UC Berkeley (2024-2025)

[dreamy arrow]

I don’t know about 4 years so maybe this isn’t too helpful but transferring from a CC isn’t too hard if you have a good GPA I think

but yeah I’ll let someone else comment on that

[woven cypress]

dawg it already came out

[fleet elm]

i think bro meant to click the umich chat

lmao

[silver stream]

LMFAO YEA

MB

[cunning iron]

Damn 😿

[narrow dagger]

Berkeley: we’re next to Oakland

[frail flame]

ok so

how do i switch into haas

i applied as the robinson lsbe program for l&s but got into l&s undeclared?

[woven cypress]

you apply third year i think

[frail flame]

idk how that works tho

did i not get the lsbe program

[woven cypress]

oh bc i think for lsbe you need to apply

[frail flame]

ohh

i got in for berkely regents in feb and got the scholarship yesterday and i was so confused

i want to make total switch from science to haas tho

so i need to see if i can get into haas or do something to do that idk

[winter widget]

i imagine that'll be hard

[woven cypress]

congrats on regents!

[frail flame]

oooo gang lol

[frail flame]

ty!

[frail flame]

apparently switching into haas is like 30 percent or something idek lol

[winter widget]

oh wtf lmao

[frail flame]

is there an option to apply for gmp after u get in

like im trying to see the insane programs i can apply for and see lol

[woven cypress]

https://haas.berkeley.edu/undergrad/admissions/application-process/continuing-students/

[frail flame]

ill do lsbe and haas something programs but idk what else there is im trying to lock tf in

[brave pasture]

GUYS HAS ANYONE DONE THE DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

LITERALLY I HAVENT FOUND ANYONE WHO DID HONG KONG ONLINE

[woven cypress]

met

[frail flame]

met im not interested in lol

what programs are ther elike gmp

or opportunities that get u cool connections and stuf fother than regents

need to maximize everything there

if i go lol

i love money

yacht

[woven cypress]

these are the ones for haas

[woven cypress]

oh if you want yachts just join consulting clubs

[frail flame]

oh bet

i also want fk u money

i need to pay off family debts

we are cooked

i am also cooked

[woven cypress]

my friend's consulting club pays her like $30 every week lol

not much but money is money

you can also work part time

[main prawn]

haas mentioned!

[desert pewter]

I can’t believe I have to go to my state flagship 😔

(/j)

[woven cypress]

well you dont have to!

we dont want you here if you dont want to come 🙏

[narrow dagger]

Real asf

[slate rose]

cal let me off waitlist please thanks otherwise ill become president and take away all funding

[desert pewter]

You’re a bit late

[native quail]

what r the best ones

[cinder cairn]

Seventeen gallons of hate

[woven cypress]

depends on what you're looking for

there's business consulting, international consulting, nonprofit consulting, tech consulting, medtech consulting, ai consulting, etc

[native quail]

uhhh

maybe business consulting??

i want IB or consulting ngl

[jolly relic]

tell me more about uc berk pure math or applied math

i pretty good at math and physics and codign

and i ve done lots of competitions in general

[narrow dagger]

UCLA business consulting is great! We have clean consulting 🧽

[jolly relic]

ngl im really happy cuz this is only school that admitted me

[main prawn]

🧽 🧼

[jolly relic]

i have 10 waitlist (most t20s)

[hardy ermine]

since im committing, i have to update that i didn’t do the CC classes i had planned right

[main prawn]

damn which ones 😭

[jolly relic]

jhu, northwestern, rice, emory, uchicago, cmu, ucla, cornell, umichigan, unc are all waitlist

[hardy ermine]

waitlists are evil im happy i only have one

[main prawn]

10 is crazy

[hardy ermine]

im not taking a spot on the ucla waitlist i think

[main prawn]

yeah i’m dropping my ucla waitlist position

[hardy ermine]

waitlists are too much work im done

no loci no grade updates hop off

[main prawn]

oh wait i should drop my uc davis waitlist rq too

[hardy ermine]

warrrr isss overrrr

[native quail]

im picking berkeley tho :/

they hav better business

[main prawn]

haas haas haas

[hardy ermine]

wooohoooo!!!!!

L&S L&S L&S

[native quail]

r u joining any business clubs

[main prawn]

hmmm probably i haven’t looked into it though

[native quail]

oh ok nice nice

lmk which ones u look into

we prolly have diff ones tho LOL since we want diff business paths

[main prawn]

i have done zero cal research 💔 i should start

this tiktok is frying me

[native quail]

lowkey yea

[dreamy arrow]

both are fire

[native quail]

the club stuff is hella overwhelming

i might rush a business frat idk

[dreamy arrow]

Berkeley is a top math department on par with Harvard Princeton Stanford MIT and Chicago, in terms of research at least

maybe not quality of students

[jolly relic]

ima usamo qual

which one is good to pursue

[dreamy arrow]

how much pure math have you studied

[dreamy arrow]

thats ur choice

depends on what oyu wanna do after college

[jolly relic]

what did u do

[dreamy arrow]

im doing pure math

cuz i wanna do academia

[jolly relic]

berk saved my ass

[jolly relic]

yea same

yoo

thats fire

[dreamy arrow]

dubs

[jolly relic]

thats kinda what i wanna do

like i wanna go to good graduate program

not worrying abour getting jobs

[dreamy arrow]

Lmao you’ll have to worry about it after the graduate program 😄

[jolly relic]

yeah

what are u doign rn

[dreamy arrow]

classes?

[woven cypress]

bunch of good clubs for that

berkeley consulting is the hardest i think

instagram co'29 pages

[woven cypress]

what do you want to know

i have 2 roommates one of whom is pure and the other applied

[woven cypress]

yeah

[woven cypress]

lmk if you have any questions!

[native quail]

fsfs

wdyt of business frats

[woven cypress]

errr

[native quail]

cuz i might be a business hardo idk 😭

i just want money

[woven cypress]

what do you want a frat for

like if you just want the business aspect

wrt connections and stuff

do consulting clubs

if you want the frat boy aesthetic sure ig

[native quail]

like i mean

it looks fun socially

but also their placements seem rlly impressive

sooo

ig just the placements idk 😭

[woven cypress]

then yeah sure

[narrow dagger]

Haasholes

[dreamy arrow]

That’s funny I’m stealing that

[hardy ermine]

yea i found it its like early april it opens

shouldn’t be a reason to rescind right?

i mean they were just planned

[native quail]

dyk how bad they haze 😦

[woven cypress]

nope dw

i know a guy who didnt end up writing like 6 out fo the 7 aps he said he'd write

and he was fine

[hardy ermine]

im also gonna appeal financial aid… hopefully i can get MCS

[woven cypress]

errrrrrr

[hardy ermine]

my SAI is over half of my dads take home income shit is crazy

[woven cypress]

an a2cer in a consulting club at berkeley has come into a2c on like 15 shots

[native quail]

oh well

thats not very promising

[woven cypress]

i mean if you're joining a frat

[native quail]

im sure they drink lots yeah

idk if its worth it now :/

dyk if theres any haas 29s in here that r also doing it

i want to ask them

[woven cypress]

imo

go to cal day and talk to people in the orgs you're curious about

[native quail]

oh hm true

will they be there

[woven cypress]

consulting clubs yes

[main prawn]

i want a cal beanie

[woven cypress]

wait i do too wtf

which one of yall wants to buy me cal merch as a gift for being a goated mod

[native quail]

business frats tho?

[woven cypress]

💔

[woven cypress]

i think some might be

idk

i didnt go to cal day last year

im intl lol

[main prawn]

wait i watched a video of cal day i thought they give them out for free

[native quail]

ohhh

[woven cypress]

ooooh

again i didnt go to cal day though

</3

this is my first cal day!

[main prawn]

i will not be either 💔 #oos

does anyone wanna grab me an extra berkeley beanie

[woven cypress]

i will if you show me proof of commitment (whenever you do!)

[main prawn]

oh my gyatt 😱

if i get rejected by duke ill submit the deposit march 31

[native quail]

wait can u submit deposit now

[main prawn]

yes

[native quail]

idk how it works

oo

imma go try to get verified

i think im committing

[woven cypress]

bet!

[woven cypress]

yayyy go bears!

[native quail]

wait so do i just message modmail

[woven cypress]

yes

w screenshot

of commitment

and your discord window

side by side

also i just realized you're a she/her

business frats might not be too bad then

[native quail]

uhhhh idk if i did it right 😭

[native quail]

o rly

y

[woven cypress]

most of the hazing i've heard is mainly for guys

[woven cypress]

did you send it?

[native quail]

wait lemme send

[median narwhal]

anyone know if there's a way to confirm my major?? i literally cannot find anywhere that states it

[woven cypress]

are you l&s?

[median narwhal]

yes

[woven cypress]

everyone in l&s gets in undeclared

[dreamy arrow]

There isn’t, you have to fulfill lower div reqs to declare it

[median narwhal]

ohok i must be horrible at googling lol

thanks yall

[woven cypress]

so you can declare whatever major you want in l&s (except high demand ones) as long as you finish prereqs

[native quail]

o wait wtf

[median narwhal]

what's up w/ the high demand ones?

[native quail]

@woven cypress its not letting me msg modmail

i think i messed smth up

[woven cypress]

huh why not

i got your initial message

[native quail]

like

[woven cypress]

you need to apply to declare them and they have you do "comprehensive review"

[native quail]

the text box isnt there

[woven cypress]

uhhh

[native quail]

i cant send a follow up

[woven cypress]

hmm maybe refresh/try on browser

[native quail]

oh oops LOL

tysmm! @woven cypress

[woven cypress]

ofc!

[green tide]

.

[short tusk]

Hey queens back from exile

[stoic warren]

.

[short tusk]

Is there any way to like

Opt out of fpf

Or am I cooked

[dreamy arrow]

Were you forced into it? If so then I don’t think so

You’ll just have to suffer through it

[short tusk]

yeah…..

[dreamy arrow]

Sorry suffer is extreme but

It’s pretty annoying

[short tusk]

This is part of like the enrollment agreement

[dreamy arrow]

yeah thats cooked

[woven cypress]

sorry gang you were conscripted 💔

[short tusk]

UGHHHHHHHHHH

so do I even live in Berkeley

Or am I really in exile

[dreamy arrow]

I’m not sure honestly

[short tusk]

It’s so annoying coz I’ve finished all of my lower div requirements for my major too

Omfg

I can’t tell if this is because I had bad grades in hs or I can from a class of 80 girls

[woven cypress]

you do i think

[dreamy arrow]

Do you have all the GE reqs?

[short tusk]

Yes

All

[woven cypress]

you just have to commute to a building off campus

[woven cypress]

rip

[short tusk]

Even lower division major requirements

[dreamy arrow]

Wait how

From CC classes?

[short tusk]

Yep

[dreamy arrow]

Damn that’s unfortunate

[short tusk]

I got 3 associates in hs

[dreamy arrow]

Can you give me some of that

lmao

[short tusk]

Yes

😛

[woven cypress]

what major

[short tusk]

Econ!

I also wanna double major in media studies

[dreamy arrow]

You should major in law with that saul goodman quote

[woven cypress]

oooh im potentially media studies so lmk if you have any questions!

[short tusk]

I do wanna do law

😛😛

[dreamy arrow]

ah lmao

[short tusk]

Yay ty

[dreamy arrow]

agent schrader are you talking to my client without me?!

[short tusk]

Is grade deflation a real thing

Or is it a stem thing

Im tryna protect my precious 3.9 for law school admissions

[woven cypress]

its not real and its not in stem

[dreamy arrow]

I don’t know honestly I don’t think it’s deflated but it’s definitely not inflated

[woven cypress]

yeah

[shrewd cairn]

i found this in the wild

[shrewd cairn]

this is from the indian students association at berkeley

[short tusk]

LOL

[woven cypress]

the way i personally know people in that video

[short tusk]

As a sophmore are u still on campus or are u already living off campus

[woven cypress]

im living off campus

[dreamy arrow]

I’m already living off campus freshman year

[woven cypress]

but i know plenty of people living on

[dreamy arrow]

Dorms are expensive for no reason at all

It comes out to like thousands of dollars cheaper for me to live off campus

[woven cypress]

real

[shrewd cairn]

OMG

[whole dune]

dont yall get kicked off campus in 3rd year

[short tusk]

My fin aid makes it so I only have to pay like 5k for tuition and board so I lowkey hope I get on campus housing continuously

[shrewd cairn]

without naming anyone for obvious reasons who do you recognize

[dreamy arrow]

No idea

I wouldn’t live on campus either way

[warm sparrow]

this is not for me but does anyone know what the waitlist will look like for this cycle? how how likely chances will be with demonstrated interest / how many spots will be available?

[dreamy arrow]

the way your finaid gets disbursed is that it autopays for your tuition and they put it in ur bank account

so you can just use that money to rent

[short tusk]

Oh that’s so interesting

I didn’t know that

[woven cypress]

no way to tell bc it was wildly different from 2022-23 to 2023-24

[short tusk]

Also when Berkeley gets my senior grades back

Do the they calculate it on the regular scale or UC scale

I lowkey slacked off 2nd sem senior year coz i thought i was like gonna go to community college

[dreamy arrow]

wdym to see if you are eligible?

[short tusk]

💀💀💀💀💀

[dreamy arrow]

oh

[short tusk]

Yeah

[dreamy arrow]

yeah i have no clue tbh

[short tusk]

I know 1st sem I scraped by

[dreamy arrow]

just get back on track you’re not gonna get rescinded for one C or something

[short tusk]

But 2nd sem I’m not failing I just have Cs I and Bs

Yeah fr

I’ll just try getting all my Cs to Bs

[shrewd cairn]

i got all as first semester currently on track to get all as this semester

[short tusk]

I just stopped turning in my hw

[dreamy arrow]

yeah you’ll be fine

[short tusk]

💀💀

[dreamy arrow]

LOL

[shrewd cairn]

i mean as long as your grades dont drop below c you should be fine

ofc still do your work

[short tusk]

Yeah but it said I need a 3.0 lol

A lot of Cs is not a 3.0 unfortunately

[shrewd cairn]

yeah thats a 2

lmao

[dreamy arrow]

3.0 2nd sem or 3.0 overall

[short tusk]

3.0 minimum per sem

[dreamy arrow]

I see

[short tusk]

Yeah

[dreamy arrow]

Yeah just lock in then

[shrewd cairn]

yeah

[short tusk]

Real talk idk how I got in

[dreamy arrow]

its the last stretch

[shrewd cairn]

so far i have 2 bs and the rest are as

[short tusk]

I have a 3.3uw when I applied

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[shrewd cairn]

this current grading period

[dreamy arrow]

damn

[winter widget]

3.0 weighted

[shrewd cairn]

oh damn

[winter widget]

a lot of cs still could be that lmao

[shrewd cairn]

yeah

especially if you're in honors classes

[short tusk]

Yeah I’m not in honors this year

[winter widget]

oh

[short tusk]

after junior year Idgaf

[winter widget]

lock in bruh

[short tusk]

Yeah I will trust

[shrewd cairn]

i wish you all the best

[winter widget]

wait what major are you?

[short tusk]

I wonder if they calculate my cc classes I’m in rn

[short tusk]

Econ

[winter widget]

they should

[short tusk]

Yay good

Yeah I’m turning in all my work rn

I did the math

I need 2bs

2as

2cs

And I’ll be ok

Pinky promise I’ll lock in at Berkeley

[winter widget]

i can get all cs and still keep my ucsd offer

[short tusk]

Must be nice

[shrewd cairn]

true

[short tusk]

😍

UCB is built diff

[shrewd cairn]

im still going to keep up as best as i can like i did last semester

bc just doing nothing gets boring

[short tusk]

Yeah true

[winter widget]

hoping i get off the waitlist 🙏

[shrewd cairn]

yesss

queen kelly will bless you

then again you have diana

[winter widget]

fr

[short tusk]

What’s y’all’s majors

[winter widget]

chem e

[dreamy arrow]

im pure math

[winter widget]

nano e at ucsd

[short tusk]

Guys I really wanna join cal cheer it looks sm fun

Damn yall are cracked

[native tulip]

waitlist for eecs lol 0% of getting off

[shrewd cairn]

LMAO

[native tulip]

ong cal shouldve just rejected me

[shrewd cairn]

fr 😭

berkeley wl is brutal from what i heard

like its sub 5-10%

[winter widget]

its sub 1%.

[slate rose]

depends on the year right?

sometimes its "relatively high" and then other years its like 0.5%

[native tulip]

you mightve seen 2023 cds but that acceptance was mostly oos waitlists

there was a massive job layoff during that time so a lot of oos students did not attend because of cost

[slate rose]

ah gotchya

[calm dawn]

https://calcentral.berkeley.edu/finances/finaid/2026

is this link accurate? (like is it personalized or just whatever a generic in state applicant would pay, cuz it shows in state tuit and my in state status is up in the air)

[maiden kraken]

hoping for an economic recession this year

[woven cypress]

its personalized for me but last year it showed me instate fees on my portal and i thought it meant they classified me as instate and was happy but then after i submitted slr they changed it lmfao

[calm dawn]

they changed it to out of state after?

thanks

[frail flame]

STANFORD REJECTS UNITE

berkeley mogs anyways fr

[woven cypress]

yeah 😭

[woven cypress]

https://berkeleyrejects.org

[frail flame]

wait @woven cypress would you say you know college apps pretty well

did my question even make sense

idk what im even asking tbh

[woven cypress]

uhhhhh

maybe

what's up

[simple lantern]

does berkeley have meeit scholarships? if so when do they usually release

[woven cypress]

they do but i think it's just regents and seed and regents should've come out already by now

[simple lantern]

are seed apps due yet? i saw it on my acceptance letter but unsure if like its worth applying or its too competitive etc

[woven cypress]

it's def worth applying!

[simple lantern]

ok thank

[barren gyro]

waitlisted student cannot write letters of appeal?

[latent pilot]

thats called Loci

LOCI u shluld

[barren gyro]

sry i cannot get it

so we cannot write it?

[azure badge]

any meche people here that I can ask questions

(especially women in meche but honestly any meche person is fine)
just trying to get some more info before i commit

[green tide]

Yo how come so many acceptances in the poll yall think admit rate increased this year

[main prawn]

no a2c is just skewed

if anything the acceptance rate probably went down

[azure badge]

^^

[main prawn]

also since its ivy day and a lot of decisions came out, people mightve just left the thread if they didn't get in

i left the threads of a few of the ivys without voting on the polls

[green tide]

Got it

[jolly scroll]

No because waitlist means they wanted to admit you lol

[green tide]

Guys how flexible is Berkeley and specifically the haas spieker program ? I really want to do more engineering related courses or at least data science but I knew beforehand how selective the MET was

[woven cypress]

what kind of questions do you have?

[woven cypress]

i know a lot of people doing haas + ds

engineering might be a little harder

you can take courses but idk if you'll be able to declare a double major or something

[woven cypress]

thats what stats is for

putting the s in cdss

[winter crow]

hello mech e major

[woven cypress]

hello parousia

[signal parrot]

ouuu ty for this

wait in ur opinion

i was waitlisted for this major

do u think i have a chance with getting off?

[short tusk]

Is it still possible transferring into haas

From LS

[halcyon ruin]

Any official Berkeley 2029 server

Sorry I’m a little slow

[woven cypress]

yes

but not easy

[short tusk]

Ah

Good to know

Is it only sophmore year transfer

Or junior year transfer

[woven cypress]

junior iirc

[woven cypress]

.

[azure badge]

Hi, do you mind if I DM you?
If not I can ask here too just don't want it to get lost in the chaos

[winter crow]

sure!

[plain merlin]

hey guys i didn’t report one of my college classes : music appreciation to berkeley i got a C will i get rescinded ?

[woven cypress]

i think the minimum gpa requirement is 3.0 so if you have more than that you should be fine?

also gang you should look into bowles hall

pricey but amenities + connections

[frail flame]

oh i applied seed but didnt get

unfortunate back then forgot about it though

[barren gyro]

Anyone got in to UCB art program?

[finite silo]

how hard is it to get off wl (electrical engi)

[woven cypress]

hard regardless of major

[finite silo]

if i get off the wl will they let me know what majors i can get in for, or do i need to accept the spot first b4 getting to choose/see?

[woven cypress]

you probably will get in for first choice major

but they'll let you know what major

[finite silo]

gotcha, tysm

[green tide]

Guys any news on international applicants? My results from ivies weren’t great but UC’s were (Berkeley UCLA both came through) which seems unusual for an international applicant. Anyone relate or is this just a luck factor

[obtuse shell]

bro honestly just enjoy your acceptances

congratulations

[elder peak]

lmao me too rejected from every t20s and ivies but berkeley

[vivid solstice]

Same boat

[vivid solstice]

Same boat

Berkeley is better than most of them anyways let’s be real

I want to do business and engineering and Berkeley out does every single Ivy League in both except Wharton

Let’s take these Ws and start aura farming

@green tide how do you plan on affording cal? Can ur family pay?

My bill is 84K USD a year I think I’m gonna have to take out a 20k loan

[green tide]

For real

[green tide]

Yes I’m very fortunate although a merit scholarship would’ve been nice like for Babson or USC but it’s fine

[green tide]

I’ve wanted Stanford and Wharton badly one for the vc/tech startup/engineering-economis track and obv just the Cali disruptive mentality and the other for the unstoppable top finance track and I may be a lil bias post facto but I genuinely believe Berkeley although not the best in either of these worlds is the best of both worlds and the perfect ground for both elements of both schools I.e strong business school , Cali VC scene.. etc

[short tusk]

Guys

Is it possible to transfer to Berkeley haas

Internal transfer

I’m from ls

[simple lantern]

i just read seed essay prompts and is it even worth it to apply as an asian male 💀

"underrepresented communities"

[dreamy arrow]

My asian friend (also a male) actually got in but in addition to being a CS major he reads a lot of literature and philosophy and that might have helped him (like he talked about that in his essays)

but he didn’t even do SEED cuz you have to do a bunch of bs during the summer

[jagged obsidian]

Is there a Berkeley accepted discord

If so can someone DM

[simple lantern]

oh bruh

nevermind then

[dreamy arrow]

yeah its not worth

[simple lantern]

unfortunate

my ass does not wanna pay 85k 😢

[dreamy arrow]

That’s fair as well LOL

[mint river]

does cal look at second choice btw

cuz i did eecs/math, got straight rejected

friend did ems/datasci, got datasci

[simple lantern]

the only scholarships are seed and regents rivht

[dreamy arrow]

They also give you other stuff during finaid

like I got middle class scholarship

[dreamy arrow]

I dont know

btw do you remember me

my name used to be cohomologyenjoyer lmfao

[simple lantern]

ots already out and it says 85k 💀

do they come later or sum

[dreamy arrow]

I think some of it comes out later

[simple lantern]

oh ok

[dreamy arrow]

whats your SAI? if you feel comfortable saying

[simple lantern]

150k i think

aomewhere around there

[dreamy arrow]

WTF!?

your aid index is 150k?

[simple lantern]

the only "case" i have is my dad is retiring soon

[dreamy arrow]

are you a trillionaire

[simple lantern]

yeah

no

my dad keeps his finances secret from me so i have no clue

[dreamy arrow]

one hundred 50 thousand

yeah I dont think you’ll get any aid then

[simple lantern]

gg

[dreamy arrow]

might have a scholarship but idk

[simple lantern]

my dad said he would pay like 30k for me but like im cooked

we live in like a 300k home and live a pretty average life so idk kaybe he has just a billion dollars in the banl

[dreamy arrow]

damn

yeah idk then

I have no idea how your SAI is that big

[mint river]

maybe yeah

ru eecs at berk

[dreamy arrow]

math

[mint river]

wait i do remember

!

nice

[dreamy arrow]

ty

[simple lantern]

woah same (if i go)

[dreamy arrow]

W

[simple lantern]

what would you say makes the math program good

why is it #3

[dreamy arrow]

Some of the best researchers in the country

pretty strong undergraduate pool and community

pretty much the standard stuff that makes a math dept good I guess lol

do you want an vinite to undergraduate math assoc discord?

[mint river]

ru targetting math research/grad skl or like lateral into finance

[dreamy arrow]

research

[mint river]

nice

[dreamy arrow]

but who knows maybe i get disillusioned

[mint river]

i heard math phd is brutal and demoralizing

[dreamy arrow]

and then go to finance

[mint river]

ru instate for cal

[dreamy arrow]

yeah the process of getting into genuine research is hard

[simple lantern]

yes plz

[dreamy arrow]

yes

[mint river]

nice

[simple lantern]

my friend who did the same hs math as me (linalg in sophomore) said its easy there lol

UMTYMP if youve heard of it

[dreamy arrow]

who is it i might know

[simple lantern]

alexander wang (wow so specific)

same yr as u

[mint river]

ru from MSP

lol

[simple lantern]

yes

[dreamy arrow]

bruh

[mint river]

umntymp is so cool

[dreamy arrow]

whats MSP

idk him

[mint river]

mpls - st paul

[simple lantern]

minneapolis

[dreamy arrow]

o

[simple lantern]

it is

[mint river]

i still dont fully believe its a real place

[simple lantern]

wowie

[mint river]

where'd u get in so far

[simple lantern]

berkeley LA

[mint river]

UMN sent me like 10 fee waivers and begged me to apply 😭

i didnt

[simple lantern]

umn is spamming me to accept my offer

[dreamy arrow]

Lmao

[dreamy arrow]

come berkeley

math community >>

the undergraduate math community is near nonexistent at ucla

dude @simple lantern are you sure you didnt make some enormous mistake on FAFSA I still cant believe 150k

wtf

[mint river]

rly ppl say UCLA math is better than Berkeley

[simple lantern]

erm i hope not

[vivid solstice]

Berkeley has consistently ranked 1 for start up

[simple lantern]

my mom doesnt work

[vivid solstice]

And is 2nd in undergrad business

Don’t worry brother ur locked in

[dreamy arrow]

nobody says that

[mint river]

oh damn

[dreamy arrow]

who tf says that

[mint river]

ig i been lied to

[dreamy arrow]

get them outta here

[mint river]

i also heard form one of my friends

[dreamy arrow]

Top 6 math departments are mit harvard stanford princeton berkeley chicago

this is like accepted

[main prawn]

this is very true

[mint river]

that deflation is worse at ucla than berkeley for premeds

[simple lantern]

would you agree with people who say that its sad and depressing

[dreamy arrow]

i wouldnt know tbh but berkeley isnt deflated its just not inflated

[mint river]

rejected from all 💔

[dreamy arrow]

no not really

[dreamy arrow]

same same

[vivid solstice]

What I want to try doing is transferring to MET

[dreamy arrow]

well besides berkeley i guess

bro why didnt you apply math

you dingus

[mint river]

well

[main prawn]

are you haas

[vivid solstice]

I don’t know how possible that is but I know you here’s a track

[mint river]

im not paying 80k/yr for a math degree

[vivid solstice]

CoE

[main prawn]

ooh

i wonder if transferring into MET from haas or coe is harder hmm

[mint river]

it was eecs or bust for me

[main prawn]

probably both difficult cs MET is so small

[dreamy arrow]

fair

[vivid solstice]

Yeah exactly

[mint river]

ngl i got swept by UCs lol, rejected EECS berkeley/CSE UCLA, accepted UCSD CS

[main prawn]

ucsd cs is very good!

[vivid solstice]

Bro how do you guys deal with the fricking cost man

I’m gonna be living so poor

[dreamy arrow]

rip

[vivid solstice]

84K for my first year bill is so cooked man

[mint river]

my two options right now are

[vivid solstice]

And 22K on housing is INSANE

[main prawn]

silicon valley internships

[dreamy arrow]

step 1: live in cali

[mint river]

illinois cs+ling or texas cs

and im instate at UT

[dreamy arrow]

Living off campus could be cheaper

[mint river]

so

[dreamy arrow]

if you find roommates

[main prawn]

ut austin cs all the way

if ur instate

[mint river]

yessir

hyeah

[vivid solstice]

That’s what I’m gonna try doing in 2nd year

[dreamy arrow]

it is thousands of dollars cheaper for me for example

[vivid solstice]

Real but I’m international it’s much harder to land this sort of stuff but we’ll try

[vivid solstice]

What’s your cal major

[dreamy arrow]

math

[vivid solstice]

IS or OOS?

[dreamy arrow]

in state

[simple lantern]

can u inv

[dreamy arrow]

i dm’d you

[simple lantern]

shit my b

[dreamy arrow]

ur good

[maiden kraken]

if in waitlist LOCI is not allowed right?

[main prawn]

need

[unkempt imp]

he looks like he has jaundice

[main prawn]

:(

[shrewd cairn]

thats so cute

i expected him to have that menacing smile

[native quail]

theres 4 spots i think

[outer tide]

does anyone know like where to find the student claim access code thing

for calnet

id

[pastel saddle]

Is berkeley worth 84 K oos? I have an offer from USC that's like 2x cheaper.

Both for econ.

[dull pawn]

uhhhh if you really really want berkley then go for it. but also what is your end goal

[pastel saddle]

probably grad school

[dull pawn]

id say usc then. save more money long term and you can spend that money for a rlly good grad school. approx 160k is so much better for ug than 320k

[pastel saddle]

That makes sense. Thanks

[dull pawn]

id recommend doing more research. if you really really like berkley, than you can go for it. but both programs have excellent econ programs

[pastel saddle]

My parents are leaning towards Berkeley, but I don't think it's worth all that money. In terms of the field I want to go into, difference between USC and UCB is really marginal for job placement.

[dull pawn]

additionally the competition for opportunities and clubs will be harder than USC

[woven cypress]

the actual cost comes down to 75k ish i think but yeah it's still cooked

[native quail]

i think if ur not doing ib/consulting and u want grad school like pure econ research take usc

[brave tendon]

guys how do i register for cal day

[dreamy arrow]

Do you register? I thought you just go

For reference I didn’t go but I went to bruin day and that’s what it was like there

[narrow dagger]

No go usc

[narrow dagger]

Doesn’t it depend on your housing? Or is all housing the same cost at berk

And UC ship

[dreamy arrow]

I think living off campus is way cheaper but I think she meant some of the expenses listed aren’t actually gonna be expenses

Like people just pirate textbooks they don’t buy them

[serene tusk]

in your application portal click on “personalized new admit experience”, then scroll until you see Cal Day

[woven cypress]

it varies a little but my point was the 84k listed on the portal is an estimate listing books and transportation but it isn't the direct cost you pay

[woven cypress]

yeah i included ship

[desert pewter]

welcome to UC

[wintry nest]

My offer for nextyear dorm is 25k, so take it as you will
Double, Unit 1, mini suite

[main prawn]

so eggspensive 💔

get it

because eggs

are expensive

wow

knee slapper

[dreamy arrow]

That actually is a knee slapper the eggs at safeway were like 12 bucks a frickin carton

my housemates and i bought some and rationed 4 eggs per person ☹️

[main prawn]

what the freak 😞 i eat two eggs per breakfast when i cook bacon

[finite silo]

Vro the Safeway near my school has them at 17 per dozen 💀

[rigid knot]

nah fam

theres sm places for $5 carton eggs

near berkeley

the multiple trader joes, berkeley bowl east, berkeley bowl west

[main prawn]

holy shit this is the haas building???

[native quail]

scam

[rigid knot]

search up chou

[native quail]

much better

[main prawn]

holy goat

[rigid knot]

this should be done in early 2026

[main prawn]

wait if penn has wharton merch

why does cal not have haas merch

[rigid knot]

bruh all the nice buildings always come when i graduate

especially the fucking new gateway

T.T

[native quail]

they do

[main prawn]

WHAT

idk if this is aura

[shrewd cairn]

the font looks so fancy and then it switches to aerial 😭

[main prawn]

people call haas kids snakes apparently 😞

[shrewd cairn]

my brother has a berkeley mech engineering shirt and it’s the same font as the berkeley part all the way through iirc 😭

[main prawn]

wait thats nice

the tshirt is like

Berkeley HAAS

[shrewd cairn]

YES 😭

the freaky font then that arial looking font 😭

[main prawn]

FREAKY FONT IS CRAZY

what happened to serif and sans serif 💔

[shrewd cairn]

theres like a thousand serifs out there

[dreamy arrow]

Not anymore this was a month ago

[dull pawn]

yeah they are also known as haasholes

[main prawn]

can’t wait to be one!

[median narwhal]

yes lol and right next to the Haas area is the envirodesign tower 💀

[woven cypress]

haasholes*

[signal parrot]

i have spend the past 7 hours on this project

this is the best feeling ever

and to think that EECS kids like doing ts 😭 🙏

[main prawn]

is that all am i to you 💔

[native quail]

ya 😦

[main prawn]

a haashole 💔

[native quail]

ts pmo 💔

[woven cypress]

sorry queen it's just the truth 💔💔💔

[native quail]

😦

[main prawn]

😞

[woven cypress]

now all you have to do is join a consulting club and your transformation into a haashole will be complete

[main prawn]

oh i was researching those just now...

[native quail]

ooh

which ones

[woven cypress]

LMAO

[native quail]

💔

[woven cypress]

stalk their igs to see which clubs go where

[native quail]

wdym

[main prawn]

BEACN

[woven cypress]

half the clubs point is socials

[native quail]

ooh

[main prawn]

this stuff is just from their website idk

[woven cypress]

and yachts and trips

[native quail]

sustainability

[native quail]

yippee

[woven cypress]

oh i have a friend in that

[main prawn]

nat its time to be haasholes

berkeley is aura

[native quail]

theres no place like berkeley 😆

[main prawn]

i cant believe they have an article for this https://haas.berkeley.edu/undergrad/community/blog/posts/so-you-didnt-get-into-a-consulting-club/

[native quail]

hella aura

I SAW THAT

hahahaha

[main prawn]

THIS IS SO SAD 💔

[native quail]

me fr next sem

[woven cypress]

real

[main prawn]

thanks berk.

[native quail]

theyre supposed to help us get one :/

very sad

[main prawn]

silicon valley internship time

product manager @ google time

[native quail]

huhhh https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/f0pj8f/why_you_should_not_join_dsprho_bap_akpsi_pse/

[main prawn]

a2jobs

[native quail]

REAL

PM so cool

[main prawn]

what the hell....

[native quail]

sounds fun!

[main prawn]

we can start our own professional frat

a2frat

[native quail]

truee

i still need the ib connections tho 😦

[main prawn]

😞 this is so sad

pledges against frats united

[native quail]

😦

i wonder how hard it is to get in one of these lowkey

surely there cant be that many applicants

[main prawn]

well..

[native quail]

wat

[main prawn]

theres unforch probably a lot 💔

[woven cypress]

consulting clubs?

[native quail]

how dyk 💔 😦

[native quail]

biz frats

[woven cypress]

the most competitive one takes 7/800

ah hmmm

idk about that

[native quail]

💔

[main prawn]

0.8% is so chopped

its harder than getting into harvard 💔

[native quail]

berkeley consulting 😭

ik a guy in it

[main prawn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAuo15Sc7dA

us soon

[native quail]

where the snakes live :/

so sad

[main prawn]

aura

[white island]

any haas chats? for berk business

[main prawn]

ooh we should make one

haasholes assemble

[white island]

real

[white island]

want to make one?

[main prawn]

yes!

if ur haas dm me i’ll add everyone to a gc :D

[little sparrow]

QrAre CS classes at UC Berkeley still way overcrowded (eg 200+ students per class)

[rigid knot]

thats not crowded at all lol

[rigid knot]

and also, be able to do ur own research

it'll help in life

https://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2025-spring-compsci-61a-001-lec-001

^ for example, this is the enrollment for cs61a

^ data 8

[rigid knot]

it aint that bad

j get thru pledge and be someone interesting and fun

honestly as someone who was in the consulting club scene

quality, interesting, competent, and fun ppl make up a small portion of the pool for the most part

after all, they're mostly j fresh out of high school

its an average bar but freshmen only have like two/three weeks to prep for all the interviews/cases/etc.

so ig thats why its surprisingly disappointing for the most part

[maiden kraken]

Berkeley doesent take waitlist locis right?

That’s what was written on the portal?

[thorny storm]

when will financial aid be available?

[rigid knot]

iirc

[rigid knot]

https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/how-aid-works/award-notification/#:~:text=You are notified of your,are notified of your admission.

do you mean disbursment?

also should be on ur my finance tab

[green tide]

I hear if you’re socially extroverted and as mentioned interesting and fun as a person the pledging isn’t even terrible cuz they want u in. At the same time you have to be able to balance taking s*** during pledging in a carefree playful way but also maintain your self respect and know your worth so basic guys group social skills lol

[plain hare]

anyone know the appeal success rate? might as well try

[brave pasture]

Guys has anyone done the Berkeley dual degree program in Hong Kong

[brave pasture]

It’s very low you could try tho

[short tusk]

can i appeal the fpf program

ION WANNA DO ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[woven cypress]

i don't think so

i know someone last year who tried really hard to get out and couldn't

just thug it out

[short tusk]

can i see the availible courses for fpf

or like no until i register

omg i can

[woven cypress]

you can?

they dropped super late last year

[short tusk]

no i just see like

the classes

i can take

for fpf

[woven cypress]

where

[short tusk]

https://fpf.berkeley.edu/curriculum/course-offerings/all-courses

[woven cypress]

oh oooh

[short tusk]

and i can find specific classes alr

https://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2025-fall-xmath-1a-002-lec-002

out of curiosity where can i find who the prof is

or is it too early

im lowkey scared to take any math class at berkeley bruh

[woven cypress]

yeah math at berkeley is very dependent on prof

idk about fpf though

like if its a separate set of profs or the same

[short tusk]

yeah

[woven cypress]

for some of them its already listed so idk maybe by mid april? although for fpf it may take until june

[short tusk]

when do people usually register

[woven cypress]

continuing students do phase 1 in april

and phase 2 in july

incoming freshman dont have 2 phases

so i think they do late june or early july (but before we do phase 2)

[short tusk]

oh real

atleast i dont have to comptete for classes in fpf

id assume

[woven cypress]

yeah i think so

[median narwhal]

current students, how much benefit is there to apply AP credits to move ahead in classes (e.g. skip gen chem, calc) v.s. taking the chill life and start with base classes and have more time for other stuff (social, ECs, etc.)

I'm doing premed w/ no intention on graduating early (idt there is a point for me)

[woven cypress]

i mean if you can fit it into your schedule i do think it'll give you a solid fountain

but i'll say that the calc adjacent classes here are 10x more harder than the ap classes

like i took calc ab and half the stuff on the math 1a final is unsolvable to me

so idk if the base classes would really be chill

like if you're struggling might as well struggle in the harder classes

[median narwhal]

wouldnt it be a better idea to start with the basics then 💀💀💀

i think struggling in harder classes gonna make it 10x worse

my gpa boutta be a 0.0

[native quail]

is pledging rough lowkey heard it was bad

[unique bridge]

in terms of difficulty or smth else?

[rigid knot]

depends on the frat

it can be pretty exhausting

[native quail]

oh damn

im prolly aiming for trifrat

like cba/ubg/bap

[woven cypress]

difficulty, number of assignments/exams, grading etc

[woven cypress]

well i think for stuff like calc, you can do calc 2 at berkeley without doing calc 1 at berkeley bc you only need to know the important concepts and you learn from calc ab. calc 1 at berkeley will just give you more knowledge about calc and math in general

[alpine galleon]

Kinda random but do ppl outside of berkeley also call berkeley cal? I feel like ive never heard berkeley referred to as cal until i started like researching it a lot

[granite dune]

From my experience most people in California call it cal but outside of Cali it’s called Berkeley

[woven cypress]

a lot of my older family members do

but yeah everybody else calls it berkeley

[main prawn]

byurkley

borkley

[shrewd cairn]

my parents pronounce berkeley as. "bor-kol-lee"

[main prawn]

伯克利

[shrewd cairn]

then again they were taught british english not american english when they were in school in china

[main prawn]

bo ke li

[shrewd cairn]

the way i read that in my mom's voice

jeni are you chinese too?

[main prawn]

哈斯

ha si

[main prawn]

shi de

[shrewd cairn]

oh

[winter crow]

NOOO

SARA

WL DAVIS????

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1291965237024784505.webp?size=48&name=cute_plead

[shrewd cairn]

YES ALSO I WAS WAITLISTED IRVINE

[winter crow]

im so sorry love

[shrewd cairn]

😭

[main prawn]

is that bad 💔

[shrewd cairn]

no

im also chinese

[main prawn]

do you not fw chinese people (me) 💔

omg goat

[shrewd cairn]

just learning about this for the first time

[main prawn]

☹️

[shrewd cairn]

anyway ik damn well once i get off the davis/irvine waitlists im probably going to eat out more

[winter crow]

ou

out of context this is so funny

"im chinese. just learning abt this for the first time"

[shrewd cairn]

LMAO

😭

how do you get those phone/computer icons

[winter crow]

oh

modded discord

[candid charm]

Is there any chance to get off the Berkeley waitlist…

[median narwhal]

🤣

the parents

[median narwhal]

yes, ppl do

follow the next steps

also is there a cal29 server

[signal parrot]

wondering the same 😭

what were u waitlisted for

[main prawn]

LMAOOOOOOOOO

[candid charm]

EECS 😭

[signal parrot]

ouu

gl!

[candid charm]

Gl to you too!

[winter crow]

im fila. just learnt about this for the first time

[dawn flare]

for eecs, if ive already done all the math courses required for the whole degree + have credit for almost everything does that mean i cant do math anymore the next 4 years? 😭

or can i still do engineering math classes like complex analysis even though its not a requirement to graduate for eecs

[dreamy arrow]

You can take it if you want there’s no restrictions

The only time total unit restrictions apply is after 4 years

You’re not gonna be forced to graduate early

[dawn flare]

ah okay nice and can i also choose honors math courses like math h104 right off the bat then?

[dreamy arrow]

Yes you can take whatever math you want

Even graduate classes as long as you get permission from the professor

Math classes aren’t very competitive lol

[dawn flare]

thank god🙏

[dawn flare]

good to know, thank you

[dreamy arrow]

Try to register in phase 2 or something tho they do fill up

But generally empty out

[dawn flare]

will do🫡

[winter crow]

tf do u mean all the math courses

[dawn flare]

i finished everything up till calc 3, lin alg, diff eq, discrete

self studied quite a lot beyond those courses too but dont have the credits for them

[winter crow]

when you say discrete

do you have a transferable discrete class

have you already gotten these courses evaluated

not all discrete classes transfer as a math 55

[dawn flare]

not for discrete, but for my others yes

[winter crow]

not to put u down btw

ok

sick

youll be really good

[dawn flare]

nono i get it would be awful if it wasnt transferrable

[winter crow]

having a high math standing is nice

no

[dawn flare]

❤️

[winter crow]

i mean like having a high math standing in general is nice

have u considered bs/ms

[dawn flare]

havent thought much about it