@Orangered123 Berkeley has always always been that way. Even in the 80s and 70s. Reputation will not be affected. If anything that’s part of the reason it’s so highly ranked - it’s full of people who not afraid to stand up and make a change.
haha, yeah no-- Berkeley’s rep will not be affected because of liberals protesting.
If you don’t want to be apart of all that – Just maybe take a nice detour to San Fran whenever a conservative talking head shows up and you should be fine.
@AgentXJP I’d debate the idea that the current protestors “standing up and making a change,” but I doubt we’d get any sense of a productive discussion from it and the internet is a terrible place to debate politics so I’ll leave it at that. Though if you meant by the campus culture ff wanting to stand up and make a change is why Cal is ranked/considered such a top school then I’d fully agree with you.
That said, it’s a bit relieving to hear that these are on course for Cal and that in the past they haven’t had any significant impact on Cal’s academic standing. I guess I’m more worried about the other two factors then, the numerous sexual harassment cases and the funding cuts.
The fact that there seems to be quite a few members of Cal faculty that have been able to fly under the radar and harass students and workers without consequence for a long time is troubling. Though it raises a few questions for me. Is Cal, despite being one of the most liberal/progressive institutions in the country, an anomaly where a culture of sexual harassment caused by faculty is turned a blind eye toward. Or is it that this level of sexual harassment at universities and such on par, but since Cal is progressive/liberal, revelations like these come out where at other institutions they would be kept quiet through intimidation and such.
The 150 million dollar budget deficit (I think or was it budget cuts?) last year that caused the possibility of the dissolution of Cal’s College of Chemistry is something to worry about. If I’m not mistaken that deficit wasn’t closed as much as it was postponed. The new California legislature suggested cap on out of state and international students is also going to hurt Cal.
Though on the whole I doubt I’ll be affected by significantly many of these. Some of these are more long term problems (budget deficits) and though they’ll marginally affect me it’ll be more a burden on the university in the long run. The sexual harassment cases are interesting to note. In one light they could be showing that Cal is cleaning up its problems from years ago and allow for a fresh start, but at the same time suggest that if these people were able to do what they did, how many more people have been allowed to and maybe even continue to do so. A mixed bag situation that I hope the new chancellor can clean up and change any culture that allowed these events to happen.
@FaithGraceUC I’ll either end up doing that or be studying my STEM major while posting on Cal’s world renowned meme page.
I really, really, really want to be dealing with these problems. I really, really want to go to Cal. 
@suenos53 I’m a huge anime otaku so Japan would be amazing. The country is so efficient with everything it does so I would love to live and experience the culture there for a while. My parents lived in Germany for a while and my parents told me about how Switzerland is really, really pretty so I would love to visit and explore the country too. Ya, I took Spanish in middle and high school and despite my 5 years of learning I can only do basic conversation. I think some of that has to do with not being immersed in the culture. I think I could pick up a lot more if I was living in a mainly Spanish speaking place. I’ve also always wanted to visit the Alhambra and monuments/buildings left by the Muslim and Christian rulers of Spain. The culture that was created from the fusion of the two cultures is fascinating and though it became “fully christian” in the middle ages, a lot of the Moor legacy lives on.
@berkeleydude123 You’re wrong. It is much tougher to get into UCB Business ECON than it is to get into UCLA Business ECON. UC Berkeley’s program is way better, considering the fact that there are Nobel award winning professors and Laureates teaching at Berkeley. Also the research opportunities that are present at Berkeley severely outweigh UCLA’s by a lot.
Did you write a thorough essay explaining yourself and answering the questions? @morocco123 I think if you have a really low GPA, then it comes down to extracurriculars and mostly your essay.
There isn’t a business econ at Berkeley. There’s business admin and there’s econ (and various studies of econ), but no business econ. UCLA has business econ, but no business admin. One is econ focuses, the other is business focused. Not at all similar or comparable.
@Orangered123 Berkeley has always been a politically active city. I don’t see that dying down. The political climate is tense, and we can probably expect protests similar to it, but from what I hear, a large number of the anarchists who come to Berkeley are not students. Most students stay away from protests. I was in a library on campus yesterday, personally.
Cal’s prestige is not going to drop significantly, either, although there is generally a lot of concern about how Cal handles sexual misconduct.
I’m an English major who wants to attend law school upon graduation. So is it smarter to attend UCLA or Berkeley for me? I’m sure there will be great internships in both places demographically…but does anyone know which is the best school for my major/career path?
@goldencub that’s exactly what I’ve heard from my friends who go to Cal… Antifa are using online forums and blogs to organize in different cities and they use DIY weapons and other militia tactics to riot. They are rarely students as I don’t believe someone could do that to their own city, college, or classmates. I don’t know who funds them and why, but I do know that the irony of calling themselves anti-fascist while being actual fascists is probably hidden to them.
I should rephrase: most students stay away from the type of protest that happened yesterday, but there were plenty of students at the Milo protest before it was taken over (as well other protests on campus or near). At any rate, protests are avoidable.
I doubt anyone is hired or funded. It’s a politically active town, there’s politically active people, that’s just what’s gonna go down from time to time.
Haha-- okay let’s not get into the politics of the Berkeley protestors themselves. As someone who has protested stuff (nonviolent), no not everyone is paid. That being said-- No you don’t have to be a part of the protests. I think it is very possible to go to Berkeley with a more moderate outlook.
I wouldn’t let that hold you back from attending if you are accepted.
@transferrr222 mmmm i would say UCLA, quite a few friends did pre law there. check pre law forums for better more specific opinions is my rec though
Does anyone know how housing works in Berkeley? The website advises that you can apply up to 2 years early, but I couldn’t figure out how to apply without my official UCB ID, (CalNet or whatever it’s called…) I’m married with kids, so I would need family housing, but it’s not guaranteed housing… I know I’m putting the cart before the horse here, but just wondering if anyone has any idea how it works, or what I can do. If I got accepted, could I submit an SIR at Berkeley and wait to see if I got into housing, and also SIR at say UC Irvine if I get in there, because housing is guaranteed for me there. Then if no housing at UCB I can rescind my decision and stay at UCI? I won’t be able to afford to live off campus around Berkeley…
side note to those talking about doing a possible study abroad in Japan… @suenos53 @Orangered123 skip Tokyo and go to Kyoto. I lived in Japan for five years. Kyoto is BY FAR my favorite city in Japan. Tokyo is cool, and I would recommend a long weekend there, but thats about it. Kyoto is just absolutely beautiful, and its only a 10 minute train ride to Osaka, which also has a big party/club scene, Universal City Walk, things like that. If you have any questions about Japan, feel free to ask away, like I said, I lived about 30 minutes from Hiroshima for five years, so I’m familiar with the area.
Is anyone aware of a Cal Day for transfers? I know there’s an event this weekend but I’m not sure if it’s meant for both freshmen and transfers. I wanna know if it’s worth it to make the trip considering we won’t get our decisions back until next week.
wrong @gabyitzelq1 . I mean you could major in prelaw @Transfer222, but law schools really do not like to see that. Rather theres like 10 other majors that are good for prospective law students. I am planning on attending Law School after undergrad, and I am majoring in economics, which is the highest group of scorers per major on the LSAT.
@IvyLeague2 i never said they majored in pre-law. i mean they did their education there prior to going to law school. one did economics and the other did polisci.
@IvyLeague2 english isnt my first language, i’m sorry if my wording caused any confusion.
Do any of you know when UC Irvine’s decisions come out? :-?
why are you asking the Berkeley thread?