<p>^^ The above statement is a know fact since anon personally questioned every berkeley student and 100% said that Berkeley was not enjoyable. When you see people talking to friends and look like their having fun they are in fact depressed beyond belief and crying inside.</p>
<p>now how could i question every student at Berkeley?..oh…i get it :D</p>
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What is enjoyable is entirely subjective, people have different experiences, and what your saying is not at all necessarily true</p>
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<p>Well, when the preface about talking explicitly about premeds doesn’t come into the picture, in a lot of cases you’re looking at stating falsehood! It’s not true that the same level of education is found at LA and Berkeley depending on what one is looking for. LA probably has much stronger film. Berkeley just does have stronger computer science. I have no objection to people liking different campuses or student culture, or to your vastly preferring a certain kind, but there were literally false statements about academics on this thread, and some unrealistic simplifications, so I thought it best to make a remark.</p>
<p>^Another example, UCLA is absolute **** when in comes to vertebrate paleontology and paleoanthropology; they only have one vertebrate paleontology and one paleoanthropologist (who seems to be more of an archaeologist). Cal has the UCMP and a plethora of paleontologists.</p>
<p>I don’t understand your problem with Bio/Chem lower divs…</p>
<p>I took 3A and am in 3B right now, both with Pedersen, and I actually really like it. It’s obviously hard when you start studying, but I feel like I understand everything now and I’m pretty happy with my grades. Same with Bio 1A. I hated Meighan and the lab exams, but lecture was really interesting and I didn’t even mind studying for it… If you’re really having that much trouble in these classes, it’s not because of the school. If you just wanted easy exams, you should have figured out that Berkeley wasn’t a fit for you before coming here.</p>
<p>I think this is what those counselors mean when they say “find a college that ‘fits’ you.”</p>
<p>Aw poor you anonymousername, you only go to the best public university in the nation.</p>
<p>Seriously though, what exactly is your fascination with UCLA > Cal? I think it stretches beyond the whole “the grass is greener” argument as you consistently berate Cal even compared to other colleges.</p>
<p>Explain how ones quality of education is better than another institution? Does that mean if you take the same course at one school you will learn more than at the other? I bet at the end of the day it all depends on the student. Whether they choose to learn it or not. I think if you take the same course and end up doing well you will come out learning concepts well enough at any school. Difficulty of examination is a different story. That usually depends on your professor and your student body. Harder exams are required are required to separate the students on a curve.</p>
<p>Things I would consider choosing a school
- Environment - Am I going to enjoy the next 4 years? (Nor Cal vs South Cal)
- Networking/Prestige - Is this place going to help me get to where I want to go? (Both schools are good in this department)
- Financial Aid - Is it even worth paying for? (Up to you)</p>
<p>Why don’t you stop holing yourself up in your room and go out to make some friends? If you’re lucky, you might actually get your banana peeled or your cherry popped.</p>
<p>Well if you’re gonna go with the at the end of the day reasoning, then hell I might as well have gone to a CC instead of wasting my first two years here.
And tasty, where the hell did you come up with that statement? lol it’s so random</p>
<p>I’ve only been at this school for 2 months, and I kinda feel what anonymoususername is saying… but i need to reserve judgment.</p>
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<p>I remember being frustrated with lower div breadth requirements. Get to the real classes for your major, and it’s cool. If you’re bored right now, then go find one of those to audit and see what you’re in for. Pick up one of their books and see if you can read it. Sitting in the massive 500 person classes and waiting for good stuff to come to you is a little more than silly.</p>
<p>^^I agree, maybe I’ll try that. </p>
<p>But aside from academics, I think that I would be better served to have gone to a private or UCLA because to me, the atmosphere is more comfortable and more to my liking. The city of Berkeley kind of ruins what could be a good college experience. Maybe it’s a “grass is always greener” mentality.</p>
<p>What makes you think that, anonymoususername? Have you spent an extensive amount of time at UCLA or a private school to understand the general personality of the campuses/people within your major? Being at a school for even a week vs. actually attending the school are completely different…</p>
<p>not sure about ucla, but a private school environment is kinda nice. (i live in a college city also) :)</p>
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<p>Please do, and I hope you’re happier in the near future, it saddens me to see fellow students unhappy with their experience :(</p>
<p>it saddens me when a person said graduate school dragging you down? because i looked so tired and was really unkempt this week when i’m not even a grad student. lol</p>
<p>eh. i’ve never heard of my ucla friends saying i shoulda gone to berkeley</p>
<p>Let’s all just agree that we would all prefer to be at Stanford.</p>