<p>haha well today I e-mailed the head of the psych department to possibly meet up with me and discuss my change of major…ironically now I’m thinking philosophy is more interesting. Maybe I’ll double major haha! Getting into the psych major is Step 1 :D. Then, after that, I will respectfully request…if I can get into psych, that I petition for fall instead due to my successful completion of my prereqs. </p>
<p>It may not work, and I don’t expect it to lol. However, if I get it to work, that would be beyond ideal! I should know by Friday where I’m going. Alas, I’ll also know what term I’ll be starting in. God I’d love to be at Berkeley in the fall! lol. </p>
<p>Even if I can’t switch in for fall, I’ll be living at Berkeley in the fall and doing some form of research. I’m in the process of contacting professors that I’m interested in working with, and if I can’t be there for school, I’ll sure as hell be there for research and any other campus activities! lol. </p>
<p>I’m also planning on meeting with an advisor. I think that since I’m a spring admit and do have to SIR within the month, that maybe I can even pledge a fraternity without even having to go to school! That would make everything easier because I wouldn’t have the responsibility of both school and frat priorities. </p>
<p>Again, this is all contingent on whether or not I can switch into psych or double major lol. If I’m stuck with just philosophy (which I do love) I may be more inclined to go to UCLA. We will see though!</p>
<p>@emil dude that’d be awesome!! If you could actually live there and be involved in all the activities/pledge then who cares, go to berk, even as a spring admit!! that’d be so cool man!</p>
<p>I hope it all ends up well man, keep me posted!</p>
<p>hey emil, how do you sign up for a meeting with an advisor? do you have to sir first? i cant find it anywhere on the myberkeley page…</p>
<p>@ beowulf: Ahh I was just going to PM you! haha. Sorry, I saw solidblu’s quandary and had to answer him lol. </p>
<p>On your UCB admission site, your conditions of admission should be stated. Below that should be the name, phone #, and e-mail address of your personal advisor. I have e-mailed mine, and advisors in general at Cal.</p>
<p>I received one e-mail back today saying that the general advisors are only for current Cal students…which was disenchanting to say the least lol. I am waiting to hear back from my personal counselor and the chair of the psych department. </p>
<p>Basically, I want to meet with a counselor to figure out this whole spring admit situation. It’s almost annoying that I have to go to such a great extent to even just get in contact with someone there that can help me lol.</p>
<p>I’m literally BART-ing up tomorrow morning and “dropping in”. Drop-in hours are between 9:00 and 1:30 I believe. I figure that I’ll just take matters into my own hands haha.</p>
<p>Thus, I’m still waiting to hear back from my counselor, but I’ll be going up tomorrow anyway because the anxiety of not knowing where I’ll be next year is really getting to me lol. I just need to know what my options are, and how I can go about achieving my goals. I’ve prepared a portfolio of myself (app, resume, transcript) to help me out, but who knows lol.</p>
<p>Anyway, contact your personal advisor at UCB! That’s what I would try first.</p>
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<p>cal was my life long dream… right before i checked my best friend checked his and was rejected it was an intense moment</p>
<p>@ AJ: Although I would prefer to be a student at Berkeley (I am this summer actually lol), being able to participate in rushing a fraternity and engaging in other campus activities would be awesome! Maybe this would be even better because I could get some good work experience/lab work/research/study in advance for my resume and future classes. Who knows - could be a blessing in disguise lol. </p>
<p>Either way, I’m just looking to figure out my options for Berkeley lol. If I can find one that I enjoy or am drawn to, I will go to Berkeley. </p>
<p>Btw will you be doing summer classes?</p>
<p>oh emil its fine haha thnx for the response!</p>
<p>do you know if they are open on fridays? oh and do you know if we are able to declare more than one major? By this, i dont mean double majoring, but like I wanna declare Media Studies as my major, but I know its impacted so my chances arent great. As a backup, can i also apply to like sociology and rhetoric? or can you only declare one at a time?</p>
<p>@ beowulf: Mmmm good questions. They are open Friday, but if I remember correctly, they aren’t open as late. I would call or go in before 2:00 PM if possible. </p>
<p>As for trying to change into a variety of different majors lol you have to go about it one at a time. For example, psych is my first choice to switch into which is also very impacted. I have e-mailed the head of the psych department, and will soon (probably tomorrow) e-mail professors to further demonstrate my interest in the major.</p>
<p>If this switch into psych were to fall through, and I wanted to switch into say English still over philosophy, then I would try my best to do the same for English directly after being denied from psych lol. Do this as quickly as possible! The semester is nearly over, and the professors will not be there as often. The earlier you petition to change your major - the better. </p>
<p>If you have prereqs done and a good GPA, I honestly think you shouldn’t have a problem switching. It’s just the work and effort we have to put in to get it switched which may be difficult lol.</p>
<p>oh wait we have to switch it right now??? i thought we just declare it in the fall! woah u just saved my ass haha… and how long do you tihnk it will take for the departments to get back to us on whether or not we got in to the major or not?</p>
<p>@ beowulf: Yeah man haha right now for the impacted majors. Not so much for non-impacted. For psych or media studies…definitely now. Tbh I’m not sure how long it will take the departments to get back to us :/. I’ve sent out most of what I want to, but I may e-mail the head of L&S and some psych professors too. I just want to meet with people and get this over with. I’m trying to be aggressive about this process, because believe it or not, a TON of people try to switch into impacted majors from non-impacted majors.</p>
<p>The earlier we attempt this, the better chance we have of getting in due to the availability of spots in the major.</p>
<p>cool cool, so all we do is email the department asking how to declare that major? or do i have to fill out like official paperwork?</p>
<p>Hello, everyone. I came across this thread just now.</p>
<p>I’m a CCC transfer student. I was admitted to UCLA as a philosophy major. I’m thinking of switching to the Economics B.A. or adding it as a second major.</p>
<p>Question(s): Is this possible? What do you suggest? Have any of you heard of anyone doing this, i.e. switching from a major outside the economics department to one within?</p>
<p>yeah it is probably possible, you just have to do a lot of petitioning and stuff </p>
<p>I don’t know how the whole process works</p>
<p>You e-mail them. The heads of the department want kids that are passionate about the major. Make sure you show why you want to change, and how your interest in the major has developed and changed.</p>
<p>BTW I just received an e-mail from the chair of the psych department…I can change to psych!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSS! lol.</p>
<p>I did it. Hell yeah. haha. </p>
<p>I can e-mail you what I wrote in my e-mail, beowulf, if you’d like a template of what to include in your e-mail.</p>
<p>All the best,</p>
<p>Emil.</p>
<p>I got my CAL1 CARD TODAY!!! WOOOHOOO! Its official, I am a Berkeley student.</p>
<p>congrat EMIL! now to get in the fall semester. Good luck bro</p>
<p>this has nothing to do with anything, but how legit do you think something like this is?</p>
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<p>@ KelliC: Ahhh I am envious of you! haha I want to get mine too. </p>
<p>@ DCSPORTS: Thanks man! I appreciate the support. haha yes, now to get in for fall. Phase 2 of the plan.</p>
<p>congrats Nicky!!! wooooooooot</p>
<p>so no UCLA?</p>