<p>I was recently admitted to UCLA Mathematics and Economics Joint Major and UC Berkeley spring. I really like berkeley but the fact I am a spring admit is stopping me a little from wanting to go there but I think that's because I do not know much about being a spring admit or housing. I was also recently accepted to FPF but I don't know if I'll get housing or not. Any insights would be helpful for me to pick my school. I need some guidance :)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t let the Spring Admit issue bother you. You’ll be able to get dorm-style housing in Berkeley easily. My friends who did FPF lived in the dorms and had the same college experience that everyone else did, except they had the opportunity to bond over being FPF students as well. If you are leaning towards Berkeley, then go for it.</p>
<p>Also, I’m doing Math/Econ at Cal, so feel free to ask if you have any questions along those lines.</p>
<p>Are the net cost after non-loan financial aid similar? If different, would it make a big difference to you and your family? (Note that if costs do make a big difference, Berkeley spring admission lets you save a semester of Berkeley costs by taking a full semester of courses at a community college in the fall before going to Berkeley in the spring for your remaining seven semesters.)</p>
<p>FPF’s course offerings are limited, but some say that getting a reading and composition course is easier in FPF than in “real” Berkeley. Suggested FPF course selection if you attend FPF:</p>
<ul>
<li>English or Rhetoric R1A or R1B (skip if you have a 5 on AP English Literature; R1B if you have a 4 on either AP English; R1A otherwise)</li>
<li>Math 1A or 1B (skip if you have a 5 on AP Calculus BC; 1B if you have a 5 on AP Calculus AB; 1A if you have no AP Calculus credit; the Math department says that if you have a 3 or 4, you can go to 1B, but you may want to take 1A)</li>
<li>2 to 4 courses that fulfill parts of the 7 course breadth and/or American Cultures. Note that some can be fulfilled by your major; the ones that no economics or math course can fulfill are art and literature, physical science, and biological science.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: no math higher than 1B, and no economics, is offered in FPF.</p>
<p>If you decide to go to community college in the fall, check [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to match community college courses with Berkeley courses so that you do not end up with partial credit and have to partially repeat courses.</p>
<p>I would come to Berkeley in the fall, check out the campus, social life…football!!!..and get adjusted to campus life and start classes in the Spring. It will take out the mystery of showing up and jumping in.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. So there is a high chance to get on campus dorms through FPF. Not only 50%?</p>
<p>If you are quick, you can get into the official dorms (just as a quibble, all of the dorms are off-campus). But even if you don’t get official dorms, there are unofficial dorms like Westminster and Tau House which give pretty much an identical experience. So don’t stress about housing.</p>
<p>Be aware that football this season is being played at AT&T Park while Memorial undergoes renovations.</p>