Yes I have why?
Just curious, sorry, we go to Berkeley often over the years and when you are in or around campus, with the hills and all and when campus is full swing (pre-covid), one would think why e-bikes may not be needed and actually could be less safe.
Perhaps I should have been more clear. I was asking about an e-bike for transportation around the city, not necessarily on campus. My kid likes to explore the city so I was thinking an e-bike would be more convenient than using Uber.
Most undergrads do not have a car. Before Covid almost none did, now a few do, but itâs not the norm. My D has a p/t job in Oakland so she has her car for commuting to work this year, but sheâs an outlier. Most students Uber, or use Zip car for short commutes. Before Covid, my D used the municipal bus quite a bit (free for students) and BART sometimes, but not now.
We rent a parking spot in a gated garage down the street from her house for $100/mo. Sheâll keep the car next year too, and my freshman son will borrow it, when she lets him LOL.
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Definitely not necessary. Parking is tough in Berkeley near campus. Lots of public transportation and walking!
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Sure, for the city. If you need to go back and forth from campus to shops on Shattuck Ave, a bike would help, but still not sure of you need an e-bike, but thatâs just a personal opinion :).
Thank you for the advice. Just coming from socal where we are all so used to having cars and not using public transit. I need to just get my head wrapped around how different things will be at Cal in this regard.
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Your student will adapt fast. We are from OC where no one does anything without a car! Our daughter learned Berkeley way quickly.
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Lol. You donât know my kid! She does not like walking and loves her car! She is in for a rude awakening!
It is really different from UCLA. You can easily walk to get lunch on Telegraph if you have a break. It is much closer than the UCLA campus is to Westwood.
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The city itself isnât that stellar but your kiddo can take Bart and go to San Francisco! Touristy areas are walkable and bikes can be rented for sightseeing
The common saying is that the city and the campus will shrink once you live there 
Having a car at Cal would create more problems than it would solve!
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Students with cars often have to deal with tickets and being towed even.
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Tickets are expensive and being towed is a nightmare in any city. Definitely donât bring a car to Berkeley freshman yearâmore important things to deal with, all the adjustments to college life in a new place at a rigorous college.
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wow!! Congrats !! Thatâs amazing. May I know your twinsâ stat , EC and major
just curious as I also have twins
If I remember correctly you are in SC? Weâre in Ladera so I get the e-bike/car thing. My sonâs at SLO and is fine on foot or a cheap cruiser. My daughter will most likely choose UCLA. A car or something that can be easily stolen just complicates new and challenging life changes. Iâd say at least see how the first few months go without.
Yes I am in San Clemente (sorry as a Bruin its hard to type âSCâ)âŠcongratulations to your daughter! UCLA is my kidâs dream school but she didnt get in. Any way, I appreciate the feedback. I was talking to her last night and we agreed to go until winter break without an e-bike then re-evaluate. I told her she will need to rely on public transit and she literally asked me if I was sure Berkeley even had public transit. She is so used to not seeing any buses or trains in the OC bubble. Luckily, she has a lot of experience with traveling around Europe on public transit.
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Has anyone dealt with fulfilling the writing requirements from a community college? My daughter is a dual enrollment student. She was accepted at UCB. When I look at the articulation agreement between her college and UCB, it says English 1A= R1A and English 1B=R1B, but then there is a note that says if English 1C is required, donât assume you have met the requirement for R1A and R1B. It also states 1C needs to be taken from the same institution as 1A and 1B. I contacted the UCB, ELWR writing program, and they responded to contact the advisor. I canât find any information anywhere on how to do that. But if she needs to take 1C to fulfill the writing requirement, she needs to register for it now, and I believe she requires approval from UC Berkeley to enroll in college during the summer. Any suggestions?
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