<p>I was accepted to UC Berkeley under the major engineering-undeclared for the fall 2005 but I deferred my admission to the spring. Now I am going to start my first semester at CAL and I am a little scared. Mainly, I am scared about the grading curve in the sciences. I wondered what kind of help is offered at CAL for the sciences. I want to take advantage of all the help that is available. Also, I was wondering what else I could do to do well in the classes. thank you</p>
<p>Tutoring is available for free every night of the week in the basic math, physics, and chemistry classes, as well as general writing, if you need it. These are at the Units . . . and I'm not sure, but maybe foothill or Clark Kerr, too. You can and should go to office hours for your GSI and Professor if you don't understand something. I would suggest, if you don't already know, that you find out what sort of study strategies you need to do well, and do those thoroughly, be it flashcards, study groups. spending an hour a night studying for two weeks before tests . . . whatever it is.</p>
<p>Yes, there are MANY resources available that many students do not take advantage of.</p>
<p>Being a bit nervous is understandable, as students studying any science major would have to go the extra mile to earn that solid A (or A-).</p>
<p>I agree, unlimitedx, although I found both of my humanities classes giving me the A- over the A (much to my dismay), and I think getting the A or A- is quite impressive in every discipline. Sure, in the humanities and social sciences it tends to be easier to get a C than in the sciences, but to get a solid A seems tough, regardless of subject area.</p>
<p>Indeed, it feels super good to earn an A at Cal 8-)!</p>
<p>Feels good to earn an A (or A-) in anything at Cal. They LOVE to give B+s. I mean LOVE.</p>