<p>I'm not enjoying my experience here at UC Berkeley because of the social setting.</p>
<p>I was admitted to UCSB (and every other UC) and I'm contemplating transferring. Will it be any easier to transfer to a school like UCSB especially when I was already admitted just in the spring as a first year? </p>
<p>I have already completed 33 units (with AP credit) and will have 47 units after my fall quarter. When is the soonest time I can transfer?</p>
<p>dood just stay at berkeley... going to sb would be hella lame/big mistake</p>
<p>whats wrong with berkeley's social setting?</p>
<p>I hope you understand, before transferring, that uc berkeley is one of the best schools in the country.</p>
<p>dude, def stay at berkely...unless you can transfer to a better school</p>
<p>woah here now, why is academic excellence the only reason someone should transfer? While Berkeley is superior, the OP may not enjoy his time there, the school may not fit him... why not transfer to somewhere where he may think he enjoys better?</p>
<p>what would be the difference? all ucs are big, anonymous, hard to make friends, etc. So why not stay at a school with a better reputation?</p>
<p>The earliest you can transfer is when you have 60units for a junior level transfer. </p>
<p>I'm sure you can get to UCSB if you have good GPA and taking courses toward your major.</p>
<p>Just make sure if you really want to transfer, b/c it's a big decision! Yeah like many of my friends, they don't even plan to applied to berkeley because it's so hardxcore, this is what i just heard from my friends, like how the ppl there just study and study, most of my friends always choose ucla over ucb</p>
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<p>By that time, I'm sure the OP will have settled into the environment.</p>
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<p>Berkeley is on the semester system...all other UCs are on quarters.</p>
<p>Here's the really bad situation...</p>
<p>My roommates were both Vietnamese and flamboyantly gay. One was also extremely hyper religious and would bring guys over at night. The other was anti-social and plays videogames until 6am in the morning. I mentioned to the anti-social roommate one night that it made me uncomfortable that our roommate was bringing guys over at night. He flipped out at me and said that I was "homophobic." Then he went on a long list of ******** grievances against me such as me "not contributing to the room," suggesting that if we get a TV that we split the money equally (instead of 2 of us paying for all of it??), me letting him to use my printer but telling him I hope he doesnt have to move it from my desk to his desk everyday (he went berserk over that comment), and a long list of other attacks. The entire time he was shouting and yelling at me, insulting me. He takes the other gay roommate and runs to the RA.</p>
<p>They then proceed to tell me they are going to get me kicked out. They both go home for the weekend which makes it a bit easier. When the come back, they start becoming extremely aggressive against me. When they see me walking towards the room down the hall, they slam the door so loud that the building shakes. They then run (literally run) into other people's rooms on the floor and proceed to attack me as being homophobic, etc. I have no chance to defend myself. I had friends on the floor, but these people proceed to defame and attack me to absolutely everyone on the floor. I don't know what to do... The RA won't help me and I'm afraid to even sleep in the room. I go to the campus police station and tell them everything. Two police officers then go to the room and basically tell them to stop. I go back home and go to the Resident Director's office the next day. He gives me an "emergency transfer" to a dorm building as far away as possible.</p>
<p>But still, everyone hates me. They defamed me to everyone on the hall and some my friends that weren't on the hall. I had good friends but now those have been destroyed. When they see me around campus, they look at me as if I am a serial killer on the loose and point to me with their friends. I feel tremendously ostrasized. I am in a fraternity and that is my only salvation basically. But at a party last night, I had several people from the floor there. One girl that was my friend went up to me and said "I hate you. You are the worst person I have met in my entire life. **** you!" The rest pointed at me and talked about me behind my back.</p>
<p>I just don't know what to do. They have defamed me so much and I don't know what to do. I don't want to be associated with a school that these people went to... I want to transfer badly so that I don't have to see these people around campus, a party or have them in a class over my next four years. I just feel incredibly ostrasized.</p>
<p>damn that sounds real bad...i dunno you should go to whichever school makes you happy. its about what makes YOU happy, not what others say</p>
<p>oh yeah, now i'd say transfer!</p>
<p>Wow bro...sorry for your situation.</p>
<p>But, now that you're in a frat, and once you get settled into a major, you'll make new friends.</p>
<p>The people on your dorm floor make up a tiny percentage of the population at Cal. </p>
<p>My advice is to see how the situation plays out, and try not to let it distract you from your studies. If its still bad, transfer.</p>
<p>Dude!!!! Live off campus!!! The only problem is that you don't like those who are living near you!!! Try to move to another residence hall or simply live off campus!!! If you dude transfer to UCSB, you will find more guys like your roommate!!!
Dude!!!!</p>
<p>Jesus that's f c ked up. I feel for you, however, don't transfer. You're in a frat and at an amazing school, so I'm sure you'll make some solid friends. Have you tried explaining the situation to your previous friends?</p>
<p>I will weigh in with a parent's point of view. Your situation s***s!! I am so sorry that you have had this happen to you. However, realize that you are at a very large school. This isn't high school anymore (even though the people you know seem to think it still is!). There are MANY people at your school who do not know anything about this situation, and most of them probably wouldn't want to listen if someone tried to tell them about it. I suggest you hang in there & try to meet some new friends. In a few weeks or months, life will probably look much better. Don't allow a couple awful people to ruin your opportunity to get an education at a great school. </p>
<p>I do realize, though, that sometimes the hassles are just not worth it. If you give it time & effort and still decide you don't want to stay in the situation ... you have to follow your heart. Just let it be a thoughtfully made decision, rather than a gut reaction to something that you might be able to deal with in time.</p>