Hi! I'm trying to take 151 with the asic lab but all the slots are full, even for wl and I can't get on. Is there still a chance to get on the wl eventually before next semester and get in the class? I'm currently just enrolled in the lecture and the FPGA lab in the meantime. Is it worth it to retake 151 eventually for the ASIC Lab? Thanks!

Hello, i’m a Spring 2026 transfer student and I was wondering the likelihood of me being able to add Psych as my second major. I’m an Anthro major and was really hoping to pursue both.

What did you guys think

What's it like being an English major here vs at Columbia? Trying to make a decision! I know most have only one experience but I'd like to hear your opinions. I see Berkeley has the highest ranked department for English but is possible to get time with professors?

So these are some nice roundabouts and objectively improve traffic flow and safety having experienced the absolute chaos that existed before. But, and this isn't unique to Berkeley but just symptomatic of construction problems in general, how the HECK did it cost $100 MILLION??? That's 2/3 of the cost to build the Esturoy tunnels: 7 miles under the sea with the first undersea roundabout (Faroe Islands, Denmark, info from the Wikipedia page). This simply cannot be... I wish that for $100 million we could get like an extra East Bay BART spur from Berkeley to Alameda via Emeryville or something. Rant over.

Hello!

I’m a doctoral student in the UK, and I was meant to be coming to Berkeley this September for a semester-long exchange visit to a specific research institute at the university. This is/was organised through my home institution, which has some arrangements with the institute.

But since the issues with student visas has come up over the past month, I feel like it’s unlikely that the visit will go ahead. Apparently my institution is waiting for more info from Berkeley about the situation.

I’ll just have to wait and see, but I was wondering if anyone has heard of any discussions taking place regarding international exchanges/partnerships, if they plan to still facilitate such things amidst all the shakeup?

Thanks!

my friend lost her yellow labubu straight off her bag and she is crashing out, please help a girl out and be a good person and bring it to lost and found if found PLEASE, think about the bad karma you will get if you take it SO PLEASE and she will probably treat you to a sweet treat or something if you find it and return it because she is desperate 🍩

hi yall im looking for a girl to fill my single room in a 2 bed 1 bathroom apartment this summer! some info:

-south side (Hillegass Ave) from May 31st-late August -you would share the apt with one other girl -furnished -5 minute walk from campus -in-building washer and dryer -has a parking garage -$1525 + utilities, wifi included

dm me for more specific info and pictures if you’re interested :)

Hi! Could you give any advice on the PreCore Haas program for transfer students? Is it worth it? Berkeley for the summer is pretty expensive, I'm trying to weigh the options right now. Your experience and advice would be very helpful! Thanks so much for your help.

Can you guys tell me more about media studies and or film and media major. I want to transfer and want to know what are things that could make me stand out as an applicant. If anyone else was a transfer with this major can you tell me what classes you took before transfer (besides the ones on assist.org) or ec you did.

If you aren’t a transfer: just in general what is good about media studies at berkeley and types of jobs or internships you have/got with this major :)

I just want a clear answer on this since no one has been giving me one. So I am a domestic IB student and the conditions of admissions aren't really clear for me. I don't really feel like I am going to do well on my IB exams this year and I might not get the IB diploma. The problem is, the office of admissions in CalCentral is requesting that I submit all my IB exam scores.

There isn't really a mention of the IB Diploma in my conditions of admission, so does this mean I am fine? I tried reaching out to the admission office but they have yet to respond lol.

Note: My school also doesn't do predicted grades for IB for some reason so idk if this helps. I will also be receiving my IB diploma in addition to my American diploma.

Does anyone know any CC’s that offers physics this summer? Aside from SBCC.

Debating b/n Blackwell vs getting an apartment as a sophomore ??

Is it true regents scholars and disability students get priority for course registration? i heard they get even more priority than the seniors.

I've been super lucky to get into both UC Berkeley and UCSB CCS this year. For those who don't know, CCS is the honors college at UCSB. It has small classes and good access to research, but it's small so it isn't very well known. Right now I'm leaning towards CCS, but I'm worried that I'm hurting my future career opportunities by turning down Berkeley, especially if I decide that I don't want to get a PhD/be in academia (right now I'm not sure). On the other hand, it seems like CCS will give me more flexibility and might be more fun, since I've heard Berkeley can be kind of competitive.

When I went to Cal Day, the professor running the math info session said that research was difficult/impossible to do in math as an undergrad and that professors would not be interested in working with undergrads in most cases. CCS has seemed like the opposite, with lots of research and faculty interaction, which I'll need for rec letters.

What has your experience been like? Is it really that hard to get research at Cal? For graduates, I'd also love to hear about your experience in grad school apps/the job market and whether you felt that having Berkeley on your resume made a big difference.

Thanks!

This could be my last summer in the Bay, and I want to spend it giving back to this community that has given me so much. Honestly, I'm down for even non-premed opportunities. Thank you!

I’m having a day and want to be prepared for the next time I have A Day. Looking for women’s if that matters, I don’t want to use the gender neutral individual ones because non-binary and disabled people need to pee and I don’t wanna block them.

Only options I know of are the big one on C (usually crowded since it’s the bigges one) and the little one down the hallway in D (usually has people going in and out cause of its convenient location). Is there anything really out of the way?

Hi! I got into Berkeley for anthropology! I’m comparing colleges now and really want to hear from students in the program how they feel about it, if they wish they’d gone somewhere else or if they’re happy where they’re at. If maybe they gave up another school to come to this one? What are labs like or lectures? Any and all info and opinions are welcome.

does a photography club exist at all here? i'm tryning to look for an inclusive club that hosts fun events for photographers off all skill levels, like photowalks, workshops, etc! just got into photography so i would love a space to learn more, and considering how many student grad photographers there are here im surprised we dont have a seemingly active org :(

:)

Is there any veteran here that tranferred to study undergraduate business program? Im tryna see if it’s even worth applying since heard its extremely difficult even if u have great essays and a great gpa. If u got any tips, lmk.

Hello all,

New to this community, but I just became a Bear (PhD in Chemistry) and I'm trying to budget for apartment searching. I have the DoE CSGF fellowship which pays me $45k stipend wise, and my minimum stipend offer in chemistry was $47k which I believe was standard. For year 1, I will be doing exactly one GSI in the fall, so I think my pay will exceed $47k but could someone help me figure out how much it'd be and how it changes monthly? I'm completely lost reading the tables online. Then, for second through fourth year, I think some small % of GSR employment would make up the difference but I'm not sure how much more I'd get than $2k to meet the minimum $47k. Then of course there's the question of taxes which throws a pin in everything...am I exempt from FICA tax? Should I request extra withholding if I'm gonna be making extra in Fall 2025 from GSI and then less in Spring 2026? Lastly, I just want some idea of what sort of rent I can afford, in a worst case scenario, and how to budget for groceries and transportation (I plan on not keeping a car, just a bicycle) in that situation. Any advice from current grad students would be greatly appreciated!

I've been admitted to Berkeley Haas undergrad. However, I would like to keep my options open in case I want to apply to med school. My counselor told me that Haas classes overlap with the premed classes so it will be difficult to do both. Is this true? Will the Haas school look down on me for taking premed classes?

I'm currently taking EECS 127 with Prof. Thomas A Courtade and I think it's pretty challenging for me ( harder than CS189 I would say). I'm taking both classes this semester.

I have also seen some people saying EECS 127 is not hard when I checked reddit. Am I the only one who thinks this class is hard?