<p>You know how some people apply to Cornell College thinking it’s Cornell University - and how there’s rumors that someone actually submitted their SIR to CC thinking it was CU? Well, I meant to apply to Berkeley, but I applied to Cal because someone told me they were the same thing…after submitting my SIR, I find out they’re not! ■■■. </p>
<p>Basically, know your stuff. If you don’t know the difference between Cal, Berkeley, and UCB, you don’t deserve to go to any of them (meaning, I am an idiot. And maybe some of you guys are too?)</p>
<p>^ LOLOL, I’m just saying that although the OP is obviously ■■■■■■■■, the names could easily be misconstrued. I sincerely thought CAL meant Caltech before I started applying to colleges last year.</p>
<p>Its a well known confusion, one that has to be addressed by anyone giving a college tour. You will find that Cal is the most commonly used term by students by quite a bit. It is only when dealing with ‘outsiders’ that someone tends to revert to Berkeley or sometimes UCB.</p>