<p>Admitted to CNR at Berkeley and is looking to transfer to College of L&S, after first semester cause CNR ain't looking so hot.</p>
<p>So this is for all CNR admits and current CNR students.</p>
<p>Convince me to stay or to leave. Thanks.</p>
<p>-You don’t have to do 7 course breadth.
-Smaller college, so you get a little more personal attention.
-You get a BS when you graduate.</p>
<p>Those are all pros. I can’t really think of any cons. But I think you should really be making this decision by what major you want to be. None of the majors in CNR are anything like the majors in LS. Pick your major, then you will have your college picked out for you.</p>
<p>jbtheeunknown is right.</p>
<p>while the personal attention, information/advising, free printing, lounge, and people are super awesome, you should only stay because you love your major there.</p>
<p>my home college is cnr, but im ‘simultaneously majoring’ in history too (in l&s) and i love cnr so much more.</p>
<p>caitylin could I PM you more about CNR??</p>
<p>I am looking at all these majors and they all sound like minors/hobbies.</p>
<p>Nutritional Sciences sounds so cool and fun, but where can I get a job with “I graduated with a major in Nutritional Science?”</p>
<p>Also speaking about BS, which would fulfill the premed requirement, do you know what classes I am required to take?</p>
<p>How smaller is CNR compared to other schools (LS must be gigantic). And what’s the reputation of CNR students in Berkeley? Are they respected, ignored, laughed at, or what?</p>
<p>A BS does not “fulfill the premed requirement”. You can technically major in anything and still be a good premed applicant so long as you take the prereq courses which is generally 1 year of math, chem 1a, chem 3a/l, chem 3b/l, bio 1b, bio 1a/l, and i believe 1 year of physics. Then also do all the other premed stuff like MCATs and so on.</p>
<p>I don’t think any 1 college has a reputation over another except for maybe engineering students (they’re like super-geniuses). But nothing in particular will get you laughed at, ignored, or respected.</p>
<p>Another question is are all BS’s looked similarly? I mean would BS in Bio, BS Molecular chem, and BS in Nutritional Sciences be compared when looking for a job by their majors?</p>
<p>Are you for real??!! “I am looking at all these majors and they all sound like minors/hobbies.” Excuse me if I’m wrong, but I thought when people choose majors they do so because they enjoy it. I picked to double in MEB because I look at the upper divs and DROOL! My upper divs, which include pharmacology, endocrinology and animal physiology are what made me choose these majors because I know I will enjoy them and do well. The purpose is I want to take the most enjoyable classes so It doesn’t feel like I’m forced to learn, but that I choose to and enjoy it and hopefully get good grades because I like the classes hence study more.</p>
<p>Many people look at Nutri sci and automatically label it as a psudo-science degree that is all about cooking and has no real science…WRONG! My friend is in the metabolism track and it is actually very science oriented. You take the same lower divs as MCB and the upper divs are heavily biochem such as biochem of metabolism and physiopathology. NST 103, which is the intro nutri sci class for example is pretty challenging and usually awards 15-20% As so don’t think this major is cake and doesn’t deserve the same respect as other science majors. </p>
<p>CNR kicks sooo much ass it isn’t even funny. First the free printing is awesome and so is the lounge when i need a nap. Also the best difference is advisors. I’m not saying CNR majors are super helpful (but most are), but they are usually ALWAYS available. Many have drop ins. This is like a wow for L&S, which need appointments and many of the L&S advisor are mean and rude. My friend who is MCB-CDB and wants to go into dentistry. When she went to see her advisor the first thing she did was look at her transcript and said, “so when do you plan on taking the MCAT.” Lets just say when my friend told me this she was pretty upset, offended and confused that somebody would actually say that. Another example is while I was standing next to the IB office with a friend looking at the posters they have about internships and trips to morea the IB advisor came out, gave me one look and said, “The office is closed and you have to make an appointment to see me.” ***?! Who ever said I wanted to see her?! </p>
<p>Also CNR professors are so nice and friendly. My friends, and myself, who emailed professors in NST and ESPM got speedy responses and very welcoming. I actually work one on one with my professor. My friend who asked MCB profs…well lets just say they were put off. MCB profs are rather pretentious and unwelcoming. My friend in MCB-CDB didn’t see her professor until a MONTH working in the lab.</p>
<p>CNR <3</p>
<p>Hang on now, don’t slam LS/IB/MCB because of a few incidents you’ve experienced, or heard of. I’m IB, and every time I go to either the LS undergrad office, or the IB office I have a rather pleasant experience. The two advisors in the IB office are both very nice women who seem to love their job. Also, I have never needed to make an appointment to meet with either of them. I’m sure that’s only during high traffic times of the year and when you want to discuss something more involved than just getting an advisor code.</p>
<p>@ easyasabc sure you can pm me although im not usually on here that often. also its a little offensive to call our majors “minors/hobbies” that **** is annoying fyi</p>
<p>cnr isnt as well known as the other colleges because kids didnt do their research. when i came in last year they told us that the acceptance rate to cnr (17%) was the second smallest (only engineering had a smaller acceptance rate). so its pretty awesome that you got into cnr.</p>
<p>and dont worry there are actual career options after.</p>
<p>Jeez I’m sorry for offending people. The thing is I am very concerned about making money out of college and a lot of it. I mean I want to go to Berkeley for a reason. Visiting the Open House will hopefully help ( I might even see some of you).</p>
<p>So, I am worried about CNR and is seriously considering transferring to L&S to major in Psychology.</p>
<p>@caitlyn, sorry for calling it “minors/hobbies.”</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Do you feel like that CNR is more laid back? Not as cutthroat as some of the colleges within Berk? Honestly, I am not a fan of this direct competition/cutthroat image of the school.</p></li>
</ol>
<h2>2. How are the people? Do they know to have fun? How many CNR students are in your year?</h2>
<p>BTW, Im getting off at Downtown Berkeley BART station around 11PM-12AM, is that safe? Im staying in a hotel near the station.</p>
<p>I don’t think CNR is more or less laid back than LS. It depends on what major. Some majors in LS are chill, and some are really intense. I’m not so sure about CNR but I believe they are somewhat rigorous, albeit worthwhile. The cutthroat image is an illusion. That’s all I’ll say about that.</p>
<p>The school is so big, you will meet tons of people who like to go out and do stuff as well as tons of people who like to stay in and study.</p>
<p>You should be fine being in downtown at that time. Just be aware of your surroundings, and try to stay near groups of people.</p>
<p>HAHAHHAHA!!!: my response when you said, “all these majors and they all sound like minors/hobbies. I am very concerned about making money out of college and a lot of it. seriously considering transferring to L&S to major in Psychology.”…oxymoron much? Psychology is the epitome of hobby major. You take classes on sleep and friendship. Last time I checked not many people have a hobby in toxigenomics, physiopathology and microbial genetics.</p>
<p>Psychology is a very practical and mobile when looking for jobs. Nutritional Science seems too narrow for me. Now considering that you think its a joke, I guess it’s not too hard to have double major in Psychology and Nutritional Science?</p>
<p>BTW, are you guys aware of the Downtown Berkeley in? That’s where I’m staying in. How is it? Also is there much life going on around 11PM-12AM? I will get off the BART with a backpack and a luggage.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that to go anywhere with a Psychology BA you need to go on to graduate/professional school after that. Simply a psychology BA will not get you very far IMO. Double majoring in Psych and NutriSci is difficult (or at the very least time consuming). This is because the majors are in two different colleges, CNR and LS. Which means you will have to do all the college requirements of LS (7 course breath among some other things) and whatever college requirements that CNR has, and I don’t know if you’re allowed to “double dip” certain classes, as in use 1 class for two different requirements in different colleges. You will however come out with 2 separate degrees upon graduating, if that appeals to you in any way. I recommend you do some research and plan out your next 4 years to see what you can and can’t do, and what program you like best.</p>
<p>DB Inn is very close to BART. It’s like a 3 minute walk. Like I said before, you should be fine being in downtown at that time. Just be aware of your surroundings.</p>
<p>Also, you might want to keep things like “I am very concerned about making money out of college and a lot of it” to yourself. You’re not going to get very many people here to like you if you spew stuff like this out around school.</p>
<p>“You’re not going to get very many people here to like you if you spew stuff like this out around school.”</p>
<p>That’s why I said stuff like this on college confidential haha. But that is really what comes down to it, profit. Considering my parents are paying full OOS tuition, and my bro goes to NYU, I need to be able to make good money w/o grad school education.</p>
<p>Many Psychology majors get buisness careers which is cool, and which id think i could get with major in Nutritional Science. </p>
<p>How about a BS in psychology, rather than BA?</p>
<p>Honestly it sounds like you might find more like-minded people in Haas. I dated a girl who was double majoring in Business and Psych, maybe you’d like something like that. I don’t recommend double-majoring but she was extreme type A.</p>
<p>Here LS only gives BA degrees, regardless of your major (one of my main issues with the college). So there’s no way to get a psych BS from Berkeley. If you’re looking to make cash, why not just do business? Take prereqs for two years and then apply to Haas and pray that you get in.</p>
<p>No offense to business majors (Hass is world’s best), but I think going to college for business is near pointless. One does not need to go to business undergrad to be involved in business. My dad was an engineering major, now hes a business man. Because I know one can get into business without a business degree, why spend four years studying it, albeit, business majors will have an upper hand in major corporations.</p>
<p>I am interested in Nutrition and Toxicology. So, let me ask, how sciency is nutrition and toxicology? How much chem, bio, physic are required out of students? </p>
<p>Also, I would only major in business if I am double majoring.</p>
<p>Did your dad go to graduate school? How long did it take him to become a business man? You’re right, one does not NEED an undergraduate degree in business to get into it in the future, but it helps a hell of a lot. If you haven’t already, look at the NutriSci major requirements as well as CNR requirements. That, I’m sure, will answer most of your questions about the major.</p>