<p>I've been poking around looking for a date for the start of the fall year (I'm an accepted HS senior at the moment), but I just can't find it. I'm OOS too, so I won't be able to go to a CalSO for a few weeks to a month at the earliest. Does anyone know when the fall semester starts? Sorry if this is a dumb question, I've just been unable to find the date and I'm trying to plan what I'm doing this summer.</p>
<p>Be careful when you read the ^^. I didn't last year and didn't realize "semester begins" doesn't mean when school actually starts. You have to look down for "instruction begins" for first day of actual class. Also, generally being allowed into the dorms follows the "semester begins" date. So, for Fall,
Semester begins: August 21
Dorms move-in date: Sun. Aug. 24th (10 a.m.)
Instruction begins: Aug. 27th</p>
<p>Wow, that sucks. Welcome Week got shortened. Last fall, we had a whole week after the first day to move in and explore Berkeley.</p>