Scared of Berkeley

blackfire
Tue, 14 May 2013 14:59:55 +0000

The problem with reading all these sites is that those who have negative experiences with this university are much more likely to voice their concerns than those that are perfectly content with it. Reading those kinds of threads will only add to the anxiety that you have right now.

Don’t think that Cal is full of people like your brother. Sure, it is a tough school and you will need to put in a lot of work to succeed. You will meet people who put in less effort than you in classes but receive higher grades, and vice versa. But like others have said, you’re perfectly capable of doing just fine here as long as you put in the effort to do so.