Metoer

CS3 is for someone who has little programming experience but wants to take CS61 series. Yah, someone like me, hah. At the first class of 61A, they will give a placement exam and see who should be there. Then kick out those who don't fit in.

vicissitudes

It's open during welcome week...if you're asking for hours, it opens from early morning to I think 11-12 at night, but some resources like swimming pool and classes might be limited.

swishshooter25

Hey guys if anyone could give me his or her thoughts on my first semester freshman schedule that'd be great!

English R1A 4
Stat 21 4
Philos 12A 4
ESPM 2 3


so 15 units. But from what I hear English R1A is tough, so I'm having second thoughts on that. Also, does anyone know if I get credit for a 5 on the AP Calc AB exam? I want to major in Economics so that means I have to take a year of Calculus but can I jump right into Math 1B later on or do I still have to take Math 1A first? Thanks guys.

commonsense

I don't think they give the placement exam anymore for CS61A.. well at least they didn't give it my semester. And I know people who have taken CS61A without programming experience, myself included, and done fine. Sure, CS3 might be good preparation for 61A, but I heard it can be a waste of time. And honestly, 61A is not super tough, even if you don't have any experience. They start out pretty slow in the beginning, teaching you Scheme starting with the basics. I was at no point lost in the beginning. If you guys do a search for past threads concerning CS61A vs. CS3 for first semester, you'll find a lot more opinions as well.

commonsense

To swishshooter25:

That schedule looks fine. Too bad you're taking Stat21 with Purves. You'll want to avoid Purves and Ibser and look for Stark. The difference is huge. Purves and Ibser give like 25% A's, 35% B's, and 40% C's. And Stark on the other hand gives like 60% A's.

As for Math, 5 on the AB exam passes you out of Math 1A, so you can jump straight to Math 1B. Also, for Econ, they take Math 16B if you want an easier alternative, as Math 1B is notorious for being a weeder.

And for the R1A's, it really depends on the specific teacher. Sure, on average the English department may be tougher than the Scandinavian R1A's or the German R1A's. but you never know.. It totally depends on the teacher. I would just take the class if the topic and the books you'll be reading sound interesting.

pikasof

This is my 1st semester schedule. Molecular Science is my major. Please take a look...

(4) CHEM 1A
(2) COMPSCI 39J (photography class)
(4) L & S 180C (the politics of music)
(4) MATH 1B

I'm also waitlisted for
(1) HISTART 24 SEM (History of Cal Buildings)
(.5) PHYS ED (volleyball med-high)
(4) RHETOR R1B LEC (the craft of writing)
(3) SLAVIC 39K SEM (boring!)

I'm going to choose from my waitlisted classes. If I get the rethoric class, then I will drop my L&S class. If I get the slavic class I'm dropping history of berkeley class.

I have another question: How do they charge you per class?per unit? Do they include the waitlisted classes in the Cars Bill?

Metoer

I just wanna know how important is EE43. The general catelog says it is strongly recommend taken currently with EE42. Fun? Boring? Or just wasting time...

cathersx3

what time should we be there for move in day? someone told me that the lines start at like 5:30 O_o. i don't want to wake up or make my parents wake up at like.....4 AM. We live an hour away =/

commonsense

To pikasof:
Schedule looks fine. You're going to have around 14-16 units consisting of two core classes, one RC / breadth, and one or two seminars. I think it's well balanced.

They don't charge per unit or class, just per semester. So you can take as many or as little classes as you want, within the min and max limits. Things don't work like that during summer though, in which they do charge per unit.

It's not terribly important. Sure it might be useful to play around with the stuff as it might help you understand the material better. But most CS people I know didn't take the lab. And a lot of people who took EE100 said that lab was boring and a waste of time.

Lines do not start at 5:30.. they don't even start moving in until like 8ish. I've done the dorm move in twice. My first year, I came around 10 and it was a little crowded but not impossible to move stuff up. My second year I came mid-afternoon (I also live around an hour away) and there was a lot less people. I'd say mid afternoon would be the best, where you're more likely to get a cart to carry your stuff. But even morning isn't too bad, to the point where you have to line up that early in the morning.

urd0rkk

As I looked at my measly 12.5 units on my freshmen schedule, I wondered if taking another 4 units of philosophy would be a good idea? There are so many diff lectures covering different topics, which of them to take? Any recommendations? Do they have to be course numbered below 100?

And on a side note, how are philosophy finals? what are they like?

goBears89

hey! please enlighten the frosh..

best food on campus (where i can spend meal points)?

thanks!

vicissitudes

There's nothing wrong with 12.5 units your first semester except the fact that you'll be considered part-time, and may make you ineligible for some financial aid. You could certainly go for a philosophy class. If you are in L&S, check the breadth requirements. There's a philosophy breadth requirement and if you want to take a philosophy class it only makes sense to pick one that also fulfills the requirement. They should be courses numbered below 100 since 100-199 are upper-division classes and typically taken by juniors and seniors. They also often have prerequisites so you can't take them unless you've taken a corresponding lower-division class first.

Depends on the class. It might be essay or scantron or old-fashioned in-class exam.

As for the dining commons, I think this is the general consensus (from best to worst):

1. Cafe 3
2. Crossroads/Clark Kerr
3. Foothill

Cafe 3 is new and has the best quality, as well as some cool furniture and a large screen tv in one of the rooms. Crossroads is the best in terms of selection. Being the largest DC it also offers the most variety. Clark Kerr can be really good or so-so. It's a hit-or-miss for me, and its smaller size doesn't have the luxury of making up for its mediocrity with selection. Foothill is just pretty bad in general, although I know people who swears their life by it (people without taste buds?). Foothill does offer good late-night food though, from 9-1. Crossroads also offers late-night, from 10-2, that's almost as good.

Other places you can spend meal points:

-Bear Market, in unit 3. A mini-market/convenience store where you can spend meal-points, but to make up for it they highly inflate the prices.
-The Den/Peet's Coffee, next to Crossroads. You can get coffee, smoothes, lattes, frappacinos, and sandwiches and the like.
-GBC, on-campus. It's like a snacks store and a coffee place and a sandwich/burger place all wrapped up in one. Good for on-the-go food I guess.
-Ramona's, another on-campus restaurant. They have pretty good sandwiches, soups, and chicken bowls. A good place to spend points on-campus.
-Pat Brown's, not really familiar with this place but they have sandwiches and stuff. Not as popular as the other two and closes pretty early (I think 4).
-The Terrace, a really small store with just your basic snacks/drinks/coffee.

passionate

Is every student required to pay the registration fee and whatever fees prior to the due date August 15th posted in e-Bill? Are we allowed to wait for the financial aid coming in and pay the fee after that?
BTW, how do we know that we receive Cal Grant because in the financial aid package does not mention about it. Is it included in the Pell-grants and UG scholarship?

commonsense

Great assessment of the of the on-campus food places. And DC3 is the bomb.. Lastt year, I went from eating out for dinner 4-5 nights a week fall semester (when DC3 was still being renovated) to eating at DC3 4-5 nights a week spring semester.

Zee17

Are there any other fast food places (not including the campus dining facilities where you can spend points) that are either on campus or close by? I remember seeing a Subway, but is there anything else?