the things I'm really worried about is the lack of a social life/good party scene. How is the surrounding area for clubs? How is sorority life? How are the parties in general? I want to work hard and study but I also want to enjoy college- I want to be in a place that is not full of neurotic, intense workaholics who don't do anything but study and dream about grades. I really want to get the full experience, which for me, would include a good social life. So, can more people comment? How is the social scene at Berkeley? And how can we make it work for us- really get out there and get involved? Thanks!</p>
<p>^i totally understand where you are coming from.</p>
<p>im a freshman at cal, and my whole life i have been someone who puts a lot of effort into my academic AND social life. although cliche i work hard and party hard.</p>
<p>ill be honest with you, upon coming to cal, i thought the social scene would be extremely lame. i came from a group of friends in high school that partied a lot, and didnt want to stop especially in college. but thankfully, i was completely stunned with vibrancy of the cal social scene. in terms of clubbing, there arent many clubs in berkeley, but there are more than enough in SF, and there are plenty of bars in berk. but the reason there arent clubs in cal, is because there are more than enough frat parties, which will you find every thrusday, friday and saturday. </p>
<p>the greek scene is really big here, and extremely fun. im in a frat, and there never is a lack of things to do. as for sororities, most of my female friends are in them, and they absolutely love it. sorority houses are mansions, and most of the girls are really cool. in terms of parties, you have all sorts. you can always find your typical huge dance party with hundreds of people, but also you have gamedays which are blast. on gamedays literally the whole campus goes out to the frats to party before the football games. also for those in the greek system you have invites and exchanges. invites are parties hosted by soroties in clubs in san fran. basically if u know a sorortiy sister they will give a bid, and that will get you access to coach buses and into the club. there are multiple invites every weekend and they are a blast. you also have exchanges where one frat will host one sorotity in a party at the frat house. these are also really fun. and nearly every night you can find your chil kickbacks with beer pong and what not.</p>
<p>if you are looking for a fun social scene, you will definitely find it at cal. im not going to pretend we party like ucsb or asu, but you will not miss out on any of the college experience by coming to cal.</p>
<p>go bears!</p>
<p>While excelling at parties how are you doing in class?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your post!!! I'm really worried that Cal might suck at that so it's a relief to hear that there's more than I expected. How far is SF? And how do people get there usually? And if anybody knows anything about sororities, please post!</p>
<p>BART, AC Transit, or car to get to SF. BART and car is going to be your fastest options. Approximately 14 miles or 22ish minutes by car.</p>