<p>I’ve been agonizing over colleges quite a bit recently, mainly because I lack a sense of two of my three main options.
Since it’s unlikely that I’ll be able to visit or sit in on lectures, could anyone volunteer personal experiences/impressions of UCLA and Berkeley? I know the obvious: that both are excellent but the classes are large in lower-division courses. What I need is a qualitative idea of what I might be in for. It’s not a very rational or precise question, but any anecdotal insight would be helpful.
I mean to study physics, and I would most likely skip the first-year curriculum.
Thanks!</p>
<p>The Berkeley physics major does not allow skipping the frosh-soph physics courses with AP credit, but smaller honors physics courses are available (Physics H7A, H7B, H7C instead of 7A, 7B, 7C). Smaller honors math courses are also available (Math H1B, H53, H54). See [Home</a> Page - Online Schedule Of Classes](<a href=“http://schedule.berkeley.edu%5DHome”>http://schedule.berkeley.edu) if you want to look at class sizes.</p>
<p>More in #3 here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1482726-please-shed-some-light-help-deciding-undergrad-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1482726-please-shed-some-light-help-deciding-undergrad-college.html</a></p>
<p>I have taken UCSB courses (CCS physics and inquiry-based math), though, which I imagine would cover some of the curriculum. Thanks for the reply.</p>