<p>I noticed another thread just like this but the OP couldn't answer any questions probably because of midterms. Anyway, I transferred from a bay area CCC to UCB last year and my major is Sociology. I can answer most questions except ones about dorms since I live off-campus. </p>
<p>Shoot!</p>
<p>BTW: GPA was 3.8X from CCC and currently my GPA at Cal is a 3.8X as well.</p>
<p>how difficult was it adjusting to the intensity of academics at Berkeley coming from a cc? Is upper div work really a whole other elephant? Also, how difficult was it for you personally to find someone you clicked with? Did you rush? Clubs?</p>
<p>As far as academics are concerned it wasnt too difficult at all adjusting to upper division courses. In community college everything was taught at the macro-level, that is you learn the surface of a bunch of concepts and thats basically it. It is not necessary to delve deep into the literature and achieve a deep understanding of theoretical frameworks and such. At Cal its a whole different ball game. You learn only about a handful of concepts but you have to know them inside and out. This is where you have to be a skilled reader because the literature such as Mannheim, Marx, etc., is extremely dense and difficult to grasp. The students who dont have my ability to comprehend literature struggle because often you cannot write down everything in class thus to learn the information you have to go to the literatureand many do not understand it to the level that is needed for an A. </p>
<p>To bypass this many kids join study groups where there is usually at least one person who does understand and relays the information to everyone. However, often study groups dont exist for some classes. </p>
<p>Take a 1 unit success for transfers the first semester and you will meet a bunch of transfers there. That is where I met my friends and they happened to be in my classes as well. Don’t worry about making friends everyone is nice and friendly and it shouldn’t be difficult at all.</p>
<p>I didn’t rush & not part of any clubs. I’m going to law school subsequent graduation so I’ve been spending every bit of free time studying for the LSAT.</p>
<p>Great answer, thank you! :] I’m a history major also looking to go into law school as well. Have you heard anything about the level of difficulty of the upper div. history classes? And are you doing anything else besides the high gpa and the (most likely) great LSAT score for law school? What schools are you applying to? (Sorry if I’m just being downright nosy…)</p>
<p>I will DEFFS be doing that 1 unit transfer class (if I get in).</p>
<p>Also, how long does it take you to get from your apartment to Berk? Do you bike?</p>
<p>Do you have your own apartment or do you have roommates? I’m contemplating whether or not to dorm or live on my own if I get into Berkeley.</p>
<p>Do you happen to know the unit limits for all the UC schools before they kick out transfers out for single and double majors? How about number of quarters or semesters before they kick transfers out?</p>
<p>I think for Cal it’s like 140 units/4 semesters for all majors (single or double). Not sure though.</p>
<p>its 130(8 semesters)/136(9 semesters) for single/double. any more than that and you’ll need to petition.</p>
<p>Oh nuts and I forgot to ask how easy it is to petition for subsequent semester (without any exceptional circumstances, like medical emergencies). I know you have to talk to your counselor or something and go over the course plan.</p>
<p>what do you think about transfer students changing majors when they’re halfway in their major after transferring? have you encountered other transfer students do these kinds of stuff? and what were their reasons?</p>
<p>All that matters for law school is GPA and LSAT. I didn’t get into HYS because my CC GPA dragged down my Berkeley GPA (law schools count all classes equally), but I still got full rides to top 10 schools with zero clubs, community service, work etc.</p>