Cue in epic Les Mis music (sorry guys, I finally got around to watching that Les Mis movie)… I am officially counting down the hours (yeek! less than 24 hours left!) before our class of 2017 and our junior transfers arrive! Are you guys excited – I definitely cannot wait to peek out of my […]
As an indicator that we are indeed in the 21st century, a nice laptop has replaced a quality watch as one of the most common coming-of-age purchases. Going to college is definitely a time to upgrade and grab something that’ll suit your specific needs. It may get technical at points – feel free to jot […]
After moving in and shyly smiling to your neighbors/floormmates/roommates, what should be done, you ask? Get an RSF membership. Plan on joining ballroom? You need an RSF membership. Want to take advantage of free classes (link here)? Free pilates? Free yoga? Any team sport that requires a mirror, a floor, other human creatures most likely […]
Since most high school graduates like you typically have little to do in their summer before beginning college with respect to academics, it’s only natural that many of them choose to focus on getting that beach bod that they’ve pretended they had for the last four years. And as the beach sand in the […]
Yes, I have a Chicaaaago accent. No, I’ve never heard of the term “hella” before. Someone videotaped my first bite of In-and-Out. I get awestruck stares when other students realize I have to (painfully) pay out-of-state tuition. People laugh at me when I say “pop” instead of “soda.” I don’t even think I can count […]
This summer, I chose to stay in Berkeley instead of going home. There were many options for summer housing, such as apartments, co-ops, dorms, and fraternities. I chose to live in the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi with a bunch of my friends from my sorority. Renting a room in a fraternity for the summer months […]
College applications are a necessary evil that tend to infringe upon the otherwise enjoyable experience of your senior year in high school. Fortunately, we’ve got a few tips that will make the entire process less entirely painful. Don’t apply to half the schools in the country. One friend of mine told me she had applied […]
Nine out of ten conversations I have with people outside Berkeley go like this: Stranger: Where do you go to school? Me: Berkeley. Stranger: Oh, wow! “Berkeley” is one of the biggest brand name colleges out there. This means that when you tell someone you go to Berkeley, they know what you’re talking about. In the words of a […]
Hello everyone! Congrats to all those high school graduates out there! Summer break has been in full bloom for me – I’m definitely enjoying being back home in Chicago and taking a break from mounds of homework and studying (and I’m definitely not missing the many lost hours of sleep that define a college kid!) […]
I’d first like to apologize for such a long delay between posting. I’ve had limited access to a computer, using a computer at my internship here in Shanghai, and I suppose it’s been a while since anything Berserkeley/academic has so this post will not detail my life as a student, but the gaps between being […]
They’re both quality public universities in the same state. It’s the Baby Bears vs. Golden Bears, light blue vs. dark blue. If you have yet to apply, be aware that they’re both highly selective with admission rates in the low 20s and a student body upwards of 35,000. They’re roughly equal in cost, and the […]
You’ve probably never had to prepare for something like a complete move-out before. Your family may have moved houses, but you just boxed everything up and took that opportunity to clean out some old or extra junk. You may have gone on vacations, and had to fit your whole life into a couple of […]
The Cal Band welcomed Chancellor Dirks on his first day in the office, at California Hall. Because summer session is in full swing – I am taking part in the Summer Creative Writing Workshop, which is more than I had even dreamed it would be – plus working in Cal Hall, it’s a busy busy […]
Unnecessarily complicated – a duality that best captures the process of signing up for classes at any university. Every semester, the student body tends to experience a collective headache during registration. Here’s some insight that’ll help you streamline your foray into the complex world of classes. (Recall that words in blue can be clicked for […]
The idea of finals are nothing new to students. In our respective high schools, we took around six classes a semester, and had finals for mostly all of them. As their name suggests, they represent the culmination of a semester’s worth of work in a torturous two to three hour time block. And college finals […]
I live in a triple (the smallest option) with two other girls, and share a bathroom with the floor. Looking at square ft/person, this is way smaller than any hotel room I’ve stayed at. Still, I highly recommend dorming freshman year for the experience, and housing is guaranteed for freshmen. Over 97% of freshmen dorm, and many […]
Every year, here at UC Berkeley, they select a top senior to whom they award the University Medal. (Two years ago it went to a transfer student for the first time!) This year… Well, this year the winner, Ritankar Das, is literally a wunderkind. I thought they were just a myth. It’s kind of amazing […]
This just might be the most important blog post of your young life. Yes, I believe what lies below is that important, so I urge you to read this post all the way through. A year ago today, I was sitting for the first of eight standardized tests. Over the next two and a half […]
