<p>@AnthroFlo There are tons of friendly people in Berkeley. I do agree that UCLA is full of nicer people, but I don’t know if that equates to kinder people. (<a href=“http://kevinellerton.com/nice-and-kind”>http://kevinellerton.com/nice-and-kind</a>). You would definitely find a group of people to study with, a niche if you will, if you decide to go to Berkeley or UCLA. I hope you make the right decision for you!</p>
<p>@calbro
When I said warmer personalities I guess I wasn’t referring to students as much but more to how many programs aimed at student success there are and how willing faculty are to help/accommodate students. Now that I think of it, putting warmer personalities doesn’t even make sense. The stress is making me lose my ability to accurately articulate my thoughts 
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<p>@AnthroFlo The funny thing is that I just had a conversation about that with an civil engineering student. She was telling me that she really wished that Berkeley promoted all the programs they have to help students. She was kind of turned off by how few they had (she entered straight out of high school), but then when she realized just how many programs the school had when she dug further. </p>
<p>When I talked to the student services director of the psych department, she told me about how there is this thing you can sign up for on BConnected where they post internships/research opportunities and the sooner you do it, the better. A new student wouldn’t be aware of this unless they really read their emails or looked into it. </p>
<p>I think the faculty at both universities want to help you, but UCLA just has a great publicity department and promote their programs a lot better. </p>
<p>@calbro
I have no doubt that Cal has some awesome programs aimed at student success.
But I’ve heard far more stories of students at Cal who have struggled than at UCLA because of the lack of overall guidance in these types of areas, and I believe that might be indicative of a fundamental difference in the philosophies of each school. Nothing is wrong with either philosophy. I just don’t know how successful I could be as a first generation student with having to figure out every little thing on my own. That isn’t to say that I’m not willing to put in work but sometimes I just need help, you know? </p>
<p>@AnthroFlo </p>
<p>When you say warm personalities, I hope you’re not discouraged of the “competitive atmosphere” at Berkeley because I feel that’s what turns off most of the recent admits. I don’t really buy into UCLA having a “more relaxing atmosphere” because the academics are still hard there. Maybe because it’s by the beach that it seems more relaxing? lol </p>
<p>@AnthroFlo </p>
<p>JUST CHOOSE ALREADY. :)</p>
<p>@ocnative
The competitive atmosphere really intimidated me for a while, I mean I would have never thought of sabotaging another student who asked me for help until I heard that was common practice at Cal (later went on to find out that was only in more competitive majors). I want to work and I want to learn wherever I go to school, but I also want to feel like I have room to breathe and explore other things I’m interested in. From what I know, UCLA is said to be more “relaxed” because their professors are more easily accessible, the abundance of student success programs, and the more collaborative student atmosphere. Bearing in mind, I have no personal experience at either of these universities, these are all just things I’ve heard.</p>
<p>I have still not SIR’d!!! AHHHH!!! Can’t decide between LA and Davis.</p>
<p>@toughTulip, UCLA for sure. </p>
<p>What’s your major @toughTulip?</p>
<p>@Zalrons ooooo I don’t know!! 
@AnthroFlo I’m a History major! I’m hoping to attend law school, too, and I’ve been told that law schools don’t care about where I go for undergrad so long as I have a good GPA and LSAT score. I personally feel more comfortable at Davis and enjoy the campus more but there’s this great professor I want to meet at LA (Saul Friedlander) and the prestige is hard to overlook… but who knows!</p>
<p>@toughTulip woohoo! History major in da house! Same here! :D</p>
<p>@toughTulip </p>
<p>Just curious, what was your GPA? I too am a History major and got admitted to UCLA. My GPA is 3.83. </p>
<p>UCLA has a fantastic History department, I wouldn’t pass it up. But, whatever you are comfortable with! Best of luck! </p>
<p>@AnthroFlo</p>
<p>UCLA isn’t going to be any more relaxed than Cal, the difference between the student body is superficial because the exact same types of students are applying to both universities. </p>
<p>Is anyone considering the UCLA Honors program? Is it worth it?</p>
<p>I emailed the Statistics department over a month ago, almost two months now, and I still have not heard back from them. Should I start to worry now? Are the ignoring my email? How long does it take to reply to one email, the Math Department got back to me within a couple of days. The wait seems unusually long. </p>
<p>@randombookie </p>
<p>I heard that it isn’t worth it from UCLA students on the UCLA forum. They do offer some seminar-style classes with increased interaction with the professor, though. With that said, you should ask that question on the UCLA forum to get perspectives of students there.</p>
<p>@Randombookie I think it is worth it. You can get a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the same time. </p>
<p>@CollegeDropout1
A bachelor’s and a master’s degree at the same time?</p>
<p>@AnthroFlo @CollegeDropout1 woah woah woah. hold on a second… you can get a bachelor’s and master’s at the same time?? How? thats sounds awesome</p>