<p>NO! Cal Day and CalSO are very much NOT the same.</p>
<p>Cal Day is Berkeley’s annual open house that anyone can attend; its purpose is to show people a lot of what Cal has to offer. There is so much excitement going on that I won’t even try to begin to explain. Just go to calday(dot)berkeley(dot)edu to get the scoop. You might be able to talk to an adviser on Cal Day but I’m not positive. If things haven’t changed since my freshman year, you’ll want to talk to Maura Daly, the freshman adviser for CoC, or Joey Wong, another adviser that helps out with freshmen.</p>
<p>CalSO on the other hand is your freshman (and transfer) orientation where you talk to advisers, sign up for classes, and get your student ID. You’ll be put into a small-ish group with other people in your college and your group will be led by a CalSO counselor (a current student) who will tell you about campus, teach you the time warp, and answer any questions you might have. CalSO is a great place to meet people; my study partner (and good friend) was in my CalSO group.</p>
<p>Edit: Hah, ya beat me to it, rider730.</p>