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04-29-2008, 09:06 PM
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#1 | | New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern California
Posts: 17
| ANYTHING good about UC Berkeley?
I'm here reading thread on CC and all I read about is the bad things about Berkeley. The girls are ugly, everyone is anti-social, too competitive, too many hobos around the area, blah blah blah...
Kinda makes me nervous to go. So, any Cal students out there who really, really love it there? If so, why? | 
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04-29-2008, 09:11 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chino Hills
Posts: 2,130
| Hmm competition is everywhere. People are social. Girls are pretty. hobos are cool. trees are pretty. Life is good. | |
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04-29-2008, 09:27 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,383
| Competition is everywhere. The application process TO Berkeley is gruesome, but you didn't want the beautiful way out of applying to ____ or anything, right? | |
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04-29-2008, 10:42 PM
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#4 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 113
| At ohp I saw hella cute guys and (in a none lesbian way) pretty girls. it didn't seem to me that competition was too steep...but then again, I don't compete with anyone except myself. Everyone's really nice and I was invited to some parties when i was there, so people obviously do some things at night. You'll most def get some anti-social people, but you'll have that anywhere you go.
I agree with 8^8, hobos are SICK! They're funny (in a non-rude way) and harmless. They start good conversations.
You can't beat Cal spirit or all the experiences you're bound to get....don't worry about the downers that knock it because it's gonna be what you make it. | |
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04-30-2008, 12:04 AM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 257
| i agree. college is what you make of it! | |
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04-30-2008, 12:47 AM
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#6 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 19
| most of the hobos (or at least some of them) i hear, are berkeley drop outs. so they may be a little bit off, but like calrule said, they add to the environment
Last edited by tigress800; 04-30-2008 at 12:48 AM.
Reason: misspelled berkeley. kind of sad, really
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07-12-2008, 10:47 PM
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#7 | | New Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 13
| The campus is cool. EVERY major is cutthroat. The quality of education is second to none. Plus, the weather kicks butt on the East Coast (where I'm from). | |
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07-13-2008, 12:04 AM
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#8 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County/Berkeley
Posts: 253
| I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE Berkeley. Choosing to go there was thus far the best decision of my life!
Not all girls are "ugly," not everyone is anti-social, competition is only natural and only as big a deal as you make it (in my opinion), and there is no such thing as too many hobos. I really don't get the aversion to hobos.
I love everything. The environment, the classes, the people, the experiences, the campus, etc. Everything! | |
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07-13-2008, 11:27 PM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Berkeley!!!!!
Posts: 677
| Ditto to kelkyann. And I'll add that the bums make very good lunchtime entertainment at Sproul. You totally don't need to pay to go to a comedy club. It's right there and it's free. | |
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07-22-2008, 01:17 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cal '12
Posts: 1,073
| Anything good about the Berkeley the city? | |
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07-22-2008, 10:35 PM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 45
| ^ SO much great food. | |
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07-25-2008, 04:29 PM
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#12 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 37
| how about really good reputation (especially internationally)? | |
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07-25-2008, 04:42 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chino Hills
Posts: 2,130
| indeed . | |
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07-26-2008, 01:48 AM
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#14 | | New Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3
| I LOVE berkeley. The food, classes, professors, weather and sports are awesome. you wont find better fans anywhere. theres a thriving greek system and plenty of places to hang out and party in Berkeley and San Francisco. plus, you cant beat the prestige and credibility Berkeley holds. | |
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08-01-2008, 08:03 PM
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#15 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 149
| It's a good cost-effective choice for undergrad if you cant afford to go OOS. | |
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