<p>i took a campus tour last week, visited the city of berkeley, and talked to a couple undergrads about their experiences thus far about berkeley. </p>
<p>my family is thinking of driving up to berkeley for CAL Day (6 hr drive) but we are not sure whether it is really worth it. </p>
<p>will i be missing out on alot if i dont attend CAL day?</p>
<p>(i went to the Davis student admit day and i really didn't think it was worth it, most of the information was general although it was nice to get a glimpse of the "college town" environment)</p>
<p>It's up to you. There are quite a few places that are open to the public that day that are usually restricted (Museum of Vertebrae Zoology). Lots of people giving lectures, useful information, a chance to speak with current students, free goodies.</p>
<p>It was definitely worth my time since I live 1.5hrs away.</p>
<p>1hr drive for me! oo last year didnt they give out t shirts? all the srs at my school that went last year all came back with some cal shirt haha</p>
<p>i saw this one shirt on telegraph...it was pretty funny. the back was just a description of CAL's history in academic english and towards the end of the paragraph, it totally bashes UCLA and the other UCs..calling them puny/weak/less intense..etc....</p>
<p>gotta be pretty arrogant to wear that shirt and take it seriously, although if i went to cal, i might wear it as a joke</p>
<p>You can take a look at the schedule online and see if you think it's worth it. 6 hours is a long drive, really. You will have access to many things right in front of you, and many of the things (such as the musuems) you can use as a student. it'll be crowded, but fun, and you might learn a lot, depending on who you talk to (profs or staff and definitely students in many majors, clubs, jobs, ect). It's up to you.</p>
<p>It's fun, but probably not worth a 6 hour drive, unless you also plan on also going to San Francisco for dinner or something...and then you'd have to stay in a hotel, make a trip of it. The only really memorable thing about Cal Day for me was visiting a Biology lab and holding up a big snake and seeing some other creatures.</p>
<p>Cal Day is just a massive PR campaign stunt. If you are unsure about Berkeley, I'd recommend going on another day as well and just chat with students as Cal Day is really just a glossed over, niced-up version of any other day at Cal. However, it is a lot of fun, so it's really up to you to decide whether you wanna go to CalDay or just pick a random day of the week and go.</p>
<p>If you are going, take off Friday too and go visit SF, go to Peir 39, et al and really enjoy yourself. </p>
<p>I did this when I went to UCLA, visiting Disney Land, etc.</p>
<p>I'm about 2 hours (w/o traffic) away from Berkeley, so I'm definatly heading up there.</p>
<p>Also does anyone notice how we CA residents travel by minutes and not by miles. I was talking to someone from the east coast and they noticed this.</p>