#UC Berkeley (2024-2025)

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rotund ravine
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we

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I*

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idk anymore

grizzled shuttle
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i would do that

jolly scroll
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yessir

grizzled shuttle
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but obiovuls

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uc's fucked me up hella

jolly scroll
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ik

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sorry bro

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It's so fucked up

grizzled shuttle
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idek cause my gpa wasnt even that ass bruh

jolly scroll
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it's genuinely so unfair

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GPA wasn't the reason you got rejected

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I promise you that

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It's just so rigged

grizzled shuttle
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my ec's were fine and essays

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i js felt confident that id get into one of the good uc's

rotund ravine
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Lmao i asked tjis and got mutter

jolly scroll
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Move on cuh the decisions dropped nobody gaf i'm about to make you get mutted

grizzled shuttle
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decisons r done lil bro 💀 dont matter no more

rotund ravine
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fr jabamee u got mutted move on

flat reef
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oh no, i just wanna know

grizzled shuttle
jolly scroll
grizzled shuttle
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asking around

flat reef
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yeah sure

jolly scroll
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If you really want you can try CC it's not the end of the road if you're in California

grizzled shuttle
jolly scroll
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yeah of course i understand

grizzled shuttle
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im lowk shocked that ucsc doesnt have mech e LMAO

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thats like such a broad major

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standard major too

rotund badger
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what is Seed

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is it worth

woven cypress
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can make friends before college + goated network and connections + curated opportunities + looks cracked on resume

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  • scholarship money
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fall program for first semester

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you take separate classes in a separate building

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if you have a choice to opt in or not, i can give you pros and cons

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if you got conscripted into it against your will, i can give you the pros

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okay!

pros:

  • small class sizes
  • become close to people in those classes
  • more interaction w faculty
  • potentially better learning if big lectures aren't conducive to learning for you
  • course options across a lot of different disciplines so can be really helpful if you're undecided bc you get a chance to explore different subjects

cons:

  • in a separate building thats like a 40 min walk from campus
  • limited number of class options
  • will most likely set you back if you know exactly what you want to do (in terms of major(s)) bc a lot of your major classes won't be fpf
  • dont do at all if you wanna double major imo
  • a little harder to integrate into berkeley after doing fpf bc you're not used to big classes and stuff
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wait i didnt finish yet

jolly relic
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i got uc berkeley time to research!

woven cypress
jolly relic
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yes!

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how is berk math like

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i applied math

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what is oos acceptance for berk

woven cypress
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ok now i finished it

woven cypress
alpine galleon
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i lowk regret switching my major last second, how hard would it be to switch from nuclear to eecs?

woven cypress
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the way they teach math is harder than at other schools bc its very indepth, they do projects and application based stuff but imo it provides a very good foundation

woven cypress
jolly relic
woven cypress
jolly relic
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thanks

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gn

woven cypress
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feel free to dm as well anyone

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would prefer answering here tho bc a lot of info applies to everyone

crystal zinc
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And I got in for bio for ucla, but can’t tell for Berkeley

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Where the fuck do I see what I got in for

woven cypress
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what major did you apply for?

dreamy arrow
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dont do it

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its horrible

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you just get barred from taking classes you want lmao

dreamy arrow
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i can inv u to undergrad math server if u want

jolly relic
native quail
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damn

woven cypress
# crystal zinc hiii im trying to decide between UCLA and Berkeley for premed— ucla is slightly ...

i chose berkeley over ucla and this was my reasoning:

  • better culture for what i was looking for (academically driven, slightly more grind focused rather than too social/party vibes)
  • activist/free speech culture
  • i had a lot of family in norcal
  • better for tech and journalism (which were two things i knew i wanted to do)

i know a lot of premeds who choose ucla over berkeley. i know a lot of premeds at berkeley who wish they got into ucla. however i will say we have a LOT of cool resources for research and bio stuff. we have nobel prize winning faculty. a bunch of people work in labs at ucsf or at berkeley's campus. there's also a BUNCH of student organizations for premeds and bio stuff. about grade deflation, i've taken some of the hardest weeder classes here and i dont think grade deflation is real. yes things are competitive and yes classes are hard but if you put in the work you'll be fine. im also a little biased and i think berkeley is better than ucla for everything other than premed, so if you decide to switch in the future you'll also have world class resources. that being said, both of them are fantastic schools and you cant go wrong with either choice. i'd highly recommend you visit, talk to premed students at both and then take a call. unfortunately i am the least knowledgeable about premed but lmk if i can help you w anything else!

woven cypress
hardy ermine
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is there a berkeley co29 discord

dreamy arrow
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bruh

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i just sent a link but it deleted

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someone made one and theres like 8 people in it rn

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and most of them arent even co29 people lmao

elder peak
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lmao

dreamy arrow
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if u want the link i can still send it in dms

hardy ermine
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sure

zinc heath
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😄

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here to help

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LMAO

signal parrot
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guys do we think that they waitlisted less than they did last year?

woven cypress
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uc berkeley official server moment

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signal parrot
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accordinig to the poll, 20% was waitlisted

zinc heath
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congrats everyone!

native tulip
signal parrot
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if its more then im cooked

zinc heath
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one for EECS

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so its possible

signal parrot
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ouuu

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alr alr

native tulip
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im on the eecs waitlist lol

signal parrot
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i have hope now

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if i get off waitlist then do i get my first choice major?

zinc heath
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er

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im not sure about that

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what college did u apply for

signal parrot
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IEOR in college of engineering

zinc heath
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ohhh IEOR

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AHAHA

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small ass major

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id say yes 100%

signal parrot
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😭

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REALLY?

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wait why

zinc heath
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ieor is an incredibly small major

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i dont think its in high demand

signal parrot
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oh

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but they have small class sizes as well right?

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sooo wouldnt that mean its more competiitve?

native tulip
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eecs there is no way im getting off

zinc heath
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im not so sure about that

signal parrot
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its ok

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i will keep my hopes up

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hopefully cornell comes clutch as well

zinc heath
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but guys! be happy with what youve got and be proud of yourselves! youve made it through a very tough process, and regardless you all did well

signal parrot
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alr im submitting waitlist form rn

wise geode
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Welp I got rejected. 😭

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Basically every UC has rejected me

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wise geode
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Guess I ain't UC material

dreamy arrow
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@zinc heath are you a math major lmao

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dreamy arrow
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oh no it says mcb

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nvm

signal parrot
wise geode
winter widget
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sjsu and csuf are great schools!!

wise geode
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Tbh i'll just go over to whichever gives me better financial aid at this point ain't gonna lie cursedmoon

winter widget
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plus if u really wanted to go to a UC u have a great shot if u go to CC and transfer

wise geode
native tulip
wise geode
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Got a B once and they all be thinking i'm going to work at mcdonalds ong

native tulip
wise geode
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Ivy leagues have like 0% transfer rates lmao.

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But I aint going to ivy.

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So doesn't matter

native tulip
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tbh undergrad school doesnt matter to an extent depending on the field ur going into

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for me im doing engineering and most companies hiring would rather care about ur skills then what undergrad school u went to

wise geode
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Ngl I wonder how Grad school is like cause I wanna do a masters program later.

zinc heath
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math is amazing

dreamy arrow
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facts

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i thought that cuz two of our mutual friends are math majors

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and r in my classes so yea lmao

woven cypress
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yeah i think ug school mainly matters for finance

native tulip
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yeah ts why cal poly is so respected in the engineering field, they make you do everything hands on and you have the skills to succeed in the industry

signal parrot
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also if u guys find anyone here in this discord server who applied/is doing IEOR at berkeley PLZZZ @ me

signal parrot
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waitlist galore

native tulip
wise geode
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Welp at least UC decisions are done now. I got cooked by every UC though. 💀

rain granite
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same really wanted to get in

signal parrot
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i was lowk expecing to get rejected

wise geode
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Welp time for me to finaly hop off A2C

signal parrot
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my friend with aa 4.01 weighted gpa was rejected

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very random

native tulip
wise geode
winter widget
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@signal parrot u got into berkeley???

signal parrot
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4.4 is really good

signal parrot
native tulip
rain granite
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wtf bro I was waitlisted from slo with 4.6 uc gpa

winter widget
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oh :(

signal parrot
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u?

winter widget
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waitlisted

signal parrot
winter widget
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had a 4.04 capped uc gpa so i was surprised too

grizzled shuttle
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idk

native tulip
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cal is more forgiving for gpa i think

signal parrot
signal parrot
signal parrot
serene tusk
wise geode
# signal parrot agreed

Back when GPA wasn't inflated Asf it was important. Now everyone has 4.0+ gpa for whatever reason. So it doesn't matter what gpa you get as long as its above the bare minimum. Lowkey

signal parrot
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even UCSD and UCI rejected me

wise geode
native tulip
rotund ravine
wise geode
wise geode
signal parrot
wise geode
signal parrot
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just UC Davis and UCSC

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waitlised by UCSB

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and berk

native tulip
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bro i got rejected by davis

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wl at ucla too lol

woven cypress
dreamy arrow
serene tusk
dreamy arrow
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yeah u wont get access until after u get an email

wise geode
signal parrot
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but not 84k per year good

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imo

native tulip
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i def got yield protected by davis 🙏

wise geode
serene tusk
dreamy arrow
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kk

signal parrot
winter widget
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fr

serene tusk
native tulip
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nah if i was oos i would only go cal or ucla for that tuition

signal parrot
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@dreamy arrow what u know abt IEOR?

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bro if i was a cali resident i would just go to CC and then transfer into UCLA or UCSD

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it only matters where u end up graduating from yk

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no one cares what u do in those first 2 years

native tulip
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and idk if i can even afford usc.

signal parrot
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yea idk abt usc cuz 100k is crazy

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UCI is prob the best

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r u instate?

native tulip
wise geode
winter widget
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cal poly is also p good

signal parrot
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oh then UCI

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yea

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that to

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up 2 u

wise geode
signal parrot
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u should tour them]=

native tulip
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uci kinda depressing though lmao

winter widget
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the uci campus is p nice. lots of boba

signal parrot
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cal poly kinda in the middle of nowhere ngl

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like

wise geode
signal parrot
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UCI will have some action

winter widget
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they rejected me fuck cal poly

native tulip
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if it was in socal

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id go!

signal parrot
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yea

winter widget
signal parrot
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ideally being in the LA region will be fun

native tulip
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also who knows maybe ill get off ucsd, ucla or ucb

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but prob wont get my hopes up

wise geode
signal parrot
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u were waitlisted for all those?

native tulip
winter widget
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i'd say you have a good shot for ucsd and ucla

signal parrot
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woww

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yea

native tulip
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maybe ucsb beach might convince me

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signal parrot
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ucsb is right on the beach

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lucky

native tulip
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like i balance academic with fun

wise geode
signal parrot
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love it

winter widget
signal parrot
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cali is undefeated

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many good colleges

wise geode
winter widget
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u right

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doing that for my waitlist

native tulip
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ucb just recently discovered a new molecule too

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during spring break i think

crystal zinc
native tulip
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damn maybe i wouldve got into ucb if i applied gender studies too

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eecs is too competitive 😔

woven cypress
crystal zinc
crystal zinc
signal parrot
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it did not work out

crystal zinc
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I was told to go to Berkeley for anything other than art and premed

rain granite
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transferring into cs is impossible

crystal zinc
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unfortunately I am double major

signal parrot
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"his ec's and awards are all CS related but hes applying for gender studies??"

crystal zinc
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art and premed

woven cypress
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lol

native tulip
woven cypress
crystal zinc
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So! But I love Berkeley so I’m bending my brain over it

rain granite
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shoulda applied like chem or material engineering instead of mech e 😭

native tulip
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ucla has a med school

woven cypress
native tulip
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compared to cal

crystal zinc
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I did not think I would get into uclq but was fairly certain I would get into Berkeley on top of it

crystal zinc
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And I really enjoy my schools culture

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but also location location

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Controversially love Berkeleys campus and surrounding area

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Also im vaguely interested in health policy so Berkeley is intriguing there too

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And I like the semester system

signal parrot
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when everyone said uc berkeley was more holistic i lowk didnt believe them

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until now

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i will never doubt a2c again

woven cypress
woven cypress
woven cypress
crystal zinc
woven cypress
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i mean idk squrbo there are a lot of premed and art students here so clearly we're not lacking

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it might just be a little bit harder in terms of getting opportunities or grades but that can also serve as a powerful motivator

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cs is in the college of computing, data science and society yes

crystal zinc
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it’s also further from home which is nice

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but like everyone from my school goes to Berkeley

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And that’s

zinc heath
crystal zinc
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Not a plus

zinc heath
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What ur major

crystal zinc
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Premed track

zinc heath
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mcb genetics ??

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i don’t think that’s a major

crystal zinc
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it’s

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Let me check

zinc heath
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maybe new i didn’t know

signal parrot
prisma lantern
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thats hilarious

signal parrot
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yea

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lmao

woven cypress
crystal zinc
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Yes it’s MCB

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Mixed it up with davis major

crystal zinc
winter widget
crystal zinc
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I mean I’m a really good test taker but maybe not a 72/80 good test taker

zinc heath
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Lmao

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zinc heath
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U gotta be a grinder for berk premed

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And u can do it

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I believe

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But it’s a grind

crystal zinc
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yes give it to me straight

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Ok

zinc heath
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That’s my take on it

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But again i might be diff

crystal zinc
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I will have to be working work study during

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Is that possible with the grind

zinc heath
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that’s a okay

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I’m an emt lol and i work too

crystal zinc
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Okok yeah I would probably be going the emt route

zinc heath
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U gotta do stuff besides school just to keep urself sane

crystal zinc
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Yeah

zinc heath
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YAY emt is so fun

crystal zinc
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Okay

zinc heath
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I can plug u with the best emt shit

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in the bay if u come here

crystal zinc
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omg okay I’ll keep that in mind

woven cypress
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most of the time my midterm averages are between 60-80%

crystal zinc
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Okay okay not bad

woven cypress
crystal zinc
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How is it

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And is it really difficult to manage on top of

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Clubs and classes and volunteering

woven cypress
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i love my job bc 80% of it is remote and its just sitting at a computer which i do all day anyway and i get paid for it!

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i think its definitely manageable as long as you plan your time well

zinc heath
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yeah

crystal zinc
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The average between 60-80% is really nice tho had a 80% average in my multi class and it was not bad

zinc heath
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it’s not bad

winter widget
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discord moderation is not a job

zinc heath
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my roomate works at rsf

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it’s super chill

woven cypress
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it is a bit difficult to find a work study job bc as with everything else things are competitive

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first sem i applied to 5-6 jobs and didnt get anything

crystal zinc
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oh lovely

woven cypress
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over winter break i applied to 30 work study jobs

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and i got 3 offers and multiple other interviews i later turned down

zinc heath
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if u quality for finaid tho it should be okay

crystal zinc
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Does having work experience help

woven cypress
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so its all about putting in the work!

crystal zinc
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I do

zinc heath
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qualify

woven cypress
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potentially yes

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my job is mostly

zinc heath
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I think it does

woven cypress
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social media/website updation/making slides etc

zinc heath
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Cus that’s how my roomate got it

woven cypress
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and i had exp w software like canva, adobe, google suite etc

crystal zinc
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My work experience is insanely random tho so probably not

zinc heath
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I couldn’t even qualify

woven cypress
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yeah if you dont qualify for work study, getting a job is a lot harder

crystal zinc
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so

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That should be fine then

woven cypress
woven cypress
crystal zinc
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righttt

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crystal zinc
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And 10k in aid on top of that

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Just about

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ucla gave me JACK

woven cypress
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vvv cool

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real

crystal zinc
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so stingy

zinc heath
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are u from the Bay

crystal zinc
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No I’m from LA

woven cypress
zinc heath
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Okok

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California kids are cracked

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Ngl berkeley hella intimidating for me, had a really rough first year

reef island
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WAITWHERES THE POLL

zinc heath
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I feel like it’s slightly unfair for the bay area kids

crystal zinc
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I could not survive Bay Area high schools

reef island
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I GOT IN CHAT

crystal zinc
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oh definitely

crystal zinc
zinc heath
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they have so many connections for the clubs here already

woven cypress
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poll!

reef island
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THANK U GOAT

zinc heath
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idk maybe i’m just coping

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but the premed clubs here

woven cypress
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ofc congrats on getting in

zinc heath
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👎👎👎

crystal zinc
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thank god

zinc heath
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Okay then ur fine ig

crystal zinc
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la feeder schoolllll

zinc heath
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Omg do u go to arcadia by chance

crystal zinc
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Nope

zinc heath
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Okk nvm

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😭

crystal zinc
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It’s okay there’s not many

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Arcadia is

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the better feeder

zinc heath
main prawn
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is there a berk '29 server

dreamy arrow
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i can invite u to one if u want but theres barely anyone in it

grizzled shuttle
main prawn
desert pewter
signal parrot
desert pewter
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something something ucsf

grizzled shuttle
main prawn
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are you guys joining the zeemee 😭

grizzled shuttle
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what major?

tawny sphinx
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bro after ucla asked for supplemental essay and UC Berkeley asked for letters of rec i didnt get into neither school this is so sad

signal parrot
desert pewter
grizzled shuttle
signal parrot
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still yet to find 1 mf who also applied IEOR

dreamy arrow
main prawn
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berkeley sent me a text about the zeemee a while ago

signal parrot
main prawn
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ahhhhh

desert pewter
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ill see you guys at cal day though

grizzled shuttle
main prawn
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i just want some sort of berkeley community 💔

signal parrot
grizzled shuttle
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wtf

signal parrot
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no one knows it dw

grizzled shuttle
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is that in college of engineering?

signal parrot
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ya

grizzled shuttle
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god damn

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wl w that stat is pretty nice ick

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icl

dreamy arrow
signal parrot
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ikr

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cornell as well

dreamy arrow
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i havent met a single person

signal parrot
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and cmu

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idk how

dreamy arrow
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who used zeemee

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lmao

signal parrot
dreamy arrow
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someone told me last year that if i didnt join befoer decisions i would get rejected 😂

signal parrot
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d1 gaslighter

serene tusk
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did you join before decisions? :Troll:

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oh no external emote perms

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rip

dreamy arrow
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no

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i didnt join after either 😄

main prawn
serene tusk
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lmao

main prawn
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is berkeley goggles a real phenomenon

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or are there asian baddies there

dreamy arrow
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I’m too much of a nerd to comment

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but i think people here look the same

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as my hometown

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so yeah lmao

zinc heath
grizzled shuttle
zinc heath
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it’s okay berkeley doesn’t matter

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u will make wherever u go the best school🤟

native quail
zinc heath
native quail
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r there not 😭

zinc heath
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no def r

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HAHAH

crystal zinc
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But I’ll ask on Saturday

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Need to get a decision soon cause the longer I wait the more indecisive I’ll be

noble quiver
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GOT IN

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i was fully expecting rejection

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bcuz i got rejected from UC Irvine and UCLA and waitlisted at UC San Diego and UC Santa Barabar

main prawn
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oh oski. what are you giving away

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main prawn
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berkeley was the ONE school i thought i had 0 chance at

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haas + compsci as a chinese girl is cooked

noble quiver
serene tusk
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i applied as a typical socal asian boy majoring in cs 💀 but somehow i managed to get in!!

noble quiver
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but they call uc berkeley University of Chinese Brainiacs for a reason

main prawn
noble quiver
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uci rejected me when their nickname is literally university of chinese immigration

main prawn
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ucs loved me but commonapp hated me 💔

dreamy arrow
noble quiver
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manifestng

dreamy arrow
noble quiver
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im genuinley in shock im accepted

dreamy arrow
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I’ve never heard that lmao

main prawn
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these are the ones i've heard

uci - university of chinese immigrants
ucb - university of chinese brainiacs
ucla - university of caucasians lost among asians

zinc heath
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exactly …. no one

zinc heath
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not the second two

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😭

dreamy arrow
zinc heath
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helpppp

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i call it Ucb

main prawn
zinc heath
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berk also ausa

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AURA

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I love Ucb, cal, and berk

main prawn
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tineocollegeprep estimated that business had 3.5% of applicants admitted

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Ws in the shot!

dreamy arrow
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damn

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I think in state math acceptance rate was like 35-40% lmao

main prawn
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damn omg LMAO

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i'm oos so i heard haas was probably even more competitive for us

native tulip
dreamy arrow
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yeah id imagine so

dreamy arrow
native tulip
dreamy arrow
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Well you can switch to a lot of things

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But id imagine most people already know what they would switch to if they were a pure math major and go major in that

zinc heath
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what state

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me too!!!

supple nexus
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same..

main prawn
cinder plaza
unique bridge
dreamy arrow
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Sure

native quail
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ur too cracked bruh how did i get in against this comp

reef island
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replying to this so i domt have to scroll tmrw lol

grizzled shuttle
zinc heath
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MIDWEESTTT

hardy ermine
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guys for the people that did get in, did you get different things they stood out for on their letter

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median narwhal
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they just send the same letter to everyone w/ a dif name

shrewd cairn
median narwhal
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im p sure mine is the same

hardy ermine
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check.....

median narwhal
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ok lol but idk which school gonna spend so much time personalizing

hardy ermine
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it could be a little personalizing!

plain hare
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So the pa was real

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Ggs

median narwhal
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i mean it'd be great if my AO personalized !!

hardy ermine
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i mean honestly idt it would take much time since they're already judging you

median narwhal
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no itll take a while

main prawn
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oh cal oh cal

median narwhal
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collectivelly itll become expensive across the admitted students

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ok so mine is the same

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shame i wish at lst one school would personalize

dreamy arrow
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It’s out already?

median narwhal
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some LACs might (??)

dreamy arrow
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Aid I mean

hardy ermine
main prawn
median narwhal
hardy ermine
dreamy arrow
median narwhal
main prawn
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huh i didnt apply GMP

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median narwhal
latent pilot
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guys how do i know how much i pay for berkeley

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what am i paying

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50k?

median narwhal
latent pilot
vivid fractal
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god damn it Cal why are you so expensive

median narwhal
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its the number fafsa gave

vivid fractal
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this is why im choosing dartmouth over you

latent pilot
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huh

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im confused

vivid fractal
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the SAI is how much the government thinks you're able to pay per year for college

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roughly

main prawn
dreamy arrow
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wait what the hell

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Dude my SAI just increased like 13k

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from last year

median narwhal
dreamy arrow
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I’m getting no aid 💀 WTF

main prawn
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i dont remember applying to gmp

brazen torrent
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ok bye uc berkeley thread

median narwhal
# latent pilot

out of pocket $5985 it seems, but u prob have a bunch of loans above that

latent pilot
median narwhal
main prawn
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oh god it wants all of my ap scores

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median narwhal
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under "Financial Aid & Scholarships"

median narwhal
main prawn
latent pilot
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so 18k?

quasi quartz
latent pilot
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in state

quasi quartz
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damn bro

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i only need to pay 10k a year

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including rent and everything

latent pilot
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where do i check

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can u show me what it looks like

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on ur portal

quasi quartz
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im outside rn

median narwhal
quasi quartz
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i'll send when i get back

latent pilot
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kk

median narwhal
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if ur estimated COA is 47k ur instate

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seems like u only gotta pay 18485

latent pilot
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and
this covers additional 6k right

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native quail
median narwhal
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yeah so to break it down:

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u got about 29k in free money

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and 12.5k worth in loans and workstudy

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so if u choose to accept the loans, ull have to pay back 6.5k + interest in the future

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work-study is like a fund where when u work like as a TA or something u get paid

main prawn
latent pilot
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oh ok ok tysm

main prawn
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why do i have two messages

native quail
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did you check your initial uc app

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to see which majors u put down

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i asked my friend that got in last yr and he didnt get that

main prawn
native quail
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thats odd af

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should prolly email to confirm

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which would u take tho lmao

median narwhal
# latent pilot oh ok ok tysm

so really now the question is whether u want to take out any loans or pay upfront (costs 6.5k more but no interest) --im no financial advisor so discuss w/ urself and parents and trusted ppl etc

main prawn
median narwhal
main prawn
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idk why they admitted me for both programs LOLOL

native quail
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thats why i applied spieker

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gmp fell off :/

native quail
median narwhal
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i would email ASAP and figure this out so u dont accidentally end up being dragged to Ghana

native quail
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dyk what typ of business u want to do @main prawn

main prawn
native quail
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😭

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tooooo cracked

main prawn
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nah id do something with tech + social entrepreneurship

native quail
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valid valid

main prawn
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definitely stuff with ai though, i think i talked about my ai research papers in my haas video essay?? im not sure but i am NOT rewatching that

native quail
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😭 me neither

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ts toooo embarassing

main prawn
# native quail ts toooo embarassing

my first take i was totally unprepared and i ended up staring at the camera for like 20 seconds straight in confusion so my heart was like POUNDING

native quail
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😭

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real af

median narwhal
main prawn
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ngl though i think thats what got me in

median narwhal
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oh 💀

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imma die during Cal premed

woven cypress
woven cypress
warm cobalt
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Is anyone doing data sci?

woven cypress
woven cypress
woven cypress
main prawn
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i applied spieker not like i care but still

median narwhal
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I was going to apply then decided to not

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bruh i missed out

woven cypress
woven cypress
woven cypress
warm cobalt
serene tusk
woven cypress
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no its not

warm cobalt
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nice

woven cypress
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its quite different

serene tusk
woven cypress
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yeah fair

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a lot of people double major

warm cobalt
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im kinda scared abt the difficulty of the classes

woven cypress
#

what major

slate rose
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anyone else here waitlisted college of chemistry?

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also how tf does berkeley waitlist work?

signal parrot
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also how small is it like really

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is it like 200ish ppl?

winter widget
slate rose
woven cypress
woven cypress
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its the same as every other ocllege waitlist

woven cypress
slate rose
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and by high school/location?

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lowkey clueless on all this

woven cypress
#

its based on institutional priorities

slate rose
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oh yeh i heard UCLA waitlist also does that

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ok thanks

cinder plaza
#

is there an admitted ucb gc

slate rose
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is there a LOCI for Cal? i heard on reddit some people email AOs a LOCI or smth

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for waitlist

white island
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anyone going to berkeley?

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kind of need a roommate

reef island
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i’ll answer that when i find money to go to berkeley 😭

trim ruin
rocky dew
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If I already signed up for the waitlist is there a way I can opt out? Because I put that I wanted to be part of fpf but I already regretted, I just want the wait list not fpf

noble quiver
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Which is lore accurate

noble quiver
vivid solstice
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whats the AR of berkeley, AR of CoE, AR of intls?

cunning iron
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Anyone get invite to apply for SEED scholar?

azure badge
rigid knot
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theres like 300+ ppl across it + analytics

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analytics is just the L&S version of IEOR

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i worked w/ a bunch of ieor students

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here's some data

rain summit
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are there any current cal students i can talk to rn

dreamy arrow
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hello

lunar anchor
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anybody who got waitlisted?

rain summit
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i was debating between choosing MET or Ross/Stern

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i heard met has a very cs-focused background so im lost on where to choose

dreamy arrow
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ah yeah im not the best to ask for that tbh

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i just know its quite prestigious and you get early registration and stuff

rigid knot
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i would do MET

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unless ur not engineering focused

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if trad finance, I'd do Stern/Ross, mostly Stern though

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I chose Cal over Stern bc money / tech-focus

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but had i been more business/finance focused

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I'd go Stern fs

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it is very cs-focused

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at MET/cal

rain summit
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do you think going to MET would allow me to break into quannt finance

rigid knot
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one of the DOGE staffers is MET

rain summit
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or would it be more SWE oriented

dreamy arrow
rigid knot
rigid knot
rain summit
rigid knot
dreamy arrow
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he is not making his school proud

rigid knot
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i was arguing w/ my friend about his work

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she was like oh isnt he doing good work? (she's also MET)

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im like

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uh

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not rly

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but ya they got recruited over slack

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LOL

dreamy arrow
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😂

rain summit
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😭

rigid knot
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but i could sense there was tension in convo

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so i didnt push further

rain summit
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do people go into berkeley cracked cuz i have a feeling that I'd get mogged against these CS geniuses

rigid knot
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MET yes

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CS/Haas circles yes

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im a bit biased tho

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since im in the consulting/tech club scene

rain summit
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oh

rigid knot
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which is mostly cracked

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and i also came from the M&T summer program so im friends w/ a good amoutn of MET / non-MET but cracked students

dreamy arrow
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theres a lot of non cracked people tho

rigid knot
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but i think on average, its a bit dissapointing

dreamy arrow
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but theres some insane people

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i know of a guy who landed an nvidia internship

rigid knot
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theres a lot of insane

dreamy arrow
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as a freshman

rain summit
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wtf

rigid knot
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but on average, its pretty average at best ngl

rain summit
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so if i wanted to go into pure finance stern would be the better option and for either a mix or more cs, i'd go to MET?

rigid knot
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i mean i know ppl working AMD/NVIDIA back to back during school

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and my friend worked @ Intel full-time from soph to graduation

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so ymmv

rigid knot
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i think trad finance is ok at haas

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but much better at stern

rain summit
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frick this is hard

rigid knot
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proximity is impt

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network is impt

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if ur more into VC and shit then yeah MET due to proximity

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but stern for more pure finance fs

dreamy arrow
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btw @rigid knot is our mutual the most cracked cs person

rigid knot
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same for harvard per se

rigid knot
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i met a lot of cracked cs ppl

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in all diff ways

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whether academics, research, industry, etc.

dreamy arrow
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why do i keep using this stupid emoji

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kms

rain summit
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do ug ever get overwhelmed at cal

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given its like

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40k people

rigid knot
rigid knot
dreamy arrow
rigid knot
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and most ppl keep to circles and clubs

dreamy arrow
#

but i also just spend all my time in a library

rain summit
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oh okay thats good to hear

rigid knot
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yeah

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ppl keep to themselves + circles

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not that its bad

rain summit
#

how do u find friends..

rigid knot
#

its j that its not overwhelming

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clubs bro

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discussions

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and dorms

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and dont be chopped

rain summit
rigid knot
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jkjk the most cracked friendgroups are chopped asf

rain summit
#

wait what are dorms like

rigid knot
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and theres a bunch of party/club/bar culture

rigid knot
hardy ermine
rigid knot
#

i had blackwell and its 10/10

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compared to other dorms

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the rest are pretty meh

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garbo

rain summit
#

is it random roomate or do u get to choose

rigid knot
hardy ermine
#

obv met would have good dorms

rigid knot
#

they dont have priority

hardy ermine
#

oh fr?

rigid knot
#

but its rumored that regents/met has secret priorty

hardy ermine
#

ohhhhhh

rigid knot
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but its explicitly stated that theres no priority

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but i leveraged regents to get a roommate lol

dreamy arrow
rigid knot
#

honestly met/regents is best bc of enrollment priority

rain summit
#

are u guys from cali

rigid knot
#

holy shit enrollment is ass for the peasants

hardy ermine
#

i think imma go into SWE after berk.... doing applied math

dreamy arrow
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yeah obviously its best

hardy ermine
dreamy arrow
dreamy arrow
rigid knot
dreamy arrow
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Its just fine

hardy ermine
dreamy arrow
#

nobody wants to take pure math classes

rigid knot
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thats true

dreamy arrow
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so there are no issues

rigid knot
#

its ass for select majors only

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nerds asf

hardy ermine
#

i'm assuming applied math is one of those

rigid knot
#

ask amongus

rain summit
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is it true that there are some 2000 student classes

hardy ermine
#

everyone and their mother is doing applied math i've met 5

rigid knot
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i never go in-person

rain summit
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and liike 15% has to fail the class

rigid knot
#

for the most part

hardy ermine
dreamy arrow
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applied math and pure math are pretty much the same

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in terms of requirements

rigid knot
dreamy arrow
#

Actualyl classes do fill up for those as well

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But like you won’t struggle getting classes you need

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Because the enrollemnt proceeds in phases

hardy ermine
dreamy arrow
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Where in the first phase you can enroll in a certain amount of units, second a bit more, and then adjustment

dreamy arrow
hardy ermine
#

i did that in like 7th grade

dreamy arrow
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abstract algebra i mean

dreamy arrow
#

you’d be surprised how low quality some of the students are

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no offense

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This guy in my philosophy lcass just didnt show up to lecture for the whole sem

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the day before the final he dms me on instagram

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asking if I can explain the readings to him

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that we did throughout the sem

rain summit
#

so basically they dont try

#

?

rigid knot
#

ngl i worked w/ this person in my cs proj

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took fucking 2 hours to do something that shouldve taken 10 mnin

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and nice guy and all but holy

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had all these insights program into META/Google/sht

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and useless in practice

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its not that they dont try per se

rain summit
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thats boutta be me iif i. dont developp cs proficiency soon.

rigid knot
#

its not easy material and its a pretty fast pace

dreamy arrow
#

but its like

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this guy was telling me how he liked philosophy

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at the beginning of the class

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and it just turns out to be a bunch of nonsense

rigid knot
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lmaooo

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honestly

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to be average

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is pretty chill

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at berkeley

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if ur not hitting average

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ur kinda cooked

dreamy arrow
#

-> ur a frat boy or some shit

rigid knot
#

bc for ex

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if ur average at haas

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ur pretty garbage in practice

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haas students surprisingly have lower technical / math comptency than ross/stern

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like its surprising

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if ur not in a consulting/business clubs, ive seen that their technicals are typically garbage on average

dreamy arrow
#

bro thats just business students 😭

rigid knot
#

bc consulting/business clubs also self-select some of the more ambitious ppl

dreamy arrow
#

ok im kinda playing into stereotypes but yk

rain summit
#

ok so if i choose to go to met do u have any advice on what i can do to set myself up for success cuz theres still like 6 months

rigid knot
#

but stern/ross do produce much more technically strong finance students

rigid knot
#

ur an incoming freshman

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its no bd

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if u want to freshen up ur skills

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go look at 61a/61b/data8 content

rain summit
#

okay

#

ty

rigid knot
#

data 8 is rly ez

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61a/61b has changed a bit since ive taken, but should be fine

rain summit
#

how do these classes work

rigid knot
#

but other than that, ur fine

rain summit
#

is it like slides in class

rigid knot
#

its very very well-documented

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u shouldnt have to ask

rain summit
#

textbook reasing on ur own

rigid knot
#

its very well-documented

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j read through the links i sent

rain summit
#

oh appreciate it

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ty

rigid knot
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np at all

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here to help

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@dreamy arrow explain the tautology T.T

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i havent taken philo classes

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only logic class ive taken was like

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cs70 and stuff LMAO

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but if its nbd, then nw, was j curious

dreamy arrow
#

what does nbd mean

dreamy arrow
rigid knot
#

kk fair fair

rigid knot
dreamy arrow
#

o

rigid knot
dreamy arrow
#

My sleep schedule is so bad

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I keep going to bed at 2

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then the next day going to bed eraly

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then going to bed at 2 again

#

besides that ive just been reading whatever math i want to instead of doing hw

#

you?

rigid knot
#

i was visitng miami to check out my roommate's potential grad school out w/ him

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now visiting chicago for friends/stuff

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but honestly wishing i was j chilling & had more time to do stuff im too busy to do during actual school

dreamy arrow
#

yeah its kinda nice having a week of doing absolutely jack

rigid knot
#

frfr

dreamy arrow
#

It’s also nice to have the break be in the middle of hte semester

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Fall semester thxgiving is just at the end and two weeks later we have finals

#

so we dont get an actual break

rigid knot
dreamy arrow
#

yeah i heard this year we had a lot less rain compared to last year

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apparently it was pouring for a month straight last year

grizzled shuttle
#

how hard is it to transfer to uc berkeley from a 4 yr

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do they weigh ecs heavily again in transfer applicants??