<p>*intimidated <-- omg why was I accepted look at me... </p>
<p>Concerning those choosing (or greatly considering) CAL as their school of transfer: sooo... anyone else terrified of being possibly murdered by the <em>difficult</em> workload? Or at least feeling unconfident that you'd even be able to manage? </p>
<p>T__T ugh.. this is a sign that I should SIR elsewhere since I'm already becoming so discouraged <em>hangs head in deep shame</em> </p>
<p>Just curious...</p>
<p>got rejected by haas. oh well. my life is safe.</p>
<p>Berkeley is a hefty workload at first. My first semester was sort of a culture shock. I wouldn’t say the classes here are harder per se, but they are for sure more intense. But you were accepted to Berkeley, they recognize that you are a hard worker and you will do fine.</p>
<p>Berkeley just operates differently than community college, and it takes a semester to get used to that. But then you’re fine. How rigorous and demanding Berkeley is has made me so much smarter in less than a year.</p>
<p>This place is amazing and even magical. Don’t be scared!</p>
<p>the classes are not harder. consider this, they have tons of facilities to help you with your studies. just do your homework and don’t try and have some sort of memorable college social life like you see in the movies. just batton down the hatches and do your work.</p>
<p>be sure to take advantage of all the things the school has to offer, study abroad, etc… my sister spent a full year in Egypt. and compared to holding a job and going to work every day, school is a vacation!</p>
<p>if you can get through a Community College with insane administrators and libraries that are Closed all day on Saturday and all afternoon on Friday, you can easily do well at a University of California. haha. getting through CC is hard. attending a world class university—that is easy! </p>
<p>there are some nice neighborhoods around the school. but be sure to go and check things out. my sister lived on campus. and loved it. then joined some sorority, but i am going to live in sausalito or san francisco and take the ferry or BART to school. easy for me because i grew up here. if you are not from this area, live close enough to the campus to walk. driving in the bay area, like anywhere, takes some practice and skill during rush hours. good luck.</p>
<p>by the way, when do they have you slated for Graduation? they have me slated to graduate May 2013? i have could earn enough units, maybe they have some sort of scheme.</p>
<p>I am also super intimidated by potentially going to Cal. I was able to breeze right through CC with no problem, but I’m not used to reading 200+ pages a week, etc. I know I can do it, but I am so worried I would completely bomb.</p>
<p>My major (double) would be History of Art and Film Studies, so I’m not sure how hard one can actually make those subjects. </p>
<p>Thanks for this thread Sunny!</p>
<p>I suppose I’m intimidated too, but I could never give up this opportunity. No matter how daunting. It’s BERKELEY. I think some Californians/Americans miss this point. When people ask, at least where I’m from, “What top schools do you know in America?” They would certainly know Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, and probably MIT. Possibly Columbia, I’m not too sure. Honestly. We got into one of the most famous universities in the world. I would live my whole life in regret if I didn’t go.</p>
<p>Not to mention, every UC is top notch. I doubt UCLA or UCSD would be that much easier. I expect any high-ranking school (which most of the UCs are) will have professors who pile on the reading because their school is ranked this number in so-and-so’s rankings in the country and their students can handle it. Maybe I’m totally wrong, we’ll see, but if Berkeley thinks I can handle it, I’m not going to disagree. :)</p>
<p>Pump yourself up, get inspired, and kick some ass. That’s what I would do, you should too. lol</p>
<p>You got accepted to Cal, the ad coms do their job for a reason. They have seen in you the potential to succeed, don’t prove them wrong.</p>
<p>I use this if I feel inept or need motivation. Works wonders for working out and studying, I hope it serves you well.</p>
<p>[INSPIRATIONAL</a> - HOW GREAT I AM - YouTube](<a href=“INSPIRATIONAL - HOW GREAT I AM - YouTube”>INSPIRATIONAL - HOW GREAT I AM - YouTube)</p>
<p>Forget being intimidated by the workload (though I am)… I’m intimidated just by the whole process of getting all my transcripts and junk to them. I know it’s dumb, but I’m afraid something is going to go wrong and they’ll use the first little error or mishap to kick me out.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about the workload SunnybaNANA. You state you have a learning disability. If this has been diagnosed by a doctor, you can file your disability with the school and under the ADA (Americans Disability Act) you legally have more time to complete tests (or assignments, if I remember correctly.)</p>
<p>Also, you’re an English major like me and I really doubt the workload is going to be anything crazy. I know a few English alums who say it was a non-issue for them (and they graduated in the last 3 years).</p>
<p>Hey newsoul, looks like you made up your mind LOL. It’s hard for me to consider UCLA over Cal, but then again, Cal has always been my dream school.</p>
<p>Hope to see you in some of my classes!! Woo.</p>
<p>@fluxrad: I made up my mind on my order of preferences quite a while ago. q: I’d honestly probably pick Berkeley over ANY school. It’s absolutely my dream school. Not just the incredible academics/prestige, but also the proximity to home and the bohemian feel/history of the city. :)</p>
<p>Hopefully! I bet we’ll all run into fellow college confidential members sooner or later in classes q: So excited!</p>