<p>Anyone else planning on applying this year? (for 2009-2013) </p>
<p>What do Berkeley students think of students from out of state?</p>
<p>they give no money for outofstaters. i hope you can afford it.</p>
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What do Berkeley students think of students from out of state?
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Happy you chose such a great school...;)</p>
<p>Unless I get scholarships or something, I probably won't. Shame that it is the only great school near SF.</p>
<p>I'm having second thoughts. I probably won't apply. </p>
<p>Why did I even bother posting Does anyone care? I wouldn't If I was you.</p>
<p>To be sure, not all OOS applicants are denied a reasonable financial aid package. I applied to Berkeley OOS, was accepted, and received more financial aid than I did at Pomona, Caltech, and Stanford (individually). </p>
<p>If you decide to not even apply based on some wimpy perception from a college forum, then you should probably reconsider your decision. The truth is that you'll never know until you apply and get accepted. Perhaps Berkeley is a great opportunity for you. Why limit yourself on a whim?</p>
<p>I plan on applying, although it most likely won't be my first choice if I am accepted (after MIT, Princeton and Stanford probably). I'm working at a summer internship with a materials sciences group in the LBNL right now and I must say I love the town, campus and location. The only real hangup I have about UCB is the large class sizes, at least for the first few years. </p>
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't many of the freshman classes taught by grad students (in particular I'm curious about the math and physics departments)?</p>
<p>On the other hand the staff and students here seem very intelligent and dedicated to their work, and the facilities are top notch. So for that reason I think the graduate experience would be better than the undergraduate, which is not to say that both aren't great.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone applying.</p>
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't many of the freshman classes taught by grad students (in particular I'm curious about the math and physics departments)?
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None of the lecture portion of the courses are taught by GSIs (graduate student instructors)...unless a temporary substitute is needed.</p>
<p>GSIs will lead all of your discussion/lab sections.</p>
<p>Here's a video webcast recording of Chem 1A at Berkeley...watch the first lecture to see how it's taught...quite cool with lots of interaction for a big class, IMO. </p>
<p>UC</a> Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Chem 1A</p>