I Just SIR'ed to Berkeley!!!!!

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hey guys! I just SIR'ed to Berkeley!! Berkeley just has too much that I can't turn down :) Besides, I need a change of pace, and most of my friends from cc are going there anyway! I'm so excited!!! I'm going to sign up for the June 24 CalSO! </p>

<p>I made a really detailed Pros/Cons List comparing the two schools (UCLA and Berkeley) with my friends' help, if anyone would like to see it, PM me :D </p>

<p>Here's the info for Berkeley separately :)</p>

<p>Berkeley
PRO'S:</p>

<h1>1 ranked Public University in the nation</h1>

<h1>21 ranked Undergrad Program in the nation</h1>

<p>(Higher than UCLA)</p>

<h1>3 ranked Undergrad Anthropology Porgram</h1>

<p>(Higher than UCLA)
Far from home
Friends at school
92% Graduation rate (4 years)
Average age of UCB student: 21 years
Average time till Degree: 2.2 Semesters
Semester System*
65% receive financial aid, 47% need-based
grants
52% of Berkeley seniors have assisted faculty
with research of creative projects
Students to Faculty (15.1: 1)
Faculty: 8 Nobel Laureates, 135 National Academy of Science members, 84 National Academy of Engineering members, 359 Guggenheim recipients, 74 Fullbright scholars, 225 American Academy of Arts and Science fellowships
Student Satisfaction: 94% would choose to attend this
institution again, 92% were satisfied with education,
95% were satisfied with overall academic experience
Active Learning Experiences: 50% had an internship, 52%
assisted faculty with research activity
90% satisfied with faculty, 94% satisfied with
availability of courses needed for graduation
23% of undergrads enroll in grad school
53% Medical school admit rate (46% national avg)
Average Berkeley score: GRE Verbal 550, GRE
Quantitative 674, GRE Writing 4.66, MCAT 29.6
Football games
Berkeley (College town=cheap meals)
Northern California Weather (I love rain/fogginess, because i'm a photographer :D)</p>

<p>CONS:
Con
Doesn't have a Medical School
Far from home (I know this is also a pro, but I do love my family still :) ), so It's also a con
Average cumulative debt at graduation: $14,291
Surrounding area isn't as high class (though this is also not such a bad thing - as a college student, my budget isn't very high class anyway :D)
I may feel sorry for the homeless people</p>

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<p>omg this is big news!!! congrats AJ!!! :slight_smile: :):):):slight_smile: yay!
:heart:</p>

<p>i have to say…i know where you’re coming from. you make a valid argument for pro-berkeley. i will be PMing for the whole pro and con thing! i am still considering both universities :/<br>
:(</p>

<p><a href=“mailto:jtdoe@berkeley.edu”>jtdoe@berkeley.edu</a>
or
<a href=“mailto:jtdoe@ucla.edu”>jtdoe@ucla.edu</a></p>

<p>idk…</p>

<p>its so tough…</p>

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<p>Congratulations!!! Ahh, so exciting. Everyone is moving on to their respective colleges. :')</p>

<p>(Jane, you know the latter sounds/looks/is just a tad bit nicer… :P)</p>

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<p>lol!!!</p>

<p>:P it kinda does! hahahaha </p>

<p><a href=“mailto:jtdoe@ucla.edu”>jtdoe@ucla.edu</a></p>

<p>its like legit hahahahaha</p>

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<p>NO!!! <a href="mailto:ajs@cal.com">ajs@cal.com</a>
That’s me :smiley: </p>

<p>Go CAL Janey, come on! "D</p>

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<p>ewww its <a href="mailto:jtdoe@cal.com">jtdoe@cal.com</a> ???
instead of <a href=“mailto:jtdoe@berkeley.edu”>jtdoe@berkeley.edu</a> ??? w t f!!!</p>

<p>if thats the case i am SIRing to <a href=“mailto:jtdoe@ucla.edu”>jtdoe@ucla.edu</a></p>

<p><a href="mailto:jtdoe@cal.com">jtdoe@cal.com</a> ??? REALLY??? EWWWWWWWW</p>

<p>hahahahaha</p>

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<p>i made a pro/con list</p>

<p>pros:
-AJ is going there</p>

<p>cons:
-irrelevant</p>

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<p>Seriously, ew – cal.com?!?! Just… no.</p>

<p>Hahaha.</p>

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<p>Rofl bagel! I didn’t know u felt this way about me! Haha!
I made that up about cal.com I thought it would be cool! Haha</p>

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<p>na… this is what it looks like: <a href=“mailto:absurdmike@berkeley.edu”>absurdmike@berkeley.edu</a></p>

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<p>well you could take BART to SF. thats an upside for sure!</p>

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<p>ahah it’s berkeley.edu not cal.edu :P</p>

<p>And solidblu, if you ever speak to someone who lives outside the US they’ll say Cal is ranked 3rd in the world. They don’t seem to use US News for their rankings.</p>

<p>Also, read this: <a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/president/speeches/961206gcfallow.html[/url]”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/president/speeches/961206gcfallow.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Cal is much better than the 21st best school in the US, but US News’ ranking system favors private schools to a great degree.</p>

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<p>I’ll be joining you! I just SIR’d yesturday. Sooo exciting :slight_smile: Are you going to the Bridges transfer weekend?</p>

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<p>@mikei Wow, I read that dude…amazing. I’m truly proud to be going to Cal :slight_smile: I agree with Casper 100%! He makes such a great argument!</p>

<p>I see you’re also going to BErkeley, mikei - congrats and hope to see u there :)</p>

<p>@smartyskirt Woohoo! congrats! I looked up bridges transfer weekend, but do you have any more info on that? I’d love to go! It sounds awesome</p>