<p>could someone explain what a decal and a seminar is? and what is the purpose of them?</p>
<p>also, where can you find a list of the decals and seminars</p>
<p>decals and seminars are simple 1-2 unit classes that are usually taken pass/ not pass. Seminars are taught by profs and are more formal in comparisson to the decals. Decals are more "random" and are taken for interest. For example some decal classes are 1) appreciation of radiohead, and others involve popular culture such as analyzing the Simpsons, the show Friends, and Sex and the City.</p>
<p>but are decals and seminars necessary? do they show up on your transcript? enhance your resume? or is it just for personal interest?</p>
<p>decals are just for personal interest. they do show up on your transcript but they are usually graded pass/ not pass so your gpa is not affected. And no they do not (most of them) enhance your resume.</p>
<p>Seminars are at: fss.berkeley.edu
Decals are at: decal.org</p>
<p>Although they don't necessarily do much for you in terms of getting your degree, if you find one that interests you, you should still take it. Seminars are good for building connections with a professor in a small class setting, and decals should be fun if you have a strong interest in what they're teaching.</p>
<p>Decals are also usually taught by students and no professors and they're usually about random topics that might interest you. They're taken on a pass/not pass basis and doesn't have any impact on your GPA.</p>
<p>Although many decals are classes taught by students on "random" subjects, many are academic and involve lots of reading. For example, I know that "Scottish Popular Culture" is anything but "random."</p>
<p>take the Rubik's Cube decal....speedcubing is the shiiitt</p>
<p>decal courses kinda has impressive wordings on your transcript. Mathematics 98, MCB 98, History 198, and such. Haha.</p>
<p>is it true that if you are in a fraternity it shows on your transcript AND it enhances your application?</p>
<p>Why would the treatment of a transcript from a student in a frat (or sorority) be treated differently than one who is not?</p>
<p>Application to what?</p>
<p>i meant to say resume</p>
<p>i am asking because I remember reading some sample resumes and things like (i don't remember exactly) "Alpha Sigma Pi Honor" and "Pi Beta Honor" were listed on the resume.
aren't these fraternities?</p>
<p>Many of those are societies (i.e. clubs), not fraternities. The engineering groups that I'm in are HKN (Eta Kappa Nu, for EECS) and TBP (Tau Beta Pi, for all engineers). They can help your resume because they are honors societies and require a certain GPA to be invited to join (something like top 20% of your class). They also promote certain values through various activities you must participate in throughout a semester in order to join. Just joining any fraternity will not help your resume in general.</p>
<p>eudean, don't they still call them "fraternaties," usually "co-ed fraternaties," not "sororities?"</p>
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<p>That sounds really fun. I'm horribly slow at the Rubik's Cube...only average about 1 minute 30. So much to do at Berkeley and so little time.</p>
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<p>This is Berkeley.</p>
<p>Im so addicted to cubing its not even funny...maybe Ill help teach the decal, thatd be cool</p>
<p>hey, will seminars count towards the GPA Haas uses to admit students? (assuming the seminar offers letter grade)</p>
<p>Of course, why wouldn't they? They're classes. They won't have as much weight as say, econ and UGBA 10, but they would be factored in the total (and many satisfy a breadth requirement).</p>