I was interested in a biology major, hoping to possibly get into UC Berkeley. However, I’ve heard the environment there is EXTREMELY cut-throat and competitive. Is this true?
Not cutthroat. Competitive, yes. Classes are typically graded by a distribution set by the department. So some people will get poor grades; it’s just the way it is. No one wants to be “that guy”, so everyone will study hard and work their butt off, but no one will actually act maliciously in order to get the grades they want.