<p>Hi CC,</p>
<p>So…I got Spring Admit. Not what I had planned, but I’ll make the best of it. And I was wondering, can I join the marching band during the Fall (so I can play at football games and stuff)?</p>
<p>Also, are there any other limitations on the things that you can do compared to a Fall Admit?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You say you’re a spring admit like it’s a disease or something. </p>
<p>YES, you can join marching band. I know someone who has done so. You could also live in the band house if you talk to the director (or someone).</p>
<p>The band welcomes Spring Admits who are on campus as FPF in Fall. From the recruiting brochure:</p>
<p>Each year the Cal Band welcomes new members (or newmen). The majority of members in our newmen classes are first year students at Cal; however, these newmen can be any Cal student, new or old, or students from the Fall Extension Program who will officially enter the University in the spring of the same academic year. You may want to check our Perspectives page to see some of the variety in our members. Newmen may or may not have prior marching band experience, and, due to our Band’s distinctive “high-step” style, which is unlike that of most high schools or drum corps, many of our members find it helpful to have never marched before.</p>
<p>[The</a> Cal Marching Band’s Amazing 16-bit Video Game Halftime Show - Clips - Gizmodo](<a href=“The Cal Marching Band's Amazing 16-bit Video Game Halftime Show”>The Cal Marching Band's Amazing 16-bit Video Game Halftime Show)</p>
<p>[University</a> of California Marching Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_Marching_Band]University”>University of California Marching Band - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Cal Band March to Memorial Stadium](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmR-u54uNU&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmR-u54uNU&feature=related)</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Cal Band - Las Vegas Bowl - Bay Area Tribute Show](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pc2ipE51aU&feature=related]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pc2ipE51aU&feature=related)</p>
<p>I’m not saying Spring Admit like a disease…it’s just that I hope I can do a lot of the things that normal Fall admitted students can do, like this question I just had.</p>
<p>But thanks for the well-written answers guys! You are all awesome.</p>
<p>This is the first thing that came to mind (and there probably is a few other things I can’t think of at the moment). Don’t know if this is something of importance to you, but if you’re in FPF, it’ll cost more if you want to use the RSF (the gym). For students, its $10 a semester, but for FPF students, that semester cost an absurd amount of money that is really not worth it for students. But then after that semester, you’d pay the $10 fee like everyone else.</p>
<p>The few things are pretty minor and definitely the exception. For all practical purposes, an FPF student is a Cal student from day one of the fall semester.</p>
<p>most things you can do, but you cannot access calnet off campus, you must go into the computer labs</p>
<p>Do we get an ID card of some sort?</p>
<p>Yes, you will get a legit Cal ID at CalSO.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure you can set up the proxy to get library access even when you are in FPF. I remember some of my fellow FPFers had to do it once for ESPM 50AC</p>
<p>you also get a different bus “class pass” where u can use the bus M-F but not on Sat, Sunday, and holidays.</p>
<p>^that is not true. Firapira, can you stop making stuff up…</p>