Getting into Cal and what to expect when you finally get there

kvonnegut
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:31:52 +0000

@ShaunakK98 it’s a little bit worrisome what they’re doing. the cuts aren’t really affecting me personally, but they are affecting my view of the quality of this school. the cuts are so bad that they’re thinking about dissolving one of the most valued colleges on this campus, the College of Chemistry. they’re also thinking about getting rid of the public health major. in addition, there have been speaker boycotts by the sanitation workers who were released due to the cuts. the workers are boycotting renowned speakers from talking at this school, and students are losing out on opportunities to meet this influential people. however, the good thing about berkeley is that the students here protest everything, and it actually works a lot of the time. so, nothing is final yet. the chancellor’s office sent an email saying they are heavily considering students’ and workers’ concerns. I wouldn’t necessarily blame the UCB admin for what has happened. they are probably dealing with a lot of factors. also, even though there are cuts, the entire student union building complex has been completely renovated and is super sleek and modern, which is cool. i really like those study spaces. they even just added nap pods which are apparently pretty expensive… i mean it’s nice that they’re concerned about the quality of our lives to this extent but it gets you questioning what the priorities of this school are. hope that answered your question! if you have any more, I’m just finishing my first year here as an enviro econ and policy/soc and enviro major so i can tell you what that’s like