<p>having such a large population, berkeley seems to be an easy place to fade into the background. Does anyone have any knowledge about this?
I’m assuming that in inro english/science etc. classes are huge but as you progress they get smaller. But i dont really want to wait until junior year for a professor to learn my name.</p>
<p>Also, what are the research opportunities like for undergrads?</p>
<p>Thank you for any info you have.</p>
<p>if you’re worried about professors not getting to know you, I’d suggest going to office hours regularly… there’s no really any way around that, unless you’re in a seminar with smaller classes. Even during junior/senior year, there will be some classes with hundreds of students (depending on which major you are). For instance, for all my psych upper div classes, there’s usually more than 200 students in each class. (but that’s probably because psych is a capped major). So anyway, going to office hours, asking questions is the best way around that. </p>
<p>There’s many research opportunities for undergrads, you just need to know where to look for them and how to contact profs. Asking profs whose class you’ve taken about their research and any available positions would be a good idea, or there’s sometimes postings about research positions in departments. Just ask around, you’ll get something eventually.</p>