@boxandwhiskers @lindyk8 I live in Berkeley but am taking a class at CCSF - I know your pain. $8 roundtrip, 3 days per week, is crazy. This is more of a BART issue than a Cal / CC issue, though.
@SDGoldenBear I always thought that the food estimate was oddly low. Noted.
How is a double $4200 per semester? Going by ~20 weeks, or 5 months? I also thought that the average double in Berkeley is $650-$700 - that seems to check out to $3200-$3500, not including wifi and whatnot.
The takeout in Berkeley definitely does not amount to $65 per week. Maybe $100 per week is a better estimate. Even that can be hard to meet, though. I see what you mean.