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03-14-2005, 07:52 PM
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| Yes, I am also frightened. | 
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03-16-2005, 01:03 AM
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| *sigh* Don't be. I'm a freshman dormer, and I love the dorms. Most everyone I know really likes it, though there are those itching to get out. But that's mainly so they can go grocery shopping and cook, go to the bathroom w/o toiletseat covers and shower w/o flipflops on, and live in more than two square feet of room. lol.. | |
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03-25-2005, 05:03 PM
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| Seriously, don't be afraid. My experience is likely unique. | |
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03-25-2005, 06:39 PM
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| is it possible to switch colleges? say from the college of natural resources, to letters and science? | |
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03-26-2005, 12:04 AM
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| Sure, happens all the time. | |
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03-26-2005, 12:22 AM
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| How do you go about switching? I'm in the same boat. Can I switch when (???) if first get there to undeclared L&S? | |
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03-26-2005, 01:59 AM
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| i imagined my experience at cal would be great, but after hearing these stories... i don't think i'd like the ppl there and the social environment isn't very supportive. no one seems to care bout neone else and it's like the epitome of social darwinism. | |
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03-26-2005, 01:59 AM
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| thats why I like smaller colleges | |
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03-27-2005, 12:56 AM
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| On switching colleges... it's not that tough, you usually do some work to prove you are interested and then switch into your college and major. It is very RARE that they let anyone go from Undeclared in CNS to CL&S.
It is socially darwinistic, I hate to say... I heard stories, but I never anticipated it to be as bad people said. You steel yourself and learn to fight back after awhile. People here challenge you and try to get you to reverse yourself for the sheer pleasure of it, it seems. | |
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03-27-2005, 02:06 AM
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| If I get in, my major will be forestry in CNR. I really don't want that as a major. I'm really interested in biology in L&S. Is it better to switch from forestry to biology, OR change to undeclared L&S, take some bio requirements and then change my major to bio. My reason for changing to undeclared is that once I start taking science classes I may decide that I want another science major different than bio. | |
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03-27-2005, 02:10 AM
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| Andrew, how would you rate the happiness of the non-nutty/hippie population at Berkeley? | |
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03-29-2005, 09:05 PM
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| I suppose they are happy enough. In fact, the people who seem to be the unhappiest are infact, the nutty, hippie population. They're always complaining about Bush. Bush this, Bush that, jeez, if you don't like it -- vote for somebody other than Nader or run yourselves. | |
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04-01-2005, 06:39 PM
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| Hey I read about how in the impacted majors u shouldnt expect a social life? Ok how about majors in Engineering? I'm assuming that people in it are also zombie-like? If so, then bekerley is not right for me, despite its great academic reputation... | |
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04-01-2005, 07:20 PM
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| Is bio considered an impacted major? | |
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04-01-2005, 07:21 PM
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| People afraid of work shouldn't apply to Berkeley engineering. But people afraid of work shouldn't apply to any school's engineering... | |
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