10 Things Incoming Freshmen Should Know Before Coming to UC Berkeley 2020 | From a UC Berkeley Grad

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  • I'll be sharing with you 10 things you should know before coming to UC Berkeley! Congrats to the Class of 2024-- excited for y'all :) These are things I learned all throughout my 4 years at Cal-- there's definitely more so let me know if you have any questions hehe~
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  • @ThruHelensLens
    @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Let me know if you have any of video ideas that you want to see :) I already graduated from berkeley, but if you want to see some vlogs and advice videos from a current student-- def check out Angelica Song!! Her videos are so good and will be very helpful!!

  • @AngelicaSong
    @AngelicaSong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    YESsSSsSs Berkeley videos!! You guys Helen is super accomplished and awesome. HAha yes it is NOT warm like Orange County :(((((

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hehe thanks Angelica 🥰 it’s so cold here :/

  • @angelinawang9400
    @angelinawang9400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank you for making this video, it was extremely helpful! I just got admitted for the class of 2026, so I am trying to do more research on Cal. Hoping to join a K-pop dance group that isn’t too competitive to get into!

  • @maddonhoh-choi9640
    @maddonhoh-choi9640 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m going to be attending Cal this year! Thank you so much for this informative video. ❤

  • @tylermahomes1972
    @tylermahomes1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you. This was such a great and informative video. I just committed to Berkeley over UCLA and I’m excited!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Tyler, I’m glad you found it helpful!! Congrats!! 😄

  • @danieljang3032
    @danieljang3032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    thank you this was so much different than the other types of "UC Berk 10 things you should know" videos! also youre so pretty!!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Jang thanks Daniel I’m glad it was help! 😄 let me know if there’s any questions you may have!

    • @kushb57
      @kushb57 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao, is this the Daniel Jang from Georgia?

  • @darwinperez7317
    @darwinperez7317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was very helpful!!! Thank you just committed today 🥳.

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats!! 🎉 I’m glad :) let me know if you have any other questions about Cal!

  • @linxin329
    @linxin329 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info! My daughter is going to cal after this summer!

  • @ValeriaGonzalez-rp8lo
    @ValeriaGonzalez-rp8lo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Def want to see that video you mentioned about the best and worst financial decisions you made 🤍 thanks for the tips :)🤍

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gonna be posting my best financial decisions on Wednesday so stay tuned 😊 I’m glad you found my tips helpful!

  • @tailalee3886
    @tailalee3886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this is a great video

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congrats talia!! :) Good luck in choosing- hopefully this video was helpful heh

  • @lupitagarcia1840
    @lupitagarcia1840 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m definitely going to Berkeley after I graduate from CSUMB 🥺🥺 thanks for this video !!

  • @jackieyu274
    @jackieyu274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow great video!! and I love your tik toks hehe

  • @oj5015
    @oj5015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hoping to get into Cal for 2021!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rooting for you!

    • @danielkelly3011
      @danielkelly3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got next, 2022. Good luck!!!

    • @yangyili3252
      @yangyili3252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!

    • @frey8893
      @frey8893 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielkelly3011 did u get in?

  • @cld4816
    @cld4816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good thing there aren't any extreme weather changes!

  • @jordyngleaton8778
    @jordyngleaton8778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I committed to Berkeley earlier this week and this video was very helpful! Thank you! I also wanted to know if you had any information on the fall program for freshman?

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats Jordyn!! Excited for you :) For FPF, I know from my friends that did it that it's a great time to complete some breadth classes

  • @vishantvenugopal5693
    @vishantvenugopal5693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!! I’m an incoming freshman going into Berkeley this year.

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks and congrats!!! Hopefully this video helped :)

    • @vishantvenugopal5693
      @vishantvenugopal5693 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThruHelensLens It sure did. You should do more videos with other. Good vibes from this video honestly. I'll make sure to watch if you do!

  • @estherlim71
    @estherlim71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i used to airdrop memes to people from my MacBook all throughout lecture :') i miss that

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya u did!! Missing the good ol days

  • @AngieYoo
    @AngieYoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    these are such useful tips :) go bears!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Angie I do try to be helpful at times LOL!! 🥰

  • @rickcoss4953
    @rickcoss4953 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video

  • @junyili6542
    @junyili6542 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this extremely helpful video!! :D

  • @squirtle9926
    @squirtle9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi! Which dorm is the closest to Rausser college of Natural Resources

  • @jacobazurin2012
    @jacobazurin2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    thank you for the vid. I plan to commit today so go bears!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wooo congrats jacob! Glad it helped :)

    • @jacobazurin2012
      @jacobazurin2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ThruHelensLens thank you. it most definitely did :)

  • @LauraCp-mg7fw
    @LauraCp-mg7fw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you should make the video on financial decisions

  • @selena4723
    @selena4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I got in but I’m really debating on going bc of it being really competitive 🥲 it’s either between Berkeley or UCSB

    • @selena4723
      @selena4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kcool785 yeah😂😂 I’m watching every video possible

  • @BuiltByJalal
    @BuiltByJalal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What are the architecture classes looking like?

  • @redeyedgod8357
    @redeyedgod8357 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Link for the app please?

  • @flyhigh5938
    @flyhigh5938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi, im an international student from hong kong, basing on the coronavirus situation or in general, is the racism situation serious in berkeley? Since my first language is in cantonese, i might struggle sometime when speaking in english :(

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually graduated from Berkeley last year so I don’t have firsthand experience, but I currently live in the Bay Area and I don’t think it’s that bad since Asians are a good majority of the population here. I know a lot of families who’s first language is Cantonese, and they haven’t experienced anything bad lately (I speak cantonese too :) )

  • @sharathgadasally2309
    @sharathgadasally2309 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1k 🎉❤

  • @yummysoap8402
    @yummysoap8402 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does anyone have any tips for attending Berkley and taking film? Anything I should know? Any tips help :) also this video was super informative!

  • @dannydash24
    @dannydash24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I GOT IN 🥳

  • @lorenacota5392
    @lorenacota5392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi! Does your resume include the things the you did in High School?

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Feel free to load it up with all the extracurriculars and jobs you had in college :)

  • @tree_kanagarroo
    @tree_kanagarroo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    would you recommend living with your parents or living in a dorm? i have the option of living with my parents and commuting to berkeley so i wouldn't need to worry about housing and food, but it seems like every freshman is going to live in a dorm.

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I actually lived in the dorms first semester and lived with my parents the second semester- I definitely think it’s worth the experience living in the dorms. Even thought I did it for one semester, I never felt like I missed out on anything. I think it’s worth it!

    • @TheInspiredPlanet
      @TheInspiredPlanet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dorm

  • @yumanwong8241
    @yumanwong8241 ปีที่แล้ว

    have u join uc berkeley streaker ???i come from hong kong

  • @tobytegg7916
    @tobytegg7916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unit 1 borders the campus

  • @sriramdiyyala963
    @sriramdiyyala963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is berkeley very social in terms of partying and hanging out on weekends and such

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i personally think so! I would say all the parties are usually Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night- in terms of just hanging out i hung out with my friends / roommates / clubs basically everyday freshman year!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That being said, I definitely don’t think Berkeley is really a party school like USC or UC Santa Barbara, but it does has social elements if that’s what you’re looking for!

  • @squirtle9926
    @squirtle9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Which dorm is closest to Rausser college of natural science?

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your best bets would be either Blackwell, unit 3, or foothill! College of natural resources is located on the corner of campus that’s not really superrrr close to any dorms

    • @squirtle9926
      @squirtle9926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThruHelensLens thank you so much!!

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No problem!! Let me know if you have any other questions ☺️ congrats on Cal!

  • @allygao4548
    @allygao4548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    51B is the real one

  • @kushb57
    @kushb57 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh wait, rip on campus life style this year due to corona

  • @RaymondStone
    @RaymondStone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with all of these, but I'll add another. If you're male and you're not white, East Asian, or South Asian, then good luck dating. Berkeley is known to not have a great dating scene anyway, but if you are not part of one of the larger demographic groups then finding willing romantic partners will be more challenging than any class you will ever take. I've found that your major can influence this too. When I was there I noticed that many women would date men whose majors ended in "Engineering" regardless of how little those women were attracted to those male students. For context, I was an art major who women regularly and openly called physically attractive, yet getting someone to agree to a date was nearly impossible.

  • @NancyEke5
    @NancyEke5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I plan on studying criminal law at Berkeley next year is there any clubs on campus that I can apply to.

    • @ThruHelensLens
      @ThruHelensLens  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m personally not too familiar with law organizations, but here is a list of all the student organizations on campus: callink.berkeley.edu/organizations . You can browse through and see which orgs interest you 😊