<p>To all sophmores, juniors, seniors, and graduates----what do you most regret NOT doing during your years at CAL??? (especially freshmen year)</p>
<p>a threesome</p>
<p>matt leinart's mother</p>
<p>come on people</p>
<p>participating in URAP my first semester</p>
<p>Not even drinking a single drop of alcohol. </p>
<p>j/k. I wish I had put more time into studying though so that I wouldn't be so close to AP.</p>
<p>whats URAP???</p>
<p><a href="http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/%5B/url%5D">http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/</a></p>
<p>what (besides interest of subject) would push someone to apply to be a part of URAP??????</p>
<p>and what other activities/programs are seen as 'impressive' to engage in as an undergraduate at cal?</p>
<p>threesomes</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>i also would be interested to know: "what (besides interest of subject) would push someone to apply to be a part of URAP??????"</p>
<p>i browsed through URAP and it seems as though freshmen are generally not wanted.</p>
<p>i was interested in several of the research projects listed, but they seemed to require a much greater breadth and depth of knowgledge than i possess...and then there are the requirements of having taken upper division classes.</p>
<p>should i not be daunted and go for it anyway? hmm...i'm thinking i'll just wait a semester or 2....</p>
<p>dude
call the lady under contact us</p>
<p>shes hella friendly and helpful and patient..and she can obviously answer any questions u may have.</p>
<p>I don't think they like freshmen.</p>
<p>I think many projects will take freshmen, and that the best way to not be selected is to not apply. That's pretty much a gurantee that you won't be selected. :)</p>
<p>i saw this post and got excited to hear some quality advice. </p>
<p>disappointed with the lack of response. come on upperclassmen!!</p>
<p>Look, plain and simple: a lot of you newbies need to just CHILL OUT. Trust me, I was there. You're a month away from college starting, moving out, facing all these new adventures and challenges...and, it's both an exciting and scary time. But then again, one of the skills that's going to be most useful for you at your time here at Cal is what you should be exercising at this moment: common sense. </p>
<p>The many pitfalls of college are widely known and do not need to be discussed in detail a million times over. At one extreme, if you drink and party more than you study- your grades are gonna suffer. At the other end, if you don't socialize at all and are therefore miserable- your grades are gonna suffer as well. Quite frankly, the BEST advice anyone can give you right now is to just chill out your first semester. Don't worry about getting all of your major requirements out of the way, don't worry about getting involved in every possible club you can think of. URAP should be the least of anyones worries at this point, and so should worrying about stuff NOT to do. Because honestly, when you're at a frat party with 20 people all chanting "CHUG CHUG CHUG" in unison, the last thing that's gonna be going through your mind is a lame post on CC about how some no-named student got a D in his Chem 1A class cause he went out all night partying. </p>
<p>Use some common sense in your actions- that's the best possible advice anyone can give you. What do I regret NOT doing during freshman year at CAL? Using more common sense. But then again, that's just a part of becoming a college student. Your first semester is all about getting used to all of the new experiences that are being thrown your way. To throw in some anecdotal advice, when I was in your shoes last year- I honestly thought I was the best thing that ever happened to Berkeley. I was a Harvard bound kid who somehow happened to fall in the lap of Berkeley, and thought that Berkeley should thank it's lucky stars to have me. So what happened first semester? I took my first midterm, that's what, and it slapped me upside my head. If there are challenging courses that you're absolutely dying to take, you can wait ONE semester to take them. Trust me. I went from taking zero upper div courses my first semester to taking 4 upper divs my second. By the time second semester rolls around, you'll be a seasoned Berkeley vet ready to tackle on anything that dares come your way. You'll easily have your party connection on speed-dial, know how often and for how long you'll need to study to pull off that gentleman's A- , you'll figure out how to navigate through the labrynth of Doe library, conquer the Bay area weather, and how to coax your parents into volunteering to put money into your bank account: in short, life will be peachy and smug. </p>
<p>So to close off my rant, I'll reiterate my one and only point: nothing anyone says here will be with you when it counts the most, all that will matter will be the devil on your left shoulder, and the angel on your right (lol, don't worry if you can't see them yet...a couple shots of tequila should make them more visible). Utilize your common sense, and you should be fine. Chill out with the workload, make some friends, and learn to master the art of the late-night Boba run.</p>
<p>hahaha, on a side note: if you do take anything from this post, besides my ranting and raving about having more common sense, is to make sure you don't leave your room without your key. You won't believe how many freshmen get stranded outside their door with nothing but a towel on them, and have to wait for an hour for someone to let them in (you can't exactly call your roomy when you're naked and leave your phone in your room) hahaha, so yea...I recommend a white-board or poster on your door that reads: "don't forget your key, dumb***)- that should do the trick! ;)</p>
<p>that was an excellent post. thank you.</p>
<p>I enjoyed reading that too. Thanks for the rant.</p>
<p>I agree with slicmlic2001, especially about two points- chill out (for some people, a lot, and don't get locked out . . . memorize your roommate's or sweemates' phone number(s).</p>