Great video, but one thing: I've never heard the myth about "Ivy league rejects" but it's definitely not true, especially for people studying STEM/Business, who live in California, or who are interested in working in Silicon Valley. Many of my friends and I chose Cal over at least a couple Ivies, it's pretty common! After all, Cal is the #4 best university in the world in US News and World Report GLOBAL University ranking (beating every Ivy but Harvard), it's only ranked lower in National because the latter puts a big emphasis on endowment and class size. The Times ranking, the other popular ranking, puts Berkeley over some Ivies as well. I know people at Cal who turned down every Ivy, especially Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell, and a good number who turned down Columbia and Penn, and a couple who turned down Princeton. Just one who turned down Harvard lol. I also have a number of friends who were admitted to Ivies who didn't get into Berkeley. I'm not trying to bash on the Ivies or argue that Cal is definitely better, just say that it isn't accurate to say one is a reject of another, the people who want to go to each are usually very different. Humanities and people who live on the East coast prioritize Ivies, STEM & Business (besides Wharton applicants), people who want to work in Silicon Valley, and people who live in California prioritize Cal. US News & World Report: www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings Cal sends more graduates to Silicon Valley than any other school: www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-hires-uc-berkeley-grads-2017-5 Just want to make sure prospective students watching this don't think they'd be going to any sort of "reject" school, because Cal definitely isn't! Otherwise a good video, and go bears!
I go to Berkeley and while some party of the video are true others are, however, because of obvious bias false. 1. Berkeley Googles are 100% a thing. It‘s a unique place in that regard and I will leave it with that. 2. Getting into the class you want and really need is actually really difficult most of the time and massively stresses you out. 3. would highly recommend Greek life because while there are clubs, they are very loosely connected most of the time. (Saying that as someone in a club and in Greek life and knowing plenty of people in both)
I think the idea of "Berkeley Goggles" is an idea stemming from Berkeley kids who have never been to other colleges and think they have it worse than they really do. I found kids at Berkeley to be a lot more attractive than kids at both UCSD and UCSC. Like if you think Berkeley is bad, then a lot of other colleges are hellholes in comparison.
It may sound counter-intuitive, but when I knew I was going to Berkeley, I started looking for an apartment in San Francisco. I then lived in Civic Center and rode Bart to class, entering campus every day through the redwood grove.
Is it hard to switch majors as a freshman? I got admitted into the college of Natural Resources under Environmental Science, but Environmental Earth Science in the college of Letters and Science seems way more like what I had in mind.
You are amazing!. Next July I'll be a PhD visiting student at UC Berkeley. Could you please comment about how to rent cheap dorms in family homes near UCB campus? I am not from US and I am a little bit insecure of paying 2 months in advance and when I get thete the place do not exist.
I went to Berkeley, graduated 2017, and I have to say - the party scene did NOT exist. WHERE it did, it severely lacked. I went to San Francisco State for any sort of party scene. Into Oakland occasionally...Or back to LA. I'm just sayin' 'cause I lived in a sorority and that was meh. Just a fair warning, but this should not be the decisive factor when deciding on going to the school.
Thank you so much for your video ! I'm going to Berkeley this summer and I was wondering how summer classes were ... Also I have been told that there wasn't so much activities on the campus in summer, can you confirm this ?
Students at Berkeley are ugly :( tbh, students at CAL were not the most attractive lol it's true that you don't have that much time to go to San Fran because you'll be in school mode. You'll probably spend a lot of time time at the library...if there's room. There's a plethora of amazing places to eat around campus though! :)
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Great video, but one thing: I've never heard the myth about "Ivy league rejects" but it's definitely not true, especially for people studying STEM/Business, who live in California, or who are interested in working in Silicon Valley. Many of my friends and I chose Cal over at least a couple Ivies, it's pretty common! After all, Cal is the #4 best university in the world in US News and World Report GLOBAL University ranking (beating every Ivy but Harvard), it's only ranked lower in National because the latter puts a big emphasis on endowment and class size. The Times ranking, the other popular ranking, puts Berkeley over some Ivies as well.
I know people at Cal who turned down every Ivy, especially Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell, and a good number who turned down Columbia and Penn, and a couple who turned down Princeton. Just one who turned down Harvard lol. I also have a number of friends who were admitted to Ivies who didn't get into Berkeley. I'm not trying to bash on the Ivies or argue that Cal is definitely better, just say that it isn't accurate to say one is a reject of another, the people who want to go to each are usually very different. Humanities and people who live on the East coast prioritize Ivies, STEM & Business (besides Wharton applicants), people who want to work in Silicon Valley, and people who live in California prioritize Cal.
US News & World Report: www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings
Cal sends more graduates to Silicon Valley than any other school: www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-hires-uc-berkeley-grads-2017-5
Just want to make sure prospective students watching this don't think they'd be going to any sort of "reject" school, because Cal definitely isn't! Otherwise a good video, and go bears!
you are probably the most interesting youtuber that goes to UCBerkeley
Fiona Li this is so sweet! Thanks for the love on IG too!
"people at berkeley are ugly because they study all the time"
well that can't be true because i don't study and im still ugly
There are many Harvard, Yale, or Princeton rejects at Cal but many of my friends at Haas chose Cal over Cornell or Duke for sure.
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I go to Berkeley and while some party of the video are true others are, however, because of obvious bias false. 1. Berkeley Googles are 100% a thing. It‘s a unique place in that regard and I will leave it with that. 2. Getting into the class you want and really need is actually really difficult most of the time and massively stresses you out. 3. would highly recommend Greek life because while there are clubs, they are very loosely connected most of the time. (Saying that as someone in a club and in Greek life and knowing plenty of people in both)
I think the idea of "Berkeley Goggles" is an idea stemming from Berkeley kids who have never been to other colleges and think they have it worse than they really do. I found kids at Berkeley to be a lot more attractive than kids at both UCSD and UCSC. Like if you think Berkeley is bad, then a lot of other colleges are hellholes in comparison.
It may sound counter-intuitive, but when I knew I was going to Berkeley, I started looking for an apartment in San Francisco. I then lived in Civic Center and rode Bart to class, entering campus every day through the redwood grove.
I feel you my entire floor was all close except for my room LOL great video all this stuff is so true!
yea I was so anti-social on my floor LOL
Just admitted into Berkeley. I'm also rejected by Ivy. Lol. But I liked berkeley better as I know more about it. Go bears!
Almost my entire family from California went to Poly or Berkeley none of them are ugly. They're all engineers and they're all successful 😅
Is it hard to switch majors as a freshman? I got admitted into the college of Natural Resources under Environmental Science, but Environmental Earth Science in the college of Letters and Science seems way more like what I had in mind.
nope super simple, all u have to do is take the prereq classes then fill out a form to transfer into L&S and then you should be able to declare too
Hi my friend thanks for talk about Berkeley you awesome.
Hai Huynh you’re welcome!
You are amazing!. Next July I'll be a PhD visiting student at UC Berkeley. Could you please comment about how to rent cheap dorms in family homes near UCB campus? I am not from US and I am a little bit insecure of paying 2 months in advance and when I get thete the place do not exist.
could you explain about uc berkeley extension
I went to Berkeley, graduated 2017, and I have to say - the party scene did NOT exist. WHERE it did, it severely lacked. I went to San Francisco State for any sort of party scene. Into Oakland occasionally...Or back to LA. I'm just sayin' 'cause I lived in a sorority and that was meh. Just a fair warning, but this should not be the decisive factor when deciding on going to the school.
Whats BYU?? Is it another university or what? Btw, i loveee you videos😍
Birmingham Young University and Mormons usually go to these schools
is there possibility for exchange students staying at Berkely for 1 year to join the greek life?
Im not sure :(
"you could totally be the friend w the car" ... aight
Thank you so much for your video ! I'm going to Berkeley this summer and I was wondering how summer classes were ... Also I have been told that there wasn't so much activities on the campus in summer, can you confirm this ?
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Students at Berkeley are ugly :( tbh, students at CAL were not the most attractive lol it's true that you don't have that much time to go to San Fran because you'll be in school mode. You'll probably spend a lot of time time at the library...if there's room. There's a plethora of amazing places to eat around campus though! :)
Can you make non ucb videos?
HAHAH uhh gotta use the click bait title as long as I can HAHAH
I may join you next year
Wait for me
Figure out how to study effectively. It’s way too easy to get distracted by fun stuff at Cal.
Go Bears ! Class of 2000 here . I think you are so hot