<p>Senior Courses:
Honors Comparative Literature
Honors Calculus AB
Honors Physics</p>
<p>Senior Classes @ community college:
Film Advanced
Psychology
Spanish 5</p>
<p>Awards:
Congressional Bronze Certificate
Congressional Silver Certificate
Congressional Gold Certificate
Congressional Bronze Medal
Congressional Silver Medal
(Highest Awards congress can issue to America's youth)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work:
Nordhoff High School (9-11) 250+ Hours
Academic Tutoring (9-12), 2 hours per school week
Total Hours: 400+ Hours</p>
<p>Work Experience:
Westridge Market 100+ Hours
Jersey Mikes Subs (Chef) 100+ Hours
Studio Wings Assistant 300+ Hours</p>
<p>Film Experience:
Production Assistant: X-Files (Fox TV)
Production Assistant: Just Another Pilot (Harrison Ford, 2002)
Aerial Unit Assistant: Six Days, Seven Nights (Harrison Ford)
Aerial Unit Assistant: Spanglish (Adam Sandler)
Actor: The Color of Evening (1994)
Actor: The Nowhere Man (1995)
Director/Producer: Wilderness Dreams (2005 TV Show)</p>
<p>Just in case you were wondering, there is no film production major here. There is a film studies major, although many students end up transferring because they later learn they want to produce and not study film. I believe that the film studies courses do have some production components, though.</p>
<p>That's cool. The department is strong in any general area that I'm aware of. One great thing about the department is that they use Berkeley's Freshman and Sophomore seminars to create 15 person History intense and attention filled classes. Other departments don't seem to take advantage of the FFS in this way. You do have to write a thesis to graduate, which is a challenge which many find rewarding and good preparation for thesis work as a graduate student or general project production for later life.</p>
<p>thanks, thats good class sizes for UC. I heard that it is taking 5-6 years to finish degrees because of overcrowding?? Can you answer that Drab?</p>
<p>If you want to, you can most likely finish your degree in four years. Heck, with some AP credit, maybe a summer, and a few heavy loads, you could probably do it in about three and a half years, maybe even three. MOST PEOPLE take FOUR YEARS. Like at any school, you won't get every single class that you want. If there are certain ones you need, these usually go on cycles, so it will be offered again. Some courses are one time only, and some just won't work out well for you time one. But this is the same at every school. Each major has certain classes that are hard to get into. There are also classes that fulfill particular requirements that a lot of people want to take and thus fill up. This is the same at every school. Language classes are usually problematic, it's usually levels 1-3 in which this is the case. The basic level reading and composition classes (which many people get out of, at least the first level) can be hard to get into, but you will most likely get into one (although maybe not your first choice subject matter wise, or time wise). If you want to study abroad, take a few light loads, and don't plan well, you're probably going to take 4.5 to 5 years to graduate. Of course, you can study abroad for a semester and still finish within 4 years. Most people come in with AP credit that goes towards elective credit. You have to fulfill particular requirements, but trust me, most people can finish in four years if they try to and don't have very difficult and unusual circumstances.</p>
<p>Yeah, I live in Unit 1 in one of the new buildings. It is more spacious and nicer looking (particularly from the outside), but there is less interaction because of the way that the building is designed. This isn't true of all floors, but the tedency is that there is more interaction with other people in the older buildings. I wouldn't mind living in just about any of the possible places available for students, though. As long as you take the application seriously, you will probably get in. Do you have any other questions about Berkeley? I recommend a visit, because you may find that it either feels perfect for you, or terrible, bur probably somewhere in between. It's good to visit the various place you're interested in so as to get a idea of you feel in them. I think it's about a 6 hour or drive from Ojai. Or get a copter ride and it'll be a lot quicker!</p>
<p>lol. Yeah, I have already visited Berkeley and Stanford, my top two choices, although cross town rivals. I liked the Berkely campus a lot more. It was shady, and "hilly" and had a lot of old oaks and old buildings. I liked that a lot. Stanford wasn't shaady. It felt hot and like I was on a desert! So how many classes would a history major need to take per semester to finish in 3 years, compared to 4 years?</p>
<p>The major requires 12 courses. L & S (the college you would be in) requires 120 units. If each of the 12 is 4 units each, you would have 48 units out of the way. Now, if you come in with enough elective credits from AP and IB stuff, and your college classes, you're out of many requirements already. You are done with languages if you want to be, and math if you want to be (although you probably should take some stats as a history major, I think). You would probably have to take 2 reading and comp classes, but one of these could be one of your history classes. There are 7 breadth requirements, although maybe one or even two of your cc classes could get you out of those. You would have to take an American Cultures class, but that could also be a history class, or a class to satisfy some other requirement. If you really want to, I think you would need to take 4 to 5 classes a semester to be out in three years. If you fulfill requirements with each class, I guess it's possible. Your loads would be from medium to very heavy, and you do have that thesis, which might make it much harder without any summers. I'm not sure how accurate my prediction is, but you could work it out yourself if you're really interested.</p>
<p>But again, I wonder why would you want to do this? Don't you want to learn for more than just the outcome, a degree and a job? Wouldn't you want a few classes where you can take things that fascinate you just because you're able to? Wouldn't you rather have a relatively broad education than a pure history based one? College might very well be the last time in your life where you are able to do anything like that, although maybe you will be able to in retirement, or if you happen to make lots of money for little work. During this time, most people are going to have as little responsibility as they will in their lives, and the most freedom. Is rushing into the "real world" the best way to spend that time?</p>
<p>I don't neccesarily want to leave college easy, I just dont want to be one of those people who take 1 class a semester and graduate in 5-6 years. I am sure college will be a great experience, and I would actually want to go to Berkeley more than any other college I can think about. Most people going to Princeton/Yale are hating it. I've been reading reviews on it. They say the teachers dont care about undergrads, the campus gets rundown after the first few weeks. The school grades too hard, and many other things. Most people at Berkeley seem like they really like it. By the way, do you or any other students make it into the city much?</p>
<p>Yes, I've been to SF about 5 times this semester. I visit my friend at San Francisco State University, and we go around the city a lot. It's as easy as a walk to the bard station, 20 minutes, and 10 dollars round-trip, or you can catch a bus that runs on weekend for free (at the moment, although Berkeley and the bus company are negotiating a new contract. Some people at Berkeley have similar complaints as the ones you listed, but I don't feel that way. People say that your experience varies depending on your major, because departments can be and often are so different. Some people feel this place is huge, and there are a lot of people, but I don't feel it. My roommate, who came from a small private LA school, talks about how it, how he feels in between classes, how many people he sees. But I think he likes it here, too. People generally have to make adjustements wherever they go. There are many advantages to going to schools like Princeton and Yale, including the name on your degree and the people that you meet. Berkeley just can't fulifll these in the same way, but all the resources here are available if you seek them out, and the top people here are winning the same awards and doing the same things after undergrad as those people are.</p>