College Discussion - View Single Post - Getting into Cal and what to expect when you finally get there.

dhm · 02-09-2005, 09:07 AM

Thorougly enjoyed your descriptions of life at Cal. Amazing how it sounds like things haven't changed all that much in the 30 years since I graduated from Cal. There were times I cried because I felt it was too big and impersonal, but I do think that is part of the growing process. As the years have passed since I left Berkeley (Also spent 4 years graduate school at Cal), memories have grown fonder and fonder. My daughter is applying this year, along w/ UCLA and UCSD, but they are definitely not her 1st choice. I must say, doing college visits, I loved both UCLA and UCSD because they had the same feel as Cal and it made me nostalgic. She felt they were all too big- thinks she'll prefer the smaller private school experience, and as we are out of state now, $$ isn't much different, so we shall see where she ends up. Good luck to all those considering Cal.

02-09-2005, 09:07 AM	#21
dhm Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 41	Thorougly enjoyed your descriptions of life at Cal. Amazing how it sounds like things haven't changed all that much in the 30 years since I graduated from Cal. There were times I cried because I felt it was too big and impersonal, but I do think that is part of the growing process. As the years have passed since I left Berkeley (Also spent 4 years graduate school at Cal), memories have grown fonder and fonder. My daughter is applying this year, along w/ UCLA and UCSD, but they are definitely not her 1st choice. I must say, doing college visits, I loved both UCLA and UCSD because they had the same feel as Cal and it made me nostalgic. She felt they were all too big- thinks she'll prefer the smaller private school experience, and as we are out of state now, $$ isn't much different, so we shall see where she ends up. Good luck to all those considering Cal.