<p>Now that decisions are out, I'm sure you're boggled with lots of uncertainties. Ask away about courses, majors, dining, housing, scholarships, campus groups, campus life, etc. I'll try my best to answer.</p>
<p>& once again, congrats :)</p>
<p>Hey! I got into the college of Natural Resources - and I don't know why I did - but I simply have no interest in their courses. I'm a humanities person leaning towards English Lit or History. Is it possible to transfer into the College of Letters and Science?</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help.</p>
<p>What are the advantages of having a Regents scholarship? Does it make sense to choose another university over Cal because I didn't get Regents at Cal? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>so getting in for the spring semester means we must've gotten in by a hair right?</p>
<p>try not to be biased but... do you know if UCLA or Cal has a better international relations/poli sci program? still not sure which to choose and i like both campuses for different reasons.</p>
<p>peachjelly: Yes, it is possible to transfer into L&S (or any college, for that mater). The reason why you're in CNR is probably because you applied with a major that is offered by their college. I had a friend who transferred from CNR to L&S her freshman year and it wasn't too hard. I'd say that it would be harder to go from L&S to the other colleges because L&S is so big.</p>
<p>Narsil: Regents at Cal has its benefits: guaranteed housing for four years instead of two, having your own faculty advisor, getting to know other scholars, being able to participate in RCSA-related events, $1000/year... I'm running out of ideas (haha, obviously not a Regents scholar). I guess there aren't a huge amount of perks but there's a few. Choosing another college just cause you didn't get Regents at Cal doesn't make sense at all! Perhaps you should visit Cal to get a better sense of what you would miss out if you ended up not going. ;)</p>
<p>nbui3: Getting in spring semester means that you were worth something to the admission officers. Congrats.</p>
<p>mowgli2008: Both have really great international relations and political science programs. I probably won't be of much help since I'm not majoring in this area, but I do know that Berkeley's political science department offers many research opportunities (pretty big department since it's the fifth most common major here). I would go to their respective websites and check them out if visiting isn't possible.</p>
<p>lol, thanks kchen!</p>
<p>I heard MCB was very competitive (and popular). Could you tell me a little more about it?</p>
<p>What happens if you submit your SIR to CAL & then decide to go to another school?
Do you just loose $100?
Can you apply for housing before you submit your SIR?
If not, when can you apply for housing?
THANKS</p>
<p>suigenL: Yes, MCB is competitive and popular. I think it's the second, if not the first, most popular major at Cal. If you're thinking about med school, you'll have to go through the prereqs, even if your AP credits make you eligible for passing out of them. This means a year of calculus, a year of physics, a year of bio, and three semesters of chemistry. These courses will ruin a lot of GPAs, and are known as weeder classes. Some people end up changing majors because MCB is too tough to handle. Just study hard, go to class, and stay on top of readings/homework. Simpler said than done. It's pretty difficult managing all that, which is what brings a lot of students down.</p>
<p>whyworry: You lose $100 (you can try calling in to see if you can get your money back, although I highly doubt it, but someone's done it before). You can't apply for housing before you submit your SIR. Housing will be mass e-mailed after the SIR deadline.</p>
<p>Hi Kchen thanks for doing this, if I got accepted to the CL&S can I switch my major to prepare me for Haas later on?</p>
<p>SuperDuper!: You can always switch your major. Any major is good for Haas, so you don't have to be an intended business major. As long as you fulfill the prereqs before applying, you're good. Technically, everyone comes in as "undeclared" cause they have to satisfy prereqs for the major they want in order to declare it.</p>
<p>Thank you kchen! I will definitely try my best. I appreciate your help very much :) I have several friends who go to Cal who I've discussed this with...and some have given me insight on how competitive and frightening it is... About the AP courses, does that mean I'll have to retake all of the courses I could have been exempted from if I was otherwise in another major? (Darn, and I thought I was done with Calculus; I stopped at Calc 2). Eeek! I'm thrilled! :)</p>
<p>suigenL: Yeah, no problem :) It's good to be prepared for what's to come. Lots of MCBs came in without knowing what they were getting into. Yes, you'll have to retake calculus even though you passed your AP Calc exam. It's kind of a repeat from high school, though, so it's not too difficult. You might want to check out the "some facts about premed" thread - it might be more detailed than what I've said since I'm actually majoring in the social sciences. Haha.</p>
<p>so, are Berkeley classes quite difficult? how hard is it to get into the business program?</p>
<p>Hey kchen, this is a followup concerning a switch from College of Natural Resources to Letters and Science -</p>
<p>So I looked up the protocol for switching into Letters and Science <a href="http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/chgclg.html%5B/url%5D">http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/chgclg.html</a> , and it stipulates that I have to complete a semester in CNR before filing a petition? Could there be an easier way to switch? I applied for Biology and intended to pursue humanities on the side, and assumed I would get into Letters and Science. The biology program offered in CNR (mostly environmental science) is definitely not where my interests lie.</p>
<p>So the question is : is there a way to change colleges preferably without having to do a semester in CNR before filing a petition?</p>
<p>the class difficulty question is definitely hard to answer because it depends on what class you take and what you are good at. Same for the 2nd question. For me, business is hard to get in because they accept an average of 3.6 GPA, and that gpa hard for me to get in Cal, but it may be a piece of cake for others.</p>
<p>Let's say you were admitted to L&S and wanted to major in chemistry. Is there any difference between getting a degree in chemistry there and a degree in the College of Chemistry other than a B.A. versus a B.S.?</p>