All UCs (2025-2026)

[vestal bloom]

u can look at subreddits, they have more to say

[dire lance]

k

[warm escarp]

u just bart over to sf for free and theres a lot to do in sf

[weary spruce]

one is econ one is pre econ

u decide

but i will say berk econ seems better for like finance

yeah

ucla placements get mogged by us

[kindred aurora]

whens cal day

: D

[weary spruce]

but berk is like

less cooked

[kindred aurora]

berk rankings are crazy

[weary spruce]

but then the clubs r impossible to get into

[kindred aurora]

#1 in eng #1 in business #1 econ 😭

[weary spruce]

ya i get that

[kindred aurora]

straight t5s lol

[weary spruce]

its just crazy to me how we outplace ucla

[kindred aurora]

lol real

[weary spruce]

like there is 0% chance i get the offer i have if i went to ucla

[kindred aurora]

fireee

[warm escarp]

why is that

career fair or networking?

[weary spruce]

neither

club

and i'm also doing condensed masters at usc

those 2 things r what really helped me the most

[last acorn]

ts is for cal?

[warm escarp]

o

[vestal bloom]

Yup

[weary spruce]

i am not the best uh

[warm escarp]

berk club culture is rlly competitive tho, idk about ucla

[weary spruce]

networker

[weary spruce]

it's just as bad lmao

even usc is like that now

when i went it was like 50% acceptance rate to get into the club im in

[last acorn]

43k waved how bro

[weary spruce]

and this sem they took like 3 people out of hundreds

ridiculous

[last acorn]

teach me how to wave 43k 😭

[weary spruce]

spell it correctly first

[warm escarp]

idk where his 43k is from lol

[last acorn]

what scholarship 😭

is that

[warm escarp]

prob external scholarship

[weary spruce]

bruh why are you asking the other guy

about the first guys scholarship

how is he supposed to know lol

[last acorn]

oh shoot i read it wrong 💀

mb

what scholarship is ts

[warm escarp]

whats is ur cost

[last acorn]

49k

[warm escarp]

oos?

[last acorn]

in state

[warm escarp]

what how even

im oos and my cost is literally that

[weary spruce]

no way

[kindred aurora]

💀

ucb fin aide is out?

[warm escarp]

oh wait nvm its 60 lol

[kindred aurora]

my family income like 200k

can I get

help

[warm escarp]

no

[karmic nacelle]

thats... alot

[weary spruce]

lol

[spark vault]

whats sai

[last acorn]

oh

[vestal bloom]

One good scholarship for 15k or small ones would cover the remaining estimated 11k of expenses. But CalGrant covers full tuition, pell grant and other scholarships would cover other expenses.

[vestal bloom]

Woah, the complete opposite of mine

[warm escarp]

just go to cal then if u can afford 11k

[kindred aurora]

bruh

[warm escarp]

IF you want to ds

[kindred aurora]

i guess not xd

[warm escarp]

like ucsd ds is good but obv berk clears lol

[karmic nacelle]

u can try to apply to fafsa

[kindred aurora]

for sure

xd

[spark vault]

ngl depends where you live
cali is crazy

[kindred aurora]

i did

[last acorn]

whats cal grant

[vestal bloom]

I feel bad

[dim dagger]

guys is berkeley dining buns or

[last acorn]

oh

[karmic nacelle]

yea but cost of living in cal isnt like 150k 😭

[last acorn]

bro i got in early to and didnt get my regents 😭

[vestal bloom]

In state grant, cal residents

[warm escarp]

its not great but some people like it

[karmic nacelle]

my family income is a few times less than that

[spark vault]

guess im going to uci

[vestal bloom]

pump fake

[last acorn]

wym pump fake 💀

[warm escarp]

theres hella restaraunts surrounding the campus tho

[kindred aurora]

pretty good

[dim dagger]

do u go to berk rn?

[kindred aurora]

give it 2 years bro

when u graguate

[warm escarp]

yes

[kindred aurora]

uci gonna be on par with ucsd and ucla and ucb

[vestal bloom]

early adm usually get regents

[kindred aurora]

early adm is all refgents nominies

so like I think only half get regents icl

[dim dagger]

how would u say the culture is there and would u say theres like things to do or not rlly

[last acorn]

i have ss btw

[last acorn]

if u want proof

[drifting valley]

@kindred aurora do yk what college

[native arrow]

not all nominies i have friends early admit without nominies

[kindred aurora]

Ahhh idk

[warm escarp]

the culture is pretty accurate to its reputation, people grind hard, study hard, very competitive

[kindred aurora]

ooo did u bag? @drifting valley

[warm escarp]

in terms of things to do, you'd mainly be looking in sf for things to do. inside the city itself is mainly just a bunch of restaraunts

[spark vault]

yeah its a good school.
my only worry is that i feel like you need a car to do stuff anywhere off campus.
i live in santa cruz, its not like i have family in the area or a car i can just take to college.

[kindred aurora]

YESSS CONGRATS THATS HELLLLA TUFFFFF

[last acorn]

@vestal bloom ^

[dim dagger]

just great

[warm escarp]

like some bars/karaoke places but doesnt compare to the city

[drifting valley]

dude CONGRATS TO YOUUUUUU UR BALLER

[warm escarp]

what major?

[kindred aurora]

TYTYTYTYTYYTYT

cya at bruin day chat

[dim dagger]

haas spieker

so its like

so cooked

[drifting valley]

oh im fr going

see u

[last acorn]

take the question marks off

[vestal bloom]

tuff

[last acorn]

pmo 😭

i was looking forward to it tdy

[warm escarp]

its not a like grindy as tech, theres a lot of business clubs and activity, and haas buildings are super nice

[kindred aurora]

im puchattt idk which one tho

[kindred aurora]

yeeesir cya

heard its fun

[last acorn]

major?

[warm escarp]

but yea business clubs are really exclusive and like single digit acceptance rate so club recruitment will prob be a little bit stressful

[kindred aurora]

engineering

ye ts is berk icl

for eng

[warm escarp]

what type of eng

[dim dagger]

ughhh im obv glad i got in but icl i rather go to ucla but idk haas is haas my mom rlly wants me to go

[kindred aurora]

[humble walrus]

got in for cheme 🙏🙏 my days here are over

[kindred aurora]

bio

[warm escarp]

ucla also econ?

[kindred aurora]

lwk have that itching aswell

xd

[dim dagger]

yes pre econ but i was thinking of switching to biz econ but unsure, someone told me switching isnt a problem tho

[warm juniper]

ucsd

ucsd

ucsd

[warm escarp]

i was in similar shoes, i had to decide between berk, la, and usc

[warm juniper]

ucsd

[dim dagger]

wait twin i got into all 3 of those

[warm escarp]

actually for me the decision was a lot easier bc of my major (ds) lol

for econ tho its prob harder

[dim dagger]

well theres a very obvious choice if u just look at the surface but i rlly dont know

[warm escarp]

oh

[kindred aurora]

ye

[warm escarp]

what do you want to do with your economics degree i guess is an important question

[kindred aurora]

gotta go the cfo pathway

💀

did berk acceptance rate go down ts year

[dim dagger]

honestly i dont rlly know yet, but i just dont know if im set out/ready for the linkedin warrior club recruitment grind

[warm escarp]

did they release the numbers or no

[kindred aurora]

omg same

[kindred aurora]

nah

its hella lower than ucla tho

which is weird

because usally ucvla is lower

[warm escarp]

yea thats fair

[kindred aurora]

ucla accetped & waitlisted 60%

berkeley acecpteed & waitlisted like 37%

[vestal bloom]

Should I go to Berkeley for the network?

[warm escarp]

uh what

60 37?

[warm escarp]

are you for sure doing data sci?

[vestal bloom]

not rlly, probably bus adm or info systems/science

[dim dagger]

but i heard ucla also has a very grindy and competitive culture??? so i rlly dk anymore

[warm escarp]

yea prob most schools have just shifted towards that now

[tired radish]

"The network" doesnt mean shit ngl

[calm geyser]

welcome new oskis

[warm escarp]

wouldnt really be for network, more brand name

[last acorn]

me to we in the same boat

[warm escarp]

networking reaching out to alumn for referral is pretty outdated for big tech recruiting ngl

wont do anything

[warm escarp]

berk bus adm is also pretty good but youd need to apply later

how much his sdsu/ucsd

[kindred aurora]

It still works

lwk not patched

[warm escarp]

idk the numbers but i dont know anyone has gotten their offer like that

[tired radish]

Me personally im not getting on my knees for a j*b

[dim dagger]

what im damn saying

[tired radish]

Ill be unemployed till i die before you catch me doing some corny ass shit tryna get employed 💀

[astral portal]

UGHHHHH WAITLISTED .. i feel like a sitting duck

[shrewd widget]

I HATE UC BERKELEY!!!

[ripe idol]

wait for berkeley do you know what major you got admitted for? or do you have to declare any major for the school you got accepted to when you get there

[compact schooner]

does anyone know about ucb's waitlist acceptance trends

[tired radish]

Different every year

[warm token]

u declare your major unless your major is not in l&s iirc

like after starting

[ripe idol]

ahh okay

[chrome sapphire]

should i commit to ucr or uc berkeley

[warm token]

is there something drawing u to riverside

[ripe idol]

so I can just pick any major within l&s or are there some restrictions

[chrome sapphire]

my parents want me to do med at ucr over doing sum else at berk

[tired radish]

Ucr my goat

[warm token]

idk i dont go there i think u could probs google or something

[warm escarp]

you can pick your major within l&s

[tired radish]

Premed?

[ripe idol]

oh okay ty guys

[chrome sapphire]

ya

[warm token]

i didnt wanna say there were no restrictions bc i have no idea

[tired radish]

Premed wtvs cheaper

[warm escarp]

but if you want to do a major in a different college you need to apply

[warm token]

idk a lot of my friends go to ucb

[warm escarp]

basically all l&s students come in formally undeclared

[warm token]

but also they changed some of the majors like they started back when u could gpa into cs yk 😭

[tired radish]

Also berkeley premed will tank your gpa so beware of that for med school

[warm token]

simply just be better

[warm escarp]

yea its changed now

you can apply to the cs major but not guaranteed

[lament scarab]

I think most med schools are aware of Berkeley’s grade deflation

[tired radish]

I dont think that matters because it affects their median gpa stats either way

[compact schooner]

im poli sci and got into ucsb ucsd uci does anyone know any details about their poli sci programs or like which are better

[tired radish]

Like law schools

[lament scarab]

They might redo gpa on their own system idk

But they know Berkeley is a good school especially for stem stuff

[tired radish]

Afaik law schools at least and likely med schools mainly care abt mcat and gpa from undergrad

[lament scarab]

But yeah I’m going Berkeley doesn’t mess up my law school chances

[lament scarab]

They def do I just don’t know if they reevaluate them

[kindred aurora]

ucr

[tired radish]

I think they use the schools gpa system because they consider 4.33s and only some schools have that

[dense pumice]

10/10 I went from bay to la and I think I’ve realized I like the bay more

Sf and Berk have plenty to do

[astral portal]

berk doesnt accept LOCI, right? is there a way to notify them of major academic updates or should i even try?

[dense pumice]

Berk is a real city unlike Westwood

[sinful swan]

How my cost is 90j

90k

[dense pumice]

Nope

[astral portal]

got it 😔 time to wait

[dense pumice]

They don’t really gaf

[warm escarp]

im college junior

[tired radish]

Even if they are aware they care more about their schools stats

And also hella people go to schools based off the cost for them so you cant bias certain undergrads

[dim dagger]

i see, what makes you think that? idk i feel like ive always felt kind of prejudiced against the bay for like no reason tbh

[tired radish]

Unless you are yale

[final harness]

is there a ucb gc or server?

[vestal bloom]

11k est. net isnt bad right? For Berkeley, scholarships would easily cover that

[tired radish]

11k can be covered by a job bruh

[vestal bloom]

might be much more, they’ll have itemized tuitions in a couple months post enrollment

Im guessing 40k-60k est.net total for 4 years

[sinful swan]

Oh is the cost for juniors less

[delicate kayak]

wait by how much will it increase? it says it's currently estimated at 50k for me oos

[warm escarp]

yes it honors prices for when i started (3 years ago)

[vestal bloom]

not by much depends on each person, its around 50k/yr, so about 200k/4 years est. and could always change

[gaunt elm]

does berkeley give merit aid

[warm escarp]

no

[vestal bloom]

to clarify

thats for out of state

[spark vault]

UCs are stingy

[delicate kayak]

ty!

wait im oos, this can't be right can it....

(excluding living fees etc)

[spark vault]

https://financialaid.berkeley.edu/types-of-aid-at-berkeley/scholarships/

[vestal bloom]

thats by term, click on “view annual”

[delicate kayak]

it still totals to ~18k tuition when i click on it

oos is supposed to be higher right

[edgy wave]

by a lot

[delicate kayak]

fuck 😭 here i was thinking that the 50k figure was accurate

[vestal bloom]

So around 15-20k/year for tuition for in state students, you could multiply it by 4 and est. would probably be around 65k/ 4 years

[spark vault]

Yep

And that's just tuition

[shrewd widget]

UC BERKLEY UCSD UCLA UCI HATETRAIN

[spark vault]

fucla

🔥

[vestal bloom]

yup, excluding housing, food, books, etc.

[warm escarp]

nobody buys books

[dense pumice]

I think it’s the nature and being so close to actual natural beaches

[karmic nacelle]

most of the stuff shld be accessible online anyways

[tired radish]

Lowk down

Uci is uci

Fucla

Uc socially dead

Uc bitches

[dim dagger]

mmmmm that does sound appealing lowkey but i feel like ive always gravitated more towards cities (ex. i LOVE boston), would i be able to find that in the bay

[spark vault]

Yeah like idk anything about this school
Like I've heard it's hard to go anywhere without a car, and there's ABGs. That's about it.

[tired radish]

Im the same and i genuinely hate living in the bay area

But if you havent lived here you prolly likeit

[spark vault]

I love it down in Santa cruz

[dim dagger]

oh

[dense pumice]

Yeah Boston is like a fake city compared to Berk

You’ll find city in Berk and sf

Boston is like a historical tow

[tired radish]

I love chicago and new york but i havent been to boston so i cant compare it

[dense pumice]

I think haas is worth going for

[tired radish]

Boston just seems ass

[lament scarab]

Making me look forward to the bay

[dense pumice]

Boston is not on the same level

[lament scarab]

I was lowk unsure if I’d like it

[dense pumice]

It’s beautiful fs

[dim dagger]

lowkey i went to boston and nyc and i liked boston more than nyc idk why

[dense pumice]

The bad thing abt it id pollen allergies

[dim dagger]

but nyc was still amazing

[tired radish]

Oh yea thats also why i hate it here

[lament scarab]

NOO 😭😭

[dense pumice]

Boston is more town like imo

[dense pumice]

I have none in La

[lament scarab]

I already have awful allergies, sacrifices ig 💔

[dense pumice]

I don’t even come home during the spring snymore

Or summer

[spark vault]

Time for more pills or smth

Pretty sure theres also like allergy shots

[dim dagger]

oh fuh nah im literally dying rn

[lament scarab]

The issue is you start not being able to not have allergies without them at some point

[tired radish]

Dont do those

[lament scarab]

There are!!

I’m had them done for 5 years

And I’m still dying

[spark vault]

😭

[tired radish]

Its a scam bruh

Ts aint work

[lament scarab]

Idk my parents thought it worked

[dense pumice]

Allergy shots aren’t ideal

Flunase helps me a lot

[tired radish]

Id just move away from the pollen

Permanent solution 👍

[dense pumice]

But also pollen

[lament scarab]

Yeah I use Flonase

[dense pumice]

I did

It worked

[spark vault]

Nasal sprays

[dense pumice]

Live laugh love la

Te downside is the air quality is so bad here

I started getting random asthma attacks

[tired radish]

Pollution ❤️

[spark vault]

Wonder if it's any better in Irvine

Probably not much

[tired radish]

Probably is cuz manufactured city

Irvines downsides are its fakeness and people

[dense pumice]

Yes

[torpid fiber]

thats hella cheap good stuff

[tired radish]

How do i avoid paying pmi in california

[torpid fiber]

whats pmi

[tired radish]

Private mortgage insurance

[torpid fiber]

why are u worrying about a mortgage

😭

[tired radish]

Cuz i needa live somewhere

[torpid fiber]

so youre gonna buy a house

[tired radish]

That would save money long term no?

[torpid fiber]

that depends on a bajillion factors

and lowk in this economy especially in california no

[fringe elbow]

As a first year college student?!!!

Bro is locked how do you even have money for that

[wheat crypt]

If I applied met and an engineering major second choice and got waitlisted from Berkeley, that means reject from met and waitlist from second choice major right?

[spark vault]

pretty sure its just waitlist and youll be considered for either but someone can correct me

also berk waitlist lowk evil

[torpid fiber]

i would think just waitlisted in general

not necessarily rejected first choice

that’s just my intuition tho idk for sure

[wheat crypt]

all or nothing waitlist ig

I got waitlisted from all 3 ucs I applied to lmao

[spark vault]

irvine's is even sillier

[spark vault]

which 3? u oos?

[wheat crypt]

yeah ucsd ucla ucb

[warm escarp]

what happened in 2028 lol

massive overestimate for yield?

[spark vault]

no clue
100% is crazy

[tiny zephyr]

That's gotta be wrong

[tired radish]

Nah their waitlist was fucked one year

[kindred aurora]

100% crazy

xd

[high berry]

r u going to ucla or berk

[indigo garnet]

Anyone going to ucb

[kindred aurora]

ucb

prb

Does UCLA and UCB send mail & merch to admitted applicants 🙏

[swift pine]

i think every school does

[kindred aurora]

fiiiyaaaa

[swift pine]

most of the acceptance packages are kinda mid tho 😭

[kindred aurora]

The UCSB regents was nice

[swift pine]

its usually like a pamphlet and one of those little flags

@kindred aurora do yk if there is an admitted gc

[kindred aurora]

idk twin

sry

[last acorn]

noooo

[kindred aurora]

❌

prb

🎉

[merry mist]

how many students got accepted to ucb this year?

[quick sable]

Greater than 1

[brisk flint]

is the difference between ucla and berkeley for cs substantial enough to have to choose one over the other

[lament scarab]

like 13k I think?

[lament scarab]

I mean berkeley is known to be better, but both are great schools so I'd honestly choose based on which environment you like more

[warm escarp]

yes

[heady meteor]

does anyone know if theres a berkeley admitted discord

[wispy forum]

yeah there is but i only found it thru their student hub which needs email i think

[heady meteor]

wait do you have the link i cant find it 😭

[wispy forum]

i tried to send but i think a2c blocks server links

[shrewd widget]

OH MY GOD

DUDE

9/9 UCS

CONGRATULATIONS

HOLA SHIT

huge

[shrewd widget]

ucla and uci hate train only just for you

[last acorn]

hate cal for also rejecting u

https://tenor.com/view/bwnchtrio-gif-22384677

[shrewd widget]

pikachu use thunderbolt on cal

it was super effective

[last acorn]

llol

[kindred aurora]

TY LOL

[dapper bear]

add sd
I know more LA admits than SD admits somehow 🙁

[kindred aurora]

I thought another UC came out bruh

I was like

[shrewd widget]

IM ADDING UCSD!

[kindred aurora]

gng did I miss one xd

[shrewd widget]

awit youre right

bc ik two people who were rejected ucsd but accepted ucla

[kindred aurora]

TY

[shrewd widget]

ucsd has gained more popualrity and most ppl apply impacted majors only

[shrewd widget]

are you choosing uc merced over cal? you should. i heard merced is more rigorous and has a bigger name

[kindred aurora]

yes bro

Goooo bobcats

[shrewd widget]

merced bobcats > nyu bobcats

[dapper bear]

also this

[shrewd widget]

THEY CANT ROUND??????????

the first question has strange wording because why is there a blank and a _

are the two __ equal to one another?

[dapper bear]

7 + 2 = blank + 6

[shrewd widget]

oh

oh my god

[dapper bear]

that's UCSD btw

[shrewd widget]

i thought the __ meant that they have to solve for a blan number

holy dude..

this cannot be real

[fickle folio]

yo im commiting to ucsd can u lmk answer for next year

[spring minnow]

The infamous UCSD math crisis

[final harness]

can you dm me

😭

[wispy forum]

yea

[indigo garnet]

can u dm me too thanks

[warm escarp]

guys put the apostrophe before the grad year

unless ur graduating in 3000+

[odd leaf]

hey can u dm to me too

[dapper bear]

you never saw anything

[warm escarp]

🤐

[odd leaf]

i got in tho

[indigo garnet]

i got in as well

[wispy forum]

eh yeah thats fair

[dapper bear]

then dm it... don't send it here where there's a lot of people who didn't

[chrome bane]

What u get in for lol

[odd leaf]

oh hello

eecs + regents

[chrome bane]

Ofc u did

U goin mit tho right

[pearl abyss]

Hii guys has anyone tried calling UCSD

Help i need a legit number

The admissions office number

[chrome sapphire]

mfs who put "berkeley" in the ig bio before putting down that $250 fryin me

[spark vault]

Fr

[pearl abyss]

Mfs who don't give me the ucsd admissions office number fryin me fr

[tired radish]

its cooked bro

https://senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347/sawg-report-on-admissions-review-docs.pdf

imagine being one of the math majors 💀

[torpid fiber]

ucsd math is good wym

if youre a math major youre not taking remedial math or anything close to it

[fringe elbow]

The five math people 😭😭 thats actually very relatable

[tired radish]

take a look at the image

[torpid fiber]

a serious math major that is

if youre taking remedial math as a math major ur cooked

especially if u were one of the 25% 💀

[tired radish]

not surprised

[fringe elbow]

But tbh its very admirable to major in something that you may not be inherently good at :P Like, they may be at elementary level but their willingness to keep trying and not just leave majors is cool to me

[tired radish]

i dont think this is whats happening btw

[torpid fiber]

who says theyre not gonna leave the major

[tired radish]

i think they just cheated their way in

and dont gaf abt math'

[torpid fiber]

yea thats what it is lol

[fringe elbow]

Was that data taken upon placement or was it looking back after graduation

[vestal bloom]

For someone who doesn’t like college as much and want to get a degree and leave, which would be the better option UCSD, UCB, or SDSU?

[torpid fiber]

dont go to college

[vestal bloom]

ok

[tired radish]

taken from 2019-2024

and its freshmen in the remedial classes

[echo wasp]

just go cc at that point

[tired radish]

depends on the major

[fringe elbow]

Huh, I guess I just dont understand why youd cheat your way in just to apply for math 😭 why not just… something else

[tired radish]

they gonna swap to psych or business or some shit prolly

or someone told them math pays well

[vestal bloom]

I have enough units to graduate from a cc, I can transfer majority of it to any of the UC and CSU’s

[fringe elbow]

Id like to think they just like math but arent “good” at it 🥹🥹 an optimist

[torpid fiber]

i fw this mindset

[tired radish]

js go to ucb

[tired radish]

if you like math that much you are gonna be above remedial math class level im ngl

[vestal bloom]

I heard it’s socially dead

[tired radish]

nobody is that "bad" at math

[torpid fiber]

no

[tired radish]

it is

[vestal bloom]

Atmosphere and all

[torpid fiber]

thats just cope from people who make 0 effort to talk to others

[echo wasp]

so you want a bachelors but you just want to coast by?

[tired radish]

nobody said u had to spend 100% of your time on campus

[vestal bloom]

sure

[torpid fiber]

if you want your major to be easy dont go to ucb

[echo wasp]

what major?

[vestal bloom]

true

[vestal bloom]

Data science

[echo wasp]

i mean if you want to just graduate all of them are easy enough to graduate

[tired radish]

realistically u can coast by with C's at any school and if u only care abt your bachelors js go to berkeley

[echo wasp]

you can graduate with like a B- in every class

[torpid fiber]

you realize youre gonna do shit career wise if you just want to get a degree and leave lol

especially for data science

[echo wasp]

i mean if you have the project/experience i dont think they care as much about grades

but ofc having high grades + good resume is better

it will always make you more competitive

[vestal bloom]

hmm…most people do it for the brand

[torpid fiber]

having a good resume and getting a degree and leaving are mutually exclusive

[tired radish]

are you even tryna get a job if ur tryna lazymaxx in college

[vestal bloom]

prestige of grad from top 1 public unis

[echo wasp]

just go berk then

but make sure you don't fail any major classes

[torpid fiber]

youre not going to get a job just because you have a degree from berkeley

[tired radish]

lowk undergrad prestigious is a hoax

[echo wasp]

which is very possible if you don't study at all and pure coast

[fringe elbow]

Honestly I feel like Berkley would be good. The outcome is fantastic if you stick it out, and if you dont, then it allows for much more mobility when transferring for a “second shot” at college. And, if you stop college completely/ go to cc, you are in a prime location to make connections, which are even more important if you dont have a degree :D

[echo wasp]

doesnt matter as much as long as the company isnt direct hiring

[tired radish]

maybe like a phd from berkeley is aura

[vestal bloom]

have other career paths, this isnt my only option

[echo wasp]

but even if they are usually its rec from someone noteable

[torpid fiber]

for tech no

and high finance like quant and ib

[vivid jungle]

congrats everyone who got into ucb today!!

[torpid fiber]

if u dont go to a target undergrad ur kinda cooked

[tired radish]

quant is like pretigious doctorates bro

[vestal bloom]

taking it overseas for sure, and ofc with experience

[tired radish]

its like princeton phds

not undergrads

[torpid fiber]

yes it is

[tired radish]

ib is a bunch of cornballs

[echo wasp]

i mean if you don't care about grade might as well go to more presigious

im sure berk is pretty easy to "pass" every class

[torpid fiber]

i mean berk has grade deflation but it cant be that hard

[vestal bloom]

u sure?

[tired radish]

what exactly are they hiring them for then

quant research is basically just math research

[torpid fiber]

who said quant research

[echo wasp]

i dont see why not

[tired radish]

what other jobs are there to do maybe the cs jobs

[echo wasp]

unless your coasting means literally skipping every class and doing 0 prep for any tests

[torpid fiber]

quant trading?

[echo wasp]

then I don't think you survive in any of the ones you listed

[tired radish]

quant trading jobs are quant research jobs

what do you think quant traders do

[vestal bloom]

I’ll try so not really

[torpid fiber]

they trade quantatively

[echo wasp]

im sure with minimal effort you can recieve a C

[tired radish]

....

[torpid fiber]

regardless do u think u need a phd for quant

[tired radish]

they just exist?

[echo wasp]

which is enough to grad (?)

[tired radish]

any of the jobs with potential or mobility in quant are not for undergrads

[echo wasp]

if you have connections no

[tired radish]

maybe crazy ass undergrads who do a phd at the same time

[torpid fiber]

lots of quants get into quant while in undergrad because they go to a target

then later get a phd

/ms

[echo wasp]

yes

but you have to be accepted early usualy

[vestal bloom]

do cons outweigh the pros going to ucb?

[echo wasp]

in their internship pipeline

[torpid fiber]

no

its a good school

[tired radish]

theres also like a shitload of "quant" jobs with literally 0 mobility

[echo wasp]

i mean what are you looking for

[tired radish]

glorified desk job

[echo wasp]

i mean hey if they pay me 40/hr for desk job why not

[vestal bloom]

a degree and quite a ton of connections, maybe get to know some future ceo’s idk?

[echo wasp]

then ofc berk

i would say statistically speaking your connections would be of higher quality at berk rather than sd

[tired radish]

i mean the value of said connections is probably the exact same

your undergrad connections aint taking you anywhere

[echo wasp]

depends

[vestal bloom]

and off campus or on campus? for ucb, i heard quite a ton of bad for on campus housing

[echo wasp]

you would be off campus

basically guaranteed

[tired radish]

berkeley homes are aight

[vestal bloom]

what if they included me in res hall housing? That doesnt matter, right? Its a separate application, no?

[echo wasp]

you can always choose to opt-out, they just guarantee you one year

[torpid fiber]

isnt it 2 years now

[echo wasp]

i think I misinterpreted your question before, their on-campus housing isn't that bad I meant most people like to go off campus for more luxary

[echo wasp]

oh really? did they change it this year

[torpid fiber]

yes for this upcoming year

https://housing.berkeley.edu/apply/how-to-apply-for-undergraduate-housing/housing-guarantee/

[echo wasp]

ah i see, rip class 29 then

[torpid fiber]

fr

[tired radish]

im ngl going off campus after first year is like better for the price and quality anyways

uc housing is 25k/yr right

[vestal bloom]

Yup

[torpid fiber]

depends

[echo wasp]

price debateable quality better

your quality of life is better off-campus

but convience is worse

[torpid fiber]

isnt housing like 20k usually

or less

[tired radish]

nah u can find somethinig below 2k/mo in berkeley

[echo wasp]

berk is 2k/mo?

[tired radish]

25k/yr is abt 2k a month

[torpid fiber]

for a single at berkeley yeah

[vestal bloom]

thats living in cali for u

[echo wasp]

damn didnt know it was that expensive

yea i guess it is cheaper off-campus

[tired radish]

ig u can lowk not do the meal plan

[torpid fiber]

https://housing.berkeley.edu/rates-contracts-policies/rates/

campus apartments are cheaper

[echo wasp]

you just lose out on the "community" if you care about that

[torpid fiber]

no its mandatory

[vestal bloom]

Studios are going for 2.5k here in sd and about the same in bay area

[torpid fiber]

if u live on campus

[tired radish]

oh what the scam

[echo wasp]

you would most likely share a room off-campus

[torpid fiber]

i lied thats only for residence hall

[tired radish]

maybe in the best part

berkeley 2.5k is a decent sized apartment

[wispy forum]

berkeley u should be able to do 1100-1400 for a single bedroom with roommates within reasonable walking distance to campus

[echo wasp]

single bedroom with roommates?

[wispy forum]

apartment w roommates, single room

[tired radish]

like bigger place but u get 1 room

[torpid fiber]

a room to yourself they mean

[echo wasp]

ah to yourself

really, thats like really cheap

[vestal bloom]

might as well make a friend before going and share a flat

[wispy forum]

you could do like 800 if you’re willing to be in a double

[echo wasp]

that sounds unbelieveably cheap

[vestal bloom]

isnt there an app for that?

[wispy forum]

this is def in the cheaper range but it’s def possible if you search correctly and earlier

[tired radish]

yea like first year u gonna be on campus ig so u can find a roommate then

[wispy forum]

for a studio i’ve seen 1700-1900 within 5 blocks of campus but these are rare

[vestal bloom]

Isnt there a housing crisis rn

in and around sf

[echo wasp]

whats your reasonable walking distance

[vestal bloom]

30 mins max should be reasonable which is a 5-10 drive

[echo wasp]

ahh ok nvm makes sense

if you are willing to walk 30 mins to touch campus yes you can get cheap housing

[tired radish]

berkeley is pretty far from sf

like an hour

[torpid fiber]

its like half an hour by transit wym

[wispy forum]

within like 5 blocks of campus. if within 10min driving distance a lot more options open up.

[torpid fiber]

not half an hour usually but closer to half than an hour

[wispy forum]

like you can def rent in albany or west berkeley and im sure it will be cheaper

[tired radish]

driving with normal traffic abt an hour

[torpid fiber]

ur crazy if u drive to sf as a berkeley student

[tired radish]

how

some ppl aint tryna see fentheads

[torpid fiber]

the fentheads are in the city regardless

😭

and bart isnt that bad

this is sum republican anti transit propaganda

[tired radish]

this is sum going on the transit and seeing a bunch of bullshit and deciding driving is better for my peace of mind

[dense cave]

Bro come on no one is struggling with those 2 questions, and def not “61%” can’t roundto a hundred

[tired radish]

especially at night

[tired radish]

thats what one would think

[warm token]

Driving into sf is insane person behavior

[warm token]

When I took BART/muni at 12:30am outta Castro the crowd was basically the same type of people as me (just got out of nightlife going home)

[tired radish]

the few times ive been around 9-10pm there was a lot of tweakers

if i do go i try to leave before 6pm at the latest

[warm token]

Maybe I’m unfazed by tweakers to an extent too like idk as long as they do their shit and don’t bother me or other riders I’m not going to pay attention 💀💀

[torpid fiber]

me too

[tired radish]

yea some are fine but the confrontational tweakers are scary as shit

[torpid fiber]

if a tweaker ever tries to start something i am prepared to get physical

theyre a tweaker they arent all the way there

[tired radish]

not a good idea considering theres probably a bunch of unsanitary needles or sharp objects around them

[torpid fiber]

physically

[warm token]

once when I took the trolley home from Jacobs music center back to ucsd and had to transfer some guy told me he was going to kill me and then walked away from me 💀💀

It was strange

[torpid fiber]

LOL

[tired radish]

chicago tweakers are mutated sf tweakers tho ngl

i saw them screaming at cops

[warm token]

i feel like Bart has gotten better post 2021 too idk it was rly bad during covid

[vestal bloom]

that’s most the unhinged statement I’ve heard this week

mutated is crazy ngl

[tired radish]

they are on a different strand of shit istg

[vestal bloom]

I can imagine

its chicago

[vestal bloom]

this cracked me up

[warm token]

Anyways yeah idk I think the transit thing for BART/being in SF at night if u wanna explore esp at night is go with friends scary stuff is less scary when ur not the one one there 👍

Parts of Oakland at night tho hmmm ☹️☹️ I would avoid

[dense cave]

U want me to believe 61% of the ppl at ucsd can’t round to the nearest 100

[tired radish]

no 61% of the remedial class

the remedial class is 8-10%

of ucsd freshman

[torpid fiber]

61% of that class

math 2

[dense cave]

Oh ok i was boutta say😭

[tired radish]

oh yea no oakland is a whole different place

rockridge is aight

at normal times at least

[warm token]

yea

[dense cave]

U can’t walk around La Jolla at night at all

It gives Oakland a run for its money

[vestal bloom]

on campus is also another discussion, heard there’s some homeless loitering, biker causing pedestrial hazards, etc.

[tired radish]

fr?

i thought it was like

safest place

how the homes that expensive if its not like 0% crime

[tired radish]

yea idk should be fine if you arent alone for the most part

[vestal bloom]

its not that dangerous, pretty safe

[tired radish]

i hear alot of people getting mugged in broad daylight tho

maybe theres pickpockets

[dense cave]

I’m jk

[warm token]

My ex’s friend chose ucsd over Berkeley bc his sister went to Berkeley and her laptop got stolen from in front of her at a coffee shop in broad daylight and so she told her brother never to go there

[torpid fiber]

LOL

[warm token]

Bro was cs too

[vestal bloom]

good advice, i’ll be going to either UCSD or SDSU

[torpid fiber]

why would u pick sdsu over ucsd

[tired radish]

js go to ucsd

im ngl dont even consider sdsu

im not tryna be a hater but like

ucsd mogs sdsu

[echo wasp]

why would you ever pick ucsd over ucb

[vestal bloom]

hmm…i heard a ton of people I know that kind of regretted going to UCSD

[torpid fiber]

i would

im applying to both for transfer and ucsd is my #1

[vestal bloom]

convience, transit, social life not the best, etc.

So those are two options im considering

plus ucb, but not too sure

[warm token]

We have good transit what like it’s the only good part of sd (sdsu is ok too but they don’t have u pass)

If u want party tho maybe not great but I partied a bit before 21 and now I just go to hillcrest weekly

[tired radish]

location

[vestal bloom]

I live in sd, so kind of choosing between those two and maybe ucb

[warm token]

We have the blue line and like 5 bus routes

[wispy forum]

maybe berkeley grade deflation i know ppl who chose uci for premed

(but tbh grade deflation here isn’t bad at all)

[vestal bloom]

The 52 west is insane trying to commute by car, but taking the blue line does drop you off there

[tired radish]

yea but deflation at all is just an overrall negative for premed

so its not like theres a benefit of going berkeley for premed

[warm token]

Well we have 201/202 around campus, 30 to old town, 101 to Oceanside, 237 rapid to Mira mesa 41 to fashion valley via gennessee Ave

201/202 around university city I mean

[wispy forum]

average gpa wise i think all the uc’s are pretty similar

ucsd campus is really nice

[meager crown]

anyone else get into ucla

[vestal bloom]

I really like sd and prefer to stay here but going to ucb hmm idk?

[meager crown]

how do i rank the room preferences

ik classic trip is the worst

[tired radish]

yea but i aint know nun abt it

[tired radish]

i thought they all suck 😭

triples stacked on top of each other

[meager crown]

is suite with a shared bath or plaza with private path better

hmm

[meager crown]

ykw

youre right

[tired radish]

i wanna take a tour of ucla once im ngl the place looks cool

[wispy forum]

whats a plaza?

[meager crown]

"Plaza-style rooms, on the other hand, are either double or triple occupancy rooms and come with a private or shared bathroom. They do not have a common living area like suites, but the living space is shared among fewer students. Plazas are essentially slightly larger dorm rooms featuring their own bathroom, which can either be shared amongst the room's 2-3 residents, or in some cases, between two adjacent rooms."

hmm

[wispy forum]

ohh

sounds like a luxury

[meager crown]

i guess youd rather have a private bath than a shared one

[tired radish]

a fancy name for a patio or sum

[torpid fiber]

is berkeley math good

[tired radish]

yea

[wispy forum]

but you’d have less ppl to lounge with right

[tired radish]

their grad math is cracked

top 5

[torpid fiber]

im considering applying math for berkeley cuz my ass is not getting in for eecs

[meager crown]

transfer?

[torpid fiber]

yea

[wispy forum]

u can apply for berkeley math and it is a little easier to get in but you will be locked out of all the cs/eecs opps if you wanted to transfer

[torpid fiber]

yea i would just do it for shits and giggles

[wispy forum]

but at that point u could apply to something really high acceptance in l&s then transfer to math

up to u

[torpid fiber]

nah nvm ill just send it for eecs

[tired radish]

yo im ngl idk why ucla saying allat cuz i swear all of their dorms are legit shoeboxes on sum hill

[last acorn]

gl

[wispy forum]

based

[torpid fiber]

i wouldnt go to berkeley for math anyway

[dense pumice]

It’s hard to switch majors as a trabsfer

[torpid fiber]

no point in applying

[wispy forum]

generally easy within same college, difficult to transfer to engineering and cdss

[dense pumice]

Don’t live in a plaza

Do classic triple

[torpid fiber]

do u think i should apply for eecs or ece tho

this im actually debating

they didnt publish transfer data for ece so i cant compare

[wispy forum]

hmm

rn the policy is if u get into any major in college of engineering you could switch to eecs if u get like a 3.7 average in some lower divs

[torpid fiber]

i would assume if anything ece would have a slightly higher transfer ar

[wispy forum]

so thats a possible way to game the system

yes

[torpid fiber]

cuz cs is more comp

im not even trying to game im ee so ece would be the most accurate for me lol

[wispy forum]

ece is purely hardware (has all access to eecs hardware classes) so you will be in a good position

[meager crown]

oh shi

are they bad

[torpid fiber]

yea i dont want to bother with the cs classes

[wispy forum]

thats fair

[torpid fiber]

cs61a/b r already annoying enough

[dense pumice]

No you just won’t be able to make as many friends where u live

Classics r rough but the social exp is worth it

One of my biggest regrets is not living in a classic freshman yr

[torpid fiber]

i think im cooked for berkeley transfer tho im prob gonna get a B in my cs61a articulation cc class this sem 💀

[meager crown]

whats the cheapest one

is it the classic

[wispy forum]

im pretty sure u could take all the hypebeast hardware classes like 151, but im not too sure

[tired radish]

hypebeast hardware 😭

what does this mean

[wispy forum]

well never lose hope

[torpid fiber]

in ur experience is the competitive/toxic nature of berkeley real

[wispy forum]

asic/fpga apple cpu pipeline

[tired radish]

i see

valid naming icl

[wispy forum]

to an extent. people are friendly, but i guess it could be isolating / bay area grind culture always persists

[torpid fiber]

yeah

[wispy forum]

ppl also gatekeep

[torpid fiber]

lowk thats mainly why ucsd is my #1 over berkeley rn

[tired radish]

is ucsd ce and ee or wtv not alr cracked

[torpid fiber]

and cuz i wanna do a bsms which is comp af to get into at berkeley but easy to get into at ucsd

[tired radish]

like ik they are hella high

and la jolla

[wispy forum]

for hardware ms is really helpful

much more than software

[torpid fiber]

yea i wanna do vlsi

[wispy forum]

so thats not a bad choice at all

[torpid fiber]

so i need an ms

[wispy forum]

yea

[torpid fiber]

ucsd ece is good

they dont show up on usnews rankings technically for ee

but who cares

[tired radish]

usnews is bought and paid for anyways like bruh

100k tuition schools at #1 best value

sure bro

like ig usc is value

[wispy forum]

i dont know too much abt hardware im sure they place well enough tho

[vivid jungle]

yeah ignore us news

[torpid fiber]

in the top 11 at least cuz u have to pay to see more than top 11

[tired radish]

paying to see the rankings aswell is crazy work

[torpid fiber]

$30 a year 💀

[wispy forum]

everyone i know doing vlsi has an apple or nvidia internship of some sort

[tired radish]

is there a free trial

[wispy forum]

very jealous

[tired radish]

im tryna see some of them

but i aint paying for ts

[torpid fiber]

those r my top companies

praying 🙏

[wispy forum]

good luck

[torpid fiber]

the only thing im concerned abt is like im highkey not cracked

[wispy forum]

just gotta grind

[torpid fiber]

and idk if the job market is good for chip design outside of like big tech

/faang

[tired radish]

adobe better not be one of these a's

[wispy forum]

its better than software

[torpid fiber]

like i dont need nvidia or apple but i need some job out of college

[torpid fiber]

dont think so

[torpid fiber]

i dont think adobe has hardware bro

[tired radish]

whats the second a

[wispy forum]

u don’t need to be cracked at math at hardware

[torpid fiber]

amazon

[tired radish]

thought signals shit was math heavy

[wispy forum]

but you do need a specific mindset which i dont have so i gave up

[tired radish]

what hardware do they have

[torpid fiber]

signals is def math heavy

[torpid fiber]

wym what hardware do they have

what hardware do u think amazon has bro

[wispy forum]

signals is more analog side tho iirc

[tired radish]

none???

[torpid fiber]

??

amazon doesnt have any hardware

r u serious

[wispy forum]

digital design like asic fpga is all computer arch

[tired radish]

what hardware does amazon do deadass

[wispy forum]

hey im sure they do something

[torpid fiber]

bro its amazon do u think they dont have to have crazy infrastructure to support a bajillion packages being shipped every day

[wispy forum]

just not maybe prominent

[tired radish]

so like what is the hardware they do

[torpid fiber]

also aws exists

[tired radish]

adobe is a new contender for this a spot now

[dense cave]

What major u gonna apply as @torpid fiber

[torpid fiber]

electrical engineering

[tired radish]

also where is microsoft in the acronym

[dense cave]

Sweat

[torpid fiber]

aws and robotics mostly i think

also amazon makes some products

[vestal bloom]

i might have to drop ucb, not convincing enough vs sd

[torpid fiber]

doesnt amazon have satellites too

[torpid fiber]

its not in it

[wispy forum]

hey whats ur major

[torpid fiber]

i try

[tired radish]

they got more shit than amazon

[vestal bloom]

data science, but for UCSD its undeclared, SDSU is Bus Adm (Info Sys)

[torpid fiber]

my gpa is on the verge of being cooked this semester so im really trying to make that not happen

[dense cave]

U can have my spot gang

[tired radish]

is berkeley not known for data science

[wispy forum]

ohh ok ur chilling then your choice

[dense pumice]

It is

But ucsd is solid too

[vestal bloom]

Its what i got accepted to

[torpid fiber]

faang is an old acronym

also faang is for swe not hardware

[dense pumice]

If you don’t want to go to Berkeley that’s valid

[dense cave]

UCSD not solid it’s good for DSc

[dense pumice]

My friend chose Davis over Berk bc of culture

[dense pumice]

Solid and good are the same 😭

[dense cave]

Nah it’s not

[vestal bloom]

Sd is better than Bay Area, no? i live in sd so based

[deft star]

does anyone know how is ucsd's poli sci/sociology departments and support for pre-law not finding much info other places

[dense cave]

Solid is like decent

[torpid fiber]

i see solid and good as synonyms personally

[tired radish]

software microsoft has way more too

[torpid fiber]

ok bro idc i didnt make the acronym 😭

[wispy forum]

hmm yeah but these are the 2 nicest parts of cali i think

[dense pumice]

There are better ucs for those depts

[tired radish]

we need a new acronym

[dense pumice]

I prefer the bay

[torpid fiber]

maango

[dense pumice]

But ik one prelaw at ucsd and she’s finding it good

[dense cave]

Son don’t tell me u got Netflix in there

[tired radish]

facebook

[tired radish]

nvidia

[torpid fiber]

meta

[tired radish]

microsoft

is o oracle

[torpid fiber]

yes

[wispy forum]

openai i thought

[tired radish]

openai too now

ykw m and o is doubled

meta microsoft oracle open ai

[vestal bloom]

My plan is 1st year light coursework, 2nd about the same, and graduate in 3. Transfering with 52 credits from cc, so im guessing most will go through

[torpid fiber]

theres probably some crazy acronym u could make with big tech companies

[deft star]

ohh okay, tyy! do yk if ucsd has grade deflation by any chance cuz i heard gpa is the most important thing for law school

[torpid fiber]

it doesnt

[dense cave]

Claude better than ChatGPT

[deft star]

ok thxx!!

[tired radish]

claude probably has less job spots

cuz its smaller

anthropic or wtv

[wispy forum]

you’re ds/tech leaning right? will need to focus on internships so light course load is fine. just focus on important courses

anthropic is IMPOSSIBLE to get

[vestal bloom]

yup

lemme go through the curriculums

[wispy forum]

main ones for recruiting are data structures and algorithms

for ds roles im not sure, but for swe roles you’d also ideally want operating systems, maybe networking, databases

[dense cave]

Man yall boutta be successful

[tired radish]

do ppl like go into a job after undergrad then like

work there for the rest of their life

or how ts work

[torpid fiber]

no why would you

[wispy forum]

hmm many different paths for sure!

[torpid fiber]

the way jobs work is the budget for raises is always way way lower than the budget for new hires

[wispy forum]

jobs are stable and nice.

[tired radish]

ok so you like job hop

but you still work the same job?

[torpid fiber]

so the best way to make more money over time is to job hop strategically

[torpid fiber]

wym

the same field yea

but a diff company

[tired radish]

you job hop to a different employer but the same job

ok

[torpid fiber]

not the same job

[dense cave]

Bruh imma just hit the lottery jackpot so I don’t gotta worry bout ts

[tired radish]

so like whats the ceiling on the job hopping

[torpid fiber]

if its a different employer its a different job

different career no

different field no

[tired radish]

if i put the fries in the bag at mcdonalds or chickfila its still putting the fries in the bag

[torpid fiber]

idrk but i guess u would slow it as u get older

eventually u would work ur way up to a high position where u wouldnt have to job hop

[wispy forum]

getting jobs esp at big tech is very much mind games and communication focused, so don’t expect to coast along with tech skills alone

[torpid fiber]

and it depends on the field ig

[tired radish]

sounds depressing

[dense cave]

Facts bro

[wispy forum]

if you want technical impact, consider joining earlier stage companies or startups

more meritocratic

[torpid fiber]

this obv runs a risk but yea

very valid career choice

[tired radish]

yea u gotta avoid the goofball startups

[wispy forum]

100%

[dense cave]

Lets all join cluely

[tired radish]

💀

some guy came into one of my classes cuz the teacher wrote him a lor to talk about his "startup" at uci about glasses for "neurodivergent people" to make them "not neurodivergent"

[wispy forum]

dang

[tired radish]

like how would that even work

[wispy forum]

its easier to get funding for ideas than you would think as a college student

another valid but very risky path

[dense cave]

How u so wise

[wispy forum]

im a junior in college!

should prolly change tag

[vestal bloom]

who has thought about meeting with future ceo’s and networking at ucb and funding their projects and being an investor (only when you’ve really done your due diligence and trust this person to perform)

assuming you have the funds to do so

[dense pumice]

R u at a UC

[wispy forum]

yeah networking goes crazy in sf

im at cal

[dense cave]

Wth put me on w ur connections gang