<p>Or wasn't it because Berkeley overaccepted their freshmen class?</p>
<p>They say it was right on target. Don't forget ALL UCs are increasing their enrollment due to the Regents and Governor pact.</p>
<p>Most of the people I talked to at CalSo that didnt receive housing were from around the Bay Area. Coincedence>?</p>
<p>At the extension CalSO they said something about more students' deciding to enroll than they expected which is why only 250 offers went out for 650 FPF students.</p>
<p>YEAH! Big "coincidence"! This totally sucks for everyone in the Bay Area...though....I did come across a Socal guy that had no housing in the dorms because apparently, they lost his housing application entirely. </p>
<p>Then I wonder if I should have gone to college elsewhere...and had a normal college experience. I was really excited about FPF too ....until housing and it ruined everything. whomp.</p>
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<p>This is probably because you guys can just commute, giving you one more option over SoCal people. Now, I really feel bad for you guys, but I guess from their point of view, it's not as bad as giving bay area people housing and not giving SoCal people housing.</p>
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<p>Noooo. Hey FPF is from end of August to start of December (end of instruction on the 8th I believe). That's THREE months and then you'll pretty much be a regular Berkeley student for 3 1/2 years. You can always apply again for housing in the spring. And honestly from what I heard at CalSO the private housing doesn't sound so bad. Most people from FPF received triples and they are really small. I bet I'm not even going to be in my dorm that much...mostly on campus and such. Try to go on campus a lot and get more involved. Or, here's a good idea I just came up with, make some friends in the dorms and just visit them a lot hahaha. You can just go back to your off-campus housing for sleep.</p>
<p>Nah...it still wouldnt be the same. Especially during Welcome Week when people totally bond with their floormates...yeah, wouldn't be the same. I guess I was more disappointed because I had a friend that was a spring admit (didnt do FPF) and when she came to Cal second semester, she said it was so much harder to make friends in the dorms because everyone had already sort of found their clique so she had to work a lot harder to meet people.</p>
<p>Well, it really depends on the person's attitude, character and personality.</p>
<p>No, it's true, spring admits usually have a difficult time trying to associate with people who have known each other for a longer period of time.</p>
<p>You think it'd be any difficult for me to meet a lot of new people if I'm a Fall extension student living in a private rooming house? I'm really worried about that...at least I'll still be taking classes fall semester and living really close to campus and I'm already outgoing.</p>
<p>And do you suggest waiting it out another two weeks to see if people canceled out on their dorms to receive a housing offer from berkeley?</p>
<p>If you don't have housing, wait out until mid-August, by then some spots may clear up and housing offers could be bumped up. It's possible.</p>
<p>So I called the CAL HOUSING place today and they said they're going to have a better idea of the waitlist in the afternoon...****...I'm like #429? out of 657 students? That sucks...</p>
<p>Check out the coops, closest thing to dorm life. Most of them are decent places and they're cheaper than the dorms.</p>
<p>NEWSFLASH: I called Cal housing and they said that </p>
<p>"it looks very unlikely that they will send out a second round of housing offers" </p>
<p>So basically, all dorms are taken and you got to look for your own private rooming house. Call them if you want. This is bs.</p>
<p>are u serious. it is bs. and i highly doubt its a lottery. most of us declined housing are from around the area. i guess ill just wait and hope people dont want their assignments.</p>
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<p>Exactly. She didn't do FPF. She was completely somewhere else for a semester. You have small classes at FPF where you'll meet tons of people. Your private housing will have other FPF students whom you'll meet. You can go on campus and join clubs, organizations, fraternities, where you'll meet plenty of people. You can go visit other FPF friends you made in your classes in their dorms and meet even more people in those dorms.</p>
<p>I know it really sucks that you didn't get housing and I feel really bad for you. However, I think if you put some effort into it you will make tons of friends. Best of luck!</p>
<p>That is some dyamn bs. Lottery my butt. They probably just attached numbers to people according to where they lived. I'm extremely mad and infuriated because dorming with other freshmen was pretty much the one thing I was really looking forward to. </p>
<p>I called too and asked the woman specifically whether I should seriously look for housing and she replied in a tired "Yes". Everyone I know from a city 20-30 minutes away got housing whereas I did not. </p>
<p>And when I look at the website that says all FPF students received housing last year, I just laugh. My friend from UC Riverside told me that UCR wouldn't let their kids hang like that and would rather triple students than have them rent out apts and stuff during their freshmen year. <em>sigh</em> Sorry for the ranting.</p>
<p>I also wonder what the chances of me receiving spring housing are. bye.</p>
<p>you are guaranteed spring housing if you follow the correct procedures</p>
<p>" and she replied in a tired "Yes". "</p>
<p>I know exactly what you mean! They always talk as if we are interrupting them or something. </p>
<p>Oh, I'm sorry, what was I thinking calling and asking what I should do in a situation where I have no clue where I'm living and even though you said you would help us find a place to live, I would expect more than a bad photocopied list of private residences in the area. </p>
<p>o well, I guess we are already learning how to be real Berkeley students because we will rarely have our hands through most things anyway. We're just starting early. sorry for my ranting too, but this is very stressful.</p>
<p>If you do check out the co-ops, better visit them before you submit a contract. Some are so dirty they will literally <em>shock</em> you.</p>