<p>Im just messing but there are certainly a lot of depressed students in UC Berkeley. </p>
<p>Rawit, here is a survey regarding EECS students. This survey includes EECS students’ own words and opinions about their social and academic experience in Berkeley. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/education/usli/Surveys/COE/c2002.pdf[/url]”>http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/education/usli/Surveys/COE/c2002.pdf</a></p>
<p>Regarding suicides, there were a couple of undergrad and grad students who committed suicide. Sather Tower used to be a popular suicide point. “Of the 3,500 students that use the Counseling and Psychological Services at the Tang Center each year, 30 to 40 percent suffer from a form of depression.” And those are only the students who used the service…</p>
<p>Just go on google and type in UC Berkeley suicide. You will have more than enough to read about. People who commit suicide while in Berkeley and after graduating from Berkeley. Why do I think this is related to EECS? EECS and chemE probably compose of some of the smartest kids, making the pressure and competition unbearable. Some young people are unfamiliar to such feelings. </p>
<p>According to this article [Asian</a> Americans’ Rising Suicide Rates – Three Students Take their Lives - NAM](<a href=“New America Media”>New America Media)</p>
<p>13 of every 21 students who committed suicide are Asian. Why are we still not acknowledging this?..</p>