<p>Yeah, my only concern is that there won’t be guaranteed housing for spring admits. Still, I’m hoping for fall, but will still consider Spring if that just happens to be the case.</p>
<p>^ </p>
<p>nooooooooooooooob!</p>
<p>definitely consider it because it’s just one semester after all (though it could matter a little bit if you’re vying for the impacted majors, but probably not)</p>
<p>In any case, between a good private and Berk, I’d go with the private, especially since Berk isn’t getting the money it needs and then cutting back on classes/labs, which in turn just screws everyone over. I mean, if you’re here for engineering, then that would change my opinion, but if not…</p>
<p>god, it kills me to see all you noobs taling about spring admit like this. i was a spring admit and i loved it. i lived in unit 2 so i had to walk 1 minute to class everyday. the classes are easier so i was bragging about how i got hella good grades. u can still join clubs, which is the main thing u wanna do anyways to meet people. u are in NO disadvantage as a spring admit. swear to god. 
and its not second rate because spring admits are just a pool of randomly chosen students. trust me.</p>
<p>^How much more expensive was it being a spring admit?</p>
<p>If you don’t go to Berkeley because you are a spring admit that is a mistake. One semester you take classes at a very close location to campus and then after that there is NO difference. I have friends I met after freshman year who were spring admits and I didn’t even know that until they mentioned it</p>
<p>I couldn’t agree more with Jetkid03</p>
<p>I think it’s ridiculous how people think there’s a negative stigma attached to being a spring admit. As a spring admit, let me clarify some things brought up in this thread. I’m sure it’s been mentioned in other threads but since these comments are repeated over and over again… and I thought I’d share my own personal feelings about it:
- Spring admit students are not “second-rate.” As people have already mentioned, it’s simply a random pool of people they choose. I’ve seen the amazingly smart fpf students and the way below avg fall admit cal students (and obviously vice versa).<br>
- It is MUCH easier to meet friends as a spring admit. Reason being class sizes in fpf are roughly around 50 people. Discussion sizes are the same as cal, if not less. Class sizes in cal go up to to the several hundreds, meaning you’re probably not going to meet people in class. In fact, the easier classes at fpf mean you have more time for extracurriculars, where you should be making friends with common interests
- FPF is NOT that much more expensive than regular tuition. I believe it’s about 500 dollars more, so if that’s a concern, it really shouldn’t be.
- The actual fpf building is like a 5 minute walk from unit 1/2, so it’s def closer than most berkeley classes. This might not seem like a biggie but come spring semester, you’ll miss out on being able to go back to your dorm and chill when you have an hr between classes. With berkeley classes, you’ll most likely have to toil away in the library if you have an hr or two between classes simply because it’s a pain to walk from one end of campus back to the dorm then come out again.<br>
- Housing IS tough to get (i think they only gave out housing to like 200ish students out of 600ish this year if I remember correctly) but for those worried about missing out on a “dorm experience” there’s plenty of other options out there including westminister and telegraph commons. I lived off-campus as a spring admit in a private dorm but found it much better (both socially and physically, the room sizes were like heaven compared with dorm triples) than the dorms.<br>
- I think this is the most important thing. In my experience, fall semester in fpf was MUCH more enjoyable than the spring semester. Why? Because the classes become much more competitive and cutthroat. I’m not the brightest student on campus so some people out there obviously don’t have this problem, but I (and many of my friends) felt like our social lives took a nose dive once spring semester started. Many of our friday and saturday nights we would be stuck in our rooms doing webassign instead of going out or just relaxing in general.
- FPF works as quite possibly the best transition phase to college. You and your fellow students share an instant bond over being spring admits, the classes are relatively easy, and that in turn allows you to pursue activities that you enjoy (clubs, frats, etc, etc). Once you start taking classes like o-chem, physics 7a/b, math 53/54, you’ll yearn for those easy fpf days, no doubt.
- Nobody else on campus cares if you’re a spring admit. You don’t have to tell people if you don’t want to, seriously.</p>
<p>I just felt the need to rant because it saddens me to see people turned off by potentially being sprint admits. If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask me, or go check out the spring admit thread.</p>
<p>I really want to experience the Berkeley life. I wouldn’t mind, honestly.</p>
<p>^ I totally agree</p>
<p>^Same. To be honest, I don’t like the area of Berkeley, but I like the school (well, not the dorms).</p>
<p>I’d love to be a spring admit! I’d get to go to berkeley and have an extra semester to **** around at a CC (which basically means doing nothing).</p>
<p>What is this thing people are talking about, living off campus for fall semester? Going to a Berkeley CC or something?</p>
<p>yep
pretty much.</p>