So jealous of you all going to Cal Day! I’m going to try to pop in to see S22 and the new COE building.
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CNR- S25, here as well.. see you all soon
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Cross posting this for visibility. Those admitted to COE should take a look.
Is it open?
graduate rankings as a proxy for undergrads (if you care about them)
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hi! I submitted my update form on 4/1/25, the first day it opened. some of my friends submitted it on 4/5 and 4/11 or whatever and heard back the same day. does anybody know if its a bad sign that i have not heard back? it wasn’t over bad grades, it was not getting into two planned dual enrollment courses due to size constraints. im freaking out! called yesterday and the guy said he would take my name down.
I highly recommend the 9am Chancellors Morning Welcome at Memorial Stadium! 
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I’m sure it’s inspiring, but can you share what it’s like? How important is it in terms of assessing school fit? I have one kid graduating from Cal this year who started during Covid so there was no admitted students day. My second got admitted this year and is going to Cal Day on his own. (We are local in San Francisco so he can BART but it will be a struggle to get up to the stadium by 9am–he’s spent a lot of time on campus with his sister so he’s really going for the department talks.)
Normally, we like to partake of everything on offer but I’ll admit we’re kinda exhausted by this admission cycle and looking at schools.
I do love a Berkeley event though…the band, the speakers, the traditions–always amazing.
Would I as an admitted student be able to talk to someone whether a peer advisor or academic advisor about my specific schedule before submitting my SIR?
Additionally, I saw on the pathway form that the options will go away when they reach full capacity. If I wait to submit my SIR would I be in jeopardy of being forced to do global edge?
I was admitted in the CNR if that makes any difference for my first question.
Yes and no.
Yes, you can speak to a peer advisor at any time. You can email or use the virtual front desk to do so:
Peer advisors can discuss CNR requirements as well as requirements for your major. They can also provide personal experience with various classes. If you dig through the link, you can find a spreadsheet of which classes each peer advisor has taken and can give first hand experience on.
However, you will not speak with your actual major advisor until summer. I think that usually happens in June. It will be AFTER you submit your intent to register. Around June, they will start sending you an orientation module that you will need to complete and, once you complete that, you can draft your schedule of classes and will meet with your major advisor who will either approve or make suggested changes. Keep in mind that, as an incoming student, you likely will not get most of the classes you want. Have a plan B, C, and D in place because a lot classes will already be full by the time incoming students get their registration appointments.
If you come to Cal Day, there will be both peer advisors and major advisors in attendance, you will have a chance to meet them and ask questions, but probably nothing super in depth because there will be so many others there also trying to get questions answered.
I am not sure what this means?
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Hello,
Just curious if folks here are leaning towards Berkeley over UCLA (for those with both options), and reasons if any.
Thanks
My son has been considering UCLA Statistics and Data Science major versus UC Berkeley Data Science major. He’s born and raised in a suburb about 35 minutes east of Berkeley. We went to UCLA admit day last weekend and he really enjoyed it and especially the “getting away from home”.
However when he really compared the academic requirements, he felt Berkeley was better for him (at UCLA he would’ve had to add a minor to get some coding classes; and UCLA requires a full year of a foreign language (Berkeley does not)). He also values that Berkeley’s Data Science program is ranked higher.
For those reasons he is going to accept admission at UC Berkeley (when we go to admit day this Saturday).
We have an understanding that he will be truly away at college - not coming home to do laundry etc!
He’s excited about his decision- Go Bears!
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@grableca it sounds like your family has much more Berkeley knowledge and insight than the average prospective Golden Bear.
When my son was admitted ( HS class of ‘22) we didn’t know anyone who was attending and had been on a tour and that was about it. We were pretty in shock that he had been admitted and weren’t at all sure that he was ready for a big school like Cal.
The speech by Olufemi Ogundele, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, left the most lasting impression on me. He really drove home to admitted students that they belonged there and could succeed. Carol Christ spoke and I’m sure the Cal Band, maybe Bearrettes, Oski, women’s a capella group, and of course a protest 
Of course Cal is leaning on the grandeur of the stadium setting and their long history. What can I say, we were smitten, bought what they were selling and haven’t looked back. Cal Day truly helped our son become more comfortable accepting his offer. At the time, it felt pretty far out of his comfort zone, even though it’s only an hour away from home. He’s had amazing opportunities and is still surprising me by the things he gets to do (MY KID working in the research institute of a Nobel Laureate and accepting a UGSI position!)
As far as assessing fit - I think each student and family comes to that conclusion in different ways. You already have experienced Berkeley’s size and the urban environment and your kid has grown up with the local public transportation. You understand off campus housing realities, etc.
So don’t stress if your kid can’t make it to the morning stadium session. During my son’s Cal Day, everything was 100% outdoors because of COVID. Now, I’m sure we would make a bee line for the MCB lab tours.
All the best for an awesome day!
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Thanks..
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The new engineering building will be opened this coming Monday. Might go to Berkeley this weekend or Monday to take a look.
Quintessential experience of Cal Day. Protesters at the gate and just a few hundred yards away Cal students showcasing their immense talent and passion in exhibits and performances.
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