Well my daughter hand-delivered her transcripts and IGETC over the Berkeley. One thing checked off.
does anybody know when spring admit transfers are allowed to sign up for on-campus housing? also, does anybody have an information on student co-ops? Thanks! 
You can begin your co-op search here:
I believe they also are all individually reviewed on yelp, believe it or not.
To the people who went to CalSO already: Were any of you able to register for a foreign language class with previous experience in that language? I’m a Comparative Literature major with five years of French under my belt, so I’m hoping to take a French Lit. class next semester. I know there’s supposed to be a placement test that we take in order to determine our level of proficiency, but the woman in charge of the test hasn’t gotten back to me. I’m going to CalSO on the 22nd, so I’m getting worried. Does anyone have any insight or advice?
@slantrhymes I attended calso on June 9th. Another student in my group asked about foreign language pre-reqs and registration. The major counselor said that Berkeley doesn’t enforce pre-reqs during registration and that it’s up to the student to be prepared for the courses they enroll in. I can’t promise this is actually the policy, but this is what my group was told.
I was able to register for a Spanish class that has pre-reqs and I have not taken any UC Berkeley placement exams, for what that’s worth.
Good luck!
Interesting @jaysef! I’ve heard here and there about pre-reqs not being strictly enforced at UCs, so that’s an interesting comment. Berkeley really does embrace the individual, not as much hand-holding as some of the other UCs, so maybe it extends to academics.
Is the student co-op paid through financial aid or out of pocket?
Thank you so much for your insight! That’s a load of my mind. I’ll post my own experience post-CalSO for anyone else in a similar situation.
Update on my previous question: you’re allowed to take a foreign language without a placement test up to a certain level. When it comes to advanced literature classes, however, placement tests are required. It’s different in each language department, but for French, we have to read a short work on non-fiction and write a two-hour analytical essay (and this can be done on the first week of class).
Other than that, as jaysef said, it’s up to us to make sure we’re prepared for the course we sign up for, though if we feel the class we chose is too easy/difficult, there is a grace period at the beginning of the semester during which we can change classes.
@slantrhymes I have a question. Let’s say you have no Spanish courses, no Spanish as your language of instruction, but you tell them you’re proficient to a certain level (below the placement test level), they’ll just let you go in it? Even with zero verification? And then you self-determine?
Are any of your guys transcript status received and final?
my hs transcript and ccc transcripts were received and final, took almost a month tho. not sure about the IGETC part bc there’s no way to check it.
As a transfer into the College of Letters and Science who completed the 7 course breadth with IGETC, do I have to fulfill the entry level writing, American history and institutions and American culture requirements?
Anyone have tips on any good alternate courses to take first semester(applying to Econ major).
@poggibaby thanks!
If you did breadth, you have the two English courses completed, right? So that will cover writing. Re history, you may if you did not take a comparable course as one of your choices at CCC.
@lindyk8, to answer your question from a few days ago, yep, basically. I think their philosophy is that it’s on the student to be prepared for whatever classes he/she signs up for.
Thx @slantrhymes, my daughter and I have come up with some comparisons between Berkeley and UCLA. She went to both student orientations (one last year, one this year) and found that independent component obvious in even the student orientations: UCLA much more hands-on, directing you from place to place, which was fine; Berkeley more hands-off, a student able to pick and choose where they wanted to head to, or more able to break off from their “pack.” While she felt at first that Berkeley’s was more “whatever,” in the long run she felt she met more fellow students, as students had more opportunity to interact across a larger playing field as things weren’t so closely orchestrated. And not being directed to one event (over another) led to asking more questions to other students - thus, making more connections. That was her feeling, anyway.
Both are viable approaches, but I just keep seeing more and more of this ongoing theme - that Berkeley definitely goes with an independent mindset. Their Interdisciplinary Studies is a model of student independent thinking.
Just withdrew from Berkeley and committed to USC. I hope someone off the waitlist gains my spot! I wish you all the best.
Am I wrong – I don’t think berkeley has a transfer waitlist. Anyway, good luck at USC @Mustang012, and congrats!
@lindyk8 haha well this is awkward 8-X I assumed all UCs did but nevermind I take that back 
I would’ve loved to attend Berkeley, as it was my dream school, but I found a better fit at USC. It’s just a great feeling to have just been accepted and knowing I could’ve gone if I wanted to. Thank you.