<p>@grad2012</p>
<p>Berkeley didn’t admit you into CS; they admitted you into L&S. Since many students end up changing their majors after they arrive, what you actually list as your major doesn’t matter (your college, on the other hand, does). </p>
<p>Even though Berkeley has a reputation for being very demanding and difficult, there are still many many people who come out with 4.0s, or close to it, every semester (look on the L&S Dean’s List, for example). It’s a given that classes will be hard, but what’s not a given is that you won’t be able to perform well in them. The most important thing (in my experience, both personal and from friends) is that you do what you love/are most interested in. If you have that, then you have the motivation to do well, no matter how hard the course is. </p>
<p>I’ve had friends agonize and nearly “die” from some of their major requirements (myself included), but since they loved the subject so much, they were willing (and happy!) to put in the work and effort to make it happen, and they’ve all pulled off good grades. On the other hand, I have a friend who’s a math major because she’s good at math, but she doesn’t like it at all. She’s barely passing her classes, and her GPA isn’t high enough for just about any grad school. Not cool. (Don’t ask me why she hasn’t switched… I’ve tried talking her out of it, but to no avail)</p>
<p>I came to Berkeley scared witless that I was among super-smart geniuses and that I would fail miserably and probably be kicked out. Three years later, I’m still here and my GPA isn’t too shabby either 
So, I say go for it (and welcome to Cal if you do!) and you may surprise yourself!</p>