<p>So I’m going to UC Berkeley this fall and I received my housing assignment - Bowles Hall - an all male hall that’s supposedly horrible. I lost my eyesight in my left eye last year in an accident, and it doesn’t really affect me in any way but a friend told me to make an excuse of disability to e-mail res so that I can transfer out. Any help?</p>
<p>You could try… but honestly that sounds like total BS and I doubt it’d help.</p>
<p>If you really want out, you’re supposed to wait til school starts and then apply for transfer… then they’ll start filling requests after ~2 weeks. <a href=“http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/faq.html”>http://www.housing.berkeley.edu/livingatcal/faq.html</a></p>
<p>I’d say try to go in with an open mind. If you go in thinking it’s awful and you’ll hate it… well, self-fulfilling prophecy. If you go in thinking hey, not your first choice but oh well, you might end up liking it and making some new friends. Worst case scenario, go spend time outside of your dorm, exploring the city and meeting new people. :P</p>